diff --git a/lib/api/events.dart b/lib/api/events.dart
index 913ee8e9..9e30f501 100644
--- a/lib/api/events.dart
+++ b/lib/api/events.dart
@@ -30,11 +30,23 @@ extension EventsExtension on API {
       'The device must be present on the server',
     );
 
+    if (startTime != null && endTime != null) {
+      if (startTime == endTime) {
+        startTime = startTime.subtract(const Duration(
+          hours: 23,
+          minutes: 59,
+          seconds: 59,
+        ));
+      }
+    }
+    final startTimeString = startTime?.toIso8601StringWithTimezoneOffset();
+    final endTimeString = endTime?.toIso8601StringWithTimezoneOffset();
+
     return compute(_getEvents, {
       'server': server,
       'limit': (startTime != null && endTime != null) ? -1 : await eventsLimit,
-      'startTime': startTime,
-      'endTime': endTime,
+      'startTime': startTimeString,
+      'endTime': endTimeString,
       'device_id': device?.id,
     });
   }
@@ -46,27 +58,17 @@ extension EventsExtension on API {
       return [];
     }
 
-    var startTime = (data['startTime'] as DateTime?)?.toLocal();
-    final endTime = (data['endTime'] as DateTime?)?.toLocal();
+    var startTime = data['startTime'] as String?;
+    final endTime = data['endTime'] as String?;
     final deviceId = data['device_id'] as int?;
     final limit = (data['limit'] as int?) ?? -1;
 
-    if (startTime != null && endTime != null) {
-      if (startTime == endTime) {
-        startTime = startTime.subtract(const Duration(
-          hours: 23,
-          minutes: 59,
-          seconds: 59,
-        ));
-      }
-    }
-
     DevHttpOverrides.configureCertificates();
 
     debugPrint(
       'Getting events for server ${server.name} with limit $limit '
-      '${startTime != null ? 'from ${startTime.toIso8601String()} ' : ''}'
-      '${endTime != null ? 'to ${endTime.toIso8601String()} ' : ''}'
+      '${startTime != null ? 'from $startTime ' : ''}'
+      '${endTime != null ? 'to $endTime ' : ''}'
       '${deviceId != null ? 'for device $deviceId' : ''}',
     );
 
@@ -78,8 +80,8 @@ extension EventsExtension on API {
         {
           'XML': '1',
           'limit': '$limit',
-          if (startTime != null) 'startTime': startTime.toIso8601String(),
-          if (endTime != null) 'endTime': endTime.toIso8601String(),
+          if (startTime != null) 'startTime': startTime,
+          if (endTime != null) 'endTime': endTime,
           if (deviceId != null) 'device_id': '$deviceId',
         },
       ),
diff --git a/lib/providers/events_provider.dart b/lib/providers/events_provider.dart
index 54270909..ac97a6b5 100644
--- a/lib/providers/events_provider.dart
+++ b/lib/providers/events_provider.dart
@@ -161,8 +161,8 @@ extension EventsScreenProvider on EventsProvider {
         await Future.wait(allowedDevices.map((device) async {
           final iterable = (await API.instance.getEvents(
             server,
-            startTime: startDate?.toUtc(),
-            endTime: endDate?.toUtc(),
+            startTime: startDate,
+            endTime: endDate,
             device: device,
           ))
               .toList()
diff --git a/lib/providers/settings_provider.dart b/lib/providers/settings_provider.dart
index d252e996..8965b6bd 100644
--- a/lib/providers/settings_provider.dart
+++ b/lib/providers/settings_provider.dart
@@ -335,9 +335,19 @@ class SettingsProvider extends UnityProvider {
     def: DateFormat('hh:mm a'),
     key: 'application.time_format',
   );
-  final kConvertTimeToLocalTimezone = _SettingsOption<bool>(
-    def: false,
+
+  // TODO(bdlukaa): remove this in future releases
+  var _hasMigratedTimezone = false;
+  late final kConvertTimeToLocalTimezone = _SettingsOption<bool>(
+    def: true,
     key: 'application.convert_time_to_local_timezone',
+    loadFrom: (value) {
+      if (!_hasMigratedTimezone) {
+        _hasMigratedTimezone = true;
+        return true;
+      }
+      return bool.tryParse(value) ?? true;
+    },
   );
 
   // Window
@@ -437,6 +447,8 @@ class SettingsProvider extends UnityProvider {
   Future<void> initialize() async {
     final data = await tryReadStorage(() => settings.read());
 
+    _hasMigratedTimezone = data['hasMigratedTimezone'] == 'true';
+
     await Future.wait([
       kLayoutCyclePeriod.loadData(data),
       kLayoutCycleEnabled.loadData(data),
@@ -550,6 +562,7 @@ class SettingsProvider extends UnityProvider {
         kTimeFormat.key: kTimeFormat.saveAs(kTimeFormat.value),
         kConvertTimeToLocalTimezone.key: kConvertTimeToLocalTimezone
             .saveAs(kConvertTimeToLocalTimezone.value),
+        'hasMigratedTimezone': _hasMigratedTimezone.toString(),
         kLaunchAppOnStartup.key:
             kLaunchAppOnStartup.saveAs(kLaunchAppOnStartup.value),
         kMinimizeToTray.key: kMinimizeToTray.saveAs(kMinimizeToTray.value),
diff --git a/lib/utils/date.dart b/lib/utils/date.dart
index 682e7873..122dd0dc 100644
--- a/lib/utils/date.dart
+++ b/lib/utils/date.dart
@@ -198,4 +198,25 @@ extension DateTimeExtension on DateTime? {
 
     return '$dateString ${timeFormatter.format(date!)}';
   }
+
+  String toIso8601StringWithTimezoneOffset() {
+    if (this == null) return '${null}';
+
+    late final DateTime date;
+    if (SettingsProvider.instance.kConvertTimeToLocalTimezone.value) {
+      date = this!.toLocal();
+    } else {
+      date = this!;
+    }
+
+    final offset = date.timeZoneOffset;
+    final isoString = date.toIso8601String();
+    if (offset == Duration.zero) return isoString;
+
+    final offsetString = '${offset.isNegative ? '-' : '+'}'
+        '${offset.inHours.toString().replaceAll('-', '').replaceAll('+', '').padLeft(2, '0')}:'
+        '${offset.inMinutes.remainder(60).toString().padLeft(2, '0')}';
+
+    return '$isoString$offsetString';
+  }
 }