diff --git a/modules/simple_away.cpp b/modules/simple_away.cpp
index 71030a10..51238d19 100644
--- a/modules/simple_away.cpp
+++ b/modules/simple_away.cpp
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ private:
 			sReason = SIMPLE_AWAY_DEFAULT_REASON;
 
 		time_t iTime = time(NULL);
+		iTime += (time_t)(m_pUser->GetTimezoneOffset() * 60 * 60); // offset is in hours
 		CString sTime = ctime(&iTime);
 		sTime.Trim();
 		sReason.Replace("%s", sTime);