diff --git a/components/post-date/index.tsx b/components/post-date/index.tsx
index 0a1707ef..edf36b7e 100644
--- a/components/post-date/index.tsx
+++ b/components/post-date/index.tsx
@@ -38,6 +38,12 @@ interface PostDateProps {
 	 */
 	format?: string;
 
+	/**
+	 * The timezone to use for formatting.
+	 * When not provided, dateI18n falls back to the WordPress site timezone.
+	 */
+	timezone?: string;
+
 	/**
 	 * Remaining props to pass to the time element.
 	 */
@@ -47,6 +53,7 @@ interface PostDateProps {
 export const PostDate: React.FC<PostDateProps> = ({
 	placeholder = __('No date set', 'tenup'),
 	format,
+	timezone,
 	...rest
 }) => {
 	const { postId, postType, isEditable } = usePost();
@@ -54,7 +61,6 @@ export const PostDate: React.FC<PostDateProps> = ({
 	const [date, setDate] = useEntityProp('postType', postType, 'date', postId as string);
 	const [siteFormat] = useEntityProp('root', 'site', 'date_format');
 	const settings: DateSettings = getSettings();
-	const timezone = Intl.DateTimeFormat().resolvedOptions().timeZone;
 
 	const resolvedFormat = format || siteFormat || settings.formats.date;
 
diff --git a/components/post-date/readme.md b/components/post-date/readme.md
index accf1d71..65ace4ab 100644
--- a/components/post-date/readme.md
+++ b/components/post-date/readme.md
@@ -23,4 +23,5 @@ function BlockEdit() {
 | ---------- | ----------------- | -------- | -------------------------------------------------------------- |
 | `placeholder` | `string` | `No date set` |  |
 | `format` | `string` |  | Uses the WordPress date format setting of the site |
+| `timezone` | `string` |  | Uses the WordPress site timezone when not provided |
 | `...rest` | `object` | `{}` |  |