diff --git a/src/libraries/Microsoft.PowerFx.Json/FormulaValueJSON.cs b/src/libraries/Microsoft.PowerFx.Json/FormulaValueJSON.cs
index aa705a3af5..2e4497621b 100644
--- a/src/libraries/Microsoft.PowerFx.Json/FormulaValueJSON.cs
+++ b/src/libraries/Microsoft.PowerFx.Json/FormulaValueJSON.cs
@@ -87,17 +87,41 @@ public static FormulaValue FromJson(JsonElement element, FormulaValueJsonSeriali
             return FromJson(element, settings, new FormulaValueJsonSerializerWorkingData(), formulaType);  
         }
 
-        // // caller verified element is non-null and is of type string 
+        // // caller verified element is non-null and is of type string
         internal static FormulaValue ParseDate(JsonElement element, FormulaType targetType, Func<DateTime, FormulaValue> funcParse)
         {
-            var strValue = element.GetString(); 
+            var strValue = element.GetString();
             if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(strValue))
             {
                 return FormulaValue.NewBlank(targetType);
             }
 
-            // Any exceptions will be caught at higher level. 
-            var dateTime = element.GetDateTime();
+            DateTime dateTime;
+
+            try
+            {
+                dateTime = element.GetDateTime();
+            }
+            catch (FormatException)
+            {
+                // element.GetDateTime() uses a strict ISO 8601 parser that rejects valid
+                // date formats commonly returned by connectors (e.g. timezone offsets
+                // without a colon like "+0000" instead of "+00:00").
+                // Fall back to the more lenient DateTimeOffset.Parse.
+                if (DateTimeOffset.TryParse(strValue, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, DateTimeStyles.AssumeUniversal, out var dto))
+                {
+                    dateTime = dto.UtcDateTime;
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    return new ErrorValue(IRContext.NotInSource(targetType), new ExpressionError()
+                    {
+                        Message = $"Date '{strValue}' could not be parsed",
+                        Span = new Syntax.Span(0, 0),
+                        Kind = ErrorKind.InvalidArgument
+                    });
+                }
+            }
 
             var value = funcParse(dateTime);
             return value;
diff --git a/src/tests/Microsoft.PowerFx.Json.Tests.Shared/ParseJSONTests.cs b/src/tests/Microsoft.PowerFx.Json.Tests.Shared/ParseJSONTests.cs
index d6bd56018a..1552c418a0 100644
--- a/src/tests/Microsoft.PowerFx.Json.Tests.Shared/ParseJSONTests.cs
+++ b/src/tests/Microsoft.PowerFx.Json.Tests.Shared/ParseJSONTests.cs
@@ -601,14 +601,16 @@ public void ParseDates_Error()
             using var doc = JsonDocument.Parse("\"123\""); // not a date
             var je = doc.RootElement;
 
-            Assert.Throws<FormatException>(() =>
-                FormulaValueJSON.ParseDate(je, FormulaType.DateTime, (datetime) => throw new InvalidOperationException($"don't invoke this")));
+            var value = FormulaValueJSON.ParseDate(je, FormulaType.DateTime, (datetime) => throw new InvalidOperationException($"don't invoke this"));
+
+            var errorValue = Assert.IsType<ErrorValue>(value);
+            Assert.Contains("could not be parsed", errorValue.Errors[0].Message);
         }
 
         [Fact]
         public void ParseDates_Value()
         {
-            using var doc = JsonDocument.Parse("\"2024-10-02T23:13:50.123456\""); // not a date
+            using var doc = JsonDocument.Parse("\"2024-10-02T23:13:50.123456\"");
             var je = doc.RootElement;
 
             var value = FormulaValueJSON.ParseDate(je, FormulaType.DateTime, (datetime) => FormulaValue.New(datetime));
@@ -617,5 +619,39 @@ public void ParseDates_Value()
             var dt = dtValue.GetConvertedValue(TimeZoneInfo.Local);
             Assert.Equal(2024, dt.Year);
         }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void ParseDates_LenientTimezoneOffset()
+        {
+            // Jira-style date with timezone offset without colon (+0000 instead of +00:00)
+            // System.Text.Json's GetDateTime() rejects this, but DateTimeOffset.Parse handles it
+            using var doc = JsonDocument.Parse("\"2026-03-26T19:18:26.729+0000\"");
+            var je = doc.RootElement;
+
+            var value = FormulaValueJSON.ParseDate(je, FormulaType.DateTime, (datetime) => FormulaValue.New(datetime));
+
+            var dtValue = Assert.IsType<DateTimeValue>(value);
+            var dt = dtValue.GetConvertedValue(TimeZoneInfo.Utc);
+            Assert.Equal(2026, dt.Year);
+            Assert.Equal(3, dt.Month);
+            Assert.Equal(26, dt.Day);
+            Assert.Equal(19, dt.Hour);
+            Assert.Equal(18, dt.Minute);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void ParseDates_LenientTimezoneOffset_DateOnly()
+        {
+            using var doc = JsonDocument.Parse("\"2026-03-26T19:18:26.729+0000\"");
+            var je = doc.RootElement;
+
+            var value = FormulaValueJSON.ParseDate(je, FormulaType.Date, (datetime) => FormulaValue.NewDateOnly(datetime.Date));
+
+            var dtValue = Assert.IsType<DateValue>(value);
+            var dt = dtValue.GetConvertedValue(TimeZoneInfo.Utc);
+            Assert.Equal(2026, dt.Year);
+            Assert.Equal(3, dt.Month);
+            Assert.Equal(26, dt.Day);
+        }
     }
 }