diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index f486b7079..52e20d1f5 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ## What's new in Version 1.11.1 of RaspiBlitz?
 
+- New: Set Timezone SSHMENU > SYSTEM > TIME [details](https://github.com/raspiblitz/raspiblitz/issues/1712)
 - Update: LNbits 0.12.8 [details](https://github.com/lnbits/lnbits/releases/tag/0.12.8)
 - Update: Specter Desktop 2.0.4 with reactivated UPDATE option [details](https://github.com/cryptoadvance/specter-desktop/releases/tag/v2.0.4)
 - Update: BTCPayServer 1.13.0 [details](https://github.com/btcpayserver/btcpayserver/releases/tag/v1.13.0)
diff --git a/home.admin/99systemMenu.sh b/home.admin/99systemMenu.sh
index 1529df77f..89536a0e0 100644
--- a/home.admin/99systemMenu.sh
+++ b/home.admin/99systemMenu.sh
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ MENU=""    # adds lines to HEIGHT
 OPTIONS=() # adds lines to HEIGHt + CHOICE_HEIGHT
 
 OPTIONS+=(BTOP "Monitor system resources with btop")
+OPTIONS+=(TIME "Set Timezone")
+
 OPTIONS+=(${network}LOG "Monitor the debug.log for ${CHAIN}")
 OPTIONS+=(${network}CONF "Edit the bitcoin.conf")
 
@@ -57,6 +59,9 @@ case $CHOICE in
     # run as root to allow signal sending to any process
     sudo btop
     ;;
+  TIME)
+    sudo /home/admin/config.scripts/blitz.time.sh choose-timezone
+    ;;
   ${network}LOG)
     if [ ${CHAIN} = signet ]; then
       bitcoinlogpath="/mnt/hdd/bitcoin/signet/debug.log"
diff --git a/home.admin/_provision_.sh b/home.admin/_provision_.sh
index 816c2eb6e..c12e1b767 100755
--- a/home.admin/_provision_.sh
+++ b/home.admin/_provision_.sh
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ echo "deprecatedrpc=addresses" >> /mnt/hdd/bitcoin/bitcoin.conf 2>/dev/null
 # backup SSH PubKeys
 /home/admin/config.scripts/blitz.ssh.sh backup
 
+# set timezone
+/home/admin/config.scripts/blitz.time.sh set-by-config >> ${logFile}
+
 # optimize mempool if RAM >1GB
 kbSizeRAM=$(cat /proc/meminfo | grep "MemTotal" | sed 's/[^0-9]*//g')
 if [ ${kbSizeRAM} -gt 1500000 ]; then
diff --git a/home.admin/config.scripts/blitz.time.sh b/home.admin/config.scripts/blitz.time.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..ae90eb17b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/home.admin/config.scripts/blitz.time.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# command info
+if [ $# -eq 0 ] || [ "$1" = "-h" ] || [ "$1" = "--help" ] || [ "$1" = "-help" ]; then
+  echo "RaspiBlitz Time Tools"
+  echo
+  echo "## Parameters #######"
+  echo "choose-timezone  --> user can choose timezone from list and it gets stored to raspiblitz config"
+  echo "set-by-config    --> resets the time on the RaspiBlitz based on the config"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# check if started with sudo
+if [ "$EUID" -ne 0 ]; then 
+  echo "error='missing sudo'"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+###################
+# choose-timezone
+###################
+if [ "$1" = "choose-timezone" ]; then
+
+  # Prepare the list of timezones for dialog
+  echo "# preparing timezone list ..."
+  timezones=$(timedatectl list-timezones)
+  timezone_list=()
+  i=1
+  for tz in $timezones; do
+    prefix=$(echo $tz | cut -c1)
+    timezone_list+=("${prefix}${i}" "$tz")
+    i=$((i+1))
+  done
+
+  # Use dialog to display the list and get the user selection
+  choice=$(dialog --clear \
+                --backtitle "Timezone Selector" \
+                --title "Select a Timezone" \
+                --menu "Choose a timezone:" 20 60 15 \
+                "${timezone_list[@]}" 2>&1 >/dev/tty)
+
+  # Clear the screen
+  clear
+
+  # Set the chosen timezone
+  if [ -n "$choice" ]; then
+    index=$(echo "$choice" | sed 's/^[A-Z]//')
+    selected_timezone=${timezone_list[((index * 2) - 1)]}
+    echo "# Setting timezone to $selected_timezone ..."
+    timedatectl set-timezone "$selected_timezone"
+    echo "# Saving timezone to raspiblitz config ..."
+    /home/admin/config.scripts/blitz.conf.sh set "timezone" "$selected_timezone"
+  else
+    echo "# No timezone selected"
+  fi
+
+  sleep 2
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+###################
+# set-by-config
+###################
+if [ "$1" = "set-by-config" ]; then
+  source /mnt/hdd/raspiblitz.conf
+  if [ ${#timezone} -eq 0 ]; then
+    echo "# no timezone set in raspiblitz.conf ... keeping default timezone"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+  echo "# Setting timezone to $timezone ..."
+  timedatectl set-timezone "$timezone"
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+echo "error='unknown parameter'"
+exit 1