diff --git a/echo/qt/connect.py b/echo/qt/connect.py
index 2b12a2b6..aa804c2a 100644
--- a/echo/qt/connect.py
+++ b/echo/qt/connect.py
@@ -596,7 +596,6 @@ def __init__(self, instance, prop, widget):
 
     def update_prop(self):
         qdatetime = self._widget.dateTime().toUTC()
-        qdatetime = qdatetime.toUTC()
         value = np.datetime64(qdatetime.toPython())
         setattr(self._instance, self._prop, value)
 
@@ -630,4 +629,3 @@ def disconnect(self):
         self._widget.dateTimeChanged.disconnect(self.update_prop)
         self._widget.dateChanged.disconnect(self.update_prop)
         self._widget.timeChanged.disconnect(self.update_prop)
-        
diff --git a/echo/qt/tests/test_autoconnect.py b/echo/qt/tests/test_autoconnect.py
index ed2beaf0..69177766 100644
--- a/echo/qt/tests/test_autoconnect.py
+++ b/echo/qt/tests/test_autoconnect.py
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
+from datetime import datetime
+
+from numpy import datetime64
 from qtpy import QtWidgets, QtGui
+from qtpy.QtCore import QDateTime, Qt
 
 from echo.qt.autoconnect import autoconnect_callbacks_to_qt
 from echo import CallbackProperty
@@ -47,6 +51,10 @@ def __init__(self, parent=None):
             self.bool_log.setCheckable(True)
             self.layout.addWidget(self.bool_log)
 
+            self.datetime_dob = QtWidgets.QDateTimeEdit(objectName="datetime_dob")
+            self.datetime_dob.setTimeSpec(Qt.TimeSpec.UTC)
+            self.layout.addWidget(self.datetime_dob)
+
     class Person(object):
         planet = CallbackProperty()
         dataset = CallbackProperty()
@@ -54,6 +62,7 @@ class Person(object):
         age = CallbackProperty()
         height = CallbackProperty()
         log = CallbackProperty()
+        dob = CallbackProperty()
 
     widget = CustomWidget()
 
@@ -86,6 +95,11 @@ class Person(object):
     widget.bool_log.setChecked(True)
     assert person.log
 
+    dob = datetime(2000, 1, 1, 11, 52, 6)
+    qdob = QDateTime(dob.date(), dob.time(), Qt.TimeSpec.UTC)
+    widget.datetime_dob.setDateTime(qdob)
+    assert person.dob.item() == dob
+
     # Check that modifying the callback properties updates the Qt widget
 
     person.planet = 'mars'
@@ -106,6 +120,11 @@ class Person(object):
     person.log = False
     assert not widget.bool_log.isChecked()
 
+    dob = datetime(2010, 2, 3, 16, 22, 11)
+    person.dob = datetime64(dob)
+    qdatetime = widget.datetime_dob.dateTime().toUTC()
+    assert qdatetime.toPython() == person.dob.item()
+
 
 def test_autoconnect_with_empty_qt_item():
 
diff --git a/echo/qt/tests/test_connect.py b/echo/qt/tests/test_connect.py
index df3e6398..d1b0f919 100644
--- a/echo/qt/tests/test_connect.py
+++ b/echo/qt/tests/test_connect.py
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
+from datetime import datetime
+
 import pytest
+from numpy import datetime64
 from unittest.mock import MagicMock
 
 from qtpy import QtWidgets
+from qtpy.QtCore import QDateTime, Qt
 
 from echo import CallbackProperty
-from echo.qt.connect import (connect_checkable_button, connect_text,
+from echo.qt.connect import (connect_checkable_button, connect_datetime, connect_text,
                              connect_combo_data, connect_combo_text,
                              connect_float_text, connect_value, connect_button,
                              UserDataWrapper)
@@ -211,3 +215,26 @@ class Example(object):
     assert e.a.call_count == 0
     button.clicked.emit()
     assert e.a.call_count == 1
+
+
+def test_connect_datetime():
+
+    class Example(object):
+        t = CallbackProperty()
+
+    e = Example()
+
+    widget = QtWidgets.QDateTimeEdit()
+    widget.setTimeSpec(Qt.TimeSpec.UTC)
+
+    conn = connect_datetime(e, 't', widget)  # noqa
+
+    dt = datetime(2010, 5, 7, 13, 15, 3)
+    qdt = QDateTime(dt.date(), dt.time(), Qt.TimeSpec.UTC)
+    widget.setDateTime(qdt)
+    widget.dateTimeChanged.emit(qdt)
+    assert dt == e.t.item()
+
+    dt = datetime(2020, 3, 4, 7, 48, 16)
+    e.t = datetime64(dt)
+    assert widget.dateTime().toUTC().toPython() == dt