diff --git a/tests/unit/datepicker/datepicker_tickets.js b/tests/unit/datepicker/datepicker_tickets.js
index d5249f905..10647eb13 100644
--- a/tests/unit/datepicker/datepicker_tickets.js
+++ b/tests/unit/datepicker/datepicker_tickets.js
@@ -30,12 +30,22 @@ test('Ticket 6827: formatDate day of year calculation is wrong during day lights
 });
 
 test('Ticket #7244: date parser does not fail when too many numbers are passed into the date function', function() {
-    expect(1);
+    var date;
     try{
-        var date = $.datepicker.parseDate('dd/mm/yy', '18/04/19881');
+        date = $.datepicker.parseDate('dd/mm/yy', '18/04/19881');
+        ok(false, "Did not properly detect an invalid date");
     }catch(e){
         ok("invalid date detected");
     }
+
+    try {
+      date = $.datepicker.parseDate('dd/mm/yy', '18/04/1988 @ 2:43 pm');
+      equal(date.getDate(), 18);
+      equal(date.getMonth(), 3);
+      equal(date.getFullYear(), 1988);
+    } catch(e) {
+      ok(false, "Did not properly parse date with extra text separated by whitespace");
+    }
 });
 
 })(jQuery);
diff --git a/ui/jquery.ui.datepicker.js b/ui/jquery.ui.datepicker.js
index 1d3de7740..45107c969 100644
--- a/ui/jquery.ui.datepicker.js
+++ b/ui/jquery.ui.datepicker.js
@@ -1095,7 +1095,10 @@ $.extend(Datepicker.prototype, {
 				}
 		}
 		if (iValue < value.length){
-			throw "Extra/unparsed characters found in date: " + value.substring(iValue);
+			var extra = value.substr(iValue);
+			if (!/^\s+/.test(extra)) {
+				throw "Extra/unparsed characters found in date: " + extra;
+			}
 		}
 		if (year == -1)
 			year = new Date().getFullYear();