diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index b0682f084af4e..bd6cb43dc6f5f 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -167,6 +167,8 @@ Standard library changes
 
 #### Dates
 * The `eps` function now accepts `TimeType` types ([#31487]).
+* The `zero` function now accepts `TimeType` types ([#35554]).
+
 
 #### Statistics
 
diff --git a/stdlib/Dates/src/types.jl b/stdlib/Dates/src/types.jl
index d6f5bce1a6470..903ef4ad83b0d 100644
--- a/stdlib/Dates/src/types.jl
+++ b/stdlib/Dates/src/types.jl
@@ -400,6 +400,12 @@ Base.eps(::Type{Date}) = Day(1)
 Base.eps(::Type{Time}) = Nanosecond(1)
 Base.eps(::T) where T <: TimeType = eps(T)::Period
 
+# zero returns dt::T - dt::T
+Base.zero(::Type{DateTime}) = Millisecond(0)
+Base.zero(::Type{Date}) = Day(0)
+Base.zero(::Type{Time}) = Nanosecond(0)
+Base.zero(::T) where T <: TimeType = zero(T)::Period
+
 
 Base.typemax(::Union{DateTime, Type{DateTime}}) = DateTime(146138512, 12, 31, 23, 59, 59)
 Base.typemin(::Union{DateTime, Type{DateTime}}) = DateTime(-146138511, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0)
diff --git a/stdlib/Dates/test/types.jl b/stdlib/Dates/test/types.jl
index 0bb3990f31d06..8b21cce453a11 100644
--- a/stdlib/Dates/test/types.jl
+++ b/stdlib/Dates/test/types.jl
@@ -187,6 +187,12 @@ c = Dates.Time(0)
     @test eps(a) == Dates.Millisecond(1)
     @test eps(b) == Dates.Day(1)
     @test eps(c) == Dates.Nanosecond(1)
+    @test zero(DateTime) == Dates.Millisecond(0)
+    @test zero(Date) == Dates.Day(0)
+    @test zero(Time) == Dates.Nanosecond(0)
+    @test zero(a) == Dates.Millisecond(0)
+    @test zero(b) == Dates.Day(0)
+    @test zero(c) == Dates.Nanosecond(0)
     @test string(typemax(Dates.DateTime)) == "146138512-12-31T23:59:59"
     @test string(typemin(Dates.DateTime)) == "-146138511-01-01T00:00:00"
     @test typemax(Dates.DateTime) - typemin(Dates.DateTime) == Dates.Millisecond(9223372017043199000)