diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1f31f064..6172839a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -694,3 +694,16 @@ Availability:
 -def f(x: 'queue.Queue[int]') -> C:
 +def f(x: queue.Queue[int]) -> C:
 ```
+
+
+### use `datetime.UTC` alias
+
+Availability:
+- `--py311-plus` is passed on the commandline.
+
+```diff
+ import datetime
+
+-datetime.timezone.utc
++datetime.UTC
+```
diff --git a/pyupgrade/_plugins/datetime_utc_alias.py b/pyupgrade/_plugins/datetime_utc_alias.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5280e5db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pyupgrade/_plugins/datetime_utc_alias.py
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import ast
+import functools
+from typing import Iterable
+
+from tokenize_rt import Offset
+
+from pyupgrade._ast_helpers import ast_to_offset
+from pyupgrade._data import register
+from pyupgrade._data import State
+from pyupgrade._data import TokenFunc
+from pyupgrade._token_helpers import replace_name
+
+
+@register(ast.Attribute)
+def visit_Attribute(
+        state: State,
+        node: ast.Attribute,
+        parent: ast.AST,
+) -> Iterable[tuple[Offset, TokenFunc]]:
+    if (
+            state.settings.min_version >= (3, 11) and
+            node.attr == 'utc' and
+            isinstance(node.value, ast.Attribute) and
+            node.value.attr == 'timezone' and
+            isinstance(node.value.value, ast.Name) and
+            node.value.value.id == 'datetime'
+    ):
+        func = functools.partial(
+            replace_name,
+            name='utc',
+            new='datetime.UTC',
+        )
+        yield ast_to_offset(node), func
diff --git a/tests/features/datetime_utc_alias_test.py b/tests/features/datetime_utc_alias_test.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b40f8ff0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/features/datetime_utc_alias_test.py
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import pytest
+
+from pyupgrade._data import Settings
+from pyupgrade._main import _fix_plugins
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    ('s',),
+    (
+        pytest.param(
+            'import datetime\n'
+            'print(datetime.timezone(-1))',
+
+            id='not rewriting timezone object to alias',
+        ),
+    ),
+)
+def test_fix_datetime_utc_alias_noop(s):
+    assert _fix_plugins(s, settings=Settings(min_version=(3,))) == s
+    assert _fix_plugins(s, settings=Settings(min_version=(3, 11))) == s
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    ('s', 'expected'),
+    (
+        pytest.param(
+            'import datetime\n'
+            'print(datetime.timezone.utc)',
+
+            'import datetime\n'
+            'print(datetime.UTC)',
+
+            id='rewriting to alias',
+        ),
+    ),
+)
+def test_fix_datetime_utc_alias(s, expected):
+    assert _fix_plugins(s, settings=Settings(min_version=(3,))) == s
+    assert _fix_plugins(s, settings=Settings(min_version=(3, 11))) == expected