diff --git a/src/parser.rs b/src/parser.rs
index 894bb84f1..968b1a5dd 100644
--- a/src/parser.rs
+++ b/src/parser.rs
@@ -3774,7 +3774,12 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
             });
         }
 
-        let variable = self.parse_object_name()?;
+        let variable = if self.parse_keywords(&[Keyword::TIME, Keyword::ZONE]) {
+            ObjectName(vec!["TIMEZONE".into()])
+        } else {
+            self.parse_object_name()?
+        };
+
         if variable.to_string().eq_ignore_ascii_case("NAMES")
             && dialect_of!(self is MySqlDialect | GenericDialect)
         {
diff --git a/tests/sqlparser_common.rs b/tests/sqlparser_common.rs
index 6fee5e88b..d2d2646cd 100644
--- a/tests/sqlparser_common.rs
+++ b/tests/sqlparser_common.rs
@@ -4663,6 +4663,52 @@ fn parse_set_transaction() {
     }
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn parse_set_variable() {
+    match verified_stmt("SET SOMETHING = '1'") {
+        Statement::SetVariable {
+            local,
+            hivevar,
+            variable,
+            value,
+        } => {
+            assert!(!local);
+            assert!(!hivevar);
+            assert_eq!(variable, ObjectName(vec!["SOMETHING".into()]));
+            assert_eq!(
+                value,
+                vec![Expr::Value(Value::SingleQuotedString("1".into()))]
+            );
+        }
+        _ => unreachable!(),
+    }
+
+    one_statement_parses_to("SET SOMETHING TO '1'", "SET SOMETHING = '1'");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn parse_set_time_zone() {
+    match verified_stmt("SET TIMEZONE = 'UTC'") {
+        Statement::SetVariable {
+            local,
+            hivevar,
+            variable,
+            value,
+        } => {
+            assert!(!local);
+            assert!(!hivevar);
+            assert_eq!(variable, ObjectName(vec!["TIMEZONE".into()]));
+            assert_eq!(
+                value,
+                vec![Expr::Value(Value::SingleQuotedString("UTC".into()))]
+            );
+        }
+        _ => unreachable!(),
+    }
+
+    one_statement_parses_to("SET TIME ZONE TO 'UTC'", "SET TIMEZONE = 'UTC'");
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn parse_commit() {
     match verified_stmt("COMMIT") {