diff --git a/lib/tz.py b/lib/tz.py
index f7d9e451..e353f9b6 100644
--- a/lib/tz.py
+++ b/lib/tz.py
@@ -50,8 +50,9 @@ class FixedOffsetTimezone(datetime.tzinfo):
             self._name = name
 
     def __repr__(self):
+        offset_mins = self._offset.seconds // 60 + self._offset.days * 24 * 60
         return "psycopg2.tz.FixedOffsetTimezone(offset=%r, name=%r)" \
-            % (self._offset.seconds // 60, self._name)
+            % (offset_mins, self._name)
 
     def utcoffset(self, dt):
         return self._offset
diff --git a/tests/test_dates.py b/tests/test_dates.py
index b310287d..026561a2 100755
--- a/tests/test_dates.py
+++ b/tests/test_dates.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 import math
 import unittest
 import psycopg2
-from psycopg2.tz import FixedOffsetTimezone
+from psycopg2.tz import FixedOffsetTimezone, ZERO
 from testconfig import dsn
 
 class CommonDatetimeTestsMixin:
@@ -513,6 +513,25 @@ class FromTicksTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             time(0, 11, 59, 999920))
 
 
+class FixedOffsetTimezoneTests(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    def test_init_with_no_args(self):
+        tzinfo = FixedOffsetTimezone()
+        self.assert_(tzinfo._offset is ZERO)
+        self.assert_(tzinfo._name is None)
+
+    def test_repr_with_positive_offset(self):
+        tzinfo = FixedOffsetTimezone(5 * 60)
+        self.assertEqual(repr(tzinfo), "psycopg2.tz.FixedOffsetTimezone(offset=300, name=None)")
+
+    def test_repr_with_negative_offset(self):
+        tzinfo = FixedOffsetTimezone(-5 * 60)
+        self.assertEqual(repr(tzinfo), "psycopg2.tz.FixedOffsetTimezone(offset=-300, name=None)")
+
+    def test_repr_with_name(self):
+        tzinfo = FixedOffsetTimezone(name="FOO")
+        self.assertEqual(repr(tzinfo), "psycopg2.tz.FixedOffsetTimezone(offset=0, name='FOO')")
+
 def test_suite():
     return unittest.TestLoader().loadTestsFromName(__name__)