diff --git a/docs/gst/gstreamer-sections.txt b/docs/gst/gstreamer-sections.txt
index a83ea92256..f4aec1f819 100644
--- a/docs/gst/gstreamer-sections.txt
+++ b/docs/gst/gstreamer-sections.txt
@@ -2962,6 +2962,9 @@ gst_date_time_new
 
 gst_date_time_new_from_iso8601_string
 gst_date_time_to_iso8601_string
+
+gst_date_time_new_from_g_date_time
+gst_date_time_to_g_date_time
 </SECTION>
 
 <SECTION>
diff --git a/gst/gstdatetime.c b/gst/gstdatetime.c
index ca792043b5..2784e443e3 100644
--- a/gst/gstdatetime.c
+++ b/gst/gstdatetime.c
@@ -64,8 +64,18 @@ struct _GstDateTime
   volatile gint ref_count;
 };
 
-static GstDateTime *
-gst_date_time_new_from_gdatetime (GDateTime * dt)
+/**
+ * gst_date_time_new_from_g_date_time:
+ * @dt: (transfer full): the #GDateTime. The new #GstDateTime takes ownership.
+ *
+ * Creates a new #GstDateTime from a #GDateTime object.
+ *
+ * Free-function: gst_date_time_unref
+ *
+ * Returns: (transfer full): a newly created #GstDateTime, or NULL on error
+ */
+GstDateTime *
+gst_date_time_new_from_g_date_time (GDateTime * dt)
 {
   GstDateTime *gst_dt;
 
@@ -79,6 +89,27 @@ gst_date_time_new_from_gdatetime (GDateTime * dt)
   return gst_dt;
 }
 
+/**
+ * gst_date_time_to_g_date_time:
+ * @datetime: GstDateTime.
+ *
+ * Creates a new #GDateTime from a fully defined #GstDateTime object.
+ *
+ * Free-function: g_date_time_unref
+ *
+ * Returns: (transfer full): a newly created #GDateTime, or NULL on error
+ */
+GDateTime *
+gst_date_time_to_g_date_time (GstDateTime * datetime)
+{
+  g_return_val_if_fail (datetime != NULL, NULL);
+
+  if (datetime->fields != GST_DATE_TIME_FIELDS_YMD_HMS)
+    return NULL;
+
+  return g_date_time_add (datetime->datetime, 0);
+}
+
 /**
  * gst_date_time_has_year:
  * @datetime: a #GstDateTime
@@ -192,7 +223,7 @@ gst_date_time_get_month (const GstDateTime * datetime)
  * gst_date_time_get_day:
  * @datetime: a #GstDateTime
  *
- * Returns the day of this #GstDateTime.
+ * Returns the day of the month of this #GstDateTime.
  * Call gst_date_time_has_day before, to avoid warnings.
  *
  * Return value: The day of this #GstDateTime
@@ -403,10 +434,10 @@ gst_date_time_new_ymd (gint year, gint month, gint day)
 GstDateTime *
 gst_date_time_new_from_unix_epoch_local_time (gint64 secs)
 {
-  GstDateTime *datetime;
-  datetime =
-      gst_date_time_new_from_gdatetime (g_date_time_new_from_unix_local (secs));
-  return datetime;
+  GDateTime *datetime;
+
+  datetime = g_date_time_new_from_unix_local (secs);
+  return gst_date_time_new_from_g_date_time (datetime);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -427,7 +458,7 @@ gst_date_time_new_from_unix_epoch_utc (gint64 secs)
 {
   GstDateTime *datetime;
   datetime =
-      gst_date_time_new_from_gdatetime (g_date_time_new_from_unix_utc (secs));
+      gst_date_time_new_from_g_date_time (g_date_time_new_from_unix_utc (secs));
   return datetime;
 }
 
@@ -501,7 +532,7 @@ gst_date_time_new_local_time (gint year, gint month, gint day, gint hour,
   fields = gst_date_time_check_fields (&year, &month, &day,
       &hour, &minute, &seconds);
 
-  datetime = gst_date_time_new_from_gdatetime (g_date_time_new_local (year,
+  datetime = gst_date_time_new_from_g_date_time (g_date_time_new_local (year,
           month, day, hour, minute, seconds));
 
   datetime->fields = fields;
@@ -523,7 +554,7 @@ gst_date_time_new_local_time (gint year, gint month, gint day, gint hour,
 GstDateTime *
 gst_date_time_new_now_local_time (void)
 {
-  return gst_date_time_new_from_gdatetime (g_date_time_new_now_local ());
+  return gst_date_time_new_from_g_date_time (g_date_time_new_now_local ());
 }
 
 /**
@@ -542,7 +573,7 @@ gst_date_time_new_now_local_time (void)
 GstDateTime *
 gst_date_time_new_now_utc (void)
 {
-  return gst_date_time_new_from_gdatetime (g_date_time_new_now_utc ());
+  return gst_date_time_new_from_g_date_time (g_date_time_new_now_utc ());
 }
 
 gint
@@ -634,7 +665,7 @@ gst_date_time_new (gfloat tzoffset, gint year, gint month, gint day, gint hour,
   dt = g_date_time_new (tz, year, month, day, hour, minute, seconds);
   g_time_zone_unref (tz);
 
-  datetime = gst_date_time_new_from_gdatetime (dt);
+  datetime = gst_date_time_new_from_g_date_time (dt);
   datetime->fields = fields;
 
   return datetime;
diff --git a/gst/gstdatetime.h b/gst/gstdatetime.h
index d3083c73d8..500b9cc211 100644
--- a/gst/gstdatetime.h
+++ b/gst/gstdatetime.h
@@ -91,6 +91,10 @@ GstDateTime *   gst_date_time_new_now_utc        (void) G_GNUC_MALLOC;
 gchar *         gst_date_time_to_iso8601_string  (GstDateTime * datetime) G_GNUC_MALLOC;
 GstDateTime *   gst_date_time_new_from_iso8601_string  (const gchar * string) G_GNUC_MALLOC;
 
+GDateTime *     gst_date_time_to_g_date_time       (GstDateTime * datetime);
+
+GstDateTime *   gst_date_time_new_from_g_date_time (GDateTime * dt);
+
 /* refcounting */
 
 GstDateTime *   gst_date_time_ref                (GstDateTime * datetime);
diff --git a/tests/check/gst/gstdatetime.c b/tests/check/gst/gstdatetime.c
index 993a2587e3..8e870156de 100644
--- a/tests/check/gst/gstdatetime.c
+++ b/tests/check/gst/gstdatetime.c
@@ -636,6 +636,49 @@ GST_START_TEST (test_GstDateTime_iso8601)
 
 GST_END_TEST;
 
+GST_START_TEST (test_GstDateTime_to_g_date_time)
+{
+  GDateTime *gdt1;
+  GDateTime *gdt2;
+  GstDateTime *dt;
+
+  gdt1 = g_date_time_new_now_utc ();
+  dt = gst_date_time_new_from_g_date_time (gdt1);
+  gdt2 = gst_date_time_to_g_date_time (dt);
+
+  fail_unless (g_date_time_compare (gdt1, gdt2) == 0);
+
+  g_date_time_unref (gdt1);
+  g_date_time_unref (gdt2);
+}
+
+GST_END_TEST;
+
+GST_START_TEST (test_GstDateTime_new_from_g_date_time)
+{
+  GDateTime *gdt;
+  GstDateTime *dt;
+
+  gdt = g_date_time_new_now_utc ();
+  dt = gst_date_time_new_from_g_date_time (gdt);
+
+  assert_equals_int (gst_date_time_get_year (dt), g_date_time_get_year (gdt));
+  assert_equals_int (gst_date_time_get_month (dt), g_date_time_get_month (gdt));
+  assert_equals_int (gst_date_time_get_day (dt),
+      g_date_time_get_day_of_month (gdt));
+  assert_equals_int (gst_date_time_get_hour (dt), g_date_time_get_hour (gdt));
+  assert_equals_int (gst_date_time_get_minute (dt),
+      g_date_time_get_minute (gdt));
+  assert_equals_int (gst_date_time_get_second (dt),
+      g_date_time_get_second (gdt));
+  assert_equals_int (gst_date_time_get_microsecond (dt),
+      g_date_time_get_microsecond (gdt));
+
+  g_date_time_unref (gdt);
+}
+
+GST_END_TEST;
+
 static Suite *
 gst_date_time_suite (void)
 {
@@ -656,6 +699,8 @@ gst_date_time_suite (void)
   tcase_add_test (tc_chain, test_GstDateTime_utc_now);
   tcase_add_test (tc_chain, test_GstDateTime_partial_fields);
   tcase_add_test (tc_chain, test_GstDateTime_iso8601);
+  tcase_add_test (tc_chain, test_GstDateTime_to_g_date_time);
+  tcase_add_test (tc_chain, test_GstDateTime_new_from_g_date_time);
 
   return s;
 }
diff --git a/win32/common/libgstreamer.def b/win32/common/libgstreamer.def
index d88dd7d9a3..34d469add6 100644
--- a/win32/common/libgstreamer.def
+++ b/win32/common/libgstreamer.def
@@ -279,6 +279,7 @@ EXPORTS
 	gst_date_time_has_time
 	gst_date_time_has_year
 	gst_date_time_new
+	gst_date_time_new_from_g_date_time
 	gst_date_time_new_from_iso8601_string
 	gst_date_time_new_from_unix_epoch_local_time
 	gst_date_time_new_from_unix_epoch_utc
@@ -289,6 +290,7 @@ EXPORTS
 	gst_date_time_new_ym
 	gst_date_time_new_ymd
 	gst_date_time_ref
+	gst_date_time_to_g_date_time
 	gst_date_time_to_iso8601_string
 	gst_date_time_unref
 	gst_debug_add_log_function