diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index bca178cb0..df299daf8 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -1779,6 +1779,14 @@ func getParserConfig(name string, tbl *ast.Table) (*parsers.Config, error) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	if node, ok := tbl.Fields["csv_timezone"]; ok {
+		if kv, ok := node.(*ast.KeyValue); ok {
+			if str, ok := kv.Value.(*ast.String); ok {
+				c.CSVTimezone = str.Value
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	if node, ok := tbl.Fields["csv_header_row_count"]; ok {
 		if kv, ok := node.(*ast.KeyValue); ok {
 			if integer, ok := kv.Value.(*ast.Integer); ok {
@@ -1881,6 +1889,7 @@ func getParserConfig(name string, tbl *ast.Table) (*parsers.Config, error) {
 	delete(tbl.Fields, "csv_tag_columns")
 	delete(tbl.Fields, "csv_timestamp_column")
 	delete(tbl.Fields, "csv_timestamp_format")
+	delete(tbl.Fields, "csv_timezone")
 	delete(tbl.Fields, "csv_trim_space")
 	delete(tbl.Fields, "form_urlencoded_tag_keys")
 
diff --git a/plugins/parsers/csv/README.md b/plugins/parsers/csv/README.md
index 2189c8ce7..6a81c46ed 100644
--- a/plugins/parsers/csv/README.md
+++ b/plugins/parsers/csv/README.md
@@ -68,6 +68,11 @@ values.
   ## The format of time data extracted from `csv_timestamp_column`
   ## this must be specified if `csv_timestamp_column` is specified
   csv_timestamp_format = ""
+
+  ## The timezone of time data extracted from `csv_timestamp_column`
+  ## in case of there is no timezone information.
+  ## It follows the  IANA Time Zone database.
+  csv_timezone = ""
   ```
 #### csv_timestamp_column, csv_timestamp_format
 
diff --git a/plugins/parsers/csv/parser.go b/plugins/parsers/csv/parser.go
index 7f8076917..1380b7f85 100644
--- a/plugins/parsers/csv/parser.go
+++ b/plugins/parsers/csv/parser.go
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ type Parser struct {
 	TimestampFormat   string
 	DefaultTags       map[string]string
 	TimeFunc          func() time.Time
+	Timezone          string
 }
 
 func (p *Parser) SetTimeFunc(fn TimeFunc) {
@@ -211,7 +212,7 @@ outer:
 		measurementName = fmt.Sprintf("%v", recordFields[p.MeasurementColumn])
 	}
 
-	metricTime, err := parseTimestamp(p.TimeFunc, recordFields, p.TimestampColumn, p.TimestampFormat)
+	metricTime, err := parseTimestamp(p.TimeFunc, recordFields, p.TimestampColumn, p.TimestampFormat, p.Timezone)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -231,7 +232,7 @@ outer:
 // will be the current timestamp, else it will try to parse the time according
 // to the format.
 func parseTimestamp(timeFunc func() time.Time, recordFields map[string]interface{},
-	timestampColumn, timestampFormat string,
+	timestampColumn, timestampFormat string, Timezone string,
 ) (time.Time, error) {
 	if timestampColumn != "" {
 		if recordFields[timestampColumn] == nil {
@@ -242,7 +243,7 @@ func parseTimestamp(timeFunc func() time.Time, recordFields map[string]interface
 		case "":
 			return time.Time{}, fmt.Errorf("timestamp format must be specified")
 		default:
-			metricTime, err := internal.ParseTimestamp(timestampFormat, recordFields[timestampColumn], "UTC")
+			metricTime, err := internal.ParseTimestamp(timestampFormat, recordFields[timestampColumn], Timezone)
 			if err != nil {
 				return time.Time{}, err
 			}
diff --git a/plugins/parsers/csv/parser_test.go b/plugins/parsers/csv/parser_test.go
index c0ef5f1cb..28c8ef451 100644
--- a/plugins/parsers/csv/parser_test.go
+++ b/plugins/parsers/csv/parser_test.go
@@ -431,3 +431,23 @@ func TestSkipTimestampColumn(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	testutil.RequireMetricsEqual(t, expected, metrics)
 }
+
+func TestTimestampTimezone(t *testing.T) {
+	p := Parser{
+		HeaderRowCount:    1,
+		ColumnNames:       []string{"first", "second", "third"},
+		MeasurementColumn: "third",
+		TimestampColumn:   "first",
+		TimestampFormat:   "02/01/06 03:04:05 PM",
+		TimeFunc:          DefaultTime,
+		Timezone:          "Asia/Jakarta",
+	}
+	testCSV := `line1,line2,line3
+23/05/09 11:05:06 PM,70,test_name
+07/11/09 11:05:06 PM,80,test_name2`
+	metrics, err := p.Parse([]byte(testCSV))
+
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, metrics[0].Time().UnixNano(), int64(1243094706000000000))
+	require.Equal(t, metrics[1].Time().UnixNano(), int64(1257609906000000000))
+}
diff --git a/plugins/parsers/registry.go b/plugins/parsers/registry.go
index 1c3af2763..ac8c74381 100644
--- a/plugins/parsers/registry.go
+++ b/plugins/parsers/registry.go
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	CSVTagColumns        []string `toml:"csv_tag_columns"`
 	CSVTimestampColumn   string   `toml:"csv_timestamp_column"`
 	CSVTimestampFormat   string   `toml:"csv_timestamp_format"`
+	CSVTimezone          string   `toml:"csv_timezone"`
 	CSVTrimSpace         bool     `toml:"csv_trim_space"`
 
 	// FormData configuration
@@ -218,6 +219,7 @@ func NewParser(config *Config) (Parser, error) {
 			config.CSVMeasurementColumn,
 			config.CSVTimestampColumn,
 			config.CSVTimestampFormat,
+			config.CSVTimezone,
 			config.DefaultTags)
 	case "logfmt":
 		parser, err = NewLogFmtParser(config.MetricName, config.DefaultTags)
@@ -246,6 +248,7 @@ func newCSVParser(metricName string,
 	nameColumn string,
 	timestampColumn string,
 	timestampFormat string,
+	timezone string,
 	defaultTags map[string]string) (Parser, error) {
 
 	if headerRowCount == 0 && len(columnNames) == 0 {
@@ -284,6 +287,7 @@ func newCSVParser(metricName string,
 		MeasurementColumn: nameColumn,
 		TimestampColumn:   timestampColumn,
 		TimestampFormat:   timestampFormat,
+		Timezone:          timezone,
 		DefaultTags:       defaultTags,
 		TimeFunc:          time.Now,
 	}