diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3f7c9751..9a06e44b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ It's like Laravel Homestead but for Docker instead of Vagrant.
 		- [Prepare LaraDock for Production](#LaraDock-for-Production)
 		- [Setup Laravel and Docker on Digital Ocean](#Digital-Ocean)
 	- [Misc](#Misc)
+		- [Change the timezone](#Change-the-timezone)
 		- [Cron jobs](#CronJobs)
 		- [MySQL access from host](#MySQL-access-from-host)
 		- [Use custom Domain](#Use-custom-Domain)
@@ -985,6 +986,24 @@ To learn more about how Docker publishes ports, please read [this excellent post
 
 <br>
 
+<a name="Change-the-timezone"></a>
+### Change the timezone
+
+To change the timezone for the `workspace` container, modify the `TZ` build argument in the Docker Compose file to one in the [TZ database](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tz_database_time_zones).
+
+For example, if I want the timezone to be `New York`:
+
+```yml
+	workspace:
+		build:
+			context: ./workspace
+			args:
+				- TZ=America/New_York
+	...
+```
+
+We also recommend [setting the timezone in Laravel](http://www.camroncade.com/managing-timezones-with-laravel/).
+
 <a name="CronJobs"></a>
 ### Adding cron jobs
 
@@ -997,6 +1016,8 @@ You can add your cron jobs to `workspace/crontab/root` after the `php artisan` l
 * * * * * root echo "Every Minute" > /var/log/cron.log 2>&1
 ```
 
+Make sure you [change the timezone](#Change-the-timezone) if you don't want to use the default (UTC).
+
 <a name="MySQL-access-from-host"></a>
 ### MySQL access from host
 
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index f9c86327..35b901ad 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ services:
                 - PUID=1000
                 - PGID=1000
                 - NODE_VERSION=stable
+                - TZ=UTC
         volumes_from:
             - volumes_source
         extra_hosts:
diff --git a/workspace/Dockerfile b/workspace/Dockerfile
index 0296fa97..24365859 100644
--- a/workspace/Dockerfile
+++ b/workspace/Dockerfile
@@ -46,6 +46,14 @@ ARG PUID=1000
 ARG PGID=1000
 RUN groupadd -g $PGID laradock && \
     useradd -u $PUID -g laradock -m laradock
+    
+#####################################
+# Set Timezone
+#####################################
+
+ARG TZ=UTC
+ENV TZ ${TZ}
+RUN ln -snf /usr/share/zoneinfo/$TZ /etc/localtime && echo $TZ > /etc/timezone
 
 #####################################
 # Composer: