diff --git a/decode_test.go b/decode_test.go
index 0c36b33e..f760029f 100644
--- a/decode_test.go
+++ b/decode_test.go
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ age = 250
 andrew = "gallant"
 kait = "brady"
 now = 1987-07-05T05:45:00Z
+nowCanada = 2017-06-22T02:14:36-06:00
+nowChina = 2017-06-22T16:15:21+08:00
 yesOrNo = true
 pi = 3.14
 colors = [
diff --git a/lex.go b/lex.go
index 6dee7fc7..e0a742a8 100644
--- a/lex.go
+++ b/lex.go
@@ -775,7 +775,7 @@ func lexDatetime(lx *lexer) stateFn {
 		return lexDatetime
 	}
 	switch r {
-	case '-', 'T', ':', '.', 'Z':
+	case '-', 'T', ':', '.', 'Z', '+':
 		return lexDatetime
 	}