diff --git a/src/routes/settings.js b/src/routes/settings.js
index 4abf32281..2185eb466 100644
--- a/src/routes/settings.js
+++ b/src/routes/settings.js
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ exports = module.exports = {
     getBackupConfig: getBackupConfig,
     setBackupConfig: setBackupConfig,
 
+    getTimeZone: getTimeZone,
+
     setCertificate: setCertificate,
     setAdminCertificate: setAdminCertificate
 };
@@ -69,6 +71,13 @@ function getCloudronName(req, res, next) {
     });
 }
 
+function getTimeZone(req, res, next) {
+    settings.getTimeZone(function (error, tz) {
+        if (error) return next(new HttpError(500, error));
+        next(new HttpSuccess(200, { timeZone: tz }));
+    });
+}
+
 function setCloudronAvatar(req, res, next) {
     assert.strictEqual(typeof req.files, 'object');
 
diff --git a/src/routes/test/settings-test.js b/src/routes/test/settings-test.js
index 88ef5a6c8..4720d9b89 100644
--- a/src/routes/test/settings-test.js
+++ b/src/routes/test/settings-test.js
@@ -360,5 +360,17 @@ describe('Settings API', function () {
             done();
         });
     });
+
+    describe('time_zone', function () {
+        it('succeeds', function (done) {
+            superagent.get(SERVER_URL + '/api/v1/settings/time_zone')
+                   .query({ access_token: token })
+                   .end(function (err, res) {
+                expect(res.statusCode).to.equal(200);
+                expect(res.body.timeZone).to.be('America/Los_Angeles');
+                done();
+            });
+        });
+    });
 });
 
diff --git a/src/server.js b/src/server.js
index 23cf59b02..e48921cff 100644
--- a/src/server.js
+++ b/src/server.js
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ function initializeExpressSync() {
     router.post('/api/v1/settings/backup_config',      settingsScope, routes.settings.setBackupConfig);
     router.post('/api/v1/settings/certificate',        settingsScope, routes.settings.setCertificate);
     router.post('/api/v1/settings/admin_certificate',  settingsScope, routes.settings.setAdminCertificate);
+    router.get ('/api/v1/settings/time_zone',          settingsScope, routes.settings.getTimeZone);
 
     // eventlog route
     router.get('/api/v1/eventlog', settingsScope, routes.user.requireAdmin, routes.eventlog.get);