diff --git a/src/datetime/mod.rs b/src/datetime/mod.rs
index 8f8b8f3561..5ade1fca34 100644
--- a/src/datetime/mod.rs
+++ b/src/datetime/mod.rs
@@ -1099,12 +1099,15 @@ impl<Tz: TimeZone> Datelike for DateTime<Tz> {
     /// # Errors
     ///
     /// Returns `None` if:
-    /// - The resulting date does not exist.
-    /// - When the `NaiveDateTime` would be out of range.
     /// - The local time at the resulting date does not exist or is ambiguous, for example during a
     ///   daylight saving time transition.
+    /// - The resulting UTC datetime would be out of range.
+    /// - The resulting local datetime would be out of range (unless the year remains the same).
     fn with_year(&self, year: i32) -> Option<DateTime<Tz>> {
-        map_local(self, |datetime| datetime.with_year(year))
+        map_local(self, |dt| match dt.year() == year {
+            true => Some(dt),
+            false => dt.with_year(year),
+        })
     }
 
     /// Makes a new `DateTime` with the month number (starting from 1) changed.
diff --git a/src/datetime/tests.rs b/src/datetime/tests.rs
index d465797329..425618de04 100644
--- a/src/datetime/tests.rs
+++ b/src/datetime/tests.rs
@@ -1421,6 +1421,7 @@ fn test_min_max_setters() {
     let beyond_max = offset_max.from_utc_datetime(&NaiveDateTime::MAX);
 
     assert_eq!(beyond_min.with_year(2020).unwrap().year(), 2020);
+    assert_eq!(beyond_min.with_year(beyond_min.year()), Some(beyond_min));
     assert_eq!(beyond_min.with_month(beyond_min.month()), Some(beyond_min));
     assert_eq!(beyond_min.with_month(3), None);
     assert_eq!(beyond_min.with_month0(beyond_min.month0()), Some(beyond_min));
@@ -1441,6 +1442,7 @@ fn test_min_max_setters() {
     assert_eq!(beyond_min.with_nanosecond(0), Some(beyond_min));
 
     assert_eq!(beyond_max.with_year(2020).unwrap().year(), 2020);
+    assert_eq!(beyond_max.with_year(beyond_max.year()), Some(beyond_max));
     assert_eq!(beyond_max.with_month(beyond_max.month()), Some(beyond_max));
     assert_eq!(beyond_max.with_month(3), None);
     assert_eq!(beyond_max.with_month0(beyond_max.month0()), Some(beyond_max));