diff --git a/src/MoonSharp.Interpreter.Tests/EndToEnd/TimeZoneTests.cs b/src/MoonSharp.Interpreter.Tests/EndToEnd/TimeZoneTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..87c65569
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/MoonSharp.Interpreter.Tests/EndToEnd/TimeZoneTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+using System;
+using NUnit.Framework;
+
+namespace MoonSharp.Interpreter.Tests.EndToEnd
+{
+	[TestFixture]
+	public class TimeZoneTests
+	{
+		[Test]
+		public void LocalTime1()
+		{
+			Script S = new Script();
+			try
+			{
+				S.Options.LocalTimeZoneInfo = TimeZoneInfo.FindSystemTimeZoneById("Central European Standard Time");
+			}
+			catch (TimeZoneNotFoundException)
+			{
+				S.Options.LocalTimeZoneInfo = TimeZoneInfo.FindSystemTimeZoneById("Europe/Berlin");
+			}
+
+			DynValue res = S.DoString("return os.date(\"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S\", 0)");
+
+			Assert.AreEqual(DataType.String, res.Type);
+			Assert.AreEqual("1970-01-01 01:00:00", res.String);
+		}
+
+		[Test]
+		public void LocalTime2()
+		{
+			Script S = new Script();
+			try
+			{
+				S.Options.LocalTimeZoneInfo = TimeZoneInfo.FindSystemTimeZoneById("Central European Standard Time");
+			}
+			catch (TimeZoneNotFoundException)
+			{
+				S.Options.LocalTimeZoneInfo = TimeZoneInfo.FindSystemTimeZoneById("Europe/Berlin");
+			}
+
+			DynValue res = S.DoString("return os.date(\"!%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S\", 0)");
+
+			Assert.AreEqual(DataType.String, res.Type);
+			Assert.AreEqual("1970-01-01 00:00:00", res.String);
+		}
+
+		[Test]
+		public void LocalTime3()
+		{
+			Script S = new Script();
+
+			TimeSpan offset = TimeZoneInfo.Local.GetUtcOffset(new DateTime(1970, 1, 1));
+
+			DynValue res = S.DoString(string.Format("return os.date(\"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S\", -{0})", offset.TotalSeconds));
+
+			Assert.AreEqual(DataType.String, res.Type);
+			Assert.AreEqual("1970-01-01 00:00:00", res.String);
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/MoonSharp.Interpreter.Tests/MoonSharp.Interpreter.Tests.net35-client.csproj b/src/MoonSharp.Interpreter.Tests/MoonSharp.Interpreter.Tests.net35-client.csproj
index 3af2831c..86a1a337 100644
--- a/src/MoonSharp.Interpreter.Tests/MoonSharp.Interpreter.Tests.net35-client.csproj
+++ b/src/MoonSharp.Interpreter.Tests/MoonSharp.Interpreter.Tests.net35-client.csproj
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@
     <Compile Include="EndToEnd\StringLibTests.cs" />
     <Compile Include="EndToEnd\StructAssignmentTechnique.cs" />
     <Compile Include="EndToEnd\TailCallTests.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="EndToEnd\TimeZoneTests.cs" />
     <Compile Include="EndToEnd\UserDataEventsTests.cs" />
     <Compile Include="EndToEnd\UserDataEnumsTest.cs" />
     <Compile Include="EndToEnd\UserDataNestedTypesTests.cs" />
diff --git a/src/MoonSharp.Interpreter/CoreLib/OsTimeModule.cs b/src/MoonSharp.Interpreter/CoreLib/OsTimeModule.cs
index 762632fa..36ac41b4 100755
--- a/src/MoonSharp.Interpreter/CoreLib/OsTimeModule.cs
+++ b/src/MoonSharp.Interpreter/CoreLib/OsTimeModule.cs
@@ -123,7 +123,9 @@ public static DynValue date(ScriptExecutionContext executionContext, CallbackArg
 
 				try
 				{
-					reference = TimeZoneInfo.ConvertTimeFromUtc(reference, TimeZoneInfo.Local);
+					TimeZoneInfo localTimeZoneInfo = executionContext.OwnerScript.Options.LocalTimeZoneInfo ?? TimeZoneInfo.Local;
+
+					reference = TimeZoneInfo.ConvertTimeFromUtc(reference, localTimeZoneInfo);
 					isDst = reference.IsDaylightSavingTime();
 				}
 				catch (TimeZoneNotFoundException)
diff --git a/src/MoonSharp.Interpreter/ScriptOptions.cs b/src/MoonSharp.Interpreter/ScriptOptions.cs
index f74131a9..41d23dd9 100644
--- a/src/MoonSharp.Interpreter/ScriptOptions.cs
+++ b/src/MoonSharp.Interpreter/ScriptOptions.cs
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ internal ScriptOptions(ScriptOptions defaults)
 			this.ScriptLoader = defaults.ScriptLoader;
 
 			this.CheckThreadAccess = defaults.CheckThreadAccess;
+
+			this.LocalTimeZoneInfo = defaults.LocalTimeZoneInfo;
 		}
 
 		/// <summary>
@@ -88,13 +90,17 @@ internal ScriptOptions(ScriptOptions defaults)
 		/// Gets or sets a value indicating whether the thread check is enabled.
 		/// A "lazy" thread check is performed everytime execution is entered to ensure that no two threads
 		/// calls MoonSharp execution concurrently. However 1) the check is performed best effort (thus, it might
-		/// not detect all issues) and 2) it might trigger in very odd legal situations (like, switching threads 
+		/// not detect all issues) and 2) it might trigger in very odd legal situations (like, switching threads
 		/// inside a CLR-callback without actually having concurrency.
-		/// 
+		///
 		/// Disable this option if the thread check is giving problems in your scenario, but please check that
 		/// you are not calling MoonSharp execution concurrently as it is not supported.
 		/// </summary>
 		public bool CheckThreadAccess { get; set; }
 
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Gets or sets the local time zone. If null, TimeZoneInfo.Local is used.
+		/// </summary>
+		public TimeZoneInfo LocalTimeZoneInfo { get; set; }
 	}
 }