diff --git a/src/modules/db_mysql/db_mysql.c b/src/modules/db_mysql/db_mysql.c
index 5ab3acb64ac..a2ba56309ff 100644
--- a/src/modules/db_mysql/db_mysql.c
+++ b/src/modules/db_mysql/db_mysql.c
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ unsigned int my_connect_to = 2; /* 2 s by default */
 unsigned int my_send_to = 0; /*  enabled only for mysql >= 5.25  */
 unsigned int my_recv_to = 0; /* enabled only for mysql >= 5.25 */
 unsigned int my_retries = 1;    /* Number of retries when command fails */
+unsigned int my_server_timezone = 0; /* Use FROM_UNIXTIME() for date conversion */
 
 unsigned long my_client_ver = 0;
 
@@ -91,6 +92,7 @@ static param_export_t params[] = {
 	{"send_timeout",    PARAM_INT, &my_send_to},
 	{"receive_timeout", PARAM_INT, &my_recv_to},
 	{"retries",         PARAM_INT, &my_retries},
+	{"server_timezone", PARAM_INT, &my_server_timezone},
 
 	{"timeout_interval", INT_PARAM, &db_mysql_timeout_interval},
 	{"auto_reconnect",   INT_PARAM, &db_mysql_auto_reconnect},
diff --git a/src/modules/db_mysql/db_mysql.h b/src/modules/db_mysql/db_mysql.h
index 44eb9854318..f762a2c0d36 100644
--- a/src/modules/db_mysql/db_mysql.h
+++ b/src/modules/db_mysql/db_mysql.h
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ extern unsigned int my_send_to;
 extern unsigned int my_recv_to;
 extern unsigned long my_client_ver;
 extern unsigned int my_retries;
+extern unsigned int my_server_timezone;
 
 /** @} */
 
diff --git a/src/modules/db_mysql/doc/db_mysql_admin.xml b/src/modules/db_mysql/doc/db_mysql_admin.xml
index b791c6aecb5..e15b85a7a03 100644
--- a/src/modules/db_mysql/doc/db_mysql_admin.xml
+++ b/src/modules/db_mysql/doc/db_mysql_admin.xml
@@ -71,6 +71,27 @@
 ...
 modparam("db_mysql", "ping_interval", 600)
 ...
+</programlisting>
+		</example>
+	</section>
+	<section>
+		<title><varname>server_timezone</varname> (integer)</title>
+		<para>
+		Control if kamailio convers a time to string using the local timezone
+		or if MySQL will convert it using FROM_UNIXTIME. This option is useful
+		if kamailio and the database are configured for different timezones.
+		</para>
+		<para>
+		<emphasis>
+			Default value is 0 (use local conversion)
+		</emphasis>
+		</para>
+		<example>
+		<title>Set <varname>server_timezone</varname> parameter</title>
+		<programlisting format="linespecific">
+...
+modparam("db_mysql", "server_timezone", 1)
+...
 </programlisting>
 		</example>
 	</section>
diff --git a/src/modules/db_mysql/km_val.c b/src/modules/db_mysql/km_val.c
index fd93d9b095c..905daa5e7ef 100644
--- a/src/modules/db_mysql/km_val.c
+++ b/src/modules/db_mysql/km_val.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include "../../lib/srdb1/db_ut.h"
 #include "km_val.h"
 #include "km_my_con.h"
+#include "db_mysql.h"
 
 
 /*!
@@ -46,6 +47,27 @@ int db_mysql_val2str(const db1_con_t* _c, const db_val_t* _v, char* _s, int* _le
 	int l, tmp;
 	char* old_s;
 
+	switch(VAL_TYPE(_v)) {
+	case DB1_DATETIME:
+		if (my_server_timezone) {
+			/* Let MySQL handle timestamp to internal time representation */
+			if (!_s || !_len || !*_len) {
+				LM_ERR("Invalid parameter value\n");
+				return -1;
+			}
+			l = snprintf(_s, *_len, "FROM_UNIXTIME(%d)", VAL_INT(_v));
+			if (l < 0 || l >= *_len) {
+				LM_ERR("Error in snprintf\n");
+				return -1;
+			}
+			*_len  = l;
+			return 0;
+		}
+		break;
+	default:
+		break;
+	};
+
 	tmp = db_val2str(_c, _v, _s, _len);
 	if (tmp < 1)
 		return tmp;