diff --git a/tests/parsing.rs b/tests/parsing.rs
index 192a96498..518661d3b 100644
--- a/tests/parsing.rs
+++ b/tests/parsing.rs
@@ -323,6 +323,16 @@ fn rfc_3339() -> time::Result<()> {
         offset!(-00:01),
     );
 
+    // Any separator is allowed by RFC 3339, not just `T`.
+    assert_eq!(
+        OffsetDateTime::parse("2021-01-02 03:04:05Z", &Rfc3339)?,
+        datetime!(2021-01-02 03:04:05 UTC),
+    );
+    assert_eq!(
+        OffsetDateTime::parse("2021-01-02$03:04:05Z", &Rfc3339)?,
+        datetime!(2021-01-02 03:04:05 UTC),
+    );
+
     Ok(())
 }
 
@@ -354,8 +364,8 @@ fn rfc_3339_err() {
         invalid_component!("day")
     ));
     assert!(matches!(
-        PrimitiveDateTime::parse("2021-01-01x", &Rfc3339),
-        invalid_literal!()
+        PrimitiveDateTime::parse("2021-01-01", &Rfc3339),
+        invalid_component!("separator")
     ));
     assert!(matches!(
         PrimitiveDateTime::parse("2021-01-01T0", &Rfc3339),
@@ -448,8 +458,8 @@ fn rfc_3339_err() {
         invalid_component!("day")
     ));
     assert!(matches!(
-        OffsetDateTime::parse("2021-01-01x", &Rfc3339),
-        invalid_literal!()
+        OffsetDateTime::parse("2021-01-01", &Rfc3339),
+        invalid_component!("separator")
     ));
     assert!(matches!(
         OffsetDateTime::parse("2021-01-01T0", &Rfc3339),
diff --git a/time/src/parsing/parsable.rs b/time/src/parsing/parsable.rs
index bad81e652..8386d132f 100644
--- a/time/src/parsing/parsable.rs
+++ b/time/src/parsing/parsable.rs
@@ -520,9 +520,18 @@ impl sealed::Sealed for Rfc3339 {
         let input = exactly_n_digits::<2, _>(input)
             .and_then(|item| item.consume_value(|value| parsed.set_day(value)))
             .ok_or(InvalidComponent("day"))?;
-        let input = ascii_char_ignore_case::<b'T'>(input)
-            .ok_or(InvalidLiteral)?
-            .into_inner();
+
+        // RFC3339 allows any separator, not just `T`, not just `space`.
+        // cf. Section 5.6: Internet Date/Time Format:
+        //   NOTE: ISO 8601 defines date and time separated by "T".
+        //   Applications using this syntax may choose, for the sake of
+        //   readability, to specify a full-date and full-time separated by
+        //   (say) a space character.
+        // Specifically, rusqlite uses space separators.
+        let input = input
+            .get(1..)
+            .ok_or_else(|| InvalidComponent("separator"))?;
+
         let input = exactly_n_digits::<2, _>(input)
             .and_then(|item| item.consume_value(|value| parsed.set_hour_24(value)))
             .ok_or(InvalidComponent("hour"))?;
@@ -618,9 +627,18 @@ impl sealed::Sealed for Rfc3339 {
         let input = dash(input).ok_or(InvalidLiteral)?.into_inner();
         let ParsedItem(input, day) =
             exactly_n_digits::<2, _>(input).ok_or(InvalidComponent("day"))?;
-        let input = ascii_char_ignore_case::<b'T'>(input)
-            .ok_or(InvalidLiteral)?
-            .into_inner();
+
+        // RFC3339 allows any separator, not just `T`, not just `space`.
+        // cf. Section 5.6: Internet Date/Time Format:
+        //   NOTE: ISO 8601 defines date and time separated by "T".
+        //   Applications using this syntax may choose, for the sake of
+        //   readability, to specify a full-date and full-time separated by
+        //   (say) a space character.
+        // Specifically, rusqlite uses space separators.
+        let input = input
+            .get(1..)
+            .ok_or_else(|| InvalidComponent("separator"))?;
+
         let ParsedItem(input, hour) =
             exactly_n_digits::<2, _>(input).ok_or(InvalidComponent("hour"))?;
         let input = colon(input).ok_or(InvalidLiteral)?.into_inner();