diff --git a/src/parser/context-decls.cpp b/src/parser/context-decls.cpp
index 73327bd1640..3afa960ee5a 100644
--- a/src/parser/context-decls.cpp
+++ b/src/parser/context-decls.cpp
@@ -329,6 +329,11 @@ bool ParseDeclsCtx::skipFunctionBody() {
       }
       continue;
     }
+    // Avoid confusion due to parens inside strings by skipping strings as a
+    // unit.
+    if (in.takeString()) {
+      continue;
+    }
     in.take(1);
     in.advance();
   }
diff --git a/test/lit/wat-kitchen-sink.wast b/test/lit/wat-kitchen-sink.wast
index 9e3c6171f4b..aeaf68182a6 100644
--- a/test/lit/wat-kitchen-sink.wast
+++ b/test/lit/wat-kitchen-sink.wast
@@ -5273,4 +5273,11 @@
    )
   )
  )
+
+ (func $paren-in-string
+   ;; We should not be tripped up by an extra close parenthesis inside a string.
+   (drop
+     (string.const ")")
+   )
+ )
 )