diff --git a/jdatetime/__init__.py b/jdatetime/__init__.py
index 015452a..a502e6c 100644
--- a/jdatetime/__init__.py
+++ b/jdatetime/__init__.py
@@ -186,6 +186,20 @@ class date:
         'بهمن',
         'اسفند',
     ]
+    j_months_short_fa = [
+        'فرو',
+        'ارد',
+        'خرد',
+        'تیر',
+        'مرد',
+        'شهر',
+        'مهر',
+        'آبا',
+        'آذر',
+        'دی',
+        'بهم',
+        'اسف',
+    ]
     j_weekdays_fa = [
         'شنبه',
         'یک‌شنبه',
@@ -257,7 +271,7 @@ def __init__(self, year, month, day, **kwargs):
 
         if self._is_fa_locale():
             self.j_months = self.j_months_fa
-            self.j_months_short = self.j_months_fa
+            self.j_months_short = self.j_months_short_fa
             self.j_weekdays = self.j_weekdays_fa
             self.j_weekdays_short = self.j_weekdays_fa
             self.j_ampm = self.j_ampm_fa
@@ -377,6 +391,10 @@ def j_month_short_to_num(month_name):
     def j_month_fa_to_num(month_name):
         return date.j_months_fa.index(month_name) + 1
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def j_month_short_fa_to_num(month_name):
+        return date.j_months_short_fa.index(month_name) + 1
+
     def __repr__(self):
         return f'jdatetime.date({self.year}, {self.month}, {self.day})'
 
@@ -625,7 +643,7 @@ def aslocale(self, locale):
     '%S': r'(?P<S>\d{1,2})',
     '%f': r'(?P<f>\d{1,6})',
     '%B': r'(?P<B>[a-zA-Z\u0600-\u06EF\uFB8A\u067E\u0686\u06AF]{2,12})',
-    '%b': r'(?P<b>[a-zA-Z]{3})',
+    '%b': r'(?P<b>[a-zA-Z\u0600-\u06EF\uFB8A\u067E\u0686\u06AF]{2,4})',
     '%z': r'(?P<z>[+-]\d\d:?[0-5\u06F0-\u06F5]\d(:?[0-5\u06F0-\u06F5]\d(\.\d{1,6})?)?)',
 }
 
@@ -891,7 +909,10 @@ def strptime(date_string, format):
         if isinstance(month, str):
             try:
                 if get('b'):
-                    month = date.j_month_short_to_num(month_name=month)
+                    if month.isascii():
+                        month = date.j_month_short_to_num(month_name=month)
+                    else:
+                        month = date.j_month_short_fa_to_num(month_name=month)
                 elif month.isascii():
                     month = date.j_month_to_num(month_name=month)
                 else:
diff --git a/tests/test_jdatetime.py b/tests/test_jdatetime.py
index 128ddd2..a2050ea 100644
--- a/tests/test_jdatetime.py
+++ b/tests/test_jdatetime.py
@@ -211,6 +211,27 @@ def dst(self, dt):
         dt = jdatetime.datetime(1389, 2, 17, 19, 10, 2, tzinfo=teh)
         self.assertEqual(dt.strftime('%Z %z'), 'IRDT +0330')
 
+    def test_strftime_fa_locale_uses_short_month_names_for_b_directive(self):
+        tests = [
+            (1, 'فرو', 'فروردین'),
+            (2, 'ارد', 'اردیبهشت'),
+            (3, 'خرد', 'خرداد'),
+            (4, 'تیر', 'تیر'),
+            (5, 'مرد', 'مرداد'),
+            (6, 'شهر', 'شهریور'),
+            (7, 'مهر', 'مهر'),
+            (8, 'آبا', 'آبان'),
+            (9, 'آذر', 'آذر'),
+            (10, 'دی', 'دی'),
+            (11, 'بهم', 'بهمن'),
+            (12, 'اسف', 'اسفند'),
+        ]
+        for month, expected_short_month, expected_full_month in tests:
+            with self.subTest(month=month):
+                dt = jdatetime.datetime(1400, month, 1, locale=jdatetime.FA_LOCALE)
+                self.assertEqual(dt.strftime('%b'), expected_short_month)
+                self.assertEqual(dt.strftime('%B'), expected_full_month)
+
     def test_strftime_unicode(self):
         s = jdatetime.date(1390, 2, 23)
         self.assertEqual(s.strftime(b'%a %A'), 'Fri Friday')
@@ -384,6 +405,7 @@ def test_strptime_handle_b_B_directive(self):
             ('۱4 ORD 14۰0', '%d %b %Y', (1400, 2, 14)),
             ('۱۴ دی ۱۴۰۰', '%d %B %Y', (1400, 10, 14)),
             ('۱۴ dey ۱۴۰۰', '%d %b %Y', (1400, 10, 14)),
+            ('۱۴ ارد ۱۴۰۰', '%d %b %Y', (1400, 2, 14)),
         ]
         for date_string, date_format, expected_date in tests:
             with self.subTest(date_string=date_string, date_format=date_format):