diff --git a/src/types.rs b/src/types.rs
index 269ffb0c..7795bf4b 100644
--- a/src/types.rs
+++ b/src/types.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 //! Types that specify what is contained in a ZIP.
 use path::{Component, Path, PathBuf};
+use std::fmt;
 use std::path;
 use std::sync::{Arc, OnceLock};
 
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@ impl From<System> for u8 {
 ///
 /// Modern zip files store more precise timestamps, which are ignored by [`crate::read::ZipArchive`],
 /// so keep in mind that these timestamps are unreliable. [We're working on this](https://github.com/zip-rs/zip/issues/156#issuecomment-652981904).
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy)]
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Eq, Hash, Ord, PartialEq, PartialOrd)]
 pub struct DateTime {
     year: u16,
     month: u8,
@@ -135,6 +136,17 @@ impl Default for DateTime {
     }
 }
 
+impl fmt::Display for DateTime {
+    #[inline]
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        write!(
+            f,
+            "{:04}-{:02}-{:02} {:02}:{:02}:{:02}",
+            self.year, self.month, self.day, self.hour, self.minute, self.second
+        )
+    }
+}
+
 impl DateTime {
     /// Converts an msdos (u16, u16) pair to a DateTime object
     pub const fn from_msdos(datepart: u16, timepart: u16) -> DateTime {
@@ -606,6 +618,70 @@ mod test {
         assert_eq!(dt.datepart(), 0b1111111_1100_11111);
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn datetime_equality() {
+        use super::DateTime;
+
+        let dt = DateTime::from_date_and_time(2018, 11, 17, 10, 38, 30).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(
+            dt,
+            DateTime::from_date_and_time(2018, 11, 17, 10, 38, 30).unwrap()
+        );
+        assert_ne!(dt, DateTime::default());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn datetime_order() {
+        use std::cmp::Ordering;
+
+        use super::DateTime;
+
+        let dt = DateTime::from_date_and_time(2018, 11, 17, 10, 38, 30).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(
+            dt.cmp(&DateTime::from_date_and_time(2018, 11, 17, 10, 38, 30).unwrap()),
+            Ordering::Equal
+        );
+        // year
+        assert!(dt < DateTime::from_date_and_time(2019, 11, 17, 10, 38, 30).unwrap());
+        assert!(dt > DateTime::from_date_and_time(2017, 11, 17, 10, 38, 30).unwrap());
+        // month
+        assert!(dt < DateTime::from_date_and_time(2018, 12, 17, 10, 38, 30).unwrap());
+        assert!(dt > DateTime::from_date_and_time(2018, 10, 17, 10, 38, 30).unwrap());
+        // day
+        assert!(dt < DateTime::from_date_and_time(2018, 11, 18, 10, 38, 30).unwrap());
+        assert!(dt > DateTime::from_date_and_time(2018, 11, 16, 10, 38, 30).unwrap());
+        // hour
+        assert!(dt < DateTime::from_date_and_time(2018, 11, 17, 11, 38, 30).unwrap());
+        assert!(dt > DateTime::from_date_and_time(2018, 11, 17, 9, 38, 30).unwrap());
+        // minute
+        assert!(dt < DateTime::from_date_and_time(2018, 11, 17, 10, 39, 30).unwrap());
+        assert!(dt > DateTime::from_date_and_time(2018, 11, 17, 10, 37, 30).unwrap());
+        // second
+        assert!(dt < DateTime::from_date_and_time(2018, 11, 17, 10, 38, 31).unwrap());
+        assert!(dt > DateTime::from_date_and_time(2018, 11, 17, 10, 38, 29).unwrap());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn datetime_display() {
+        use super::DateTime;
+
+        assert_eq!(format!("{}", DateTime::default()), "1980-01-01 00:00:00");
+        assert_eq!(
+            format!(
+                "{}",
+                DateTime::from_date_and_time(2018, 11, 17, 10, 38, 30).unwrap()
+            ),
+            "2018-11-17 10:38:30"
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            format!(
+                "{}",
+                DateTime::from_date_and_time(2107, 12, 31, 23, 59, 59).unwrap()
+            ),
+            "2107-12-31 23:59:59"
+        );
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn datetime_bounds() {
         use super::DateTime;