diff --git a/src/SQLite.Net/SQLiteCommand.cs b/src/SQLite.Net/SQLiteCommand.cs
index 9db0d705b..e50a819fe 100755
--- a/src/SQLite.Net/SQLiteCommand.cs
+++ b/src/SQLite.Net/SQLiteCommand.cs
@@ -345,12 +345,20 @@ internal static void BindParameter(ISQLiteApi isqLite3Api, IDbStatement stmt, in
                 {
                     if (storeDateTimeAsTicks)
                     {
-                        long ticks = ((DateTime) value).ToUniversalTime().Ticks;
+                        DateTime date = (DateTime)value;
+                        if (date != DateTime.MinValue)
+                            date = date.ToUniversalTime();
+
+                        long ticks = date.Ticks;
                         isqLite3Api.BindInt64(stmt, index, ticks);
                     }
                     else
                     {
-                        string val = ((DateTime) value).ToUniversalTime().ToString(DateTimeFormat, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
+                        DateTime date = (DateTime)value;
+                        if (date != DateTime.MinValue)
+                            date = date.ToUniversalTime();
+
+                        string val = date.ToString(DateTimeFormat, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
                         isqLite3Api.BindText16(stmt, index, val, -1, NegativePointer);
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/tests/DateTimeTest.cs b/tests/DateTimeTest.cs
index 5170f8bbc..7fd01360c 100644
--- a/tests/DateTimeTest.cs
+++ b/tests/DateTimeTest.cs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ private class TestObj
             public string Name { get; set; }
             public DateTime Time1 { get; set; }
             public DateTime Time2 { get; set; }
+            public DateTime Time3 { get; set; }
         }
 
 
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ private async Task TestAsyncDateTime(SQLiteAsyncConnection db, bool storeDateTim
             {
                 Time1 = DateTime.UtcNow,
                 Time2 = DateTime.Now,
+                Time3 = DateTime.MinValue
             };
             await db.InsertAsync(org);
             var fromDb = await db.GetAsync<TestObj>(org.Id);
@@ -36,6 +38,8 @@ private async Task TestAsyncDateTime(SQLiteAsyncConnection db, bool storeDateTim
 
             Assert.AreEqual(fromDb.Time1.ToLocalTime(), org.Time1.ToLocalTime());
             Assert.AreEqual(fromDb.Time2.ToLocalTime(), org.Time2.ToLocalTime());
+
+            Assert.AreEqual(fromDb.Time3, org.Time3);
         }
 
         private void TestDateTime(TestDb db)
@@ -49,6 +53,7 @@ private void TestDateTime(TestDb db)
             {
                 Time1 = DateTime.UtcNow,
                 Time2 = DateTime.Now,
+                Time3 = DateTime.MinValue
             };
             db.Insert(org);
             var fromDb = db.Get<TestObj>(org.Id);
@@ -57,6 +62,8 @@ private void TestDateTime(TestDb db)
 
             Assert.AreEqual(fromDb.Time1.ToLocalTime(), org.Time1.ToLocalTime());
             Assert.AreEqual(fromDb.Time2.ToLocalTime(), org.Time2.ToLocalTime());
+
+            Assert.AreEqual(fromDb.Time3, org.Time3);
         }
 
         [Test]