diff --git a/src/result.rs b/src/result.rs
index 95eb4667..070834a4 100644
--- a/src/result.rs
+++ b/src/result.rs
@@ -81,3 +81,20 @@ impl From<ZipError> for io::Error {
         io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other, err)
     }
 }
+
+/// Error type for time parsing
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub enum ZipDateTimeError {
+    /// The date was on or before 1980, or on or after 2107
+    DateTimeOutOfBounds,
+}
+
+impl fmt::Display for ZipDateTimeError {
+    fn fmt(&self, fmt: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+        match self {
+            ZipDateTimeError::DateTimeOutOfBounds => write!(fmt, "datetime out of bounds"),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Error for ZipDateTimeError {}
diff --git a/src/types.rs b/src/types.rs
index da4a42e3..609959de 100644
--- a/src/types.rs
+++ b/src/types.rs
@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
 //! Types that specify what is contained in a ZIP.
-#[cfg(doc)]
-use {crate::read::ZipFile, crate::write::FileOptions};
-
+#[cfg(feature = "time")]
+use std::convert::TryFrom;
 #[cfg(not(any(
     all(target_arch = "arm", target_pointer_width = "32"),
     target_arch = "mips",
     target_arch = "powerpc"
 )))]
 use std::sync::atomic;
+use std::time::SystemTime;
+#[cfg(doc)]
+use {crate::read::ZipFile, crate::write::FileOptions};
 
 #[cfg(any(
     all(target_arch = "arm", target_pointer_width = "32"),
@@ -41,6 +43,8 @@ mod atomic {
     }
 }
 
+#[cfg(feature = "time")]
+use crate::result::ZipDateTimeError;
 #[cfg(feature = "time")]
 use time::{error::ComponentRange, Date, Month, OffsetDateTime, PrimitiveDateTime, Time};
 
@@ -167,6 +171,7 @@ impl DateTime {
     ///
     /// Returns `Err` when this object is out of bounds
     #[allow(clippy::result_unit_err)]
+    #[deprecated(note = "use `DateTime::try_from()`")]
     pub fn from_time(dt: OffsetDateTime) -> Result<DateTime, ()> {
         if dt.year() >= 1980 && dt.year() <= 2107 {
             Ok(DateTime {
@@ -195,8 +200,6 @@ impl DateTime {
     #[cfg(feature = "time")]
     /// Converts the DateTime to a OffsetDateTime structure
     pub fn to_time(&self) -> Result<OffsetDateTime, ComponentRange> {
-        use std::convert::TryFrom;
-
         let date =
             Date::from_calendar_date(self.year as i32, Month::try_from(self.month)?, self.day)?;
         let time = Time::from_hms(self.hour, self.minute, self.second)?;
@@ -254,6 +257,26 @@ impl DateTime {
     }
 }
 
+#[cfg(feature = "time")]
+impl TryFrom<OffsetDateTime> for DateTime {
+    type Error = ZipDateTimeError;
+
+    fn try_from(dt: OffsetDateTime) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+        if dt.year() >= 1980 && dt.year() <= 2107 {
+            Ok(DateTime {
+                year: (dt.year()) as u16,
+                month: (dt.month()) as u8,
+                day: dt.day(),
+                hour: dt.hour(),
+                minute: dt.minute(),
+                second: dt.second(),
+            })
+        } else {
+            Err(ZipDateTimeError::DateTimeOutOfBounds)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 pub const DEFAULT_VERSION: u8 = 46;
 
 /// A type like `AtomicU64` except it implements `Clone` and has predefined
@@ -514,6 +537,27 @@ mod test {
         assert!(DateTime::from_time(datetime!(2108-01-01 00:00:00 UTC)).is_err());
     }
 
+    #[cfg(feature = "time")]
+    #[test]
+    fn datetime_try_from_bounds() {
+        use std::convert::TryFrom;
+
+        use super::DateTime;
+        use time::macros::datetime;
+
+        // 1979-12-31 23:59:59
+        assert!(DateTime::try_from(datetime!(1979-12-31 23:59:59 UTC)).is_err());
+
+        // 1980-01-01 00:00:00
+        assert!(DateTime::try_from(datetime!(1980-01-01 00:00:00 UTC)).is_ok());
+
+        // 2107-12-31 23:59:59
+        assert!(DateTime::try_from(datetime!(2107-12-31 23:59:59 UTC)).is_ok());
+
+        // 2108-01-01 00:00:00
+        assert!(DateTime::try_from(datetime!(2108-01-01 00:00:00 UTC)).is_err());
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn time_conversion() {
         use super::DateTime;
@@ -562,10 +606,12 @@ mod test {
     #[test]
     fn time_at_january() {
         use super::DateTime;
+        use std::convert::TryFrom;
 
         // 2020-01-01 00:00:00
         let clock = OffsetDateTime::from_unix_timestamp(1_577_836_800).unwrap();
 
         assert!(DateTime::from_time(clock).is_ok());
+        assert!(DateTime::try_from(clock).is_ok());
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/write.rs b/src/write.rs
index e51fa68f..7953048a 100644
--- a/src/write.rs
+++ b/src/write.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ use crate::spec;
 use crate::types::{AtomicU64, DateTime, System, ZipFileData, DEFAULT_VERSION};
 use byteorder::{LittleEndian, ReadBytesExt, WriteBytesExt};
 use crc32fast::Hasher;
+use std::convert::TryInto;
 use std::default::Default;
 use std::io;
 use std::io::prelude::*;