diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/doc/operators/datetime.md b/pkg/yqlib/doc/operators/datetime.md
index 7bf9c24d..bd40053e 100644
--- a/pkg/yqlib/doc/operators/datetime.md
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/doc/operators/datetime.md
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ updated: 2021-05-19T01:02:03Z
 ```
 
 ## From Unix
-Converts from unix time
+Converts from unix time. Note, you don't have to pipe through the tz operator :)
 
 Running
 ```bash
@@ -98,6 +98,18 @@ will output
 2023-02-02T01:38:49Z
 ```
 
+## To Unix
+Converts to unix time
+
+Running
+```bash
+yq --null-input 'now | to_unix'
+```
+will output
+```yaml
+1621386123
+```
+
 ## Timezone: from standard RFC3339 format
 Returns a new datetime in the specified timezone. Specify standard IANA Time Zone format or 'utc', 'local'. When given a single parameter, this assumes the datetime is in RFC3339 format.
 
diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/lexer_participle.go b/pkg/yqlib/lexer_participle.go
index cedbd110..7e2f2284 100644
--- a/pkg/yqlib/lexer_participle.go
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/lexer_participle.go
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ var participleYqRules = []*participleYqRule{
 	simpleOp("now", nowOpType),
 	simpleOp("tz", tzOpType),
 	simpleOp("from_?unix", fromUnixOpType),
+	simpleOp("to_?unix", toUnixOpType),
 	simpleOp("with_dtf", withDtFormatOpType),
 	simpleOp("error", errorOpType),
 	simpleOp("sortKeys", sortKeysOpType),
diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/lib.go b/pkg/yqlib/lib.go
index 12b299fd..0325f6af 100644
--- a/pkg/yqlib/lib.go
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/lib.go
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ var withDtFormatOpType = &operationType{Type: "WITH_DATE_TIME_FORMAT", NumArgs:
 var nowOpType = &operationType{Type: "NOW", NumArgs: 0, Precedence: 50, Handler: nowOp}
 var tzOpType = &operationType{Type: "TIMEZONE", NumArgs: 1, Precedence: 50, Handler: tzOp}
 var fromUnixOpType = &operationType{Type: "FROM_UNIX", NumArgs: 0, Precedence: 50, Handler: fromUnixOp}
+var toUnixOpType = &operationType{Type: "TO_UNIX", NumArgs: 0, Precedence: 50, Handler: toUnixOp}
 
 var encodeOpType = &operationType{Type: "ENCODE", NumArgs: 0, Precedence: 50, Handler: encodeOperator}
 var decodeOpType = &operationType{Type: "DECODE", NumArgs: 0, Precedence: 50, Handler: decodeOperator}
diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/operator_datetime.go b/pkg/yqlib/operator_datetime.go
index f639c540..25bafa9e 100644
--- a/pkg/yqlib/operator_datetime.go
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/operator_datetime.go
@@ -170,3 +170,29 @@ func fromUnixOp(d *dataTreeNavigator, context Context, expressionNode *Expressio
 
 	return context.ChildContext(results), nil
 }
+
+func toUnixOp(d *dataTreeNavigator, context Context, expressionNode *ExpressionNode) (Context, error) {
+
+	layout := context.GetDateTimeLayout()
+
+	var results = list.New()
+
+	for el := context.MatchingNodes.Front(); el != nil; el = el.Next() {
+		candidate := el.Value.(*CandidateNode)
+
+		parsedTime, err := parseDateTime(layout, candidate.Node.Value)
+		if err != nil {
+			return Context{}, fmt.Errorf("could not parse datetime of [%v] using layout [%v]: %w", candidate.GetNicePath(), layout, err)
+		}
+
+		node := &yaml.Node{
+			Kind:  yaml.ScalarNode,
+			Tag:   "!!int",
+			Value: fmt.Sprintf("%v", parsedTime.Unix()),
+		}
+
+		results.PushBack(candidate.CreateReplacement(node))
+	}
+
+	return context.ChildContext(results), nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/operator_datetime_test.go b/pkg/yqlib/operator_datetime_test.go
index b326a254..a2d3ca17 100644
--- a/pkg/yqlib/operator_datetime_test.go
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/operator_datetime_test.go
@@ -41,12 +41,20 @@ var dateTimeOperatorScenarios = []expressionScenario{
 	},
 	{
 		description:    "From Unix",
-		subdescription: "Converts from unix time",
+		subdescription: "Converts from unix time. Note, you don't have to pipe through the tz operator :)",
 		expression:     `1675301929 | from_unix | tz("UTC")`,
 		expected: []string{
 			"D0, P[], (!!timestamp)::2023-02-02T01:38:49Z\n",
 		},
 	},
+	{
+		description:    "To Unix",
+		subdescription: "Converts to unix time",
+		expression:     `now | to_unix`,
+		expected: []string{
+			"D0, P[], (!!int)::1621386123\n",
+		},
+	},
 	{
 		description:    "Timezone: from standard RFC3339 format",
 		subdescription: "Returns a new datetime in the specified timezone. Specify standard IANA Time Zone format or 'utc', 'local'. When given a single parameter, this assumes the datetime is in RFC3339 format.",