diff --git a/framework/python/src/common/util.py b/framework/python/src/common/util.py
index 3ef8827dc..88cee862a 100644
--- a/framework/python/src/common/util.py
+++ b/framework/python/src/common/util.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 import typing as t
 import netifaces
 from common import logger
+import tzlocal
 
 LOGGER = logger.get_logger('util')
 
@@ -153,3 +154,14 @@ def diff_dicts(d1: t.Dict[t.Any, t.Any], d2: t.Dict[t.Any, t.Any]) -> t.Dict:
     if items_added:
       diff['items_added'] = items_added
   return diff
+
+
+def get_system_timezone() -> str:
+  """Returns the local timezone of the system."""
+  try:
+    local_timezone = tzlocal.get_localzone()
+    return str(local_timezone)
+  except Exception as e:
+    LOGGER.error(f'Error getting local timezone: {e}')
+    return 'UTC'
+
diff --git a/framework/requirements.txt b/framework/requirements.txt
index 5361caef1..6c2ddafdc 100644
--- a/framework/requirements.txt
+++ b/framework/requirements.txt
@@ -44,3 +44,6 @@ APScheduler==3.10.4
 Jinja2==3.1.6
 beautifulsoup4==4.12.3
 html5lib==1.1
+
+# Requirements for timezone handling
+tzlocal==5.4.3
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/test/base/python/requirements.txt b/modules/test/base/python/requirements.txt
index f00be89cb..3055c10ec 100644
--- a/modules/test/base/python/requirements.txt
+++ b/modules/test/base/python/requirements.txt
@@ -10,3 +10,7 @@ netifaces==0.11.0
 
 # Requirements for reports generation
 Jinja2==3.1.6
+
+# Requirements for timezone handling
+tzlocal==5.4.3
+