diff --git a/src/Parquet.Test/Serialisation/ParquetSerializerTest.cs b/src/Parquet.Test/Serialisation/ParquetSerializerTest.cs
index 5919c948..d8d8b267 100644
--- a/src/Parquet.Test/Serialisation/ParquetSerializerTest.cs
+++ b/src/Parquet.Test/Serialisation/ParquetSerializerTest.cs
@@ -891,6 +891,35 @@ public async Task Interface_Serialize() {
             Assert.Equivalent(data, data2);
 
         }
+        
+        [Fact]
+        public async Task DateTimeOffset_Serialize() {
+            var ms = new MemoryStream();
+            var value = new DateTimeOffset(2020, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, TimeSpan.Zero);
+
+            var expected = new DateTimeOffsetClass {
+                DateTimeOffset = value,
+            };
+
+            //write
+            await ParquetSerializer.SerializeAsync([expected], ms);
+
+            //read back
+            ms.Position = 0;
+            IList<DateTimeOffsetClass> data = await ParquetSerializer.DeserializeAsync<DateTimeOffsetClass>(ms); 
+            DateTimeOffsetClass actual = Assert.Single(data);
+            Assert.Equal(expected.DateTimeOffset, actual.DateTimeOffset);
+            
+            //write append
+            ms.Position = 0;
+            await ParquetSerializer.SerializeAsync([expected], ms, new ParquetSerializerOptions {
+                Append = true,
+            });
+        }
+
+        private class DateTimeOffsetClass {
+            public DateTimeOffset DateTimeOffset { get; set; }
+        }
 
         [Fact]
         public async Task InterfaceProperty_Serialize() {
diff --git a/src/Parquet/Schema/DataField.cs b/src/Parquet/Schema/DataField.cs
index 45c30e0c..31685a81 100644
--- a/src/Parquet/Schema/DataField.cs
+++ b/src/Parquet/Schema/DataField.cs
@@ -153,13 +153,20 @@ public override bool Equals(object? obj) {
                 return false;
 
             return base.Equals(obj) &&
-                BaseClrType == other.BaseClrType &&
+                BaseClrTypeCompatible(other) &&
                 IsNullable == other.IsNullable &&
                 IsArray == other.IsArray;
         }
 
         /// <inheritdoc/>
         public override int GetHashCode() => base.GetHashCode();
+        
+        /// <summary>
+        /// 
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="other"></param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        protected virtual bool BaseClrTypeCompatible(DataField other) => this.BaseClrType == other.BaseClrType;
 
         #region [ Type Resolution ]
 
diff --git a/src/Parquet/Schema/DateTimeOffsetDataField.cs b/src/Parquet/Schema/DateTimeOffsetDataField.cs
index ac8417a6..3d5baa28 100644
--- a/src/Parquet/Schema/DateTimeOffsetDataField.cs
+++ b/src/Parquet/Schema/DateTimeOffsetDataField.cs
@@ -28,5 +28,18 @@ public DateTimeOffsetDataField(string name, DateTimeTimeUnit? unit = null, bool?
            : base(name, typeof(DateTimeOffset), isNullable, isArray, propertyName) {
             Unit = unit ?? DateTimeTimeUnit.Millis;
         }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// 
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="other"></param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        protected override bool BaseClrTypeCompatible(DataField other) {
+            if(other is DateTimeDataField) {
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            return base.BaseClrTypeCompatible(other);
+        }
     }
 }
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