diff --git a/astroid/nodes/scoped_nodes/scoped_nodes.py b/astroid/nodes/scoped_nodes/scoped_nodes.py
index 8035008fd..d769b07b9 100644
--- a/astroid/nodes/scoped_nodes/scoped_nodes.py
+++ b/astroid/nodes/scoped_nodes/scoped_nodes.py
@@ -1401,6 +1401,8 @@ def blockstart_tolineno(self):
 
         :type: int
         """
+        if self.returns:
+            return self.returns.tolineno
         return self.args.tolineno
 
     def implicit_parameters(self) -> Literal[0, 1]:
diff --git a/tests/test_scoped_nodes.py b/tests/test_scoped_nodes.py
index c95f53fd3..875ee057b 100644
--- a/tests/test_scoped_nodes.py
+++ b/tests/test_scoped_nodes.py
@@ -982,6 +982,46 @@ def foo():
         with pytest.raises(AttributeInferenceError):
             func.getattr("")
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def test_blockstart_tolineno() -> None:
+        code = textwrap.dedent(
+            """\
+        def f1(bar: str) -> None:  #@
+            pass
+
+        def f2(  #@
+               bar: str) -> None:
+            pass
+
+        def f3(  #@
+            bar: str
+        ) -> None:
+            pass
+
+        def f4(  #@
+            bar: str
+        ):
+            pass
+
+        def f5(  #@
+               bar: str):
+            pass
+        """
+        )
+        ast_nodes: list[nodes.FunctionDef] = builder.extract_node(code)  # type: ignore[assignment]
+        assert len(ast_nodes) == 5
+
+        assert ast_nodes[0].blockstart_tolineno == 1
+
+        assert ast_nodes[1].blockstart_tolineno == 5
+
+        assert ast_nodes[2].blockstart_tolineno == 10
+
+        # Unimplemented, will return line 14 for now.
+        # assert ast_nodes[3].blockstart_tolineno == 15
+
+        assert ast_nodes[4].blockstart_tolineno == 19
+
 
 class ClassNodeTest(ModuleLoader, unittest.TestCase):
     def test_dict_interface(self) -> None: