diff --git a/src/ast/value.rs b/src/ast/value.rs
index fe2870f95..fdcd238cd 100644
--- a/src/ast/value.rs
+++ b/src/ast/value.rs
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ pub enum Value {
     /// `TIMESTAMP '...'` literals
     Timestamp(String),
     /// INTERVAL literals, roughly in the following format:
-    /// `INTERVAL '<value>' <leading_field> [ (<leading_precision>) ]
+    /// `INTERVAL '<value>' [ <leading_field> [ (<leading_precision>) ] ]
     /// [ TO <last_field> [ (<fractional_seconds_precision>) ] ]`,
     /// e.g. `INTERVAL '123:45.67' MINUTE(3) TO SECOND(2)`.
     ///
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ pub enum Value {
     /// so the user will have to reject intervals like `HOUR TO YEAR`.
     Interval {
         value: String,
-        leading_field: DateTimeField,
+        leading_field: Option<DateTimeField>,
         leading_precision: Option<u64>,
         last_field: Option<DateTimeField>,
         /// The seconds precision can be specified in SQL source as
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ impl fmt::Display for Value {
             Value::Timestamp(v) => write!(f, "TIMESTAMP '{}'", escape_single_quote_string(v)),
             Value::Interval {
                 value,
-                leading_field: DateTimeField::Second,
+                leading_field: Some(DateTimeField::Second),
                 leading_precision: Some(leading_precision),
                 last_field,
                 fractional_seconds_precision: Some(fractional_seconds_precision),
@@ -95,12 +95,10 @@ impl fmt::Display for Value {
                 last_field,
                 fractional_seconds_precision,
             } => {
-                write!(
-                    f,
-                    "INTERVAL '{}' {}",
-                    escape_single_quote_string(value),
-                    leading_field
-                )?;
+                write!(f, "INTERVAL '{}'", escape_single_quote_string(value))?;
+                if let Some(leading_field) = leading_field {
+                    write!(f, " {}", leading_field)?;
+                }
                 if let Some(leading_precision) = leading_precision {
                     write!(f, " ({})", leading_precision)?;
                 }
diff --git a/src/parser.rs b/src/parser.rs
index 9a22f4d19..8e20c8fce 100644
--- a/src/parser.rs
+++ b/src/parser.rs
@@ -523,12 +523,21 @@ impl Parser {
         // Following the string literal is a qualifier which indicates the units
         // of the duration specified in the string literal.
         //
-        // Note that PostgreSQL allows omitting the qualifier, but we currently
-        // require at least the leading field, in accordance with the ANSI spec.
-        let leading_field = self.parse_date_time_field()?;
+        // Note that PostgreSQL allows omitting the qualifier, so we provide
+        // this more general implemenation.
+        let leading_field = match self.peek_token() {
+            Some(Token::Word(kw))
+                if ["YEAR", "MONTH", "DAY", "HOUR", "MINUTE", "SECOND"]
+                    .iter()
+                    .any(|d| kw.keyword == *d) =>
+            {
+                Some(self.parse_date_time_field()?)
+            }
+            _ => None,
+        };
 
         let (leading_precision, last_field, fsec_precision) =
-            if leading_field == DateTimeField::Second {
+            if leading_field == Some(DateTimeField::Second) {
                 // SQL mandates special syntax for `SECOND TO SECOND` literals.
                 // Instead of
                 //     `SECOND [(<leading precision>)] TO SECOND[(<fractional seconds precision>)]`
diff --git a/tests/sqlparser_common.rs b/tests/sqlparser_common.rs
index a63d3d49f..8ff6e7e9b 100644
--- a/tests/sqlparser_common.rs
+++ b/tests/sqlparser_common.rs
@@ -1459,7 +1459,7 @@ fn parse_literal_interval() {
     assert_eq!(
         &Expr::Value(Value::Interval {
             value: "1-1".into(),
-            leading_field: DateTimeField::Year,
+            leading_field: Some(DateTimeField::Year),
             leading_precision: None,
             last_field: Some(DateTimeField::Month),
             fractional_seconds_precision: None,
@@ -1472,7 +1472,7 @@ fn parse_literal_interval() {
     assert_eq!(
         &Expr::Value(Value::Interval {
             value: "01:01.01".into(),
-            leading_field: DateTimeField::Minute,
+            leading_field: Some(DateTimeField::Minute),
             leading_precision: Some(5),
             last_field: Some(DateTimeField::Second),
             fractional_seconds_precision: Some(5),
@@ -1485,7 +1485,7 @@ fn parse_literal_interval() {
     assert_eq!(
         &Expr::Value(Value::Interval {
             value: "1".into(),
-            leading_field: DateTimeField::Second,
+            leading_field: Some(DateTimeField::Second),
             leading_precision: Some(5),
             last_field: None,
             fractional_seconds_precision: Some(4),
@@ -1498,7 +1498,7 @@ fn parse_literal_interval() {
     assert_eq!(
         &Expr::Value(Value::Interval {
             value: "10".into(),
-            leading_field: DateTimeField::Hour,
+            leading_field: Some(DateTimeField::Hour),
             leading_precision: None,
             last_field: None,
             fractional_seconds_precision: None,
@@ -1511,7 +1511,7 @@ fn parse_literal_interval() {
     assert_eq!(
         &Expr::Value(Value::Interval {
             value: "10".into(),
-            leading_field: DateTimeField::Hour,
+            leading_field: Some(DateTimeField::Hour),
             leading_precision: Some(1),
             last_field: None,
             fractional_seconds_precision: None,
@@ -1519,6 +1519,19 @@ fn parse_literal_interval() {
         expr_from_projection(only(&select.projection)),
     );
 
+    let sql = "SELECT INTERVAL '1 DAY'";
+    let select = verified_only_select(sql);
+    assert_eq!(
+        &Expr::Value(Value::Interval {
+            value: "1 DAY".into(),
+            leading_field: None,
+            leading_precision: None,
+            last_field: None,
+            fractional_seconds_precision: None,
+        }),
+        expr_from_projection(only(&select.projection)),
+    );
+
     let result = parse_sql_statements("SELECT INTERVAL '1' SECOND TO SECOND");
     assert_eq!(
         ParserError::ParserError("Expected end of statement, found: SECOND".to_string()),
@@ -1544,6 +1557,12 @@ fn parse_literal_interval() {
     verified_only_select("SELECT INTERVAL '1' HOUR TO MINUTE");
     verified_only_select("SELECT INTERVAL '1' HOUR TO SECOND");
     verified_only_select("SELECT INTERVAL '1' MINUTE TO SECOND");
+    verified_only_select("SELECT INTERVAL '1 YEAR'");
+    verified_only_select("SELECT INTERVAL '1 YEAR' AS one_year");
+    one_statement_parses_to(
+        "SELECT INTERVAL '1 YEAR' one_year",
+        "SELECT INTERVAL '1 YEAR' AS one_year",
+    );
 }
 
 #[test]