diff --git a/stable/mysql/Chart.yaml b/stable/mysql/Chart.yaml
index 99732ef170..89e1118154 100755
--- a/stable/mysql/Chart.yaml
+++ b/stable/mysql/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: mysql
-version: 0.8.2
+version: 0.8.3
 appVersion: 5.7.14
 description: Fast, reliable, scalable, and easy to use open-source relational database
   system.
diff --git a/stable/mysql/README.md b/stable/mysql/README.md
index bd16527cee..18f224ad67 100755
--- a/stable/mysql/README.md
+++ b/stable/mysql/README.md
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ The following table lists the configurable parameters of the MySQL chart and the
 | `ssl.certificates[0].key`            | Server key (private key)                  | `nil`                                                |
 | `imagePullSecrets`                   | Name of Secret resource containing private registry credentials | `nil`                          |
 | `initializationFiles`                | List of SQL files which are run after the container started        | `nil`                       |
+| `timezone`                           | Container and mysqld timezone (TZ env)    | `nil` (UTC depending on image)                       |
 
 Some of the parameters above map to the env variables defined in the [MySQL DockerHub image](https://hub.docker.com/_/mysql/).
 
diff --git a/stable/mysql/templates/deployment.yaml b/stable/mysql/templates/deployment.yaml
index befffd282a..75348c905c 100644
--- a/stable/mysql/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/stable/mysql/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -58,6 +58,10 @@ spec:
           value: {{ default "" .Values.mysqlUser | quote }}
         - name: MYSQL_DATABASE
           value: {{ default "" .Values.mysqlDatabase | quote }}
+        {{- if .Values.timezone }}
+        - name: TZ
+          value: {{ .Values.timezone }}
+        {{- end }}
         ports:
         - name: mysql
           containerPort: 3306
diff --git a/stable/mysql/values.yaml b/stable/mysql/values.yaml
index fbe33ac9fe..7b3a2c4d92 100644
--- a/stable/mysql/values.yaml
+++ b/stable/mysql/values.yaml
@@ -127,3 +127,10 @@ ssl:
 #      -----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
 #      ...
 #      -----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
+
+## Populates the 'TZ' system timezone environment variable
+## ref: https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/time-zone-support.html
+##
+## Default: nil (mysql will use image's default timezone, normally UTC)
+## Example: 'Australia/Sydney'
+# timezone: