diff --git a/k9mail/src/main/java/com/fsck/k9/message/quote/QuoteHelper.java b/k9mail/src/main/java/com/fsck/k9/message/quote/QuoteHelper.java
index 8ce47c9b1..830d3eff7 100644
--- a/k9mail/src/main/java/com/fsck/k9/message/quote/QuoteHelper.java
+++ b/k9mail/src/main/java/com/fsck/k9/message/quote/QuoteHelper.java
@@ -4,9 +4,11 @@ package com.fsck.k9.message.quote;
 import java.text.DateFormat;
 import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.Locale;
+import java.util.TimeZone;
 
 import android.content.res.Resources;
 
+import com.fsck.k9.K9;
 import com.fsck.k9.mail.Message;
 
 
@@ -27,8 +29,11 @@ class QuoteHelper {
             final int timeStyle = DateFormat.LONG;
             Date date = message.getSentDate();
             Locale locale = resources.getConfiguration().locale;
-            return DateFormat.getDateTimeInstance(dateStyle, timeStyle, locale)
-                    .format(date);
+            DateFormat dateFormat = DateFormat.getDateTimeInstance(dateStyle, timeStyle, locale);
+            if (K9.hideTimeZone()) {
+                dateFormat.setTimeZone(TimeZone.getTimeZone("UTC"));
+            }
+            return dateFormat.format(date);
         } catch (Exception e) {
             return "";
         }
diff --git a/k9mail/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/k9mail/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index aff490574..c6d0d2a76 100644
--- a/k9mail/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/k9mail/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ Please submit bug reports, contribute new features and ask questions at
     <string name="global_settings_privacy_hide_useragent">Hide mail client</string>
     <string name="global_settings_privacy_hide_useragent_detail">Remove K-9 User-Agent from mail headers</string>
     <string name="global_settings_privacy_hide_timezone">Hide timezone</string>
-    <string name="global_settings_privacy_hide_timezone_detail">Use UTC instead of local timezone in mail headers</string>
+    <string name="global_settings_privacy_hide_timezone_detail">Use UTC instead of local timezone in mail headers and reply quotes</string>
     <string name="global_settings_notification_hide_subject_title">Hide subject in notifications</string>
     <string name="global_settings_notification_hide_subject_never">Never</string>
     <string name="global_settings_notification_hide_subject_when_locked">When device is locked</string>