diff --git a/lib/parsedate.c b/lib/parsedate.c
index aa27303fc..3d3c00b4f 100644
--- a/lib/parsedate.c
+++ b/lib/parsedate.c
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ static int parsedate(const char *date, time_t *output);
 #define tDAYZONE -60       /* offset for daylight savings time */
 static const struct tzinfo tz[]= {
   {"GMT", 0},              /* Greenwich Mean */
+  {"UT",  0},              /* Universal Time */
   {"UTC", 0},              /* Universal (Coordinated) */
   {"WET", 0},              /* Western European */
   {"BST", 0 tDAYZONE},     /* British Summer */
diff --git a/tests/libtest/lib517.c b/tests/libtest/lib517.c
index e7451907c..2f7d9a011 100644
--- a/tests/libtest/lib517.c
+++ b/tests/libtest/lib517.c
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ static struct dcheck dates[] = {
   {"Sun/Nov/6/94/GMT", 784080000 },
   {"Sun, 06 Nov 1994 08:49:37 CET", 784108177 },
   {"06 Nov 1994 08:49:37 EST", 784129777 },
+  {"Sun, 06 Nov 1994 08:49:37 UT", 784111777 },
   {"Sun, 12 Sep 2004 15:05:58 -0700", 1095026758 },
   {"Sat, 11 Sep 2004 21:32:11 +0200", 1094931131 },
   {"20040912 15:05:58 -0700", 1095026758 },