diff --git a/src/wp-includes/date.php b/src/wp-includes/date.php
index 2634f2a7a0..ea2b4a60a2 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/date.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/date.php
@@ -451,7 +451,8 @@ class WP_Date_Query {
 
 		$valid_columns = array(
 			'post_date', 'post_date_gmt', 'post_modified',
-			'post_modified_gmt', 'comment_date', 'comment_date_gmt'
+			'post_modified_gmt', 'comment_date', 'comment_date_gmt',
+			'user_registered',
 		);
 
 		// Attempt to detect a table prefix.
@@ -463,7 +464,8 @@ class WP_Date_Query {
 			 *
 			 * @param array $valid_columns An array of valid date query columns. Defaults
 			 *			       are 'post_date', 'post_date_gmt', 'post_modified',
-			 *			       'post_modified_gmt', 'comment_date', 'comment_date_gmt'
+			 *			       'post_modified_gmt', 'comment_date', 'comment_date_gmt',
+			 *			       'user_registered'
 			 */
 			if ( ! in_array( $column, apply_filters( 'date_query_valid_columns', $valid_columns ) ) ) {
 				$column = 'post_date';
@@ -480,6 +482,9 @@ class WP_Date_Query {
 					'comment_date',
 					'comment_date_gmt',
 				),
+				$wpdb->users => array(
+					'user_registered',
+				),
 			);
 
 			// If it's a known column name, add the appropriate table prefix.
diff --git a/src/wp-includes/user.php b/src/wp-includes/user.php
index b5f05935bc..ed3f4af6ea 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/user.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/user.php
@@ -742,6 +742,12 @@ class WP_User_Query {
 			$this->query_where .= " AND $wpdb->users.ID NOT IN ($ids)";
 		}
 
+		// Date queries are allowed for the user_registered field.
+		if ( ! empty( $qv['date_query'] ) && is_array( $qv['date_query'] ) ) {
+			$date_query = new WP_Date_Query( $qv['date_query'], 'user_registered' );
+			$this->query_where .= $date_query->get_sql();
+		}
+
 		/**
 		 * Fires after the WP_User_Query has been parsed, and before
 		 * the query is executed.
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/tests/user/dateQuery.php b/tests/phpunit/tests/user/dateQuery.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3add9507c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/phpunit/tests/user/dateQuery.php
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * @group user
+ * @group datequery
+ */
+class Tests_User_DateQuery extends WP_UnitTestCase {
+	/**
+	 * @ticket 27283
+	 */
+	public function test_user_registered() {
+		$u1 = $this->factory->user->create( array(
+			'user_registered' => '2012-02-14 05:05:05',
+		) );
+		$u2 = $this->factory->user->create( array(
+			'user_registered' => '2013-02-14 05:05:05',
+		) );
+
+		$uq = new WP_User_Query( array(
+			'date_query' => array(
+				array(
+					'year' => 2012,
+				),
+			),
+		) );
+
+		$this->assertEqualSets( array( $u1 ), wp_list_pluck( $uq->results, 'ID' ) );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @ticket 27283
+	 */
+	public function test_user_registered_relation_or() {
+		$u1 = $this->factory->user->create( array(
+			'user_registered' => '2012-02-14 05:05:05',
+		) );
+		$u2 = $this->factory->user->create( array(
+			'user_registered' => '2013-02-14 05:05:05',
+		) );
+		$u3 = $this->factory->user->create( array(
+			'user_registered' => '2014-02-14 05:05:05',
+		) );
+
+		$uq = new WP_User_Query( array(
+			'date_query' => array(
+				'relation' => 'OR',
+				array(
+					'year' => 2013,
+				),
+				array(
+					'before' => '2012-03-01 00:00:00',
+				),
+			),
+		) );
+
+		$this->assertEqualSets( array( $u1, $u2 ), wp_list_pluck( $uq->results, 'ID' ) );
+	}
+}