diff --git a/debian/bootstrap.sh b/debian/bootstrap.sh
index 809126218a..4716dd7c78 100755
--- a/debian/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/debian/bootstrap.sh
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ freeswitch-init
 freeswitch-sysvinit
 freeswitch-systemd
 freeswitch-lang
+freeswitch-timezones
 )
 
 err () {
@@ -360,6 +361,7 @@ Recommends:
  freeswitch-mod-commands (= \${binary:Version}),
  freeswitch-init (= \${binary:Version}),
  freeswitch-lang (= \${binary:Version}),
+ freeswitch-timezones (= \${binary:Version}),
  freeswitch-music,
  freeswitch-sounds
 Suggests:
@@ -393,6 +395,7 @@ Depends: \${misc:Depends}, freeswitch (= \${binary:Version}),
 Recommends:
  freeswitch-init (= \${binary:Version}),
  freeswitch-lang (= \${binary:Version}),
+ freeswitch-timezones (= \${binary:Version}),
  freeswitch-meta-codecs (= \${binary:Version}),
  freeswitch-music,
  freeswitch-sounds
@@ -448,6 +451,7 @@ Depends: \${misc:Depends}, freeswitch (= \${binary:Version}),
 Recommends:
  freeswitch-init (= \${binary:Version}),
  freeswitch-lang (= \${binary:Version}),
+ freeswitch-timezones (= \${binary:Version}),
  freeswitch-music,
  freeswitch-sounds,
  freeswitch-conf-vanilla (= \${binary:Version}),
@@ -463,6 +467,7 @@ Depends: \${misc:Depends}, freeswitch (= \${binary:Version}),
 Recommends:
  freeswitch-init (= \${binary:Version}),
  freeswitch-lang (= \${binary:Version}),
+ freeswitch-timezones (= \${binary:Version}),
  freeswitch-meta-codecs (= \${binary:Version}),
  freeswitch-music,
  freeswitch-sounds,
@@ -546,6 +551,7 @@ Depends: \${misc:Depends}, freeswitch (= \${binary:Version}),
 Recommends:
  freeswitch-init (= \${binary:Version}),
  freeswitch-lang (= \${binary:Version}),
+ freeswitch-timezones (= \${binary:Version}),
  freeswitch-meta-codecs (= \${binary:Version}),
  freeswitch-meta-conf (= \${binary:Version}),
  freeswitch-meta-lang (= \${binary:Version}),
@@ -832,6 +838,16 @@ Description: Language files for FreeSWITCH
  This is a metapackage which depends on the default language packages
  for FreeSWITCH.
 
+## timezones
+
+Package: freeswitch-timezones
+Architecture: all
+Depends: \${misc:Depends}
+Description: Timezone files for FreeSWITCH
+ $(debian_wrap "${fs_description}")
+ .
+ $(debian_wrap "This package includes the timezone files for FreeSWITCH.")
+
 EOF
 }
 
diff --git a/debian/freeswitch-timezones.install b/debian/freeswitch-timezones.install
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bd97d28064
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/freeswitch-timezones.install
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+conf/vanilla/autoload_configs/timezones.conf.xml /usr/share/freeswitch/tz