diff --git a/arch/arm/src/stm32/stm32_rtc.h b/arch/arm/src/stm32/stm32_rtc.h
index 0021aa2c47..095b2f838e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/stm32/stm32_rtc.h
+++ b/arch/arm/src/stm32/stm32_rtc.h
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ int stm32_rtc_cancelalarm(void);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_RTC_DRIVER
 struct rtc_lower_half_s;
-struct rtc_lower_half_s *stm32_rtc_lowerhalf(void);
+FAR struct rtc_lower_half_s *stm32_rtc_lowerhalf(void);
 #endif
 
 #undef EXTERN
diff --git a/arch/arm/src/stm32/stm32_rtc_lowerhalf.c b/arch/arm/src/stm32/stm32_rtc_lowerhalf.c
index 394d95e4eb..ff300c6a4c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/stm32/stm32_rtc_lowerhalf.c
+++ b/arch/arm/src/stm32/stm32_rtc_lowerhalf.c
@@ -77,7 +77,11 @@ struct stm32_lowerhalf_s
  * Private Function Prototypes
  ****************************************************************************/
 /* Prototypes for static methods in struct rtc_ops_s */
-/* To be provided */
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_RTC_DATETIME
+static int stm32_settime(FAR struct rtc_lowerhalf_s *lower,
+                         FAR const struct rtc_time *rtctime);
+#endif
 
 /****************************************************************************
  * Private Data
@@ -87,7 +91,11 @@ struct stm32_lowerhalf_s
 static const struct rtc_ops_s g_rtc_ops =
 {
   .rdtime     = NULL,
+#ifdef CONFIG_RTC_DATETIME
+  .settime    = stm32_settime,
+#else
   .settime    = NULL,
+#endif
   .almread    = NULL,
   .almset     = NULL,
   .irqpread   = NULL,
@@ -113,6 +121,34 @@ static struct stm32_lowerhalf_s g_rtc_lowerhalf =
  * Private Functions
  ****************************************************************************/
 
+/****************************************************************************
+ * Name: stm32_settime
+ *
+ * Description:
+ *   Implements the settime() method of the RTC driver interface
+ *
+ * Input Parameters:
+ *   lower   - A reference to RTC lower half driver state structure
+ *   rcttime - The new time to set
+ *
+ * Returned Value:
+ *   Zero (OK) is returned on success; a negated errno value is returned
+ *   on any failure.
+ *
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_RTC_DATETIME
+static int stm32_settime(FAR struct rtc_lowerhalf_s *lower,
+                         FAR const struct rtc_time *rtctime)
+{
+  /* This operation depends on the fact that struct rtc_time is cast
+   * compatible with struct tm.
+   */
+
+  return stm32_rtc_setdatetime((FAR const struct tm *)rtctime);
+}
+#endif
+
 /****************************************************************************
  * Public Functions
  ****************************************************************************/
@@ -139,9 +175,9 @@ static struct stm32_lowerhalf_s g_rtc_lowerhalf =
  *
  ****************************************************************************/
 
-struct rtc_lower_half_s *stm32_rtc_lowerhalf(void)
+FAR struct rtc_lower_half_s *stm32_rtc_lowerhalf(void)
 {
-  return (struct rtc_lower_half_s *)&g_rtc_lowerhalf;
+  return (FAR struct rtc_lower_half_s *)&g_rtc_lowerhalf;
 }
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_RTC_DRIVER */
diff --git a/include/nuttx/rtc.h b/include/nuttx/rtc.h
index 213fbd90cc..1c30d2a339 100644
--- a/include/nuttx/rtc.h
+++ b/include/nuttx/rtc.h
@@ -269,7 +269,8 @@
 /* Broken-out time representation used with RTC IOCTL commands:
  *
  * The fields in this structure have the same meaning and ranges as for the
- * tm structure described in gmtime(). 
+ * tm structure described in gmtime().  Further, it is REQUIRED that the
+ * structure be cast compatible with struct tm!  They must be interchangeable.
  */
 
 struct rtc_time