diff --git a/include/spdlog/async_logger.h b/include/spdlog/async_logger.h
index 8b492657..9d7e08fa 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/async_logger.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/async_logger.h
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ public:
 protected:
     void _sink_it(details::log_msg& msg) override;
     void _set_formatter(spdlog::formatter_ptr msg_formatter) override;
-    void _set_pattern(const std::string& pattern) override;
+    void _set_pattern(const std::string& pattern, pattern_time_type pattern_time) override;
 
 private:
     std::unique_ptr<details::async_log_helper> _async_log_helper;
diff --git a/include/spdlog/common.h b/include/spdlog/common.h
index 14d5d149..994e847d 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/common.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/common.h
@@ -106,6 +106,15 @@ enum class async_overflow_policy
     discard_log_msg // Discard the message it enqueue fails
 };
 
+//
+// Pattern time - specific time getting to use for pattern_formatter.
+// local time by default
+//
+enum class pattern_time_type
+{
+    local, // use variant of time similar to std::localtime for std::tm
+    utc // use variant of time similar to std::gmtime for std::tm
+};
 
 //
 // Log exception
diff --git a/include/spdlog/details/async_logger_impl.h b/include/spdlog/details/async_logger_impl.h
index 0b815f01..6822cd5b 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/details/async_logger_impl.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/details/async_logger_impl.h
@@ -76,9 +76,9 @@ inline void spdlog::async_logger::_set_formatter(spdlog::formatter_ptr msg_forma
     _async_log_helper->set_formatter(_formatter);
 }
 
-inline void spdlog::async_logger::_set_pattern(const std::string& pattern)
+inline void spdlog::async_logger::_set_pattern(const std::string& pattern, pattern_time_type pattern_time)
 {
-    _formatter = std::make_shared<pattern_formatter>(pattern);
+    _formatter = std::make_shared<pattern_formatter>(pattern, pattern_time);
     _async_log_helper->set_formatter(_formatter);
 }
 
diff --git a/include/spdlog/details/logger_impl.h b/include/spdlog/details/logger_impl.h
index a196a957..c6aa125b 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/details/logger_impl.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/details/logger_impl.h
@@ -53,9 +53,9 @@ inline void spdlog::logger::set_formatter(spdlog::formatter_ptr msg_formatter)
     _set_formatter(msg_formatter);
 }
 
-inline void spdlog::logger::set_pattern(const std::string& pattern)
+inline void spdlog::logger::set_pattern(const std::string& pattern, pattern_time_type pattern_time)
 {
-    _set_pattern(pattern);
+    _set_pattern(pattern, pattern_time);
 }
 
 
@@ -316,9 +316,9 @@ inline void spdlog::logger::_sink_it(details::log_msg& msg)
         flush();
 }
 
-inline void spdlog::logger::_set_pattern(const std::string& pattern)
+inline void spdlog::logger::_set_pattern(const std::string& pattern, pattern_time_type pattern_time)
 {
-    _formatter = std::make_shared<pattern_formatter>(pattern);
+    _formatter = std::make_shared<pattern_formatter>(pattern, pattern_time);
 }
 inline void spdlog::logger::_set_formatter(formatter_ptr msg_formatter)
 {
diff --git a/include/spdlog/details/pattern_formatter_impl.h b/include/spdlog/details/pattern_formatter_impl.h
index 8c096150..81835618 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/details/pattern_formatter_impl.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/details/pattern_formatter_impl.h
@@ -324,7 +324,6 @@ class T_formatter SPDLOG_FINAL:public flag_formatter
     }
 };
 
-
 // ISO 8601 offset from UTC in timezone (+-HH:MM)
 class z_formatter SPDLOG_FINAL:public flag_formatter
 {
@@ -495,7 +494,8 @@ class full_formatter SPDLOG_FINAL:public flag_formatter
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // pattern_formatter inline impl
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-inline spdlog::pattern_formatter::pattern_formatter(const std::string& pattern)
+inline spdlog::pattern_formatter::pattern_formatter(const std::string& pattern, pattern_time_type pattern_time)
+: _pattern_time(pattern_time)
 {
     compile_pattern(pattern);
 }
@@ -665,12 +665,19 @@ inline void spdlog::pattern_formatter::handle_flag(char flag)
     }
 }
 
+inline std::tm spdlog::pattern_formatter::get_time(details::log_msg& msg) 
+{
+    if (_pattern_time == pattern_time_type::local)
+        return details::os::localtime(log_clock::to_time_t(msg.time));
+    else
+        return details::os::gmtime(log_clock::to_time_t(msg.time));
+}
 
 inline void spdlog::pattern_formatter::format(details::log_msg& msg)
 {
 
 #ifndef SPDLOG_NO_DATETIME
-    auto tm_time = details::os::localtime(log_clock::to_time_t(msg.time));
+    auto tm_time = get_time(msg);
 #else
     std::tm tm_time;
 #endif
diff --git a/include/spdlog/formatter.h b/include/spdlog/formatter.h
index 337ca596..6bba9025 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/formatter.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/formatter.h
@@ -29,13 +29,15 @@ class pattern_formatter SPDLOG_FINAL : public formatter
 {
 
 public:
-    explicit pattern_formatter(const std::string& pattern);
+    explicit pattern_formatter(const std::string& pattern, pattern_time_type pattern_time = pattern_time_type::local);
     pattern_formatter(const pattern_formatter&) = delete;
     pattern_formatter& operator=(const pattern_formatter&) = delete;
     void format(details::log_msg& msg) override;
 private:
     const std::string _pattern;
+    const pattern_time_type _pattern_time;
     std::vector<std::unique_ptr<details::flag_formatter>> _formatters;
+    std::tm get_time(details::log_msg& msg);
     void handle_flag(char flag);
     void compile_pattern(const std::string& pattern);
 };
diff --git a/include/spdlog/logger.h b/include/spdlog/logger.h
index da2d8e41..fce99f9a 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/logger.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/logger.h
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ public:
     void set_level(level::level_enum);
     level::level_enum level() const;
     const std::string& name() const;
-    void set_pattern(const std::string&);
+    void set_pattern(const std::string&, pattern_time_type = pattern_time_type::local);
     void set_formatter(formatter_ptr);
 
     // automatically call flush() if message level >= log_level
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ public:
 
 protected:
     virtual void _sink_it(details::log_msg&);
-    virtual void _set_pattern(const std::string&);
+    virtual void _set_pattern(const std::string&, pattern_time_type);
     virtual void _set_formatter(formatter_ptr);
 
     // default error handler: print the error to stderr with the max rate of 1 message/minute