diff --git a/kernel/src/Api/Syscall.cpp b/kernel/src/Api/Syscall.cpp
index 477a873..5948287 100644
--- a/kernel/src/Api/Syscall.cpp
+++ b/kernel/src/Api/Syscall.cpp
@@ -333,6 +333,10 @@ namespace Montauk {
                 return Sys_BtInfo((BtAdapterInfo*)frame->arg1);
             case SYS_SUSPEND:
                 return Sys_Suspend();
+            case SYS_SETTZ:
+                return Sys_SetTZ((int32_t)frame->arg1);
+            case SYS_GETTZ:
+                return Sys_GetTZ();
             default:
                 return -1;
         }
diff --git a/kernel/src/Api/Syscall.hpp b/kernel/src/Api/Syscall.hpp
index f5cfad2..639a2b1 100644
--- a/kernel/src/Api/Syscall.hpp
+++ b/kernel/src/Api/Syscall.hpp
@@ -174,6 +174,10 @@ namespace Montauk {
     /* Power.hpp */
     static constexpr uint64_t SYS_SUSPEND      = 89;
 
+    /* Time.hpp */
+    static constexpr uint64_t SYS_SETTZ         = 90;
+    static constexpr uint64_t SYS_GETTZ         = 91;
+
     static constexpr int SOCK_TCP = 1;
     static constexpr int SOCK_UDP = 2;
 
diff --git a/kernel/src/Api/Time.hpp b/kernel/src/Api/Time.hpp
index efc85ca..b64e972 100644
--- a/kernel/src/Api/Time.hpp
+++ b/kernel/src/Api/Time.hpp
@@ -29,4 +29,13 @@ namespace Montauk {
         out->Minute = dt.Minute;
         out->Second = dt.Second;
     }
+
+    static int64_t Sys_SetTZ(int32_t offsetMinutes) {
+        Timekeeping::SetTZOffset(offsetMinutes);
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    static int64_t Sys_GetTZ() {
+        return (int64_t)Timekeeping::GetTZOffset();
+    }
 };
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/kernel/src/Timekeeping/Time.cpp b/kernel/src/Timekeeping/Time.cpp
index 2c527a6..3175f35 100644
--- a/kernel/src/Timekeeping/Time.cpp
+++ b/kernel/src/Timekeeping/Time.cpp
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 using namespace Kt;
 
 static int64_t g_bootEpoch = 0;
+static int g_tzOffsetMinutes = 60; /* Default: UTC+1 (CET) until userspace overrides */
 
 static bool IsLeapYear(int year) {
     return (year % 4 == 0 && year % 100 != 0) || (year % 400 == 0);
@@ -68,34 +69,29 @@ static Timekeeping::DateTime EpochToDate(int64_t epoch) {
 
 void Timekeeping::Init(uint16_t Year, uint8_t Month, uint8_t Day, uint8_t Hour, uint8_t Minute, uint8_t Second) {
     g_bootEpoch = DateToEpoch(Year, Month, Day, Hour, Minute, Second);
-    /* Hardcode CET for now */
-    TimeZone CET = {
-        "Central European Time",
-        "CET",
-        1, /* UTC+1 */
-        0,
-        false
-    };
 
-    Kt::KernelLogStream(INFO, "Timekeeping Service") << "Setting time zone to " << CET.TZLongName << " (" << CET.TZShortName << ")";
+    /* Apply default timezone offset for boot log display */
+    int adjMin = Minute + (g_tzOffsetMinutes % 60);
+    int adjHour = Hour + (g_tzOffsetMinutes / 60);
+    if (adjMin < 0) { adjMin += 60; adjHour -= 1; }
+    if (adjMin >= 60) { adjMin -= 60; adjHour += 1; }
+    if (adjHour < 0) adjHour += 24;
+    if (adjHour >= 24) adjHour -= 24;
 
-    Minute = Minute + CET.MinuteOffset;
-    Hour = Hour + CET.HourOffset;
-    if (Minute >= 60) {
-        Minute -= 60;
-        Hour += 1;
-    }
-    if (Hour >= 24) {
-        Hour -= 24;
-        Day += 1;
-        /* Note: No month/day overflow handling yet */
-    }
+    int offH = g_tzOffsetMinutes / 60;
+    int offM = g_tzOffsetMinutes % 60;
+    if (offM < 0) offM = -offM;
+
+    Kt::KernelLogStream(INFO, "Timekeeping Service") << "Time zone: UTC"
+        << (offH >= 0 ? "+" : "") << offH
+        << (offM ? ":" : "") << (offM >= 10 ? "" : (offM ? "0" : ""))
+        << (offM ? offM : 0);
 
     kcp::cstringstream minuteStream;
-    if (Minute < 10) {
+    if (adjMin < 10) {
         minuteStream << "0";
     }
-    minuteStream << Minute;
+    minuteStream << adjMin;
     CString minuteStr = minuteStream.c_str();
 
     kcp::cstringstream secondStream;
@@ -111,12 +107,10 @@ void Timekeeping::Init(uint16_t Year, uint8_t Month, uint8_t Day, uint8_t Hour,
         << Day << " "
         << Months[Month] << " "
         << Year << ", "
-        << Hour << ":"
-
+        << adjHour << ":"
         << minuteStr << ":"
         << secondStr
-        << " (" << CET.TZLongName << ")";
-
+        << " (UTC" << (offH >= 0 ? "+" : "") << offH << ")";
 
     CString dateString = panelStr.c_str();
 
@@ -128,5 +122,13 @@ int64_t Timekeeping::GetUnixTimestamp() {
 }
 
 Timekeeping::DateTime Timekeeping::GetDateTime() {
-    return EpochToDate(GetUnixTimestamp());
+    return EpochToDate(GetUnixTimestamp() + (int64_t)g_tzOffsetMinutes * 60);
+}
+
+void Timekeeping::SetTZOffset(int totalMinutes) {
+    g_tzOffsetMinutes = totalMinutes;
+}
+
+int Timekeeping::GetTZOffset() {
+    return g_tzOffsetMinutes;
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/kernel/src/Timekeeping/Time.hpp b/kernel/src/Timekeeping/Time.hpp
index 23dd516..599180d 100644
--- a/kernel/src/Timekeeping/Time.hpp
+++ b/kernel/src/Timekeeping/Time.hpp
@@ -53,4 +53,7 @@ namespace Timekeeping {
     void Init(uint16_t Year, uint8_t Month, uint8_t Day, uint8_t Hour, uint8_t Minute, uint8_t Second);
     int64_t GetUnixTimestamp();
     DateTime GetDateTime();
+
+    void SetTZOffset(int totalMinutes);
+    int GetTZOffset();
 };
diff --git a/programs/include/Api/Syscall.hpp b/programs/include/Api/Syscall.hpp
index 3ea82c0..f04b8b2 100644
--- a/programs/include/Api/Syscall.hpp
+++ b/programs/include/Api/Syscall.hpp
@@ -116,6 +116,10 @@ namespace Montauk {
     // Power management
     static constexpr uint64_t SYS_SUSPEND      = 89;
 
+    // Timezone
+    static constexpr uint64_t SYS_SETTZ         = 90;
+    static constexpr uint64_t SYS_GETTZ         = 91;
+
     // Audio control commands (for SYS_AUDIOCTL)
     static constexpr int AUDIO_CTL_SET_VOLUME = 0;
     static constexpr int AUDIO_CTL_GET_VOLUME = 1;
diff --git a/programs/include/gui/desktop.hpp b/programs/include/gui/desktop.hpp
index 7e8c733..f8b3143 100644
--- a/programs/include/gui/desktop.hpp
+++ b/programs/include/gui/desktop.hpp
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ struct DesktopSettings {
     bool show_shadows;      // window shadows on/off
     bool clock_24h;         // 24-hour clock format
     int ui_scale;           // 0=Small, 1=Default, 2=Large
+    int tz_offset_minutes;  // timezone offset from UTC in minutes
 };
 
 struct DesktopState {
diff --git a/programs/include/libc/montauk.h b/programs/include/libc/montauk.h
index f7314d3..3100347 100644
--- a/programs/include/libc/montauk.h
+++ b/programs/include/libc/montauk.h
@@ -94,6 +94,8 @@ extern "C" {
 #define MTK_SYS_AUDIOCLOSE      81
 #define MTK_SYS_AUDIOWRITE      82
 #define MTK_SYS_AUDIOCTL        83
+#define MTK_SYS_SETTZ           90
+#define MTK_SYS_GETTZ           91
 
 #define MTK_SOCK_TCP 1
 #define MTK_SOCK_UDP 2
@@ -411,6 +413,14 @@ static inline void mtk_gettime(mtk_datetime *out) {
     _mtk_syscall1(MTK_SYS_GETTIME, (long)out);
 }
 
+static inline void mtk_settz(int offset_minutes) {
+    _mtk_syscall1(MTK_SYS_SETTZ, (long)offset_minutes);
+}
+
+static inline int mtk_gettz(void) {
+    return (int)_mtk_syscall0(MTK_SYS_GETTZ);
+}
+
 /* ====================================================================
    System info
    ==================================================================== */
diff --git a/programs/include/montauk/syscall.h b/programs/include/montauk/syscall.h
index f9325ea..71d0431 100644
--- a/programs/include/montauk/syscall.h
+++ b/programs/include/montauk/syscall.h
@@ -249,6 +249,10 @@ namespace montauk {
     // Timekeeping (wall-clock)
     inline void gettime(Montauk::DateTime* out) { syscall1(Montauk::SYS_GETTIME, (uint64_t)out); }
 
+    // Timezone offset (total minutes from UTC)
+    inline void settz(int offset_minutes) { syscall1(Montauk::SYS_SETTZ, (uint64_t)(int64_t)offset_minutes); }
+    inline int gettz() { return (int)syscall0(Montauk::SYS_GETTZ); }
+
     // Random number generation
     inline int64_t getrandom(void* buf, uint32_t len) {
         return syscall2(Montauk::SYS_GETRANDOM, (uint64_t)buf, (uint64_t)len);
diff --git a/programs/src/desktop/apps/app_settings.cpp b/programs/src/desktop/apps/app_settings.cpp
index eac991a..d5ed7b1 100644
--- a/programs/src/desktop/apps/app_settings.cpp
+++ b/programs/src/desktop/apps/app_settings.cpp
@@ -301,6 +301,35 @@ static void settings_draw_display(Canvas& c, SettingsState* st) {
     draw_toggle_btn(c, bx, y, sbw, btn_h, "Small", s.ui_scale == 0, accent);
     draw_toggle_btn(c, bx + sbw + 8, y, sbw, btn_h, "Default", s.ui_scale == 1, accent);
     draw_toggle_btn(c, bx + (sbw + 8) * 2, y, sbw, btn_h, "Large", s.ui_scale == 2, accent);
+    y += btn_h + 20;
+
+    // Separator
+    c.hline(x, y, c.w - 2 * x, colors::BORDER);
+    y += 16;
+
+    // UTC Offset
+    c.text(x, y + 6, "UTC Offset", colors::TEXT_COLOR);
+    bx = x + 180;
+
+    // [-] button
+    draw_toggle_btn(c, bx, y, 36, btn_h, "-", false, accent);
+
+    // Offset label
+    int off = s.tz_offset_minutes;
+    int offH = off / 60;
+    int offM = off % 60;
+    if (offM < 0) offM = -offM;
+    char tz_label[16];
+    if (offM)
+        snprintf(tz_label, sizeof(tz_label), "UTC%s%d:%02d", offH >= 0 ? "+" : "", offH, offM);
+    else
+        snprintf(tz_label, sizeof(tz_label), "UTC%s%d", offH >= 0 ? "+" : "", offH);
+    int tw = text_width(tz_label);
+    int label_w = 90;
+    c.text(bx + 36 + (label_w - tw) / 2, y + 6, tz_label, colors::TEXT_COLOR);
+
+    // [+] button
+    draw_toggle_btn(c, bx + 36 + label_w, y, 36, btn_h, "+", false, accent);
 }
 
 static void settings_draw_about(Canvas& c, SettingsState* st) {
@@ -392,6 +421,14 @@ static void settings_persist(SettingsState* st) {
     doc.destroy();
 }
 
+static void settings_persist_tz(SettingsState* st) {
+    montauk::toml::Doc doc;
+    doc.init();
+    montauk::config::set_int(&doc, "timezone.offset_minutes", st->desktop->settings.tz_offset_minutes);
+    montauk::config::save("timezone", &doc);
+    doc.destroy();
+}
+
 // ============================================================================
 // Users tab
 // ============================================================================
@@ -1295,6 +1332,27 @@ static void settings_on_mouse(Window* win, MouseEvent& ev) {
             settings_persist(st);
             return;
         }
+        y += btn_h + 20 + 16;
+
+        // UTC Offset: [-] button
+        if (mx >= bx && mx < bx + 36 && cy >= y && cy < y + btn_h) {
+            if (s.tz_offset_minutes > -720) {
+                s.tz_offset_minutes -= 60;
+                montauk::settz(s.tz_offset_minutes);
+                settings_persist_tz(st);
+            }
+            return;
+        }
+        // UTC Offset: [+] button
+        int label_w = 90;
+        if (mx >= bx + 36 + label_w && mx < bx + 36 + label_w + 36 && cy >= y && cy < y + btn_h) {
+            if (s.tz_offset_minutes < 840) {
+                s.tz_offset_minutes += 60;
+                montauk::settz(s.tz_offset_minutes);
+                settings_persist_tz(st);
+            }
+            return;
+        }
     } else if (st->active_tab == 2) {
         // Users tab
         if (!st->desktop->is_admin) return;
diff --git a/programs/src/desktop/main.cpp b/programs/src/desktop/main.cpp
index 631ff23..f5765a2 100644
--- a/programs/src/desktop/main.cpp
+++ b/programs/src/desktop/main.cpp
@@ -256,6 +256,7 @@ void gui::desktop_init(DesktopState* ds) {
     ds->settings.show_shadows = true;
     ds->settings.clock_24h = true;
     ds->settings.ui_scale = 1;
+    ds->settings.tz_offset_minutes = 60; // default CET (UTC+1)
 
     // Load per-user desktop settings
     {
@@ -311,6 +312,15 @@ void gui::desktop_init(DesktopState* ds) {
 
         doc.destroy();
     }
+
+    // Load timezone config
+    {
+        auto tz = montauk::config::load("timezone");
+        ds->settings.tz_offset_minutes = (int)tz.get_int("timezone.offset_minutes", 60);
+        tz.destroy();
+    }
+    montauk::settz(ds->settings.tz_offset_minutes);
+
     montauk::win_setscale(ds->settings.ui_scale);
 
     ds->ctx_menu_open = false;
diff --git a/template/sysroot/include/Api/Syscall.hpp b/template/sysroot/include/Api/Syscall.hpp
index 7dc1435..9423f6e 100644
--- a/template/sysroot/include/Api/Syscall.hpp
+++ b/template/sysroot/include/Api/Syscall.hpp
@@ -113,6 +113,13 @@ namespace Montauk {
     static constexpr uint64_t SYS_BTLIST       = 87;
     static constexpr uint64_t SYS_BTINFO       = 88;
 
+    // Power management
+    static constexpr uint64_t SYS_SUSPEND      = 89;
+
+    // Timezone
+    static constexpr uint64_t SYS_SETTZ         = 90;
+    static constexpr uint64_t SYS_GETTZ         = 91;
+
     // Audio control commands (for SYS_AUDIOCTL)
     static constexpr int AUDIO_CTL_SET_VOLUME = 0;
     static constexpr int AUDIO_CTL_GET_VOLUME = 1;
diff --git a/template/sysroot/include/gui/desktop.hpp b/template/sysroot/include/gui/desktop.hpp
index 098b678..22ed312 100644
--- a/template/sysroot/include/gui/desktop.hpp
+++ b/template/sysroot/include/gui/desktop.hpp
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ struct DesktopSettings {
     bool show_shadows;      // window shadows on/off
     bool clock_24h;         // 24-hour clock format
     int ui_scale;           // 0=Small, 1=Default, 2=Large
+    int tz_offset_minutes;  // timezone offset from UTC in minutes
 };
 
 struct DesktopState {
diff --git a/template/sysroot/include/montauk/syscall.h b/template/sysroot/include/montauk/syscall.h
index 148a92b..8ba7938 100644
--- a/template/sysroot/include/montauk/syscall.h
+++ b/template/sysroot/include/montauk/syscall.h
@@ -249,6 +249,10 @@ namespace montauk {
     // Timekeeping (wall-clock)
     inline void gettime(Montauk::DateTime* out) { syscall1(Montauk::SYS_GETTIME, (uint64_t)out); }
 
+    // Timezone offset (total minutes from UTC)
+    inline void settz(int offset_minutes) { syscall1(Montauk::SYS_SETTZ, (uint64_t)(int64_t)offset_minutes); }
+    inline int gettz() { return (int)syscall0(Montauk::SYS_GETTZ); }
+
     // Random number generation
     inline int64_t getrandom(void* buf, uint32_t len) {
         return syscall2(Montauk::SYS_GETRANDOM, (uint64_t)buf, (uint64_t)len);