diff --git a/paperless.conf.example b/paperless.conf.example
index 3fb6ceb4b..2e7a79745 100644
--- a/paperless.conf.example
+++ b/paperless.conf.example
@@ -102,3 +102,6 @@ PAPERLESS_SHARED_SECRET=""
 # as is "example.com,www.example.com", but NOT " example.com" or "example.com,"
 #PAPERLESS_ALLOWED_HOSTS="example.com,www.example.com"
 
+# Override the default UTC time zone here
+#PAPERLESS_TIME_ZONE=America/Los_Angeles
+
diff --git a/src/paperless/settings.py b/src/paperless/settings.py
index e90099ae3..4dcfd0ab1 100644
--- a/src/paperless/settings.py
+++ b/src/paperless/settings.py
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ AUTH_PASSWORD_VALIDATORS = [
 
 LANGUAGE_CODE = 'en-us'
 
-TIME_ZONE = 'UTC'
+TIME_ZONE = os.getenv("PAPERLESS_TIME_ZONE", "UTC")
 
 USE_I18N = True