diff --git a/docs/src/content/pages/fields/datetime.mdoc b/docs/src/content/pages/fields/datetime.mdoc
index f8c1f07d3..a74b714aa 100644
--- a/docs/src/content/pages/fields/datetime.mdoc
+++ b/docs/src/content/pages/fields/datetime.mdoc
@@ -4,7 +4,12 @@ summary: The datetime field stores a Datetime string.
 ---
 {% field-demo field="datetime" /%}
 
-The `datetime` field stores a Datetime string, collected from an `<input type="datetime-local" />` form field.
+The `datetime` field stores an [ISO 8601](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601) formatted datetime string in UTC time (i.e. YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS.000Z), collected from an `<input type="datetime-local" />` form field. 
+
+{% aside icon="☝️" %}
+Datetimes are stored in UTC time, but displayed/edited in the user's local timezone.
+{% /aside %}
+
 
 ## Usage example
 
diff --git a/packages/keystatic/src/form/fields/datetime/index.tsx b/packages/keystatic/src/form/fields/datetime/index.tsx
index c249b4ef7..2326df091 100644
--- a/packages/keystatic/src/form/fields/datetime/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/keystatic/src/form/fields/datetime/index.tsx
@@ -39,13 +39,10 @@ export function datetime<IsRequired extends boolean | undefined>({
         return null;
       }
       if (typeof defaultValue === 'string') {
-        return defaultValue;
+        return new Date(defaultValue).toISOString();
       }
       if (defaultValue.kind === 'now') {
-        const now = new Date();
-        return new Date(now.getTime() - now.getTimezoneOffset() * 60 * 1000)
-          .toISOString()
-          .slice(0, -8);
+        return new Date().toISOString();
       }
       return null;
     },
@@ -54,19 +51,16 @@ export function datetime<IsRequired extends boolean | undefined>({
         return null;
       }
       if (value instanceof Date) {
-        return value.toISOString().slice(0, -8);
+        return value.toISOString();
       }
       if (typeof value !== 'string') {
         throw new FieldDataError('Must be a string or date');
       }
-      return value;
+      return new Date(value).toISOString();
     },
     serialize(value) {
       if (value === null) return { value: undefined };
-      const date = new Date(value + 'Z');
-      date.toJSON = () => date.toISOString().slice(0, -8);
-      date.toString = () => date.toISOString().slice(0, -8);
-      return { value: date };
+      return { value: new Date(value).toISOString() };
     },
     validate(value) {
       const message = validateDatetime(validation, value, label);
diff --git a/packages/keystatic/src/form/fields/datetime/ui.tsx b/packages/keystatic/src/form/fields/datetime/ui.tsx
index 43f1f579f..232cb0049 100644
--- a/packages/keystatic/src/form/fields/datetime/ui.tsx
+++ b/packages/keystatic/src/form/fields/datetime/ui.tsx
@@ -5,6 +5,14 @@ import { useReducer } from 'react';
 import { validateDatetime } from './validateDatetime';
 import { FormFieldInputProps } from '../../api';
 
+function convertUTCToLocal(datetime: string | null): string {
+  if (!datetime) return '';
+  const date = new Date(datetime);
+  const offset = date.getTimezoneOffset();
+  const localDate = new Date(date.getTime() - offset * 60 * 1000);
+  return localDate.toISOString().slice(0, 16);
+}
+
 export function DatetimeFieldInput(
   props: FormFieldInputProps<string | null> & {
     label: string;
@@ -23,7 +31,7 @@ export function DatetimeFieldInput(
         props.onChange(val === '' ? null : val);
       }}
       autoFocus={props.autoFocus}
-      value={props.value === null ? '' : props.value}
+      value={convertUTCToLocal(props.value)}
       onBlur={onBlur}
       isRequired={props.validation?.isRequired}
       errorMessage={
diff --git a/packages/keystatic/src/form/fields/datetime/validateDatetime.tsx b/packages/keystatic/src/form/fields/datetime/validateDatetime.tsx
index e62028cb4..7435ce4e4 100644
--- a/packages/keystatic/src/form/fields/datetime/validateDatetime.tsx
+++ b/packages/keystatic/src/form/fields/datetime/validateDatetime.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ export function validateDatetime(
   value: string | null,
   label: string
 ) {
-  if (value !== null && !/^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}T\d{2}:\d{2}$/.test(value)) {
+  if (value !== null && isNaN(Date.parse(value))) {
     return `${label} is not a valid datetime`;
   }
 
@@ -12,15 +12,16 @@ export function validateDatetime(
   }
   if ((validation?.min || validation?.max) && value !== null) {
     const datetime = new Date(value);
+    const utcDatetime = new Date(datetime.getTime() - datetime.getTimezoneOffset() * 60000);
     if (validation?.min !== undefined) {
       const min = new Date(validation.min);
-      if (datetime < min) {
+      if (utcDatetime < min) {
         return `${label} must be after ${min.toISOString()}`;
       }
     }
     if (validation?.max !== undefined) {
       const max = new Date(validation.max);
-      if (datetime > max) {
+      if (utcDatetime > max) {
         return `${label} must be no later than ${max.toISOString()}`;
       }
     }