diff --git a/src/Fetch/Message.php b/src/Fetch/Message.php
index e382678..c97c668 100755
--- a/src/Fetch/Message.php
+++ b/src/Fetch/Message.php
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ public function getHeaders($forceReload = false)
 
             // to keep this object as close as possible to the original header object we add the udate property
             if (isset($headerObject->date)) {
-                $headerObject->udate = strtotime($headerObject->date);
+                $headerObject->udate = self::parseDate($headerObject->date);
             } else {
                 $headerObject->date = null;
                 $headerObject->udate = null;
@@ -364,6 +364,20 @@ public function getStructure($forceReload = false)
         return $this->structure;
     }
 
+    public static function parseDate($mailDate)
+    {
+        // Strip alphabetical timezone suffix like (W. Europe Daylight Time) or (GMT-07:00)
+        $sanitized = preg_replace('/ \(.+\)$/i', '', $mailDate);
+
+        $result = strtotime($sanitized);
+
+        if ($result === false) {
+            throw new \RuntimeException('Unable to parse date: ' . $mailDate);
+        }
+
+        return $result;
+    }
+
     /**
      * This function returns the message body of the email. By default it returns the plaintext version. If a plaintext
      * version is requested but not present, the html version is stripped of tags and returned. If the opposite occurs,
diff --git a/tests/Fetch/Test/MessageTest.php b/tests/Fetch/Test/MessageTest.php
index 0cb9a76..05a87a1 100644
--- a/tests/Fetch/Test/MessageTest.php
+++ b/tests/Fetch/Test/MessageTest.php
@@ -43,6 +43,13 @@ public function testGetOverview()
         $this->assertEquals(1, $overview->seen, 'Seen available from overview');
     }
 
+    public function testDateParsing()
+    {
+        $this->assertEquals(1385966267, Message::parseDate('Sun, 1 Dec 2013 22:37:47 -0800'));
+        $this->assertEquals(1441333422, Message::parseDate('Thu, 3 Sep 2015 19:23:42 -0700 (GMT-07:00)'));
+        $this->assertEquals(1565789188, Message::parseDate('Wed, 14 Aug 2019 15:26:28 +0200 (W. Europe Daylight Time)'));
+    }
+
     public function testGetHeaders()
     {
         $message = static::getMessage(3);