diff --git a/src/Transformer/Implementation/DateTimeTransformer.php b/src/Transformer/Implementation/DateTimeTransformer.php
index 7b3b0b2c..b9387739 100644
--- a/src/Transformer/Implementation/DateTimeTransformer.php
+++ b/src/Transformer/Implementation/DateTimeTransformer.php
@@ -50,10 +50,6 @@ public function transform(
             return $target;
         }
 
-        if ($target !== null) {
-            throw new InvalidArgumentException(sprintf('Target must be null unless it is a DateTime, "%s" given', get_debug_type($target)), context: $context);
-        }
-
         if (TypeCheck::isObjectOfType($targetType, \DateTime::class)) {
             return \DateTime::createFromInterface($source);
         }
diff --git a/tests/Fixtures/DateTime/ObjectWithDateTime.php b/tests/Fixtures/DateTime/ObjectWithDateTime.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7a54d91a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Fixtures/DateTime/ObjectWithDateTime.php
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of rekalogika/mapper package.
+ *
+ * (c) Priyadi Iman Nurcahyo <https://rekalogika.dev>
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE file
+ * that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+namespace Rekalogika\Mapper\Tests\Fixtures\DateTime;
+
+use Symfony\Component\Clock\DatePoint;
+
+class ObjectWithDateTime
+{
+    public const DATETIME = '2024-01-01 00:00:00';
+
+    public function getDateTimeImmutable(): \DateTimeImmutable
+    {
+        return new \DateTimeImmutable(self::DATETIME);
+    }
+    public function getDateTime(): \DateTime
+    {
+        return new \DateTime(self::DATETIME);
+    }
+
+    public function getDatePoint(): DatePoint
+    {
+        return new DatePoint(self::DATETIME);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Fixtures/DateTime/ObjectWithDateTimeDto.php b/tests/Fixtures/DateTime/ObjectWithDateTimeDto.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8d72a483
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Fixtures/DateTime/ObjectWithDateTimeDto.php
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of rekalogika/mapper package.
+ *
+ * (c) Priyadi Iman Nurcahyo <https://rekalogika.dev>
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE file
+ * that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+namespace Rekalogika\Mapper\Tests\Fixtures\DateTime;
+
+use Symfony\Component\Clock\DatePoint;
+
+class ObjectWithDateTimeDto
+{
+    public const DATETIME = '2023-01-01 00:00:00';
+
+    public static function getInitialized(): self
+    {
+        $dto = new self();
+        $dto->dateTimeImmutable = new \DateTimeImmutable(self::DATETIME);
+        $dto->dateTime = new \DateTime(self::DATETIME);
+        $dto->datePoint = new DatePoint(self::DATETIME);
+
+        return $dto;
+    }
+
+    public ?\DateTimeImmutable $dateTimeImmutable = null;
+    public ?\DateTime $dateTime = null;
+    public ?DatePoint $datePoint = null;
+}
diff --git a/tests/IntegrationTest/DateTimeMappingTest.php b/tests/IntegrationTest/DateTimeMappingTest.php
index 6ef5f0c0..ead58f1d 100644
--- a/tests/IntegrationTest/DateTimeMappingTest.php
+++ b/tests/IntegrationTest/DateTimeMappingTest.php
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 namespace Rekalogika\Mapper\Tests\IntegrationTest;
 
 use Rekalogika\Mapper\Tests\Common\FrameworkTestCase;
+use Rekalogika\Mapper\Tests\Fixtures\DateTime\ObjectWithDateTime;
+use Rekalogika\Mapper\Tests\Fixtures\DateTime\ObjectWithDateTimeDto;
 use Symfony\Component\Clock\DatePoint;
 
 class DateTimeMappingTest extends FrameworkTestCase
@@ -54,4 +56,33 @@ public static function dateTimeProvider(): iterable
             }
         }
     }
+
+    public function testObjectWithDateTime(): void
+    {
+        $source = new ObjectWithDateTime();
+        $target = $this->mapper->map($source, ObjectWithDateTimeDto::class);
+
+        $this->assertInstanceOf(ObjectWithDateTimeDto::class, $target);
+        $this->assertInstanceOf(\DateTimeImmutable::class, $target->dateTimeImmutable);
+        $this->assertInstanceOf(\DateTime::class, $target->dateTime);
+        $this->assertInstanceOf(DatePoint::class, $target->datePoint);
+        $this->assertEquals('2024-01-01 00:00:00', $target->dateTimeImmutable->format('Y-m-d H:i:s'));
+        $this->assertEquals('2024-01-01 00:00:00', $target->dateTime->format('Y-m-d H:i:s'));
+        $this->assertEquals('2024-01-01 00:00:00', $target->datePoint->format('Y-m-d H:i:s'));
+    }
+
+    public function testObjectWithDateTimeWithTargetHavingExistingValues(): void
+    {
+        $source = new ObjectWithDateTime();
+        $target = ObjectWithDateTimeDto::getInitialized();
+        $target = $this->mapper->map($source, $target);
+
+        $this->assertInstanceOf(ObjectWithDateTimeDto::class, $target);
+        $this->assertInstanceOf(\DateTimeImmutable::class, $target->dateTimeImmutable);
+        $this->assertInstanceOf(\DateTime::class, $target->dateTime);
+        $this->assertInstanceOf(DatePoint::class, $target->datePoint);
+        $this->assertEquals('2024-01-01 00:00:00', $target->dateTimeImmutable->format('Y-m-d H:i:s'));
+        $this->assertEquals('2024-01-01 00:00:00', $target->dateTime->format('Y-m-d H:i:s'));
+        $this->assertEquals('2024-01-01 00:00:00', $target->datePoint->format('Y-m-d H:i:s'));
+    }
 }