diff --git a/calsocial/forms.py b/calsocial/forms.py
index b072689..843aeab 100644
--- a/calsocial/forms.py
+++ b/calsocial/forms.py
@@ -213,6 +213,13 @@ class EventForm(FlaskForm):
     description = StringField(_('Description'), widget=TextArea())
     visibility = EnumField(EventVisibility, EVENT_VISIBILITY_TRANSLATIONS, label=_('Visibility'))
 
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        from flask_security import current_user
+
+        self.time_zone.kwargs['default'] = current_user.timezone
+
+        FlaskForm.__init__(self, *args, **kwargs)
+
     def populate_obj(self, obj):
         """Populate ``obj`` with event data
         """