diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/base.py b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/base.py
index 0348cfefb..12bd935c6 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/base.py
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/base.py
@@ -229,6 +229,9 @@ MANAGERS = ADMINS
 # Celery
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 INSTALLED_APPS += ['{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}.taskapp.celery.CeleryAppConfig']
+if USE_TZ:
+    # http://docs.celeryproject.org/en/latest/userguide/configuration.html#std:setting-timezone
+    CELERY_TIMEZONE = TIME_ZONE
 # http://docs.celeryproject.org/en/latest/userguide/configuration.html#std:setting-broker_url
 CELERY_BROKER_URL = env('CELERY_BROKER_URL')
 # http://docs.celeryproject.org/en/latest/userguide/configuration.html#std:setting-result_backend