diff --git a/Lib/pyclbr.py b/Lib/pyclbr.py
index dd58ada0aa5..4d40b87f164 100644
--- a/Lib/pyclbr.py
+++ b/Lib/pyclbr.py
@@ -142,10 +142,10 @@ def _readmodule(module, path, inpackage=None):
         search_path = path + sys.path
     # XXX This will change once issue19944 lands.
     spec = importlib.util._find_spec_from_path(fullmodule, search_path)
-    fname = spec.loader.get_filename(fullmodule)
     _modules[fullmodule] = dict
-    if spec.loader.is_package(fullmodule):
-        dict['__path__'] = [os.path.dirname(fname)]
+    # is module a package?
+    if spec.submodule_search_locations is not None:
+        dict['__path__'] = spec.submodule_search_locations
     try:
         source = spec.loader.get_source(fullmodule)
         if source is None:
@@ -154,6 +154,8 @@ def _readmodule(module, path, inpackage=None):
         # not Python source, can't do anything with this module
         return dict
 
+    fname = spec.loader.get_filename(fullmodule)
+
     f = io.StringIO(source)
 
     stack = [] # stack of (class, indent) pairs
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index eef7f0164f4..4299e4e1db2 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -91,6 +91,9 @@ Core and Builtins
 Library
 -------
 
+- Issue #26569: Fix :func:`pyclbr.readmodule` and :func:`pyclbr.readmodule_ex`
+  to support importing packages.
+
 - Issue #26499: Account for remaining Content-Length in
   HTTPResponse.readline() and read1().  Based on patch by Silent Ghost.
   Also document that HTTPResponse now supports these methods.