diff --git a/QRCoder/PayloadGenerator.cs b/QRCoder/PayloadGenerator.cs
index 56949682..f0e75378 100644
--- a/QRCoder/PayloadGenerator.cs
+++ b/QRCoder/PayloadGenerator.cs
@@ -1877,6 +1877,20 @@ public class CalendarEvent : Payload
             private readonly string subject, description, location, start, end;
             private readonly EventEncoding encoding;
 
+            /// <summary>
+            /// Generates a calender entry/event payload.
+            /// </summary>
+            /// <param name="subject">Subject/title of the calender event</param>
+            /// <param name="description">Description of the event</param>
+            /// <param name="location">Location (lat:long or address) of the event</param>
+            /// <param name="start">Start time (incl. UTC offset) of the event</param>
+            /// <param name="end">End time (incl. UTC offset) of the event</param>
+            /// <param name="allDayEvent">Is it a full day event?</param>
+            /// <param name="encoding">Type of encoding (universal or iCal)</param>
+            public CalendarEvent(string subject, string description, string location, DateTimeOffset start, DateTimeOffset end, bool allDayEvent, EventEncoding encoding = EventEncoding.Universal) : this(subject, description, location, start.UtcDateTime, end.UtcDateTime, allDayEvent, encoding)
+            {
+            }
+
             /// <summary>
             /// Generates a calender entry/event payload.
             /// </summary>
@@ -1893,9 +1907,17 @@ public CalendarEvent(string subject, string description, string location, DateTi
                 this.description = description;
                 this.location = location;
                 this.encoding = encoding;
-                string dtFormat = allDayEvent ? "yyyyMMdd" : "yyyyMMddTHHmmss";
-                this.start = start.ToString(dtFormat);
-                this.end = end.ToString(dtFormat);
+                string dtFormatStart = "yyyyMMdd", dtFormatEnd = "yyyyMMdd";
+                if (!allDayEvent)
+                {
+                    dtFormatStart = dtFormatEnd = "yyyyMMddTHHmmss";
+                    if (start.Kind == DateTimeKind.Utc)
+                        dtFormatStart = "yyyyMMddTHHmmssZ";
+                    if (end.Kind == DateTimeKind.Utc)
+                        dtFormatEnd = "yyyyMMddTHHmmssZ";
+                }                
+                this.start = start.ToString(dtFormatStart);
+                this.end = end.ToString(dtFormatEnd);
             }
 
             public override string ToString()
diff --git a/QRCoderTests/PayloadGeneratorTests.cs b/QRCoderTests/PayloadGeneratorTests.cs
index 717516e8..878a4115 100644
--- a/QRCoderTests/PayloadGeneratorTests.cs
+++ b/QRCoderTests/PayloadGeneratorTests.cs
@@ -816,7 +816,7 @@ public void calendarevent_should_build_universal()
             var location = "Programmer's paradise, Beachtown, Paradise";
             var alldayEvent = false;
             var begin = new DateTime(2016, 01, 03, 12, 00, 00);
-            var end = new DateTime(2016, 01, 03, 14, 30, 0);
+            var end = new DateTime(2016, 01, 03, 14, 30, 00);
             var encoding = PayloadGenerator.CalendarEvent.EventEncoding.Universal;
 
             var generator = new PayloadGenerator.CalendarEvent(subject, description, location, begin, end, alldayEvent, encoding);
@@ -843,6 +843,42 @@ public void calendarevent_should_build_ical()
         }
 
 
+        [Fact]
+        [Category("PayloadGenerator/CalendarEvent")]
+        public void calendarevent_should_build_with_utc_datetime()
+        {
+            var subject = "Release party";
+            var description = "A small party for the new QRCoder. Bring some beer!";
+            var location = "Programmer's paradise, Beachtown, Paradise";
+            var alldayEvent = false;
+            var begin = new DateTime(2016, 01, 03, 12, 00, 00, DateTimeKind.Utc);
+            var end = new DateTime(2016, 01, 03, 14, 30, 00, DateTimeKind.Utc);
+            var encoding = PayloadGenerator.CalendarEvent.EventEncoding.Universal;
+
+            var generator = new PayloadGenerator.CalendarEvent(subject, description, location, begin, end, alldayEvent, encoding);
+
+            generator.ToString().ShouldBe($"BEGIN:VEVENT{Environment.NewLine}SUMMARY:Release party{Environment.NewLine}DESCRIPTION:A small party for the new QRCoder. Bring some beer!{Environment.NewLine}LOCATION:Programmer's paradise, Beachtown, Paradise{Environment.NewLine}DTSTART:20160103T120000Z{Environment.NewLine}DTEND:20160103T143000Z{Environment.NewLine}END:VEVENT");
+        }
+
+
+        [Fact]
+        [Category("PayloadGenerator/CalendarEvent")]
+        public void calendarevent_should_build_with_utc_offset()
+        {
+            var subject = "Release party";
+            var description = "A small party for the new QRCoder. Bring some beer!";
+            var location = "Programmer's paradise, Beachtown, Paradise";
+            var alldayEvent = false;
+            var begin = new DateTimeOffset(2016, 01, 03, 12, 00, 00, new TimeSpan(3, 0, 0));
+            var end = new DateTimeOffset(2016, 01, 03, 14, 30, 00, new TimeSpan(3, 0, 0));
+            var encoding = PayloadGenerator.CalendarEvent.EventEncoding.Universal;
+
+            var generator = new PayloadGenerator.CalendarEvent(subject, description, location, begin, end, alldayEvent, encoding);
+
+            generator.ToString().ShouldBe($"BEGIN:VEVENT{Environment.NewLine}SUMMARY:Release party{Environment.NewLine}DESCRIPTION:A small party for the new QRCoder. Bring some beer!{Environment.NewLine}LOCATION:Programmer's paradise, Beachtown, Paradise{Environment.NewLine}DTSTART:20160103T090000Z{Environment.NewLine}DTEND:20160103T113000Z{Environment.NewLine}END:VEVENT");
+        }
+
+
         [Fact]
         [Category("PayloadGenerator/CalendarEvent")]
         public void calendarevent_should_build_allday()