diff --git a/src/ng/directive/input.js b/src/ng/directive/input.js
index 228f5fb2366a..16fb3733107d 100644
--- a/src/ng/directive/input.js
+++ b/src/ng/directive/input.js
@@ -1431,16 +1431,19 @@ function createDateInputType(type, regexp, parseDate, format) {
   return function dynamicDateInputType(scope, element, attr, ctrl, $sniffer, $browser, $filter) {
     badInputChecker(scope, element, attr, ctrl, type);
     baseInputType(scope, element, attr, ctrl, $sniffer, $browser);
-    var timezone = ctrl && ctrl.$options.getOption('timezone');
     var previousDate;
 
     ctrl.$parsers.push(function(value) {
-      if (ctrl.$isEmpty(value)) return null;
+      if (ctrl.$isEmpty(value)) {
+        previousDate = null;
+        return null;
+      }
       if (regexp.test(value)) {
         // Note: We cannot read ctrl.$modelValue, as there might be a different
         // parser/formatter in the processing chain so that the model
         // contains some different data format!
         var parsedDate = parseDate(value, previousDate);
+        var timezone = ctrl.$options.getOption('timezone');
         if (timezone) {
           parsedDate = convertTimezoneToLocal(parsedDate, timezone);
         }
@@ -1456,6 +1459,7 @@ function createDateInputType(type, regexp, parseDate, format) {
       }
       if (isValidDate(value)) {
         previousDate = value;
+        var timezone = ctrl.$options.getOption('timezone');
         if (previousDate && timezone) {
           previousDate = convertTimezoneToLocal(previousDate, timezone, true);
         }
diff --git a/test/ng/directive/inputSpec.js b/test/ng/directive/inputSpec.js
index afc869074a78..600f9b2bf21c 100644
--- a/test/ng/directive/inputSpec.js
+++ b/test/ng/directive/inputSpec.js
@@ -693,6 +693,21 @@ describe('input', function() {
     });
 
 
+    it('should be possible to override the timezone', function() {
+      var inputElm = helper.compileInput('<input type="month" ng-model="value" ng-model-options="{timezone: \'UTC\'}" />');
+
+      helper.changeInputValueTo('2013-07');
+      expect(+$rootScope.value).toBe(Date.UTC(2013, 6, 1));
+
+      inputElm.controller('ngModel').$overrideModelOptions({timezone: '-0500'});
+
+      $rootScope.$apply(function() {
+        $rootScope.value = new Date(Date.UTC(2014, 6, 1));
+      });
+      expect(inputElm.val()).toBe('2014-06');
+    });
+
+
     they('should use any timezone if specified in the options (format: $prop)',
       {'+HHmm': '+0500', '+HH:mm': '+05:00'},
       function(tz) {
@@ -962,6 +977,21 @@ describe('input', function() {
     });
 
 
+    it('should be possible to override the timezone', function() {
+      var inputElm = helper.compileInput('<input type="week" ng-model="value" ng-model-options="{timezone: \'UTC\'}" />');
+
+      helper.changeInputValueTo('2013-W03');
+      expect(+$rootScope.value).toBe(Date.UTC(2013, 0, 17));
+
+      inputElm.controller('ngModel').$overrideModelOptions({timezone: '+5000'});
+
+      $rootScope.$apply(function() {
+        $rootScope.value = new Date(Date.UTC(2014, 0, 17));
+      });
+      expect(inputElm.val()).toBe('2014-W04');
+    });
+
+
     they('should use any timezone if specified in the options (format: $prop)',
       {'+HHmm': '+0500', '+HH:mm': '+05:00'},
       function(tz) {
@@ -1168,6 +1198,25 @@ describe('input', function() {
     });
 
 
+    it('should be possible to override the timezone', function() {
+      var inputElm = helper.compileInput('<input type="datetime-local" ng-model="value" ng-model-options="{timezone: \'UTC\'}" />');
+
+      helper.changeInputValueTo('2000-01-01T01:02');
+      expect(+$rootScope.value).toBe(Date.UTC(2000, 0, 1, 1, 2, 0));
+
+      inputElm.controller('ngModel').$overrideModelOptions({timezone: '+0500'});
+      $rootScope.$apply(function() {
+        $rootScope.value = new Date(Date.UTC(2001, 0, 1, 1, 2, 0));
+      });
+      expect(inputElm.val()).toBe('2001-01-01T06:02:00.000');
+
+      inputElm.controller('ngModel').$overrideModelOptions({timezone: 'UTC'});
+
+      helper.changeInputValueTo('2000-01-01T01:02');
+      expect(+$rootScope.value).toBe(Date.UTC(2000, 0, 1, 1, 2, 0));
+    });
+
+
     they('should use any timezone if specified in the options (format: $prop)',
       {'+HHmm': '+0500', '+HH:mm': '+05:00'},
       function(tz) {
@@ -1513,6 +1562,25 @@ describe('input', function() {
     });
 
 
+    it('should be possible to override the timezone', function() {
+      var inputElm = helper.compileInput('<input type="time" ng-model="value" ng-model-options="{timezone: \'UTC\'}" />');
+
+      helper.changeInputValueTo('23:02:00');
+      expect(+$rootScope.value).toBe(Date.UTC(1970, 0, 1, 23, 2, 0));
+
+      inputElm.controller('ngModel').$overrideModelOptions({timezone: '-0500'});
+      $rootScope.$apply(function() {
+        $rootScope.value = new Date(Date.UTC(1971, 0, 1, 23, 2, 0));
+      });
+      expect(inputElm.val()).toBe('18:02:00.000');
+
+      inputElm.controller('ngModel').$overrideModelOptions({timezone: 'UTC'});
+      helper.changeInputValueTo('23:02:00');
+      // The year is still set from the previous date
+      expect(+$rootScope.value).toBe(Date.UTC(1971, 0, 1, 23, 2, 0));
+    });
+
+
     they('should use any timezone if specified in the options (format: $prop)',
       {'+HHmm': '+0500', '+HH:mm': '+05:00'},
       function(tz) {
@@ -1825,6 +1893,24 @@ describe('input', function() {
     });
 
 
+    it('should be possible to override the timezone', function() {
+      var inputElm = helper.compileInput('<input type="date" ng-model="value" ng-model-options="{timezone: \'UTC\'}" />');
+
+      helper.changeInputValueTo('2000-01-01');
+      expect(+$rootScope.value).toBe(Date.UTC(2000, 0, 1));
+
+      inputElm.controller('ngModel').$overrideModelOptions({timezone: '-0500'});
+      $rootScope.$apply(function() {
+        $rootScope.value = new Date(Date.UTC(2001, 0, 1));
+      });
+      expect(inputElm.val()).toBe('2000-12-31');
+
+      inputElm.controller('ngModel').$overrideModelOptions({timezone: 'UTC'});
+      helper.changeInputValueTo('2000-01-01');
+      expect(+$rootScope.value).toBe(Date.UTC(2000, 0, 1, 19));
+    });
+
+
     they('should use any timezone if specified in the options (format: $prop)',
       {'+HHmm': '+0500', '+HH:mm': '+05:00'},
       function(tz) {
@@ -1910,6 +1996,30 @@ describe('input', function() {
       dealoc(formElm);
     });
 
+    it('should not reuse the hour part of a previous date object after emptying the input', function() {
+      var inputElm = helper.compileInput('<input type="date" ng-model="value" ng-model-options="{timezone: \'UTC\'}" />');
+
+      helper.changeInputValueTo('2000-01-01');
+      expect(+$rootScope.value).toBe(Date.UTC(2000, 0, 1));
+
+      // Change the timezone offset so that the display date is a day earlier
+      // This does not change the model, but our implementation
+      // internally caches a Date object with this offset
+      // and re-uses it if part of the date changes
+      inputElm.controller('ngModel').$overrideModelOptions({timezone: '-0500'});
+      $rootScope.$apply(function() {
+        $rootScope.value = new Date(Date.UTC(2001, 0, 1));
+      });
+      expect(inputElm.val()).toBe('2000-12-31');
+
+      // Emptying the input should clear the cached date object
+      helper.changeInputValueTo('');
+
+      inputElm.controller('ngModel').$overrideModelOptions({timezone: 'UTC'});
+      helper.changeInputValueTo('2000-01-01');
+      expect(+$rootScope.value).toBe(Date.UTC(2000, 0, 1, 0));
+    });
+
     describe('min', function() {
 
       it('should invalidate', function() {