diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b45bb43b67f..52c9dccee24 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -452,8 +452,9 @@
       </build>
     </profile>
 
+    <!-- Profile inherited from `commmons-parent` -->
     <profile>
-      <id>java9+</id>
+      <id>java-9-up</id>
       <activation>
         <jdk>[9,)</jdk>
       </activation>
@@ -462,6 +463,32 @@
         <!-- LANG-1667: allow tests to access private fields/methods of java.base/java.util such as ArrayList via reflection -->
         <argLine>-Xmx512m --add-opens java.base/java.lang.reflect=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens java.base/java.lang=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens java.base/java.util=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens java.base/java.time=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens java.base/java.time.chrono=ALL-UNNAMED</argLine>
       </properties>
+      <build>
+        <plugins>
+          <!--
+            ~ Modifies the inherited Moditect configuration to add `java.sql` as `static` (optional) dependency.
+            -->
+          <plugin>
+            <groupId>org.moditect</groupId>
+            <artifactId>moditect-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+            <executions>
+              <execution>
+                <id>add-module-infos</id>
+                <configuration>
+                  <module>
+                    <moduleInfo>
+                      <requires>
+                        static java.sql;
+                        *;
+                      </requires>
+                    </moduleInfo>
+                  </module>
+                </configuration>
+              </execution>
+            </executions>
+          </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+      </build>
     </profile>
     <profile>
       <id>java15</id>
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/time/DateUtils.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/time/DateUtils.java
index 7ba125706ee..5fcf9cde2ab 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/time/DateUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/time/DateUtils.java
@@ -16,8 +16,12 @@
  */
 package org.apache.commons.lang3.time;
 
+import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
+import java.lang.reflect.Method;
 import java.text.ParseException;
 import java.text.ParsePosition;
+import java.time.Instant;
+import java.time.LocalDateTime;
 import java.util.Calendar;
 import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.Iterator;
@@ -202,6 +206,28 @@ private enum ModifyType {
      * A month range, the week starting on Monday.
      */
     public static final int RANGE_MONTH_MONDAY = 6;
+    /**
+     * The {@link Class} for {@link java.sql.Timestamp}.
+     */
+    private static final Class<?> timestampClass;
+    /**
+     * The {@link Method} for {@link  java.sql.Timestamp#getNanos()}.
+     */
+    private static final Method timestampGetNanosMethod;
+
+    static {
+        Class<?> clazz;
+        Method method;
+        try {
+            clazz = Class.forName("java.sql.Timestamp");
+            method = clazz.getMethod("getNanos");
+        } catch (ClassNotFoundException | NoSuchMethodException ex) {
+            clazz = null;
+            method = null;
+        }
+        timestampClass = clazz;
+        timestampGetNanosMethod = method;
+    }
 
     /**
      * Adds to a date returning a new object.
@@ -1625,6 +1651,61 @@ public static Calendar toCalendar(final Date date, final TimeZone tz) {
         return c;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Converts a {@link Date} into a {@link LocalDateTime}, using the default time zone.
+     * @param date the date to convert to a LocalDateTime
+     * @return the created LocalDateTime
+     * @throws NullPointerException if {@code date} is null
+     * @since 3.18
+     */
+    public static LocalDateTime toLocalDateTime(final Date date) {
+        return toLocalDateTime(date, TimeZone.getDefault());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Converts a {@link Date} into a {@link LocalDateTime}
+     * @param date the date to convert to a LocalDateTime
+     * @param tz the time zone of the {@code date}
+     * @return the created LocalDateTime
+     * @throws NullPointerException if {@code date} is null
+     * @since 3.18
+     */
+    public static LocalDateTime toLocalDateTime(final Date date, final TimeZone tz) {
+        Objects.requireNonNull(date, "date");
+        Objects.requireNonNull(tz, "tz");
+        final LocalDateTime localDateTime = LocalDateTime.ofInstant(Instant.ofEpochMilli(date.getTime()), tz.toZoneId());
+        if (isTimestamp(date)) {
+            return localDateTime.withNano(extractNanosFromSqlTimestamp(date));
+        }
+        return localDateTime;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the nanosecond part in the {@link java.sql.Timestamp} object. without requiring the java.sql module.
+     *
+     * @param date The date is a {@link java.sql.Timestamp} object.
+     *             If it is not a {@link java.sql.Timestamp} object,
+     *             it will return 0.
+     * @return The nanosecond part of the {@link java.sql.Timestamp} object.
+     */
+    private static int extractNanosFromSqlTimestamp(Date date) {
+        if (timestampClass == null) {
+            return 0;
+        }
+        try {
+            return (int) timestampGetNanosMethod.invoke(date);
+        } catch (IllegalAccessException | InvocationTargetException e) {
+            return 0;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Check to see if obj is an instance of {@link java.sql.Timestamp} without requiring the java.sql module.
+     */
+    private static boolean isTimestamp(final Date date) {
+        return timestampClass != null && timestampClass.isAssignableFrom(date.getClass());
+    }
+
     /**
      * Truncates a date, leaving the field specified as the most
      * significant field.
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/time/DateUtilsTest.java b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/time/DateUtilsTest.java
index d6fba80f3cf..129631a3453 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/time/DateUtilsTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/time/DateUtilsTest.java
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 import java.text.DateFormat;
 import java.text.ParseException;
 import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
+import java.time.LocalDateTime;
+import java.time.ZoneOffset;
 import java.util.Calendar;
 import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.GregorianCalendar;
@@ -35,12 +37,16 @@
 import java.util.Locale;
 import java.util.NoSuchElementException;
 import java.util.TimeZone;
+import java.util.stream.Stream;
 
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.AbstractLangTest;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.AfterEach;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeAll;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.junit.jupiter.params.ParameterizedTest;
+import org.junit.jupiter.params.provider.Arguments;
+import org.junit.jupiter.params.provider.MethodSource;
 import org.junitpioneer.jupiter.DefaultLocale;
 import org.junitpioneer.jupiter.ReadsDefaultLocale;
 import org.junitpioneer.jupiter.WritesDefaultLocale;
@@ -1285,6 +1291,107 @@ public void testToCalendarWithTimeZoneNull() {
         assertThrows(NullPointerException.class, () -> DateUtils.toCalendar(date1, null));
     }
 
+    private static Stream<Arguments> dateConversionProvider() {
+        return Stream.of(
+                Arguments.of(
+                        java.sql.Date.valueOf("2000-01-01"),
+                        LocalDateTime.of(2000, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0)
+                ),
+                Arguments.of(
+                        java.sql.Date.valueOf("1970-01-01"),
+                        LocalDateTime.of(1970, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0)
+                ),
+                Arguments.of(
+                        java.sql.Time.valueOf("12:30:45"),
+                        LocalDateTime.of(1970, 1, 1, 12, 30, 45)
+                ),
+                Arguments.of(
+                        java.sql.Time.valueOf("23:59:59"),
+                        LocalDateTime.of(1970, 1, 1, 23, 59, 59)
+                ),
+                Arguments.of(
+                        java.sql.Timestamp.valueOf("2000-01-01 12:30:45.123456789"),
+                        LocalDateTime.of(2000, 1, 1, 12, 30, 45, 123_456_789)
+                ),
+                Arguments.of(
+                        java.sql.Timestamp.valueOf("2000-01-01 12:30:45.987654321"),
+                        LocalDateTime.of(2000, 1, 1, 12, 30, 45, 987_654_321)
+                )
+        );
+    }
+
+    private static Stream<Arguments> dateWithTimeZoneProvider() {
+        return Stream.of(
+                Arguments.of(
+                        java.sql.Timestamp.valueOf("2000-01-01 12:30:45"),
+                        TimeZone.getTimeZone("America/New_York"),
+                        LocalDateTime.ofInstant(
+                                java.sql.Timestamp.valueOf("2000-01-01 12:30:45").toInstant(),
+                                TimeZone.getTimeZone("America/New_York").toZoneId()
+                        )
+                ),
+                Arguments.of(
+                        java.sql.Timestamp.valueOf("2023-03-12 02:30:00"),
+                        TimeZone.getTimeZone("America/New_York"),
+                        LocalDateTime.ofInstant(
+                                java.sql.Timestamp.valueOf("2023-03-12 02:30:00").toInstant(),
+                                TimeZone.getTimeZone("America/New_York").toZoneId()
+                        )
+                ),
+                Arguments.of(
+                        Date.from(LocalDateTime.of(2023, 1, 1, 0, 0)
+                                .atOffset(ZoneOffset.UTC)
+                                .toInstant()),
+                        TimeZone.getTimeZone("America/New_York"),
+                        LocalDateTime.of(2022, 12, 31, 19, 0)
+                ),
+                Arguments.of(
+                        Date.from(LocalDateTime.of(2023, 3, 12, 7, 0)
+                                .atOffset(ZoneOffset.UTC)
+                                .toInstant()),
+                        TimeZone.getTimeZone("America/New_York"),
+                        LocalDateTime.of(2023, 3, 12, 3, 0)
+                ),
+                Arguments.of(
+                        Date.from(LocalDateTime.of(2023, 1, 1, 0, 0)
+                                .atOffset(ZoneOffset.UTC)
+                                .toInstant()),
+                        TimeZone.getTimeZone("Pacific/Kiritimati"),
+                        LocalDateTime.of(2023, 1, 1, 14, 0)
+                )
+        );
+    }
+
+    @ParameterizedTest
+    @MethodSource("dateConversionProvider")
+    void testToLocalDateTimeWithDate(final Date sqlDate, final LocalDateTime expected) {
+        final LocalDateTime result = DateUtils.toLocalDateTime(sqlDate);
+        assertNotNull(result);
+        assertEquals(expected, result);
+    }
+
+    @ParameterizedTest
+    @MethodSource("dateWithTimeZoneProvider")
+    void testToLocalDateTimeWithDate(
+            final Date date,
+            final TimeZone timeZone,
+            final LocalDateTime expected) {
+        final LocalDateTime result;
+        if (timeZone != null) {
+            result = DateUtils.toLocalDateTime(date, timeZone);
+        } else {
+            result = DateUtils.toLocalDateTime(date);
+        }
+        assertEquals(expected, result);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void shouldThrowNullPointerExceptionWhenDateIsNull() {
+        assertThrows(NullPointerException.class, () -> DateUtils.toLocalDateTime(null));
+        assertThrows(NullPointerException.class, () -> DateUtils.toLocalDateTime(null, TimeZone.getDefault()));
+        assertThrows(NullPointerException.class, () -> DateUtils.toLocalDateTime(new Date(), null));
+    }
+
     /**
      * Tests various values with the trunc method
      *