diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 4a95727b..cf1fcbf4 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ ver. 0.9.4 (2015/XX/XXX) - wanna-be-released
 
 - Enhancements:
    * Do not rotate empty log files
+   * Added new date pattern with year after day (e.g. Sun Jan 23 2005 21:59:59)
+     http://bugs.debian.org/798923
 
 ver. 0.9.3 (2015/08/01) - lets-all-stay-friends
 ----------
diff --git a/fail2ban/server/datedetector.py b/fail2ban/server/datedetector.py
index 95d368b5..a4839f5c 100644
--- a/fail2ban/server/datedetector.py
+++ b/fail2ban/server/datedetector.py
@@ -78,6 +78,10 @@ class DateDetector(object):
 			# asctime with optional day, subsecond and/or year:
 			# Sun Jan 23 21:59:59.011 2005 
 			self.appendTemplate("(?:%a )?%b %d %H:%M:%S(?:\.%f)?(?: %Y)?")
+			# asctime with optional day, subsecond and/or year coming after day
+			# http://bugs.debian.org/798923
+			# Sun Jan 23 2005 21:59:59.011
+			self.appendTemplate("(?:%a )?%b %d %Y %H:%M:%S(?:\.%f)?")
 			# simple date, optional subsecond (proftpd):
 			# 2005-01-23 21:59:59 
 			# simple date: 2005/01/23 21:59:59 
diff --git a/fail2ban/tests/datedetectortestcase.py b/fail2ban/tests/datedetectortestcase.py
index 0d758640..facfda6d 100644
--- a/fail2ban/tests/datedetectortestcase.py
+++ b/fail2ban/tests/datedetectortestcase.py
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ class DateDetectorTest(unittest.TestCase):
 			(False, "Jan 23 21:59:59"),
 			(False, "Sun Jan 23 21:59:59 2005"),
 			(False, "Sun Jan 23 21:59:59"),
+			(False, "Sun Jan 23 2005 21:59:59"),
 			(False, "2005/01/23 21:59:59"),
 			(False, "2005.01.23 21:59:59"),
 			(False, "23/01/2005 21:59:59"),