diff --git a/docs/formatting.md b/docs/formatting.md
index b9c4355e..f7212079 100644
--- a/docs/formatting.md
+++ b/docs/formatting.md
@@ -173,10 +173,16 @@ Format specifiers can be used for advanced formatting by using the options provi
     <td><code>{updated:D%b %d %Y %I:%M %p/}</code></td>
     <td><code>2010-01-01 00:00:00</code></td>
 </tr>
+<tr>
+    <td><code>O&lt;offset&gt;/</code></td>
+    <td>Apply <code>&lt;offset&gt;</code> to a <code>datetime</code> object, either as <code>±HH:MM</code> or <code>local</code> for local UTC offset</td>
+    <td><code>{date:O-06:30/}</code></td>
+    <td><code>2009-12-31 17:30:00</code></td>
+</tr>
 </tbody>
 </table>
 
-All special format specifiers (`?`, `L`, `J`, `R`, `D`) can be chained and combined with one another, but must always come before any standard format specifiers:
+All special format specifiers (`?`, `L`, `J`, `R`, `D`, `O`) can be chained and combined with one another, but must always come before any standard format specifiers:
 
 For example `{foo:?//RF/B/Ro/e/> 10}` -> `   Bee Bar`
 - `?//` - Tests if `foo` has a value
diff --git a/gallery_dl/formatter.py b/gallery_dl/formatter.py
index d9c307e5..04ec1c4a 100644
--- a/gallery_dl/formatter.py
+++ b/gallery_dl/formatter.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 import os
 import json
+import time
 import string
 import _string
 import datetime
@@ -323,6 +324,27 @@ def _parse_datetime(format_spec, default):
     return dt
 
 
+def _parse_offset(format_spec, default):
+    offset, _, format_spec = format_spec.partition("/")
+    offset = offset[1:]
+    fmt = _build_format_func(format_spec, default)
+
+    if not offset or offset == "local":
+        is_dst = time.daylight and time.localtime().tm_isdst > 0
+        offset = -(time.altzone if is_dst else time.timezone)
+    else:
+        hours, _, minutes = offset.partition(":")
+        offset = 3600 * int(hours)
+        if minutes:
+            offset += 60 * (int(minutes) if offset > 0 else -int(minutes))
+
+    offset = datetime.timedelta(seconds=offset)
+
+    def off(obj):
+        return fmt(obj + offset)
+    return off
+
+
 def _default_format(format_spec, default):
     def wrap(obj):
         return format(obj, format_spec)
@@ -367,5 +389,6 @@ _FORMAT_SPECIFIERS = {
     "D": _parse_datetime,
     "L": _parse_maxlen,
     "J": _parse_join,
+    "O": _parse_offset,
     "R": _parse_replace,
 }
diff --git a/test/test_formatter.py b/test/test_formatter.py
index f2ce310c..b86f0bdb 100644
--- a/test/test_formatter.py
+++ b/test/test_formatter.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 import os
 import sys
+import time
 import unittest
 import datetime
 import tempfile
@@ -192,6 +193,31 @@ class TestFormatter(unittest.TestCase):
         self._run_test("{ds:D%Y}", "2010-01-01T01:00:00+0100")
         self._run_test("{l:D%Y}", "None")
 
+    def test_offset(self):
+        self._run_test("{dt:O 01:00}", "2010-01-01 01:00:00")
+        self._run_test("{dt:O+02:00}", "2010-01-01 02:00:00")
+        self._run_test("{dt:O-03:45}", "2009-12-31 20:15:00")
+
+        self._run_test("{dt:O12}", "2010-01-01 12:00:00")
+        self._run_test("{dt:O-24}", "2009-12-31 00:00:00")
+
+        self._run_test("{ds:D%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S%z/O1}", "2010-01-01 01:00:00")
+        self._run_test("{t!d:O2}", "2010-01-01 02:00:00")
+
+        orig_daylight = time.daylight
+        orig_timezone = time.timezone
+        orig_altzone = time.altzone
+        try:
+            time.daylight = False
+            time.timezone = -3600
+            self._run_test("{dt:O}", "2010-01-01 01:00:00")
+            time.timezone = 7200
+            self._run_test("{dt:Olocal}", "2009-12-31 22:00:00")
+        finally:
+            time.daylight = orig_daylight
+            time.timezone = orig_timezone
+            time.altzone = orig_altzone
+
     def test_chain_special(self):
         # multiple replacements
         self._run_test("{a:Rh/C/RE/e/RL/l/}", "Cello wOrld")