diff --git a/Lib/inspect.py b/Lib/inspect.py
index 3683f8c3fd53308..bceed35a53abba1 100644
--- a/Lib/inspect.py
+++ b/Lib/inspect.py
@@ -2348,6 +2348,8 @@ def _signature_from_function(cls, func, skip_bound_arg=True,
         return _signature_fromstr(cls, func, s, skip_bound_arg)
 
     Parameter = cls._parameter_cls
+    if Parameter is Signature._parameter_cls and not is_duck_function:
+        Parameter = Parameter._from_code
 
     # Parameter information.
     func_code = func.__code__
@@ -2746,6 +2748,18 @@ def __init__(self, name, kind, *, default=_empty, annotation=_empty):
 
         self._name = name
 
+    @classmethod
+    def _from_code(cls, name, kind, *, default=_empty, annotation=_empty):
+        # Fast path for Python functions: only the name needs validation.
+        if iskeyword(name) or not name.isidentifier():
+            return cls(name, kind, default=default, annotation=annotation)
+        self = object.__new__(cls)
+        self._name = name
+        self._kind = kind
+        self._default = default
+        self._annotation = annotation
+        return self
+
     def __reduce__(self):
         return (type(self),
                 (self._name, self._kind),
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_inspect/test_inspect.py b/Lib/test/test_inspect/test_inspect.py
index df5843abfcb8753..7c6f3324af94c2e 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_inspect/test_inspect.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_inspect/test_inspect.py
@@ -3556,6 +3556,48 @@ def __init__(self, marker):
 
         self.assertEqual(str(inspect.signature(funclike)), '(marker)')
 
+    @cpython_only
+    def test_signature_functionlike_invalid_names(self):
+        # The code object of a function-like object is not guaranteed
+        # to have valid parameter names, so they must be validated.
+        def func(a, b):
+            pass
+
+        class funclike:
+            __name__ = func.__name__
+            __code__ = func.__code__.replace(co_varnames=('a', '$b'))
+            __annotations__ = {}
+            __defaults__ = None
+            __kwdefaults__ = None
+
+            def __call__(self, *args):
+                pass
+
+        with self.assertRaisesRegex(ValueError,
+                                    'is not a valid parameter name'):
+            inspect.signature(funclike())
+
+    def test_signature_parameter_cls_subclass(self):
+        # A Signature subclass can override _parameter_cls with a
+        # Parameter subclass that has its own constructor.
+        class MyParameter(inspect.Parameter):
+            def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+                super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+                self.extra = 'spam'
+
+        class MySignature(inspect.Signature):
+            _parameter_cls = MyParameter
+
+        def f(a, /, b=1, *args, c, d=2, **kwargs):
+            pass
+
+        sig = MySignature.from_callable(f)
+        self.assertEqual(len(sig.parameters), 6)
+        for param in sig.parameters.values():
+            self.assertIs(type(param), MyParameter)
+            self.assertEqual(param.extra, 'spam')
+        self.assertEqual(sig, inspect.signature(f))
+
     def test_signature_on_method(self):
         class Test:
             def __init__(*args):
@@ -5656,6 +5698,20 @@ def test_signature_parameter_implicit(self):
         self.assertEqual(param.kind, inspect.Parameter.POSITIONAL_ONLY)
         self.assertEqual(param.name, 'implicit0')
 
+    @cpython_only
+    def test_signature_from_code_unusual_names(self):
+        def f(a, b): pass
+        f.__code__ = f.__code__.replace(co_varnames=('.0', 'b'))
+        sig = inspect.signature(f)
+        self.assertEqual(list(sig.parameters), ['implicit0', 'b'])
+        self.assertEqual(sig.parameters['implicit0'].kind,
+                         inspect.Parameter.POSITIONAL_ONLY)
+
+        f.__code__ = f.__code__.replace(co_varnames=('if', 'b'))
+        with self.assertRaisesRegex(ValueError,
+                                    'is not a valid parameter name'):
+            inspect.signature(f)
+
     def test_signature_parameter_immutability(self):
         p = inspect.Parameter('spam', kind=inspect.Parameter.KEYWORD_ONLY)
 
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2026-09-13-21-45-00.gh-issue-150816.pQ3kZs.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2026-09-13-21-45-00.gh-issue-150816.pQ3kZs.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000000..4f67195f45fc6dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2026-09-13-21-45-00.gh-issue-150816.pQ3kZs.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Speed up :func:`inspect.signature` for Python functions by skipping
+redundant validation when creating :class:`inspect.Parameter` objects.