diff --git a/src/include/switch_apr.h b/src/include/switch_apr.h
index 4434bdf720..81b7207879 100644
--- a/src/include/switch_apr.h
+++ b/src/include/switch_apr.h
@@ -302,6 +302,13 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_time_exp_get(switch_time_t *result, switc
  */
 SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_time_exp_lt(switch_time_exp_t *result, switch_time_t input);
 
+/**
+ * convert a time to its human readable components in a specific timezone with offset
+ * @param result the exploded time
+ * @param input the time to explode
+ */
+SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_time_exp_tz(switch_time_exp_t *result, switch_time_t input, switch_int32_t offs);
+
 /**
  * Sleep for the specified number of micro-seconds.
  * @param t desired amount of time to sleep.
diff --git a/src/switch_apr.c b/src/switch_apr.c
index 21f9242e30..f29c81885e 100644
--- a/src/switch_apr.c
+++ b/src/switch_apr.c
@@ -230,6 +230,11 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_time_exp_lt(switch_time_exp_t *result, sw
 	return apr_time_exp_lt((apr_time_exp_t *) result, input);
 }
 
+SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_time_exp_tz(switch_time_exp_t *result, switch_time_t input, switch_int32_t offs)
+{
+	return apr_time_exp_tz((apr_time_exp_t *) result, input, (apr_int32_t )offs);
+}
+
 SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_time_exp_gmt(switch_time_exp_t *result, switch_time_t input)
 {
 	return apr_time_exp_gmt((apr_time_exp_t *) result, input);