diff --git a/src/main/java/com/moandjiezana/toml/DateConverter.java b/src/main/java/com/moandjiezana/toml/DateConverter.java
index 07761b0..19c7448 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/moandjiezana/toml/DateConverter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/moandjiezana/toml/DateConverter.java
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 package com.moandjiezana.toml;
 
+import java.text.DateFormat;
 import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
 import java.util.Calendar;
 import java.util.Date;
-import java.util.GregorianCalendar;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger;
 import java.util.regex.Matcher;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ class DateConverter implements ValueConverter, ValueWriter {
 
   static final DateConverter DATE_PARSER = new DateConverter();
   private static final Pattern DATE_REGEX = Pattern.compile("(\\d{4}-[0-1][0-9]-[0-3][0-9]T[0-2][0-9]:[0-5][0-9]:[0-5][0-9])(\\.\\d*)?(Z|(?:[+\\-]\\d{2}:\\d{2}))(.*)");
-  private static final Calendar calendar = new GregorianCalendar();
 
   @Override
   public boolean canConvert(String s) {
@@ -91,10 +90,22 @@ class DateConverter implements ValueConverter, ValueWriter {
 
   @Override
   public void write(Object value, WriterContext context) {
-    SimpleDateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:m:ss");
+    DateFormat dateFormat;
+    DateFormat customDateFormat = context.getTomlWriter().getDateFormat();
+    if (customDateFormat != null) {
+      dateFormat = customDateFormat;
+    } else {
+      dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:m:ss");
+    }
+    dateFormat.setTimeZone(context.getTomlWriter().getTimeZone());
+
     context.output.append(dateFormat.format(value));
-    int tzOffset = (calendar.get(Calendar.ZONE_OFFSET) + calendar.get(Calendar.DST_OFFSET)) / (60 * 1000);
-    context.output.append(String.format("%+03d:%02d", tzOffset / 60, tzOffset % 60));
+
+    if (customDateFormat == null) {
+      Calendar calendar = context.getTomlWriter().getCalendar();
+      int tzOffset = (calendar.get(Calendar.ZONE_OFFSET) + calendar.get(Calendar.DST_OFFSET)) / (60 * 1000);
+      context.output.append(String.format("%+03d:%02d", tzOffset / 60, tzOffset % 60));
+    }
   }
 
   @Override
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/moandjiezana/toml/TomlWriter.java b/src/main/java/com/moandjiezana/toml/TomlWriter.java
index abb703b..8b2324a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/moandjiezana/toml/TomlWriter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/moandjiezana/toml/TomlWriter.java
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 package com.moandjiezana.toml;
 
 import java.io.*;
+import java.text.DateFormat;
+import java.util.GregorianCalendar;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.TimeZone;
 
 import static com.moandjiezana.toml.ValueWriters.WRITERS;
 
@@ -27,6 +30,8 @@ public class TomlWriter {
 
   private WriterIndentationPolicy indentationPolicy = new WriterIndentationPolicy();
   private boolean wantSpaceyArraysValue = true;
+  private GregorianCalendar calendar = new GregorianCalendar();
+  private DateFormat customDateFormat = null;
 
   /**
    * Creates a TomlWriter instance.
@@ -125,4 +130,48 @@ public class TomlWriter {
   public boolean wantSpaceyArrays() {
     return wantSpaceyArraysValue;
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Set the {@link TimeZone} used when formatting datetimes.
+   *
+   * If unset, datetimes will be rendered in the current time zone.
+   *
+   * @param timeZone custom TimeZone.
+   * @return this TomlWriter instance
+   */
+  public TomlWriter setTimeZone(TimeZone timeZone) {
+    calendar = new GregorianCalendar(timeZone);
+    return this;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get the {@link TimeZone} in use for this TomlWriter.
+   *
+   * @return the currently set TimeZone.
+   */
+  public TimeZone getTimeZone() {
+    return calendar.getTimeZone();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Override the default date format.
+   *
+   * If a time zone was set with {@link #setTimeZone(TimeZone)}, it will be applied before formatting
+   * datetimes.
+   *
+   * @param customDateFormat a custom DateFormat
+   * @return this TomlWriter instance
+   */
+  public TomlWriter setDateFormat(DateFormat customDateFormat) {
+    this.customDateFormat = customDateFormat;
+    return this;
+  }
+
+  public DateFormat getDateFormat() {
+    return customDateFormat;
+  }
+
+  GregorianCalendar getCalendar() {
+    return calendar;
+  }
 }