diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a3403be..4412858 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Doctrine Tools
+Doctrine Tools for Symfony
 ====
 
 ![Build Status](https://github.com/headsnet/doctrine-tools-bundle/actions/workflows/ci.yml/badge.svg)
@@ -27,7 +27,10 @@ return [
 
 ## Features
 
-### Auto-Register Custom Column Types
+- [Auto-Register Custom Doctrine Types](#auto-register-custom-doctrine-types)
+- [Auto-Register Carbon Doctrine Types](#auto-register-carbon-datetime-types)
+
+### Auto-Register Custom Doctrine Types
 
 The bundle can auto-register custom Doctrine DBAL types, eliminating the need to specify them all in 
 `config/packages/doctrine.yaml`:
@@ -47,20 +50,53 @@ Then add the `#[CustomType]` attribute to the custom type class:
 use Doctrine\DBAL\Types\Type;
 
 #[CustomType]
-final class CarbonDateTimeType extends Type
+final class ReservationIdType extends Type
 {
-    ...
+    // defines "reservation_id" type
 }
 ```
 
 This will register a custom type based on the class name - in this case the custom column type will be called 
-`carbon_date_time`.
+`reservation_id`.
 
-To customise the type name, specify it in the `#[CustomType]` attribute - e.g. the following will register a type 
-called `custom_carbon_datetime`.
+To customise the type name, specify it in the `#[CustomType]` attribute. The following will register a type 
+called `my_reservation_id`.
 
 ```php
-#[CustomType(name: 'custom_carbon_datetime')]
+#[CustomType(name: 'my_reservation_id')]
+final class ReservationIdType extends Type
+{
+    // customised name "my_reservation_id" type
+}
+```
+
+### Auto-Register Carbon datetime types
+
+If the `nesbot/carbon` package is installed, this package will automatically register the Doctrine types provided by 
+Carbon.
+
+By default, it will overwrite the default Doctrine types for `datetime` and `datetime_immutable` with the Carbon 
+equivalents:
+
+```yaml
+datetime_immutable: \Carbon\Doctrine\DateTimeImmutableType
+datetime: \Carbon\Doctrine\DateTimeType
+```
+If you wish the Carbon types to operate alongside the default DateTime and DateTimeImmutable types, set `replace: 
+false` in the bundle configuration. This will result in additional types being defined for the Carbon columns.
+
+```yaml
+carbon_immutable: \Carbon\Doctrine\DateTimeImmutableType
+carbon: \Carbon\Doctrine\DateTimeType
+```
+
+If you wish to completely disable this behaviour, set `enabled: false` in the bundle configuration.
+
+```yaml
+headsnet_doctrine_tools:
+  carbon_types:
+    enabled: true
+    replace: true
 ```
 
 ## Contributions
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 8ac33a5..7d434b0 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -21,7 +21,11 @@
     "phpunit/phpunit": "^10.0",
     "nyholm/symfony-bundle-test": "^3.0",
     "phpstan/phpstan": "^1.11",
-    "symplify/easy-coding-standard": "^12.2"
+    "symplify/easy-coding-standard": "^12.2",
+    "nesbot/carbon": "^3.3"
+  },
+  "suggest": {
+    "nesbot/carbon": "If present, this package will automatically register the Carbon Doctrine types."
   },
   "autoload": {
     "psr-4": {
diff --git a/src/CarbonTypes/RegisterCarbonTypesCompilerPass.php b/src/CarbonTypes/RegisterCarbonTypesCompilerPass.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b84cc6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/CarbonTypes/RegisterCarbonTypesCompilerPass.php
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+<?php
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Headsnet\DoctrineToolsBundle\CarbonTypes;
+
+use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Compiler\CompilerPassInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerBuilder;
+
+/**
+ * Automatically registers the custom Doctrine types provided by the Carbon library.
+ */
+final class RegisterCarbonTypesCompilerPass implements CompilerPassInterface
+{
+    private const TYPE_DEFINITION_PARAMETER = 'doctrine.dbal.connection_factory.types';
+
+    public function process(ContainerBuilder $container): void
+    {
+        // Skip if carbon_types is disabled in the configuration
+        if (!$container->getParameter('headsnet_doctrine_tools.carbon_types.enabled')) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // Skip if Doctrine is not installed
+        if (!$container->hasParameter(self::TYPE_DEFINITION_PARAMETER)) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // Skip if Carbon is not installed
+        if (!class_exists('Carbon\Carbon')) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        /** @var array<string, array{class: class-string}> $typeDefinitions */
+        $typeDefinitions = $container->getParameter(self::TYPE_DEFINITION_PARAMETER);
+
+        // Use Carbon to upgrade standard datetime and datetime_immutable column types
+        if ($container->getParameter('headsnet_doctrine_tools.carbon_types.replace')) {
+            $immutableName = 'datetime_immutable';
+            $mutableName = 'datetime';
+        }
+        // Otherwise,  register additional types and leave the existing datetime and
+        // datetime_immutable types in place
+        else {
+            $immutableName = 'carbon_immutable';
+            $mutableName = 'carbon';
+        }
+
+        $typeDefinitions[$immutableName] = [
+            'class' => 'Carbon\Doctrine\DateTimeImmutableType',
+        ];
+
+        $typeDefinitions[$mutableName] = [
+            'class' => 'Carbon\Doctrine\DateTimeType',
+        ];
+
+        $container->setParameter(self::TYPE_DEFINITION_PARAMETER, $typeDefinitions);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/HeadsnetDoctrineToolsBundle.php b/src/HeadsnetDoctrineToolsBundle.php
index ba7187c..420b85c 100644
--- a/src/HeadsnetDoctrineToolsBundle.php
+++ b/src/HeadsnetDoctrineToolsBundle.php
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace Headsnet\DoctrineToolsBundle;
 
+use Headsnet\DoctrineToolsBundle\CarbonTypes\RegisterCarbonTypesCompilerPass;
 use Headsnet\DoctrineToolsBundle\CustomTypes\RegisterDoctrineTypesCompilerPass;
 use Symfony\Component\Config\Definition\Configurator\DefinitionConfigurator;
 use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerBuilder;
@@ -20,18 +21,31 @@ public function configure(DefinitionConfigurator $definition): void
             ->scalarPrototype()->end()
             ->end()
             ->end()
+            ->end() // End custom_types
+            ->arrayNode('carbon_types')
+            ->canBeDisabled()
+            ->children()
+            ->booleanNode('enabled')
+            ->defaultTrue()->end()
+            ->booleanNode('replace')
+            ->defaultTrue()->end()
             ->end()
-            ->end()
+            ->end() // End carbon_types
         ;
     }
 
     /**
-     * @param array{custom_types: array{scan_dirs: array<string>}} $config
+     * @param array{
+     *     custom_types: array{scan_dirs: array<string>},
+     *     carbon_types: array{enabled: boolean, replace: boolean}
+     * } $config
      */
     public function loadExtension(array $config, ContainerConfigurator $container, ContainerBuilder $builder): void
     {
         $container->parameters()
             ->set('headsnet_doctrine_tools.custom_types.scan_dirs', $config['custom_types']['scan_dirs'])
+            ->set('headsnet_doctrine_tools.carbon_types.enabled', $config['carbon_types']['enabled'])
+            ->set('headsnet_doctrine_tools.carbon_types.replace', $config['carbon_types']['replace'])
         ;
     }
 
@@ -42,5 +56,9 @@ public function build(ContainerBuilder $container): void
         $container->addCompilerPass(
             new RegisterDoctrineTypesCompilerPass()
         );
+
+        $container->addCompilerPass(
+            new RegisterCarbonTypesCompilerPass()
+        );
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/CarbonTypes/RegisterCarbonTypesCompilerPassTest.php b/tests/CarbonTypes/RegisterCarbonTypesCompilerPassTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..04aee43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/CarbonTypes/RegisterCarbonTypesCompilerPassTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+<?php
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Headsnet\DoctrineToolsBundle\Tests\CarbonTypes;
+
+use Carbon\Doctrine\DateTimeImmutableType;
+use Carbon\Doctrine\DateTimeType;
+use Headsnet\DoctrineToolsBundle\CarbonTypes\RegisterCarbonTypesCompilerPass;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\CoversClass;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\Test;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
+use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerBuilder;
+
+#[CoversClass(RegisterCarbonTypesCompilerPass::class)]
+class RegisterCarbonTypesCompilerPassTest extends TestCase
+{
+    #[Test]
+    public function carbon_types_are_registered(): void
+    {
+        $container = new ContainerBuilder();
+        $container->setParameter('doctrine.dbal.connection_factory.types', []);
+        $container->setParameter('headsnet_doctrine_tools.carbon_types.enabled', true);
+        $container->setParameter('headsnet_doctrine_tools.carbon_types.replace', true);
+        $sut = new RegisterCarbonTypesCompilerPass();
+
+        $sut->process($container);
+
+        $result = $container->getParameter('doctrine.dbal.connection_factory.types');
+        $expected = [
+            'datetime_immutable' => [
+                'class' => DateTimeImmutableType::class,
+            ],
+            'datetime' => [
+                'class' => DateTimeType::class,
+            ],
+        ];
+        $this->assertEquals($expected, $result);
+    }
+
+    #[Test]
+    public function carbon_types_are_registered_separately(): void
+    {
+        $container = new ContainerBuilder();
+        $container->setParameter('doctrine.dbal.connection_factory.types', []);
+        $container->setParameter('headsnet_doctrine_tools.carbon_types.enabled', true);
+        $container->setParameter('headsnet_doctrine_tools.carbon_types.replace', false);
+        $sut = new RegisterCarbonTypesCompilerPass();
+
+        $sut->process($container);
+
+        $result = $container->getParameter('doctrine.dbal.connection_factory.types');
+        $expected = [
+            'carbon_immutable' => [
+                'class' => DateTimeImmutableType::class,
+            ],
+            'carbon' => [
+                'class' => DateTimeType::class,
+            ],
+        ];
+        $this->assertEquals($expected, $result);
+    }
+
+    #[Test]
+    public function if_disabled_then_register_nothing(): void
+    {
+        $container = new ContainerBuilder();
+        $container->setParameter('doctrine.dbal.connection_factory.types', []);
+        $container->setParameter('headsnet_doctrine_tools.carbon_types.enabled', false);
+        $sut = new RegisterCarbonTypesCompilerPass();
+
+        $sut->process($container);
+
+        $result = $container->getParameter('doctrine.dbal.connection_factory.types');
+        $expected = [];
+        $this->assertEquals($expected, $result);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/HeadsnetDoctrineToolsBundleTest.php b/tests/HeadsnetDoctrineToolsBundleTest.php
index 1eddace..8c4b8ff 100644
--- a/tests/HeadsnetDoctrineToolsBundleTest.php
+++ b/tests/HeadsnetDoctrineToolsBundleTest.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 namespace Headsnet\DoctrineToolsBundle\Tests;
 
+use Headsnet\DoctrineToolsBundle\CarbonTypes\RegisterCarbonTypesCompilerPass;
 use Headsnet\DoctrineToolsBundle\CustomTypes\RegisterDoctrineTypesCompilerPass;
 use Headsnet\DoctrineToolsBundle\HeadsnetDoctrineToolsBundle;
 use Nyholm\BundleTest\TestKernel;
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@
 use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\KernelInterface;
 
 #[CoversClass(HeadsnetDoctrineToolsBundle::class)]
+#[CoversClass(RegisterCarbonTypesCompilerPass::class)]
 #[CoversClass(RegisterDoctrineTypesCompilerPass::class)]
 class HeadsnetDoctrineToolsBundleTest extends KernelTestCase
 {