diff --git a/framework/CHANGELOG.md b/framework/CHANGELOG.md
index 487d52ba72..cf5340fb06 100644
--- a/framework/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/framework/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ Yii Framework 2 Change Log
 - Enh: Added support to parse json request data to Request::getRestParams() (cebe)
 - Enh: Added ability to get incoming headers (dizews)
 - Enh: Added `beforeRun()` and `afterRun()` to `yii\base\Action` (qiangxue)
+- Enh: Added support formatter timeZone by default (dizews)
 - Chg #1519: `yii\web\User::loginRequired()` now returns the `Response` object instead of exiting the application (qiangxue)
 - Chg #1586: `QueryBuilder::buildLikeCondition()` will now escape special characters and use percentage characters by default (qiangxue)
 - Chg #1610: `Html::activeCheckboxList()` and `Html::activeRadioList()` will submit an empty string if no checkbox/radio is selected (qiangxue)
diff --git a/framework/base/Formatter.php b/framework/base/Formatter.php
index bfc1e36113..61afb6e10a 100644
--- a/framework/base/Formatter.php
+++ b/framework/base/Formatter.php
@@ -27,6 +27,15 @@ use yii\helpers\Html;
  */
 class Formatter extends Component
 {
+	/**
+	 * @var string|\IntlTimeZone|\DateTimeZone the timezone to use for formatting time and date values.
+	 * This can be any value that may be passed to [date_default_timezone_set()](http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.date-default-timezone-set.php)
+	 * e.g. `UTC`, `Europe/Berlin` or `America/Chicago`.
+	 * Refer to the [php manual](http://www.php.net/manual/en/timezones.php) for available timezones.
+	 * This can also be an IntlTimeZone or a DateTimeZone object.
+	 * If not set, [[\yii\base\Application::timezone]] will be used.
+	 */
+	public $timeZone;
 	/**
 	 * @var string the default format string to be used to format a date using PHP date() function.
 	 */
@@ -59,12 +68,20 @@ class Formatter extends Component
 	 */
 	public $thousandSeparator;
 
-
 	/**
 	 * Initializes the component.
 	 */
 	public function init()
 	{
+		if ($this->timeZone === null) {
+			$this->timeZone = Yii::$app->timeZone;
+		}
+		if (is_string($this->timeZone)) {
+			$this->timeZone = new \DateTimeZone($this->timeZone);
+		} elseif ($this->timeZone instanceof IntlTimeZone) {
+			$this->timeZone = $this->timeZone->toDateTimeZone();
+		}
+
 		if (empty($this->booleanFormat)) {
 			$this->booleanFormat = [Yii::t('yii', 'No'), Yii::t('yii', 'Yes')];
 		}
@@ -258,7 +275,7 @@ class Formatter extends Component
 			return $this->nullDisplay;
 		}
 		$value = $this->normalizeDatetimeValue($value);
-		return date($format === null ? $this->dateFormat : $format, $value);
+		return $this->formatTimestamp($value, $format === null ? $this->dateFormat : $format, $value);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -282,7 +299,7 @@ class Formatter extends Component
 			return $this->nullDisplay;
 		}
 		$value = $this->normalizeDatetimeValue($value);
-		return date($format === null ? $this->timeFormat : $format, $value);
+		return $this->formatTimestamp($value, $format === null ? $this->timeFormat : $format, $value);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -306,7 +323,7 @@ class Formatter extends Component
 			return $this->nullDisplay;
 		}
 		$value = $this->normalizeDatetimeValue($value);
-		return date($format === null ? $this->datetimeFormat : $format, $value);
+		return $this->formatTimestamp($value, $format === null ? $this->datetimeFormat : $format, $value);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -325,6 +342,19 @@ class Formatter extends Component
 		}
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @param integer $value normalized datetime value
+	 * @param string $format the format used to convert the value into a date string.
+	 * @return string the formatted result
+	 */
+	protected function formatTimestamp($value, $format)
+	{
+		$date = new DateTime();
+		$date->setTimestamp($value);
+		$date->setTimezone($this->timeZone);
+		return $date->format($format);
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Formats the value as an integer.
 	 * @param mixed $value the value to be formatted
diff --git a/framework/i18n/Formatter.php b/framework/i18n/Formatter.php
index 0c832909f9..4619facfef 100644
--- a/framework/i18n/Formatter.php
+++ b/framework/i18n/Formatter.php
@@ -38,15 +38,6 @@ class Formatter extends \yii\base\Formatter
 	 * If not set, [[\yii\base\Application::language]] will be used.
 	 */
 	public $locale;
-	/**
-	 * @var string|\IntlTimeZone|\DateTimeZone the timezone to use for formatting time and date values.
-	 * This can be any value that may be passed to [date_default_timezone_set()](http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.date-default-timezone-set.php)
-	 * e.g. `UTC`, `Europe/Berlin` or `America/Chicago`.
-	 * Refer to the [php manual](http://www.php.net/manual/en/timezones.php) for available timezones.
-	 * This can also be an IntlTimeZone or a DateTimeZone object.
-	 * If not set, [[\yii\base\Application::timezone]] will be used.
-	 */
-	public $timeZone;
 	/**
 	 * @var string the default format string to be used to format a date.
 	 * This can be "short", "medium", "long", or "full", which represents a preset format of different lengths.
@@ -98,9 +89,6 @@ class Formatter extends \yii\base\Formatter
 		if ($this->locale === null) {
 			$this->locale = Yii::$app->language;
 		}
-		if ($this->timeZone === null) {
-			$this->timeZone = Yii::$app->timeZone;
-		}
 		if ($this->decimalSeparator === null || $this->thousandSeparator === null) {
 			$formatter = new NumberFormatter($this->locale, NumberFormatter::DECIMAL);
 			if ($this->decimalSeparator === null) {