diff --git a/src/naive/time/mod.rs b/src/naive/time/mod.rs
index b0f730feb6..797b7bb42f 100644
--- a/src/naive/time/mod.rs
+++ b/src/naive/time/mod.rs
@@ -1324,26 +1324,38 @@ impl fmt::Display for NaiveTime {
 /// let t = NaiveTime::from_hms_nano_opt(23, 59, 59, 1_234_567_890).unwrap(); // leap second
 /// assert_eq!("23:59:60.23456789".parse::<NaiveTime>(), Ok(t));
 ///
+/// // Seconds are optional
+/// let t = NaiveTime::from_hms_opt(23, 56, 0).unwrap();
+/// assert_eq!("23:56".parse::<NaiveTime>(), Ok(t));
+///
 /// assert!("foo".parse::<NaiveTime>().is_err());
 /// ```
 impl str::FromStr for NaiveTime {
     type Err = ParseError;
 
     fn from_str(s: &str) -> ParseResult<NaiveTime> {
-        const ITEMS: &[Item<'static>] = &[
+        const HOUR_AND_MINUTE: &[Item<'static>] = &[
             Item::Numeric(Numeric::Hour, Pad::Zero),
             Item::Space(""),
             Item::Literal(":"),
             Item::Numeric(Numeric::Minute, Pad::Zero),
+        ];
+        const SECOND_AND_NANOS: &[Item<'static>] = &[
             Item::Space(""),
             Item::Literal(":"),
             Item::Numeric(Numeric::Second, Pad::Zero),
             Item::Fixed(Fixed::Nanosecond),
             Item::Space(""),
         ];
+        const TRAILING_WHITESPACE: &[Item<'static>] = &[
+            Item::Space(""),
+        ];
 
         let mut parsed = Parsed::new();
-        parse(&mut parsed, s, ITEMS.iter())?;
+        let s = parse_and_remainder(&mut parsed, s, HOUR_AND_MINUTE.iter())?;
+        // Seconds are optional, don't fail if parsing them doesn't succeed.
+        let s = parse_and_remainder(&mut parsed, s, SECOND_AND_NANOS.iter()).unwrap_or(s);
+        parse(&mut parsed, s, TRAILING_WHITESPACE.iter())?;
         parsed.to_naive_time()
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/naive/time/tests.rs b/src/naive/time/tests.rs
index 72491fbd2c..ddb827b745 100644
--- a/src/naive/time/tests.rs
+++ b/src/naive/time/tests.rs
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ fn test_time_fmt() {
 }
 
 #[test]
-fn test_date_from_str() {
+fn test_time_from_str() {
     // valid cases
     let valid = [
         "0:0:0",
@@ -234,6 +234,7 @@ fn test_date_from_str() {
         "0:0:0.0000003",
         " 4 : 3 : 2.1 ",
         " 09:08:07 ",
+        " 09:08 ",
         " 9:8:07 ",
         "23:59:60.373929310237",
     ];
@@ -265,7 +266,7 @@ fn test_date_from_str() {
     assert!("".parse::<NaiveTime>().is_err());
     assert!("x".parse::<NaiveTime>().is_err());
     assert!("15".parse::<NaiveTime>().is_err());
-    assert!("15:8".parse::<NaiveTime>().is_err());
+    assert!("15:".parse::<NaiveTime>().is_err());
     assert!("15:8:x".parse::<NaiveTime>().is_err());
     assert!("15:8:9x".parse::<NaiveTime>().is_err());
     assert!("23:59:61".parse::<NaiveTime>().is_err());