diff --git a/packages/netlify-cms-widget-datetime/src/DateTimeControl.js b/packages/netlify-cms-widget-datetime/src/DateTimeControl.js
index 0b8ffebb..a06f83f9 100644
--- a/packages/netlify-cms-widget-datetime/src/DateTimeControl.js
+++ b/packages/netlify-cms-widget-datetime/src/DateTimeControl.js
@@ -44,8 +44,15 @@ export default class DateTimeControl extends React.Component {
     return defaultValue;
   }
 
+  getPickerUtc() {
+    const { field } = this.props;
+    const pickerUtc = field.get('pickerUtc');
+    return pickerUtc;
+  }
+
   formats = this.getFormats();
   defaultValue = this.getDefaultValue();
+  pickerUtc = this.getPickerUtc();
 
   componentDidMount() {
     const { value } = this.props;
@@ -125,6 +132,7 @@ export default class DateTimeControl extends React.Component {
           onFocus={setActiveStyle}
           onBlur={this.onBlur}
           inputProps={{ className: classNameWrapper, id: forID }}
+          utc={this.pickerUtc}
         />
         <div
           css={css`
diff --git a/website/content/docs/widgets/datetime.md b/website/content/docs/widgets/datetime.md
index 8077a3a9..d14ffa57 100644
--- a/website/content/docs/widgets/datetime.md
+++ b/website/content/docs/widgets/datetime.md
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ The datetime widget translates a datetime picker to a datetime string.
   - `format`: sets storage format; accepts Moment.js [tokens](https://momentjs.com/docs/#/parsing/string-format/); defaults to raw Date object (if supported by output format)
   - `dateFormat`: sets date display format in UI; boolean or Moment.js [tokens](https://momentjs.com/docs/#/parsing/string-format/). If `true` use default locale format.
   - `timeFormat`: sets time display format in UI; boolean or Moment.js [tokens](https://momentjs.com/docs/#/parsing/string-format/). If `true` use default locale format, `false` hides time-picker.
+  - `pickerUtc`: _(default: `false`)_ when set to `true`, the datetime picker will display times in UTC. When `false`, the datetime picker will display times in the user's local timezone. When using date-only formats, it can be helpful to set this to `true` so users in all timezones will see the same date in the datetime picker.
 - **Example:**
     ```yaml
     - label: "Start time"
@@ -22,4 +23,5 @@ The datetime widget translates a datetime picker to a datetime string.
       dateFormat: "DD.MM.YYYY" # e.g. 24.12.2021
       timeFormat: "HH:mm" # e.g. 21:07
       format: "LLL"
+      pickerUtc: false
     ```