diff --git a/trantor/unittests/DateUnittest.cc b/trantor/unittests/DateUnittest.cc
index 9d516a75..10957bb6 100644
--- a/trantor/unittests/DateUnittest.cc
+++ b/trantor/unittests/DateUnittest.cc
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include <trantor/utils/Date.h>
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
 #include <string>
+#include <vector>
 #include <iostream>
 using namespace trantor;
 TEST(Date, constructorTest)
@@ -112,6 +113,28 @@ TEST(Date, DatabaseStringTest)
     auto epoch = dbDateGMT.microSecondsSinceEpoch();
     EXPECT_EQ(epoch, 0);
 }
+TEST(Date, TimezoneTest)
+{
+    std::string str0 = "2024-01-01 04:00:00.123";
+    std::vector<std::string> strs{"2024-01-01 12:00:00.123 +08:00",
+                                  "2024-01-01 11:00:00.123+0700",
+                                  "2024-01-01 10:00:00.123 0600",
+                                  "2024-01-01 03:00:00.123 -01:00",
+                                  "2024-01-01 02:00:00.123-02:00",
+                                  "2024-01-01 01:00:00.123 -0300",
+                                  "2024-01-01 12:00:00.123 08",
+                                  "2024-01-01 02:00:00.123-02",
+                                  "2024-01-01 14:00:00.123+10"};
+
+    auto date = trantor::Date::fromDbString(str0);
+    for (auto &s : strs)
+    {
+        auto dateTz = trantor::Date::parseDatetimeTz(s);
+        EXPECT_EQ(date.microSecondsSinceEpoch(),
+                  dateTz.microSecondsSinceEpoch());
+    }
+}
+
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
     testing::InitGoogleTest(&argc, argv);
diff --git a/trantor/utils/Date.cc b/trantor/utils/Date.cc
index 26acf794..f00c97c4 100644
--- a/trantor/utils/Date.cc
+++ b/trantor/utils/Date.cc
@@ -63,6 +63,13 @@ const Date Date::date()
     return Date(seconds * MICRO_SECONDS_PER_SEC + tv.tv_usec);
 #endif
 }
+
+int64_t Date::timezoneOffset()
+{
+    static int64_t offset = -Date(1970, 1, 1).secondsSinceEpoch();
+    return offset;
+}
+
 const Date Date::after(double second) const
 {
     return Date(static_cast<int64_t>(microSecondsSinceEpoch_ +
@@ -355,6 +362,128 @@ Date Date::fromDbString(const std::string &datetime)
         static_cast<double>(timezoneOffset()));
 }
 
+int parseTzOffset(std::string &tz, int tzSign)
+{
+    if (tzSign == 0)
+    {
+        if (tz[0] == '-')
+        {
+            tz = tz.substr(1);
+            tzSign = -1;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            tzSign = 1;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (tz == "Z")
+    {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    auto tzParts = splitString(tz, ":");
+    if (tzParts.size() == 1 && tz.size() == 4)
+    {
+        tzParts = {tz.substr(0, 2), tz.substr(2)};  // 0800
+    }
+    int tzHour = std::stoi(tzParts[0]);
+    int tzMin = tzParts.size() > 1 ? std::stoi(tzParts[1]) : 0;
+    return tzSign * (tzHour * 3600 + tzMin * 60);
+}
+
+Date Date::parseDatetimeTz(const std::string &datetime)
+{
+    unsigned int year = {0}, month = {0}, day = {0}, hour = {0}, minute = {0},
+                 second = {0}, microSecond = {0};
+    int tzSign{0}, tzOffset{0};
+    std::vector<std::string> v = splitString(datetime, " ");
+    if (v.empty())
+    {
+        throw std::invalid_argument("Invalid date string: " + datetime);
+    }
+
+    // parse date
+    const std::vector<std::string> date = splitString(v[0], "-");
+    if (date.size() != 3)
+    {
+        throw std::invalid_argument("Invalid date string: " + datetime);
+    }
+    year = std::stol(date[0]);
+    month = std::stol(date[1]);
+    day = std::stol(date[2]);
+
+    // only have date part
+    if (v.size() <= 1)
+    {
+        return trantor::Date{year, month, day};
+    }
+
+    // check timezone without space seperated
+    if (v.size() == 2)
+    {
+        auto pos = v[1].find('+');
+        if (pos != std::string::npos)
+        {
+            tzSign = 1;
+            v.push_back(v[1].substr(pos + 1));
+            v[1] = v[1].substr(0, pos);
+        }
+        else if ((pos = v[1].find('-')) != std::string::npos)
+        {
+            tzSign = -1;
+            v.push_back(v[1].substr(pos + 1));
+            v[1] = v[1].substr(0, pos);
+        }
+        else if (!v[1].empty() && v[1].back() == 'Z')
+        {
+            v[1].pop_back();
+            tzSign = 1;
+            v.emplace_back("Z");
+        }
+    }
+
+    // parse time
+    std::vector<std::string> timeParts = splitString(v[1], ":");
+    if (timeParts.size() < 2 || timeParts.size() > 3)
+    {
+        throw std::invalid_argument("Invalid time string: " + datetime);
+    }
+    hour = std::stol(timeParts[0]);
+    minute = std::stol(timeParts[1]);
+    if (timeParts.size() == 3)
+    {
+        auto secParts = splitString(timeParts[2], ".");
+        second = std::stol(secParts[0]);
+        // micro seconds
+        if (secParts.size() > 1)
+        {
+            if (secParts[1].length() > 6)
+            {
+                secParts[1].resize(6);
+            }
+            else if (secParts[1].length() < 6)
+            {
+                secParts[1].append(6 - secParts[1].length(), '0');
+            }
+            microSecond = std::stol(secParts[1]);
+        }
+    }
+
+    trantor::Date dt(year, month, day, hour, minute, second, microSecond);
+
+    // timezone
+    if (v.size() >= 3)
+    {
+        tzOffset = parseTzOffset(v[2], tzSign);
+        return dt.after(timezoneOffset() - tzOffset);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        return dt;
+    }
+}
+
 std::string Date::toCustomFormattedStringLocal(const std::string &fmtStr,
                                                bool showMicroseconds) const
 {
diff --git a/trantor/utils/Date.h b/trantor/utils/Date.h
index 4684227d..c1cab6b3 100644
--- a/trantor/utils/Date.h
+++ b/trantor/utils/Date.h
@@ -72,13 +72,7 @@ class TRANTOR_EXPORT Date
         return Date::date();
     }
 
-    static int64_t timezoneOffset()
-    {
-        static int64_t offset = -(
-            Date::fromDbStringLocal("1970-01-03 00:00:00").secondsSinceEpoch() -
-            2LL * 3600LL * 24LL);
-        return offset;
-    }
+    static int64_t timezoneOffset();
 
     /**
      * @brief Return a new Date instance that represents the time after some
@@ -293,6 +287,15 @@ class TRANTOR_EXPORT Date
      */
     static Date fromDbString(const std::string &datetime);
 
+    /**
+     * @brief Parse a datetime string
+     * Could be following format:
+     * - yyyy-mm-dd
+     * - yyyy-mm-dd HH:MM[:SS[.ffffff]]
+     * - yyyy-mm-dd HH:MM[:SS[.ffffff]][ ][+-]08[[:]00]
+     */
+    static Date parseDatetimeTz(const std::string &datetime);
+
     /* clang-format off */
     /**
      * @brief Generate a UTC time string.