diff --git a/handle_dirs.go b/handle_dirs.go
index 44af3e03..b221dc14 100644
--- a/handle_dirs.go
+++ b/handle_dirs.go
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ func (c *clientHandler) writeMLSxOutput(w io.Writer, file os.FileInfo) error {
 		"Type=%s;Size=%d;Modify=%s; %s\r\n",
 		listType,
 		file.Size(),
-		file.ModTime().Format(dateFormatMLSD),
+		file.ModTime().UTC().Format(dateFormatMLSD),
 		file.Name(),
 	)
 
diff --git a/handle_dirs_test.go b/handle_dirs_test.go
index 419ecd84..fd293afb 100644
--- a/handle_dirs_test.go
+++ b/handle_dirs_test.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"crypto/tls"
 	"fmt"
 	"net"
+	"os"
 	"path"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
@@ -14,6 +15,18 @@ import (
 
 const DirKnown = "known"
 
+func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
+	loc, err := time.LoadLocation("America/New_York")
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Printf("unable to set timezone: %v\n", err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
+	time.Local = loc
+
+	os.Exit(m.Run())
+}
+
 func TestDirListing(t *testing.T) {
 	// MLSD is disabled we relies on LIST of files listing
 	s := NewTestServerWithDriver(t, &TestServerDriver{Debug: true, Settings: &Settings{DisableMLSD: true}})
@@ -448,3 +461,23 @@ func testListDirArgs(t *testing.T, s *FtpServer) {
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestMLSDTimezone(t *testing.T) {
+	s := NewTestServer(t, true)
+	conf := goftp.Config{
+		User:     authUser,
+		Password: authPass,
+	}
+
+	c, err := goftp.DialConfig(conf, s.Addr())
+	require.NoError(t, err, "Couldn't connect")
+
+	defer func() { panicOnError(c.Close()) }()
+
+	ftpUpload(t, c, createTemporaryFile(t, 10), "file")
+	contents, err := c.ReadDir("/")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Len(t, contents, 1)
+	require.Equal(t, "file", contents[0].Name())
+	require.InDelta(t, time.Now().Unix(), contents[0].ModTime().Unix(), 5)
+}