diff --git a/sleekxmpp/plugins/xep_0202/time.py b/sleekxmpp/plugins/xep_0202/time.py
index f944bcb3..bcad8bc8 100644
--- a/sleekxmpp/plugins/xep_0202/time.py
+++ b/sleekxmpp/plugins/xep_0202/time.py
@@ -32,13 +32,15 @@ class xep_0202(base_plugin):
         self.description = 'Entity Time'
         self.stanza = stanza
 
+        self.tz_offset = self.config.get('tz_offset', 0)
+
         # As a default, respond to time requests with the
         # local time returned by XEP-0082. However, a
         # custom function can be supplied which accepts
         # the JID of the entity to query for the time.
         self.local_time = self.config.get('local_time', None)
         if not self.local_time:
-            self.local_time = lambda x: xep_0082.datetime()
+            self.local_time = lambda x: xep_0082.datetime(offset=self.tz_offset)
 
         self.xmpp.registerHandler(
             Callback('Entity Time',