diff --git a/procrastinate/blueprints.py b/procrastinate/blueprints.py
index e39619189..9b072b112 100644
--- a/procrastinate/blueprints.py
+++ b/procrastinate/blueprints.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import logging
 import sys
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Callable, Literal, Union, cast, overload
+from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo
 
 from typing_extensions import Concatenate, ParamSpec, TypeVar, Unpack
 
@@ -195,6 +196,7 @@ def add_tasks_from(self, blueprint: Blueprint, *, namespace: str) -> None:
                 task=periodic_task.task,
                 cron=periodic_task.cron,
                 periodic_id=periodic_task.periodic_id,
+                tzinfo=periodic_task.tzinfo,
                 configure_kwargs=periodic_task.configure_kwargs,
             )
 
@@ -359,6 +361,7 @@ def periodic(
         *,
         cron: str,
         periodic_id: str = "",
+        tzinfo: str | None | ZoneInfo = None,
         **configure_kwargs: Unpack[ConfigureTaskOptions],
     ):
         """
@@ -371,11 +374,17 @@ def periodic(
             Cron-like string. Optionally add a 6th column for seconds.
         periodic_id :
             Task name suffix. Used to distinguish periodic tasks with different kwargs.
-        **kwargs :
-            Additional parameters are passed to `Task.configure`.
+        tzinfo :
+            Timezone in which the cron expression should be interpreted. Accepts a
+            timezone name string (e.g., "Africa/Blantyre"), a `zoneinfo.ZoneInfo` instance,
+            or `None`. When `None` (the default), the underlying `croniter` library
+            will interpret the schedule in UTC (the current behaviour).
+        **configure_kwargs :
+            Additional parameters are passed to ``Task.configure``.
         """
+
         return self.periodic_registry.periodic_decorator(
-            cron=cron, periodic_id=periodic_id, **configure_kwargs
+            cron=cron, periodic_id=periodic_id, tzinfo=tzinfo, **configure_kwargs
         )
 
     def will_configure_task(self) -> None:
diff --git a/procrastinate/periodic.py b/procrastinate/periodic.py
index 94f4cd83a..d50debbf5 100644
--- a/procrastinate/periodic.py
+++ b/procrastinate/periodic.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 import time
 from collections.abc import Iterable
 from typing import Callable, Generic, cast
+from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo, ZoneInfoNotFoundError
 
 import attr
 import croniter
@@ -35,10 +36,26 @@ class PeriodicTask(Generic[P, R, Args]):
     cron: str
     periodic_id: str
     configure_kwargs: tasks.ConfigureTaskOptions
+    tzinfo: str | None | ZoneInfo = None
 
     @cached_property
     def croniter(self) -> croniter.croniter:
-        return croniter.croniter(self.cron)
+        croniter_instance = croniter.croniter(self.cron)
+        # croniter sets the timezone info object in
+        croniter_instance.tzinfo = self.get_tzinfo()
+        return croniter_instance
+
+    def get_tzinfo(self):
+        tzinfo = self.tzinfo
+        if isinstance(tzinfo, str):
+            try:
+                return ZoneInfo(tzinfo)
+            except (ZoneInfoNotFoundError, ValueError):
+                logger.error(f"{tzinfo} is not a valid timezone.")
+                return None
+        if isinstance(tzinfo, ZoneInfo):
+            return tzinfo
+        return None
 
 
 TaskAtTime = tuple[PeriodicTask, int]
@@ -52,6 +69,7 @@ def periodic_decorator(
         self,
         cron: str,
         periodic_id: str,
+        tzinfo: str | None | ZoneInfo = None,
         **configure_kwargs: Unpack[tasks.ConfigureTaskOptions],
     ) -> Callable[[tasks.Task[P, R, Concatenate[int, Args]]], tasks.Task[P, R, Args]]:
         """
@@ -68,6 +86,7 @@ def wrapper(
                 cron=cron,
                 periodic_id=periodic_id,
                 configure_kwargs=configure_kwargs,
+                tzinfo=tzinfo,
             )
             return cast(tasks.Task[P, R, Args], task)
 
@@ -79,6 +98,7 @@ def register_task(
         cron: str,
         periodic_id: str,
         configure_kwargs: tasks.ConfigureTaskOptions,
+        tzinfo: str | None | ZoneInfo = None,
     ) -> PeriodicTask[P, R, Concatenate[int, Args]]:
         key = (task.name, periodic_id)
         if key in self.periodic_tasks:
@@ -99,12 +119,12 @@ def register_task(
                 "kwargs": str(configure_kwargs),
             },
         )
-
         self.periodic_tasks[key] = periodic_task = PeriodicTask(
             task=task,
             cron=cron,
             periodic_id=periodic_id,
             configure_kwargs=configure_kwargs,
+            tzinfo=tzinfo,
         )
         return periodic_task