diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 6c7126f56..6f0c0d552 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ CFLAGS="$saved_CFLAGS"
 AC_SUBST(SYMBOL_VISIBILITY)
 
 AC_CHECK_FUNCS(localtime_r)
+AC_CHECK_FUNCS(gmtime_r)
 
 AC_DEFUN([CHECK_TM_INCLUDES_TM_GMTOFF], [
   AC_CACHE_CHECK(
diff --git a/include/osmocom/core/logging.h b/include/osmocom/core/logging.h
index b9f65ec7c..33f38d983 100644
--- a/include/osmocom/core/logging.h
+++ b/include/osmocom/core/logging.h
@@ -297,6 +297,11 @@ enum log_filename_pos {
 	LOG_FILENAME_POS_LINE_END,
 };
 
+enum log_timezone {
+	LOG_TIMEZONE_LOCALTIME,
+	LOG_TIMEZONE_UTC,
+};
+
 /*! Format of the timestamp printed */
 enum log_timestamp_format {
 	LOG_TIMESTAMP_NONE,
@@ -411,6 +416,8 @@ struct log_target {
 	/* Where on a log line to put the source file info. */
 	enum log_filename_pos print_filename_pos;
 
+	/* Set timezone for timestamps (if at all enabled) */
+	enum log_timezone timezone;
 	/* Timestamp format */
 	enum log_timestamp_format timestamp_format;
 };
@@ -438,6 +445,7 @@ void log_set_print_extended_timestamp(struct log_target *target, int flag)
 void log_set_print_timestamp(struct log_target *target, int flag)
 	OSMO_DEPRECATED("Use log_set_print_timestamp2(LOG_TIMESTAMP_CTIME) instead");
 void log_set_print_timestamp2(struct log_target *target, enum log_timestamp_format format);
+void log_set_timezone(struct log_target *target, enum log_timezone timezone);
 void log_set_print_tid(struct log_target *target, int);
 void log_set_print_filename(struct log_target *target, int) OSMO_DEPRECATED("Use log_set_print_filename2() instead");
 void log_set_print_filename2(struct log_target *target, enum log_filename_type lft);
diff --git a/src/core/libosmocore.map b/src/core/libosmocore.map
index 63053fd89..f22c20751 100644
--- a/src/core/libosmocore.map
+++ b/src/core/libosmocore.map
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ log_set_print_level;
 log_set_print_tid;
 log_set_print_timestamp;
 log_set_use_color;
+log_set_timezone;
 log_target_create;
 log_target_create_file;
 log_target_create_file_stream;
diff --git a/src/core/logging.c b/src/core/logging.c
index 827608b5f..873860a3f 100644
--- a/src/core/logging.c
+++ b/src/core/logging.c
@@ -579,11 +579,20 @@ static const char *const_basename(const char *path)
 static int get_timestamp(struct timeval *tv, struct tm *tm, const struct log_target *target)
 {
 	osmo_gettimeofday(tv, NULL);
+	switch (target->timezone) {
+	case LOG_TIMEZONE_LOCALTIME:
 #ifdef HAVE_LOCALTIME_R
-	return (localtime_r(&tv->tv_sec, tm) != NULL) ? 0 : -1;
-#else
-	return -1;
+		return (localtime_r(&tv->tv_sec, tm) != NULL) ? 0 : -1;
 #endif
+		/* If there is no localtime_r() function, then maybe gmtime_r() is available instead? */
+	case LOG_TIMEZONE_UTC:
+#ifdef HAVE_GMTIME_R
+		return (gmtime_r(&tv->tv_sec, tm) != NULL) ? 0 : -1;
+#endif
+		/* If there is no gmtime_r() function, then print no timestamp. */
+	default:
+		return -1;
+	}
 }
 
 /*! main output formatting function for log lines.
@@ -960,6 +969,15 @@ void log_set_print_timestamp(struct log_target *target, int print_timestamp)
 	log_set_print_timestamp2(target, print_timestamp ? LOG_TIMESTAMP_CTIME : LOG_TIMESTAMP_NONE);
 }
 
+/*! Switch logging timezone between UTC or local time.
+ *  \param[in] target Log target to be affected.
+ *  \param[in] timezone Timezone to set.
+ */
+void log_set_timezone(struct log_target *target, enum log_timezone timezone)
+{
+	target->timezone = timezone;
+}
+
 /*! Use log_set_print_timestamp2(LOG_TIMESTAMP_DATE_PACKED) instead.
  * Enable or disable printing of extended timestamps while logging.
  *  \param[in] target Log target to be affected
diff --git a/src/vty/logging_vty.c b/src/vty/logging_vty.c
index cb4a280dc..5566f05fb 100644
--- a/src/vty/logging_vty.c
+++ b/src/vty/logging_vty.c
@@ -190,6 +190,22 @@ DEFUN(logging_use_clr,
 	RET_WITH_UNLOCK(CMD_SUCCESS);
 }
 
+DEFUN(logging_timezone,
+      logging_timezone_cmd,
+      "logging timezone (localtime|utc)",
+	LOGGING_STR "Configure time zone for log message timestamping\n"
+	"Log timestamps in the system's local time\n"
+	"Log timestamps in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)\n")
+{
+	struct log_target *tgt;
+	ACQUIRE_VTY_LOG_TGT_WITH_LOCK(vty, tgt);
+	if (strcmp(argv[0], "utc") == 0)
+		log_set_timezone(tgt, LOG_TIMEZONE_UTC);
+	else
+		log_set_timezone(tgt, LOG_TIMEZONE_LOCALTIME);
+	RET_WITH_UNLOCK(CMD_SUCCESS);
+}
+
 DEFUN_DEPRECATED(logging_timestamp,
       logging_timestamp_cmd,
       "logging timestamp (0|1)",
@@ -1099,6 +1115,16 @@ static int config_write_log_single(struct vty *vty, struct log_target *tgt)
 		vty_out(vty, " logging print timestamp %s%s",
 			log_timestamp_format_name(tgt->timestamp_format), VTY_NEWLINE);
 
+	switch (tgt->timezone) {
+	case LOG_TIMEZONE_UTC:
+		vty_out(vty, " logging timezone utc%s", VTY_NEWLINE);
+		break;
+	default:
+	case LOG_TIMEZONE_LOCALTIME:
+		/* write nothing, since LOG_TIMEZONE_LOCALTIME is the default */
+		break;
+	}
+
 	if (tgt->print_level)
 		vty_out(vty, " logging print level 1%s", VTY_NEWLINE);
 	vty_out(vty, " logging print file %s%s%s",
@@ -1243,6 +1269,7 @@ void logging_vty_add_cmds(void)
 	install_lib_element_ve(&logging_timestamp_cmd);
 	install_lib_element_ve(&logging_prnt_timestamp_cmd);
 	install_lib_element_ve(&logging_prnt_ext_timestamp_cmd);
+	install_lib_element_ve(&logging_timezone_cmd);
 	install_lib_element_ve(&logging_prnt_tid_cmd);
 	install_lib_element_ve(&logging_prnt_cat_cmd);
 	install_lib_element_ve(&logging_prnt_cat_hex_cmd);
@@ -1279,6 +1306,7 @@ void logging_vty_add_cmds(void)
 	install_lib_element(CFG_LOG_NODE, &logging_timestamp_cmd);
 	install_lib_element(CFG_LOG_NODE, &logging_prnt_timestamp_cmd);
 	install_lib_element(CFG_LOG_NODE, &logging_prnt_ext_timestamp_cmd);
+	install_lib_element(CFG_LOG_NODE, &logging_timezone_cmd);
 	install_lib_element(CFG_LOG_NODE, &logging_prnt_tid_cmd);
 	install_lib_element(CFG_LOG_NODE, &logging_prnt_cat_cmd);
 	install_lib_element(CFG_LOG_NODE, &logging_prnt_cat_hex_cmd);
diff --git a/tests/logging/logging_vty_test.vty b/tests/logging/logging_vty_test.vty
index f76861882..ddbfb7b3d 100644
--- a/tests/logging/logging_vty_test.vty
+++ b/tests/logging/logging_vty_test.vty
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ logging_vty_test# list
   logging filter all (0|1)
   logging color (0|1)
   logging print timestamp (none|date|date-packed|ctime)
+  logging timezone (localtime|utc)
   logging print thread-id (0|1)
   logging print category (0|1)
   logging print category-hex (0|1)
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ logging_vty_test# logging ?
   filter        Filter log messages
   color         Configure color-printing for log messages
   print         Log output settings
+  timezone      Configure time zone for log message timestamping
   set-log-mask  Set the logmask of this logging target
   level         Set the log level for a specified category
 
@@ -72,6 +74,10 @@ logging_vty_test# ### Deprecated command's doc not shown
 logging_vty_test# logging timestamp ?
 % There is no matched command.
 
+logging_vty_test# logging timezone ?
+  localtime  Log timestamps in the system's local time
+  utc        Log timestamps in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)
+
 logging_vty_test# logging level ?
 ... ! all
   aa         Antropomorphic Armadillos (AA)
@@ -155,6 +161,24 @@ logging_vty_test# logging print file basename ?
 
 logging_vty_test# configure terminal
 logging_vty_test(config)# log stderr
+
+logging_vty_test(config-log)# show running-config
+...
+log stderr
+... !logging timezone
+logging_vty_test(config-log)# logging timezone utc
+logging_vty_test(config-log)# show running-config
+...
+log stderr
+... !logging timezone
+ logging timezone utc
+... !logging timezone
+logging_vty_test(config-log)# logging timezone localtime
+logging_vty_test(config-log)# show running-config
+...
+log stderr
+... !logging timezone
+
 logging_vty_test(config-log)# show running-config
 ...
 log stderr