diff --git a/global.go b/global.go
index 22ebc57..b9f0021 100644
--- a/global.go
+++ b/global.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package hclog
 
 import (
 	"sync"
+	"time"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ var (
 	DefaultOptions = &LoggerOptions{
 		Level:  DefaultLevel,
 		Output: DefaultOutput,
+		TimeFn: time.Now,
 	}
 )
 
diff --git a/intlogger.go b/intlogger.go
index e2362e8..9a4ef31 100644
--- a/intlogger.go
+++ b/intlogger.go
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ type intLogger struct {
 	callerOffset int
 	name         string
 	timeFormat   string
+	timeFn       TimeFunction
 	disableTime  bool
 
 	// This is an interface so that it's shared by any derived loggers, since
@@ -116,6 +117,7 @@ func newLogger(opts *LoggerOptions) *intLogger {
 		json:              opts.JSONFormat,
 		name:              opts.Name,
 		timeFormat:        TimeFormat,
+		timeFn:            time.Now,
 		disableTime:       opts.DisableTime,
 		mutex:             mutex,
 		writer:            newWriter(output, opts.Color),
@@ -130,6 +132,9 @@ func newLogger(opts *LoggerOptions) *intLogger {
 	if l.json {
 		l.timeFormat = TimeFormatJSON
 	}
+	if opts.TimeFn != nil {
+		l.timeFn = opts.TimeFn
+	}
 	if opts.TimeFormat != "" {
 		l.timeFormat = opts.TimeFormat
 	}
@@ -152,7 +157,7 @@ func (l *intLogger) log(name string, level Level, msg string, args ...interface{
 		return
 	}
 
-	t := time.Now()
+	t := l.timeFn()
 
 	l.mutex.Lock()
 	defer l.mutex.Unlock()
diff --git a/logger.go b/logger.go
index 6a4665b..0a3f606 100644
--- a/logger.go
+++ b/logger.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"log"
 	"os"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -219,6 +220,8 @@ type StandardLoggerOptions struct {
 	ForceLevel Level
 }
 
+type TimeFunction = func() time.Time
+
 // LoggerOptions can be used to configure a new logger.
 type LoggerOptions struct {
 	// Name of the subsystem to prefix logs with
@@ -248,6 +251,9 @@ type LoggerOptions struct {
 	// The time format to use instead of the default
 	TimeFormat string
 
+	// A function which is called to get the time object that is formatted using `TimeFormat`
+	TimeFn TimeFunction
+
 	// Control whether or not to display the time at all. This is required
 	// because setting TimeFormat to empty assumes the default format.
 	DisableTime bool
diff --git a/logger_test.go b/logger_test.go
index d70ed9e..b098b7e 100644
--- a/logger_test.go
+++ b/logger_test.go
@@ -249,6 +249,24 @@ func TestLogger(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Equal(t, str[:dataIdx], time.Now().Format(time.Kitchen))
 	})
 
+	t.Run("use UTC time zone", func(t *testing.T) {
+		var buf bytes.Buffer
+
+		logger := New(&LoggerOptions{
+			Name:       "test",
+			Output:     &buf,
+			TimeFormat: time.Kitchen,
+			TimeFn:     func() time.Time { return time.Now().UTC() },
+		})
+
+		logger.Info("this is test", "who", "programmer", "why", "testing is fun")
+
+		str := buf.String()
+		dataIdx := strings.IndexByte(str, ' ')
+
+		assert.Equal(t, str[:dataIdx], time.Now().UTC().Format(time.Kitchen))
+	})
+
 	t.Run("respects DisableTime", func(t *testing.T) {
 		var buf bytes.Buffer
 
@@ -657,6 +675,34 @@ func TestLogger_JSON(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Equal(t, val, time.Now().Format(time.Kitchen))
 	})
 
+	t.Run("use UTC time zone", func(t *testing.T) {
+		var buf bytes.Buffer
+
+		logger := New(&LoggerOptions{
+			Name:       "test",
+			Output:     &buf,
+			JSONFormat: true,
+			TimeFormat: time.Kitchen,
+			TimeFn:     func() time.Time { return time.Now().UTC() },
+		})
+
+		logger.Info("Lacatan banana")
+
+		b := buf.Bytes()
+
+		var raw map[string]interface{}
+		if err := json.Unmarshal(b, &raw); err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+
+		val, ok := raw["@timestamp"]
+		if !ok {
+			t.Fatal("missing '@timestamp' key")
+		}
+
+		assert.Equal(t, val, time.Now().UTC().Format(time.Kitchen))
+	})
+
 	t.Run("respects DisableTime", func(t *testing.T) {
 		var buf bytes.Buffer
 		logger := New(&LoggerOptions{