diff --git a/api/config/packages/doctrine.yaml b/api/config/packages/doctrine.yaml
index dae8287b..2dc3f229 100644
--- a/api/config/packages/doctrine.yaml
+++ b/api/config/packages/doctrine.yaml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ doctrine:
         url: '%env(resolve:DATABASE_URL)%'
         types:
             uuid:  Ramsey\Uuid\Doctrine\UuidType
+            datetime:  App\Types\UTCDateTimeType  #We override the default doctrine datetime with a UTC based version
             incompleteDate:  App\Types\IncompleteDateType
             underInvestigation:  App\Types\UnderInvestigationType
             money: Tbbc\MoneyBundle\Type\MoneyType
diff --git a/api/src/Types/UTCDateTimeType.php b/api/src/Types/UTCDateTimeType.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..23f934c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/src/Types/UTCDateTimeType.php
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Types;
+
+use Doctrine\DBAL\Platforms\AbstractPlatform;
+use Doctrine\DBAL\Types\ConversionException;
+use Doctrine\DBAL\Types\DateTimeType;
+
+class UTCDateTimeType extends DateTimeType
+{
+    private static $utc = null;
+
+    public function convertToDatabaseValue($value, AbstractPlatform $platform)
+    {
+        if ($value === null) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        if (is_null(self::$utc)) {
+            self::$utc = new \DateTimeZone('UTC');
+        }
+
+        $value->setTimeZone(self::$utc);
+
+        return $value->format($platform->getDateTimeFormatString());
+    }
+
+    public function convertToPHPValue($value, AbstractPlatform $platform)
+    {
+        if ($value === null) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        if (is_null(self::$utc)) {
+            self::$utc = new \DateTimeZone('UTC');
+        }
+
+        $val = \DateTime::createFromFormat($platform->getDateTimeFormatString(), $value, self::$utc);
+
+        if (!$val) {
+            throw ConversionException::conversionFailed($value, $this->getName());
+        }
+
+        return $val;
+    }
+}