diff --git a/server/src/services/metadata.service.spec.ts b/server/src/services/metadata.service.spec.ts
index 942817a213..7b7d154e58 100644
--- a/server/src/services/metadata.service.spec.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/metadata.service.spec.ts
@@ -1766,13 +1766,14 @@ describe(MetadataService.name, () => {
       const asset = factory.jobAssets.sidecarWrite();
       const description = 'this is a description';
       const gps = 12;
-      const date = '2023-11-22T04:56:12.196Z';
+      const date = '2023-11-22T04:56:12.196-06:00';
 
       mocks.assetJob.getLockedPropertiesForMetadataExtraction.mockResolvedValue([
         'description',
         'latitude',
         'longitude',
         'dateTimeOriginal',
+        'timeZone',
       ]);
       mocks.assetJob.getForSidecarWriteJob.mockResolvedValue(asset);
       await expect(
@@ -1786,12 +1787,14 @@ describe(MetadataService.name, () => {
         ImageDescription: description,
         GPSLatitude: gps,
         GPSLongitude: gps,
+        TimeZone: '-06:00',
       });
       expect(mocks.asset.unlockProperties).toHaveBeenCalledWith(asset.id, [
         'description',
         'latitude',
         'longitude',
         'dateTimeOriginal',
+        'timeZone',
       ]);
     });
   });
diff --git a/server/src/services/metadata.service.ts b/server/src/services/metadata.service.ts
index f74f9f4cec..cba10b6cd7 100644
--- a/server/src/services/metadata.service.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/metadata.service.ts
@@ -431,27 +431,33 @@ export class MetadataService extends BaseService {
     const { sidecarFile } = getAssetFiles(asset.files);
     const sidecarPath = sidecarFile?.path || `${asset.originalPath}.xmp`;
 
-    const { description, dateTimeOriginal, latitude, longitude, rating, tags } = _.pick(
+    const { description, dateTimeOriginal, latitude, longitude, rating, tags, timeZone } = _.pick(
       {
         description: asset.exifInfo.description,
-        dateTimeOriginal: asset.exifInfo.dateTimeOriginal,
+        dateTimeOriginal: asset.exifInfo.dateTimeOriginal as string | null,
         latitude: asset.exifInfo.latitude,
         longitude: asset.exifInfo.longitude,
         rating: asset.exifInfo.rating,
         tags: asset.exifInfo.tags,
+        timeZone: asset.exifInfo.timeZone,
       },
       lockedProperties,
     );
 
+    const tzOffset = timeZone ? DateTime.now().setZone(timeZone).toFormat('ZZ') : undefined;
+
     const exif = _.omitBy(
       <Tags>{
         Description: description,
         ImageDescription: description,
-        DateTimeOriginal: dateTimeOriginal ? String(dateTimeOriginal) : undefined,
+        DateTimeOriginal: dateTimeOriginal
+          ? DateTime.fromISO(dateTimeOriginal, { zone: 'UTC' }).setZone(tzOffset, { keepLocalTime: true }).toISO()
+          : undefined,
         GPSLatitude: latitude,
         GPSLongitude: longitude,
         Rating: rating,
         TagsList: tags?.length ? tags : undefined,
+        TimeZone: tzOffset,
       },
       _.isUndefined,
     );
diff --git a/server/test/small.factory.ts b/server/test/small.factory.ts
index 2d29386d67..6ce4ad1f59 100644
--- a/server/test/small.factory.ts
+++ b/server/test/small.factory.ts
@@ -361,6 +361,7 @@ const assetSidecarWriteFactory = () => {
       latitude: 12,
       longitude: 12,
       dateTimeOriginal: '2023-11-22T04:56:12.196Z',
+      timeZone: 'UTC-6',
     } as unknown as Exif,
   };
 };