diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 145a65d..7997db0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 
 - Support for bindings with the Alt modifier.
 - Zoxide support with `:z`.
+- Hide local timezone with `send-as-utc = true` in `accounts.conf`.
 
 ### Changed
 
diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index e7e4de0..61ee3b3 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ type AccountConfig struct {
 	EnableFoldersSort bool     `ini:"enable-folders-sort"`
 	FoldersSort       []string `ini:"folders-sort" delim:","`
 	AddressBookCmd    string   `ini:"address-book-cmd"`
+	SendAsUTC         bool     `ini:"send-as-utc"`
 
 	// CheckMail
 	CheckMail        time.Duration `ini:"check-mail"`
diff --git a/doc/aerc-config.5.scd b/doc/aerc-config.5.scd
index ac28056..943c6c8 100644
--- a/doc/aerc-config.5.scd
+++ b/doc/aerc-config.5.scd
@@ -686,6 +686,11 @@ Note that many of these configuration options are written for you, such as
 
 	Default: Drafts
 
+*send-as-utc*
+	Converts the timestamp of the Date header to UTC.
+
+	Default: false
+
 *source*
 	Specifies the source for reading incoming emails on this account. This key
 	is required for all accounts. It should be a connection string, and the
diff --git a/widgets/compose.go b/widgets/compose.go
index 5106e17..db83a60 100644
--- a/widgets/compose.go
+++ b/widgets/compose.go
@@ -584,7 +584,11 @@ func (c *Composer) PrepareHeader() (*mail.Header, error) {
 		}
 	}
 	if !c.header.Has("Date") {
-		c.header.SetDate(time.Now())
+		if c.acctConfig.SendAsUTC {
+			c.header.SetDate(time.Now().UTC())
+		} else {
+			c.header.SetDate(time.Now())
+		}
 	}
 	return c.header, nil
 }