diff --git a/Lib/_strptime.py b/Lib/_strptime.py
index ee30b42..728a9dc 100644
--- a/Lib/_strptime.py
+++ b/Lib/_strptime.py
@@ -16,7 +16,10 @@
 from re import compile as re_compile
 from re import IGNORECASE, ASCII
 from re import escape as re_escape
-from datetime import date as datetime_date
+from datetime import (date as datetime_date,
+                      datetime as datetime_datetime,
+                      timedelta as datetime_timedelta,
+                      timezone as datetime_timezone)
 try:
     from _thread import allocate_lock as _thread_allocate_lock
 except:
@@ -204,6 +207,7 @@
             #XXX: Does 'Y' need to worry about having less or more than
             #     4 digits?
             'Y': r"(?P<Y>\d\d\d\d)",
+            'z': r"(?P<z>[+-]\d\d[0-5]\d)",
             'A': self.__seqToRE(self.locale_time.f_weekday, 'A'),
             'a': self.__seqToRE(self.locale_time.a_weekday, 'a'),
             'B': self.__seqToRE(self.locale_time.f_month[1:], 'B'),
@@ -293,7 +297,9 @@
 
 
 def _strptime(data_string, format="%a %b %d %H:%M:%S %Y"):
-    """Return a time struct based on the input string and the format string."""
+    """Return a 2-tuple consisting of a time struct and an int containg
+    the number of microseconds based on the input string and the
+    format string."""
 
     for index, arg in enumerate([data_string, format]):
         if not isinstance(arg, str):
@@ -333,10 +339,12 @@
     if len(data_string) != found.end():
         raise ValueError("unconverted data remains: %s" %
                           data_string[found.end():])
+
     year = 1900
     month = day = 1
     hour = minute = second = fraction = 0
     tz = -1
+    tzoffset = None
     # Default to -1 to signify that values not known; not critical to have,
     # though
     week_of_year = -1
@@ -417,6 +425,11 @@
             else:
                 # W starts week on Monday.
                 week_of_year_start = 0
+        elif group_key == 'z':
+            z = found_dict['z']
+            tzoffset = int(z[1:3]) * 60 + int(z[3:5])
+            if z.startswith("-"):
+                tzoffset = -tzoffset
         elif group_key == 'Z':
             # Since -1 is default value only need to worry about setting tz if
             # it can be something other than -1.
@@ -453,9 +466,35 @@
         day = datetime_result.day
     if weekday == -1:
         weekday = datetime_date(year, month, day).weekday()
-    return (time.struct_time((year, month, day,
-                              hour, minute, second,
-                              weekday, julian, tz)), fraction)
+    # Add timezone info
+    tzname = found_dict.get("Z")
+    if tzoffset is not None:
+        gmtoff = tzoffset * 60
+    else:
+        gmtoff = None
+
+    return (year, month, day,
+            hour, minute, second,
+            weekday, julian, tz, gmtoff, tzname), fraction
 
 def _strptime_time(data_string, format="%a %b %d %H:%M:%S %Y"):
-    return _strptime(data_string, format)[0]
+    """Return a time struct based on the input string and the
+    format string."""
+    tt = _strptime(data_string, format)[0]
+    return time.struct_time(tt[:9])
+
+def _strptime_datetime(data_string, format="%a %b %d %H:%M:%S %Y"):
+    """Return a datetime instace based on the input string and the
+    format string."""
+    tt, fraction = _strptime(data_string, format)
+    gmtoff, tzname = tt[-2:]
+    args = tt[:6] + (fraction,)
+    if gmtoff is not None:
+        tzdelta = datetime_timedelta(seconds=gmtoff)
+        if tzname:
+            tz = datetime_timezone(tzdelta, tzname)
+        else:
+            tz = datetime_timezone(tzdelta)
+        args += (tz,)
+
+    return datetime_datetime(*args)
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_datetime.py b/Lib/test/test_datetime.py
index de7cf0f..b320e1f 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_datetime.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_datetime.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 from datetime import time
 from datetime import timezone
 from datetime import date, datetime
+import time as _time
 
 pickle_choices = [(pickle, pickle, proto) for proto in range(3)]
 assert len(pickle_choices) == 3
@@ -1731,11 +1732,41 @@
 
         string = '2004-12-01 13:02:47.197'
         format = '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%f'
-        result, frac = _strptime._strptime(string, format)
-        expected = self.theclass(*(result[0:6]+(frac,)))
+        expected = _strptime._strptime_datetime(string, format)
         got = self.theclass.strptime(string, format)
         self.assertEqual(expected, got)
 
+        strptime = self.theclass.strptime
+        self.assertEqual(strptime("+0002", "%z").utcoffset(), 2 * MINUTE)
+        self.assertEqual(strptime("-0002", "%z").utcoffset(), -2 * MINUTE)
+        # Only local timezone and UTC are supported
+        for tzseconds, tzname in ((0, 'UTC'), (0, 'GMT'),
+                                 (-_time.timezone, _time.tzname[0])):
+            if tzseconds < 0:
+                sign = '-'
+                seconds = -tzseconds
+            else:
+                sign ='+'
+                seconds = tzseconds
+            hours, minutes = divmod(seconds//60, 60)
+            dtstr = "{}{:02d}{:02d} {}".format(sign, hours, minutes, tzname)
+            dt = strptime(dtstr, "%z %Z")
+            self.assertEqual(dt.utcoffset(), timedelta(seconds=tzseconds))
+            self.assertEqual(dt.tzname(), tzname)
+        # Can produce inconsistent datetime
+        dtstr, fmt = "+1234 UTC", "%z %Z"
+        dt = strptime(dtstr, fmt)
+        self.assertEqual(dt.utcoffset(), 12 * HOUR + 34 * MINUTE)
+        self.assertEqual(dt.tzname(), 'UTC')
+        # yet will roundtrip
+        self.assertEqual(dt.strftime(fmt), dtstr)
+
+        # Produce naive datetime if no %z is provided
+        self.assertEqual(strptime("UTC", "%Z").tzinfo, None)
+
+        with self.assertRaises(ValueError): strptime("-2400", "%z")
+        with self.assertRaises(ValueError): strptime("-000", "%z")
+
     def test_more_timetuple(self):
         # This tests fields beyond those tested by the TestDate.test_timetuple.
         t = self.theclass(2004, 12, 31, 6, 22, 33)
@@ -3196,6 +3227,7 @@
     return dt
 
 ZERO = timedelta(0)
+MINUTE = timedelta(minutes=1)
 HOUR = timedelta(hours=1)
 DAY = timedelta(days=1)
 # In the US, DST starts at 2am (standard time) on the first Sunday in April.