diff --git a/src/Protobuf.System.Text.Json/JsonProtobufSerializerOptions.cs b/src/Protobuf.System.Text.Json/JsonProtobufSerializerOptions.cs
index 4dc8ed5..6fe6797 100644
--- a/src/Protobuf.System.Text.Json/JsonProtobufSerializerOptions.cs
+++ b/src/Protobuf.System.Text.Json/JsonProtobufSerializerOptions.cs
@@ -19,4 +19,14 @@ public class JsonProtobufSerializerOptions
     /// The default value is true.
     /// </summary>
     public bool TreatDurationAsTimeSpan { get; set; } = true;
+
+    
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Controls how <see cref="Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes.Timestamp"/> fields are handled.
+    /// When set to true, <see cref="Google.Protobuf.WellKnownTypes.Timestamp"/> properties will
+    /// be converted to <see cref="DateTime"/> before serialization and will be expected in the
+    /// same format as <see cref="DateTime"/> during deserialization.
+    /// The default value is true.
+    /// </summary>
+    public bool TreatTimestampAsDateTime { get; set; } = true;
 }
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diff --git a/src/Protobuf.System.Text.Json/JsonSerializerOptionsExtensions.cs b/src/Protobuf.System.Text.Json/JsonSerializerOptionsExtensions.cs
index de7909e..c36b0c4 100644
--- a/src/Protobuf.System.Text.Json/JsonSerializerOptionsExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/Protobuf.System.Text.Json/JsonSerializerOptionsExtensions.cs
@@ -19,8 +19,10 @@ public static void AddProtobufSupport(this JsonSerializerOptions options, Action
         {
             options.Converters.Add(new DurationConverter());
         }
-
-        options.Converters.Add(new TimestampConverter());
+        if (jsonProtobufSerializerOptions.TreatTimestampAsDateTime)
+        {
+            options.Converters.Add(new TimestampConverter());
+        }
         options.Converters.Add(new ProtobufJsonConverterFactory(jsonProtobufSerializerOptions));
     }