diff --git a/src/main/java/com/moandjiezana/toml/Identifier.java b/src/main/java/com/moandjiezana/toml/Identifier.java
index 794b28d..af0b257 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/moandjiezana/toml/Identifier.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/moandjiezana/toml/Identifier.java
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ class Identifier {
         }
       } else if (Character.isWhitespace(c)) {
         char prev = trimmed.charAt(i - 1);
-        if (!Character.isWhitespace(prev) && prev != '.' && prev != '"') {
+        if (!Character.isWhitespace(prev) && prev != '.') {
           charAllowed = false;
           dotAllowed = true;
           quoteAllowed = true;
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/moandjiezana/toml/TableTest.java b/src/test/java/com/moandjiezana/toml/TableTest.java
index 3a8d341..e17b441 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/moandjiezana/toml/TableTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/moandjiezana/toml/TableTest.java
@@ -78,6 +78,13 @@ public class TableTest {
     assertEquals("b", toml.getString("target.\"cfg(unix)\".dependencies.b"));
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void should_accept_table_name_part_with_whitespace_and_basic_string() {
+    Toml toml = new Toml().read("[ target . \"cfg (unix)\" . dependencies ]\nb = 'b'");
+
+    assertEquals("b", toml.getString("target.\"cfg (unix)\".dependencies.b"));
+  }
+
   @Test
   public void should_accept_table_name_with_literal_string() {
     Toml toml = new Toml().read("['a']\nb = 'b'");
@@ -91,6 +98,13 @@ public class TableTest {
 
     assertEquals("b", toml.getString("target.'cfg(unix)'.dependencies.b"));
   }
+
+  @Test
+  public void should_accept_table_name_part_with_whitespace_and_literal_string() {
+    Toml toml = new Toml().read("[target . 'cfg(unix)' . dependencies]\nb = 'b'");
+
+    assertEquals("b", toml.getString("target.'cfg(unix)'.dependencies.b"));
+  }
   
   @Test
   public void should_return_null_when_navigating_to_missing_value() throws Exception {