diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6c7a40bd..81b3031e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ The **patch** part changes incrementally at each release.
 
 ### Fixed
 
+* lxc: Force lxc containers to be in the correct timezone
+
 ### Removed
 
 ### Security
diff --git a/lxc/tasks/create-container.yml b/lxc/tasks/create-container.yml
index 8b8a68e3..71048b14 100644
--- a/lxc/tasks/create-container.yml
+++ b/lxc/tasks/create-container.yml
@@ -52,6 +52,23 @@
     insertbefore: "^exit 0$"
   when: release == 'jessie'
 
+- name: "Force container {{ name }} to be in the correct timezone [1/2]"
+  copy:
+    src: "/etc/timezone"
+    dest: "/var/lib/lxc/{{ name }}/rootfs/etc/timezone"
+    force: yes
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+
+- name: "Force container {{ name }} to be in the correct timezone [2/2]"
+  copy:
+    src: "/etc/localtime"
+    dest: "/var/lib/lxc/{{ name }}/rootfs/etc/localtime"
+    force: yes
+    local_follow: no
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+
 - name: "Ensure that {{ name }} container is running"
   lxc_container:
     name: "{{ name }}"