diff --git a/oslo_versionedobjects/base.py b/oslo_versionedobjects/base.py
index c995bef7..44d7d731 100644
--- a/oslo_versionedobjects/base.py
+++ b/oslo_versionedobjects/base.py
@@ -562,6 +562,18 @@ class VersionedObject(object):
         return list(self.fields.keys()) + self.obj_extra_fields
 
 
+class ComparableVersionedObject(object):
+    """Mix-in to provide comparason methods
+
+    When objects are to be compared with each other (in tests for example),
+    this mixin can be used.
+    """
+    def __eq__(self, obj):
+        # FIXME(inc0): this can return incorrect value if we consider partially
+        # loaded objects from db and fields which are dropped out differ
+        return self.obj_to_primitive() == obj.obj_to_primitive()
+
+
 class VersionedObjectDictCompat(object):
     """Mix-in to provide dictionary key access compat
 
diff --git a/oslo_versionedobjects/fields.py b/oslo_versionedobjects/fields.py
index ce891044..57c7d3d4 100755
--- a/oslo_versionedobjects/fields.py
+++ b/oslo_versionedobjects/fields.py
@@ -271,8 +271,11 @@ class Boolean(FieldType):
 
 
 class DateTime(FieldType):
-    @staticmethod
-    def coerce(obj, attr, value):
+    def __init__(self, tzinfo_aware=True, *args, **kwargs):
+        self.tzinfo_aware = tzinfo_aware
+        super(DateTime, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    def coerce(self, obj, attr, value):
         if isinstance(value, six.string_types):
             # NOTE(danms): Being tolerant of isotime strings here will help us
             # during our objects transition
@@ -280,11 +283,13 @@ class DateTime(FieldType):
         elif not isinstance(value, datetime.datetime):
             raise ValueError(_('A datetime.datetime is required here'))
 
-        if value.utcoffset() is None:
+        if value.utcoffset() is None and self.tzinfo_aware:
             # NOTE(danms): Legacy objects from sqlalchemy are stored in UTC,
             # but are returned without a timezone attached.
             # As a transitional aid, assume a tz-naive object is in UTC.
             value = value.replace(tzinfo=iso8601.iso8601.Utc())
+        elif not self.tzinfo_aware:
+            value = value.replace(tzinfo=None)
         return value
 
     def from_primitive(self, obj, attr, value):
@@ -490,7 +495,9 @@ class BooleanField(AutoTypedField):
 
 
 class DateTimeField(AutoTypedField):
-    AUTO_TYPE = DateTime()
+    def __init__(self, tzinfo_aware=True, **kwargs):
+        self.AUTO_TYPE = DateTime(tzinfo_aware=tzinfo_aware)
+        super(DateTimeField, self).__init__(**kwargs)
 
 
 class DictOfStringsField(AutoTypedField):
diff --git a/oslo_versionedobjects/tests/test_fields.py b/oslo_versionedobjects/tests/test_fields.py
index 21e7d1b2..48d4f2a4 100755
--- a/oslo_versionedobjects/tests/test_fields.py
+++ b/oslo_versionedobjects/tests/test_fields.py
@@ -135,6 +135,29 @@ class TestDateTime(TestField):
                                   tzinfo=iso8601.iso8601.Utc())))
 
 
+class TestDateTimeNoTzinfo(TestField):
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(TestDateTimeNoTzinfo, self).setUp()
+        self.dt = datetime.datetime(1955, 11, 5)
+        self.field = fields.DateTimeField(tzinfo_aware=False)
+        self.coerce_good_values = [(self.dt, self.dt),
+                                   (timeutils.isotime(self.dt), self.dt)]
+        self.coerce_bad_values = [1, 'foo']
+        self.to_primitive_values = [(self.dt, timeutils.isotime(self.dt))]
+        self.from_primitive_values = [
+            (
+                timeutils.isotime(self.dt),
+                self.dt,
+            )
+        ]
+
+    def test_stringify(self):
+        self.assertEqual(
+            '1955-11-05T18:00:00Z',
+            self.field.stringify(
+                datetime.datetime(1955, 11, 5, 18, 0, 0)))
+
+
 class TestDict(TestField):
     def setUp(self):
         super(TestDict, self).setUp()
diff --git a/oslo_versionedobjects/tests/test_objects.py b/oslo_versionedobjects/tests/test_objects.py
index 48c8c6c3..51decd0d 100755
--- a/oslo_versionedobjects/tests/test_objects.py
+++ b/oslo_versionedobjects/tests/test_objects.py
@@ -116,6 +116,11 @@ class MyObj(base.VersionedObject, base.VersionedObjectDictCompat):
             primitive['bar'] = 'old%s' % primitive['bar']
 
 
+@base.VersionedObjectRegistry.register
+class MyComparableObj(MyObj, base.ComparableVersionedObject):
+    pass
+
+
 @base.VersionedObjectRegistry.register
 class MyObjDiffVers(MyObj):
     VERSION = '1.5'
@@ -837,6 +842,13 @@ class _TestObject(object):
             obj.obj_to_primitive('1.0')
             self.assertTrue(mock_mc.called)
 
+    def test_comparable_objects(self):
+        obj1 = MyComparableObj(foo=1)
+        obj2 = MyComparableObj(foo=1)
+        obj3 = MyComparableObj(foo=2)
+        self.assertTrue(obj1 == obj2)
+        self.assertFalse(obj1 == obj3)
+
 
 class TestObject(_LocalTest, _TestObject):
     def test_set_defaults(self):