diff --git a/systemd/journal.py b/systemd/journal.py
index 54e54ca..db4701b 100644
--- a/systemd/journal.py
+++ b/systemd/journal.py
@@ -51,13 +51,13 @@ def _convert_monotonic(m):
 def _convert_source_monotonic(s):
     return _datetime.timedelta(microseconds=int(s))
 
+_LOCAL_TIMEZONE = _datetime.datetime.now().astimezone().tzinfo
 
 def _convert_realtime(t):
-    return _datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(t / 1000000)
-
+    return _datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(t / 1000000, _LOCAL_TIMEZONE)
 
 def _convert_timestamp(s):
-    return _datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(int(s) / 1000000)
+    return _datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(int(s) / 1000000, _LOCAL_TIMEZONE)
 
 
 def _convert_trivial(x):
diff --git a/systemd/test/test_journal.py b/systemd/test/test_journal.py
index 2f3cd3b..e6761ca 100644
--- a/systemd/test/test_journal.py
+++ b/systemd/test/test_journal.py
@@ -290,6 +290,18 @@ def test_reader_convert_entry(tmpdir):
                    'x2' : ['YYY', 'YYY'],
                    'y2' : [b'\200\200', b'\200\201']}
 
+def test_reader_convert_timestamps(tmpdir):
+    j = journal.Reader(path=tmpdir.strpath)
+
+    val = j._convert_field('_SOURCE_REALTIME_TIMESTAMP', 1641651559324187)
+    assert val.tzinfo is not None
+
+    val = j._convert_field('__REALTIME_TIMESTAMP', 1641651559324187)
+    assert val.tzinfo is not None
+
+    val = j._convert_field('COREDUMP_TIMESTAMP', 1641651559324187)
+    assert val.tzinfo is not None
+
 def test_seek_realtime(tmpdir):
     j = journal.Reader(path=tmpdir.strpath)