diff --git a/lisp/emacs-lisp/lisp-mode.el b/lisp/emacs-lisp/lisp-mode.el
index 5dd2f5162ed..5b93f145e89 100644
--- a/lisp/emacs-lisp/lisp-mode.el
+++ b/lisp/emacs-lisp/lisp-mode.el
@@ -244,6 +244,9 @@
               ('let
                 (forward-sexp 1)
                 (>= pos (point)))
+              ((or 'defun 'defmacro 'cl-defmethod 'cl-defun)
+                (forward-sexp 2)
+                (>= pos (point)))
               ('condition-case
                   ;; If (cdr paren-posns), then we're in the BODY
                   ;; of HANDLERS.