diff --git a/django/forms/fields.py b/django/forms/fields.py
index 9538e27fbe..e3299c07aa 100644
--- a/django/forms/fields.py
+++ b/django/forms/fields.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ from django.core.exceptions import ValidationError
 from django.core import validators
 from django.utils import formats
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
-from django.utils.encoding import smart_unicode, smart_str
+from django.utils.encoding import smart_unicode, smart_str, force_unicode
 from django.utils.functional import lazy
 
 # Provide this import for backwards compatibility.
@@ -320,16 +320,37 @@ class DecimalField(Field):
             raise ValidationError(self.error_messages['max_whole_digits'] % (self.max_digits - self.decimal_places))
         return value
 
-class DateField(Field):
+class BaseTemporalField(Field):
+
+    def __init__(self, input_formats=None, *args, **kwargs):
+        super(BaseTemporalField, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+        if input_formats is not None:
+            self.input_formats = input_formats
+
+    def to_python(self, value):
+        # Try to coerce the value to unicode.
+        unicode_value = force_unicode(value, strings_only=True)
+        if isinstance(unicode_value, unicode):
+            value = unicode_value.strip()
+        # If unicode, try to strptime against each input format.
+        if isinstance(value, unicode):
+            for format in self.input_formats:
+                try:
+                    return self.strptime(value, format)
+                except ValueError:
+                    continue
+        raise ValidationError(self.error_messages['invalid'])
+
+    def strptime(self, value, format):
+        raise NotImplementedError('Subclasses must define this method.')
+
+class DateField(BaseTemporalField):
     widget = DateInput
+    input_formats = formats.get_format_lazy('DATE_INPUT_FORMATS')
     default_error_messages = {
         'invalid': _(u'Enter a valid date.'),
     }
 
-    def __init__(self, input_formats=None, *args, **kwargs):
-        super(DateField, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
-        self.input_formats = input_formats
-
     def to_python(self, value):
         """
         Validates that the input can be converted to a date. Returns a Python
@@ -341,23 +362,18 @@ class DateField(Field):
             return value.date()
         if isinstance(value, datetime.date):
             return value
-        for format in self.input_formats or formats.get_format('DATE_INPUT_FORMATS'):
-            try:
-                return datetime.date(*time.strptime(value, format)[:3])
-            except ValueError:
-                continue
-        raise ValidationError(self.error_messages['invalid'])
+        return super(DateField, self).to_python(value)
 
-class TimeField(Field):
+    def strptime(self, value, format):
+        return datetime.date(*time.strptime(value, format)[:3])
+
+class TimeField(BaseTemporalField):
     widget = TimeInput
+    input_formats = formats.get_format_lazy('TIME_INPUT_FORMATS')
     default_error_messages = {
         'invalid': _(u'Enter a valid time.')
     }
 
-    def __init__(self, input_formats=None, *args, **kwargs):
-        super(TimeField, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
-        self.input_formats = input_formats
-
     def to_python(self, value):
         """
         Validates that the input can be converted to a time. Returns a Python
@@ -367,23 +383,18 @@ class TimeField(Field):
             return None
         if isinstance(value, datetime.time):
             return value
-        for format in self.input_formats or formats.get_format('TIME_INPUT_FORMATS'):
-            try:
-                return datetime.time(*time.strptime(value, format)[3:6])
-            except ValueError:
-                continue
-        raise ValidationError(self.error_messages['invalid'])
+        return super(TimeField, self).to_python(value)
 
-class DateTimeField(Field):
+    def strptime(self, value, format):
+        return datetime.time(*time.strptime(value, format)[3:6])
+
+class DateTimeField(BaseTemporalField):
     widget = DateTimeInput
+    input_formats = formats.get_format_lazy('DATETIME_INPUT_FORMATS')
     default_error_messages = {
         'invalid': _(u'Enter a valid date/time.'),
     }
 
-    def __init__(self, input_formats=None, *args, **kwargs):
-        super(DateTimeField, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
-        self.input_formats = input_formats
-
     def to_python(self, value):
         """
         Validates that the input can be converted to a datetime. Returns a
@@ -403,12 +414,10 @@ class DateTimeField(Field):
             if value[0] in validators.EMPTY_VALUES and value[1] in validators.EMPTY_VALUES:
                 return None
             value = '%s %s' % tuple(value)
-        for format in self.input_formats or formats.get_format('DATETIME_INPUT_FORMATS'):
-            try:
-                return datetime.datetime(*time.strptime(value, format)[:6])
-            except ValueError:
-                continue
-        raise ValidationError(self.error_messages['invalid'])
+        return super(DateTimeField, self).to_python(value)
+
+    def strptime(self, value, format):
+        return datetime.datetime(*time.strptime(value, format)[:6])
 
 class RegexField(CharField):
     def __init__(self, regex, max_length=None, min_length=None, error_message=None, *args, **kwargs):
diff --git a/django/utils/formats.py b/django/utils/formats.py
index 0dc23402f2..e176985791 100644
--- a/django/utils/formats.py
+++ b/django/utils/formats.py
@@ -2,11 +2,12 @@ import decimal
 import datetime
 
 from django.conf import settings
-from django.utils.translation import get_language, to_locale, check_for_language
+from django.utils import dateformat, numberformat, datetime_safe
 from django.utils.importlib import import_module
 from django.utils.encoding import smart_str
-from django.utils import dateformat, numberformat, datetime_safe
+from django.utils.functional import lazy
 from django.utils.safestring import mark_safe
+from django.utils.translation import get_language, to_locale, check_for_language
 
 # format_cache is a mapping from (format_type, lang) to the format string.
 # By using the cache, it is possible to avoid running get_format_modules
@@ -81,6 +82,8 @@ def get_format(format_type, lang=None, use_l10n=None):
             _format_cache[cache_key] = None
     return getattr(settings, format_type)
 
+get_format_lazy = lazy(get_format, unicode, list, tuple)
+
 def date_format(value, format=None, use_l10n=None):
     """
     Formats a datetime.date or datetime.datetime object using a
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/forms/tests/fields.py b/tests/regressiontests/forms/tests/fields.py
index f5bb4637fd..59c761c76d 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/forms/tests/fields.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/forms/tests/fields.py
@@ -334,6 +334,17 @@ class FieldsTests(TestCase):
         self.assertRaisesErrorWithMessage(ValidationError, "[u'Enter a valid date.']", f.clean, '10/25/2006')
         self.assertRaisesErrorWithMessage(ValidationError, "[u'Enter a valid date.']", f.clean, '10/25/06')
 
+    def test_datefield_4(self):
+        # Test whitespace stripping behavior (#5714)
+        f = DateField()
+        self.assertEqual(datetime.date(2006, 10, 25), f.clean(' 10/25/2006 '))
+        self.assertEqual(datetime.date(2006, 10, 25), f.clean(' 10/25/06 '))
+        self.assertEqual(datetime.date(2006, 10, 25), f.clean(' Oct 25   2006 '))
+        self.assertEqual(datetime.date(2006, 10, 25), f.clean(' October  25 2006 '))
+        self.assertEqual(datetime.date(2006, 10, 25), f.clean(' October 25, 2006 '))
+        self.assertEqual(datetime.date(2006, 10, 25), f.clean(' 25 October 2006 '))
+        self.assertRaisesErrorWithMessage(ValidationError, "[u'Enter a valid date.']", f.clean, '   ')
+
     # TimeField ###################################################################
 
     def test_timefield_1(self):
@@ -353,6 +364,13 @@ class FieldsTests(TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(datetime.time(16, 25), f.clean('4:25 PM'))
         self.assertRaisesErrorWithMessage(ValidationError, "[u'Enter a valid time.']", f.clean, '14:30:45')
 
+    def test_timefield_3(self):
+        f = TimeField()
+        # Test whitespace stripping behavior (#5714)
+        self.assertEqual(datetime.time(14, 25), f.clean(' 14:25 '))
+        self.assertEqual(datetime.time(14, 25, 59), f.clean(' 14:25:59 '))
+        self.assertRaisesErrorWithMessage(ValidationError, "[u'Enter a valid time.']", f.clean, '   ')
+
     # DateTimeField ###############################################################
 
     def test_datetimefield_1(self):
@@ -392,6 +410,18 @@ class FieldsTests(TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(None, f.clean(''))
         self.assertEqual('None', repr(f.clean('')))
 
+    def test_datetimefield_4(self):
+        f = DateTimeField()
+        # Test whitespace stripping behavior (#5714)
+        self.assertEqual(datetime.datetime(2006, 10, 25, 14, 30, 45), f.clean(' 2006-10-25   14:30:45 '))
+        self.assertEqual(datetime.datetime(2006, 10, 25, 0, 0), f.clean(' 2006-10-25 '))
+        self.assertEqual(datetime.datetime(2006, 10, 25, 14, 30, 45), f.clean(' 10/25/2006 14:30:45 '))
+        self.assertEqual(datetime.datetime(2006, 10, 25, 14, 30), f.clean(' 10/25/2006 14:30 '))
+        self.assertEqual(datetime.datetime(2006, 10, 25, 0, 0), f.clean(' 10/25/2006 '))
+        self.assertEqual(datetime.datetime(2006, 10, 25, 14, 30, 45), f.clean(' 10/25/06 14:30:45 '))
+        self.assertEqual(datetime.datetime(2006, 10, 25, 0, 0), f.clean(' 10/25/06 '))
+        self.assertRaisesErrorWithMessage(ValidationError, "[u'Enter a valid date/time.']", f.clean, '   ')
+
     # RegexField ##################################################################
 
     def test_regexfield_1(self):