diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 33fd261..1daf91e 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ impl<'a> StyleSheetParser<'a> {
         while let Some(Token { kind, .. }) = self.lexer.peek() {
             match kind {
                 'a'..='z' | 'A'..='Z' | '_' | '-'
-                | '[' | '#' | ':' | '*' | '%' | '.' => rules
+                | '[' | '#' | ':' | '*' | '%' | '.' | '>' => rules
                     .extend(self.eat_rules(&Selector::new(), &mut GLOBAL_SCOPE.with(|s| s.borrow().clone()))?),
                 &'\t' | &'\n' | ' ' => {
                     self.lexer.next();
diff --git a/tests/selectors.rs b/tests/selectors.rs
index 57951cd..88bb482 100644
--- a/tests/selectors.rs
+++ b/tests/selectors.rs
@@ -316,3 +316,5 @@ test!(
     "ul li#foo {\n  foo: bar;\n}\n"
 );
 test!(escaped_space, "a\\ b {\n  color: foo;\n}\n");
+// blocked on whitespace
+// test!(multiple_consecutive_immediate_child,"> > foo {\n  color: foo;\n}\n",);