diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Serializer/Normalizer/DateTimeNormalizer.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Serializer/Normalizer/DateTimeNormalizer.php
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+<?php
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of the Symfony package.
+ *
+ * (c) Fabien Potencier <fabien@symfony.com>
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
+ * file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+namespace Symfony\Component\Serializer\Normalizer;
+
+use Symfony\Component\Serializer\Exception\InvalidArgumentException;
+use Symfony\Component\Serializer\Exception\UnexpectedValueException;
+
+/**
+ * Normalizes an object implementing the {@see \DateTimeInterface} to a date string.
+ * Denormalizes a date string to an instance of {@see \DateTime} or {@see \DateTimeImmutable}.
+ *
+ * @author Kévin Dunglas <dunglas@gmail.com>
+ */
+class DateTimeNormalizer implements NormalizerInterface, DenormalizerInterface
+{
+    const FORMAT_KEY = 'datetime_format';
+
+    /**
+     * @var string
+     */
+    private $format;
+
+    /**
+     * @param string $format
+     */
+    public function __construct($format = \DateTime::RFC3339)
+    {
+        $this->format = $format;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     *
+     * @throws InvalidArgumentException
+     */
+    public function normalize($object, $format = null, array $context = array())
+    {
+        if (!$object instanceof \DateTimeInterface) {
+            throw new InvalidArgumentException('The object must implement the "\DateTimeInterface".');
+        }
+
+        $format = isset($context[self::FORMAT_KEY]) ? $context[self::FORMAT_KEY] : $this->format;
+
+        return $object->format($format);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function supportsNormalization($data, $format = null)
+    {
+        return $data instanceof \DateTimeInterface;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     *
+     * @throws UnexpectedValueException
+     */
+    public function denormalize($data, $class, $format = null, array $context = array())
+    {
+        try {
+            return \DateTime::class === $class ? new \DateTime($data) : new \DateTimeImmutable($data);
+        } catch (\Exception $e) {
+            throw new UnexpectedValueException($e->getMessage(), $e->getCode(), $e);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function supportsDenormalization($data, $type, $format = null)
+    {
+        $supportedTypes = array(
+            \DateTimeInterface::class => true,
+            \DateTimeImmutable::class => true,
+            \DateTime::class => true,
+        );
+
+        return isset($supportedTypes[$type]);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Serializer/Tests/Normalizer/DateTimeNormalizerTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Serializer/Tests/Normalizer/DateTimeNormalizerTest.php
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+<?php
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of the Symfony package.
+ *
+ * (c) Fabien Potencier <fabien@symfony.com>
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
+ * file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+namespace Symfony\Component\Serializer\Tests\Normalizer;
+
+use Symfony\Component\Serializer\Normalizer\DateTimeNormalizer;
+
+/**
+ * @author Kévin Dunglas <dunglas@gmail.com>
+ */
+class DateTimeNormalizerTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
+{
+    /**
+     * @var DateTimeNormalizer
+     */
+    private $normalizer;
+
+    public function setUp()
+    {
+        $this->normalizer = new DateTimeNormalizer();
+    }
+
+    public function testSupportNormalization()
+    {
+        $this->assertTrue($this->normalizer->supportsNormalization(new \DateTime()));
+        $this->assertTrue($this->normalizer->supportsNormalization(new \DateTimeImmutable()));
+        $this->assertFalse($this->normalizer->supportsNormalization(new \stdClass()));
+    }
+
+    public function testNormalize()
+    {
+        $this->assertEquals('2016-01-01T00:00:00+00:00', $this->normalizer->normalize(new \DateTime('2016/01/01')));
+        $this->assertEquals('2016-01-01T00:00:00+00:00', $this->normalizer->normalize(new \DateTimeImmutable('2016/01/01')));
+    }
+
+    public function testContextFormat()
+    {
+        $this->assertEquals('2016', $this->normalizer->normalize(new \DateTime('2016/01/01'), null, array(DateTimeNormalizer::FORMAT_KEY => 'Y')));
+    }
+
+    public function testConstructorFormat()
+    {
+        $this->assertEquals('16', (new DateTimeNormalizer('y'))->normalize(new \DateTime('2016/01/01')));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @expectedException \Symfony\Component\Serializer\Exception\InvalidArgumentException
+     * @expectedExceptionMessage The object must implement the "\DateTimeInterface".
+     */
+    public function testInvalidDataThrowException()
+    {
+        $this->normalizer->normalize(new \stdClass());
+    }
+
+    public function testSupportDenormalization()
+    {
+        $this->assertTrue($this->normalizer->supportsDenormalization('2016-01-01T00:00:00+00:00', \DateTimeInterface::class));
+        $this->assertTrue($this->normalizer->supportsDenormalization('2016-01-01T00:00:00+00:00', \DateTime::class));
+        $this->assertTrue($this->normalizer->supportsDenormalization('2016-01-01T00:00:00+00:00', \DateTimeImmutable::class));
+        $this->assertFalse($this->normalizer->supportsDenormalization('foo', 'Bar'));
+    }
+
+    public function testDenormalize()
+    {
+        $this->assertEquals(new \DateTimeImmutable('2016/01/01'), $this->normalizer->denormalize('2016-01-01T00:00:00+00:00', \DateTimeInterface::class));
+        $this->assertEquals(new \DateTimeImmutable('2016/01/01'), $this->normalizer->denormalize('2016-01-01T00:00:00+00:00', \DateTimeImmutable::class));
+        $this->assertEquals(new \DateTime('2016/01/01'), $this->normalizer->denormalize('2016-01-01T00:00:00+00:00', \DateTime::class));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @expectedException \Symfony\Component\Serializer\Exception\UnexpectedValueException
+     */
+    public function testInvalidDateThrowException()
+    {
+        $this->normalizer->denormalize('invalid date', \DateTimeInterface::class);
+    }
+}