diff --git a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests/Serialization/DateTimeZoneHandlingTests.cs b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests/Serialization/DateTimeZoneHandlingTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..49aae922
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+++ b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests/Serialization/DateTimeZoneHandlingTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+#region License
+// Copyright (c) 2007 James Newton-King
+//
+// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person
+// obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation
+// files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without
+// restriction, including without limitation the rights to use,
+// copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+// copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
+// Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following
+// conditions:
+//
+// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
+// included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+//
+// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
+// EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES
+// OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
+// NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT
+// HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY,
+// WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
+// FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR
+// OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+#endregion
+
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters;
+using System.Text;
+using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;
+using Newtonsoft.Json.Serialization;
+using Newtonsoft.Json.Tests.TestObjects;
+using Newtonsoft.Json.Tests.TestObjects.Organization;
+using Newtonsoft.Json.Utilities;
+#if DNXCORE50
+using Xunit;
+using Test = Xunit.FactAttribute;
+using Assert = Newtonsoft.Json.Tests.XUnitAssert;
+#else
+using NUnit.Framework;
+
+#endif
+
+namespace Newtonsoft.Json.Tests.Serialization
+{
+    [TestFixture]
+    public class DateTimeZoneHandlingTests : TestFixtureBase
+    {
+        [Test]
+        public void DeserializeObject()
+        {
+            string json = @"
+  {
+    ""Value"": ""2017-12-05T21:59:00""
+  }";
+
+            DateTimeWrapper c1 = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<DateTimeWrapper>(json, new JsonSerializerSettings()
+            {
+                DateTimeZoneHandling = DateTimeZoneHandling.Utc
+            });
+
+            DateTimeWrapper c2 = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<DateTimeWrapper>(json, new JsonSerializerSettings()
+            {
+                DateTimeZoneHandling = DateTimeZoneHandling.Local
+            });
+
+            DateTimeWrapper c3 = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<DateTimeWrapper>(json, new JsonSerializerSettings()
+            {
+                DateTimeZoneHandling = DateTimeZoneHandling.Unspecified
+            });
+
+            DateTimeWrapper c4 = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<DateTimeWrapper>(json);
+
+            Assert.AreEqual(DateTimeKind.Utc, c1.Value.Kind);
+            Assert.AreEqual(DateTimeKind.Local, c2.Value.Kind);
+            Assert.AreEqual(DateTimeKind.Unspecified, c3.Value.Kind);
+            Assert.AreEqual(DateTimeKind.Unspecified, c4.Value.Kind);
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void DeserializeFromJObject()
+        {
+            string json = @"
+  {
+    ""Value"": ""2017-12-05T21:59:00""
+  }";
+
+            JObject jo = JObject.Parse(json);
+
+            DateTimeWrapper c1 = jo.ToObject<DateTimeWrapper>(JsonSerializer.Create(new JsonSerializerSettings
+            {
+                DateTimeZoneHandling = DateTimeZoneHandling.Utc
+            }));
+
+            DateTimeWrapper c2 = jo.ToObject<DateTimeWrapper>(JsonSerializer.Create(new JsonSerializerSettings
+            {
+                DateTimeZoneHandling = DateTimeZoneHandling.Local
+            }));
+
+            DateTimeWrapper c3 = jo.ToObject<DateTimeWrapper>(JsonSerializer.Create(new JsonSerializerSettings
+            {
+                DateTimeZoneHandling = DateTimeZoneHandling.Unspecified
+            }));
+
+            DateTimeWrapper c4 = jo.ToObject<DateTimeWrapper>();
+
+            Assert.AreEqual(DateTimeKind.Utc, c1.Value.Kind);
+            Assert.AreEqual(DateTimeKind.Local, c2.Value.Kind);
+            Assert.AreEqual(DateTimeKind.Unspecified, c3.Value.Kind);
+            Assert.AreEqual(DateTimeKind.Unspecified, c4.Value.Kind);
+        }
+
+
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Serialization/JsonSerializerInternalReader.cs b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Serialization/JsonSerializerInternalReader.cs
index 23923262..2b354c0a 100644
--- a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Serialization/JsonSerializerInternalReader.cs
+++ b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Serialization/JsonSerializerInternalReader.cs
@@ -990,6 +990,11 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json.Serialization
                 }
             }
 
+            if (value is DateTime dt)
+            {
+                return DateTimeUtils.EnsureDateTime(dt, reader.DateTimeZoneHandling);
+            }
+
             return value;
         }