diff --git a/lib/extension/bridgeConfig.js b/lib/extension/bridgeConfig.js
index 53f8d155..c55aca06 100644
--- a/lib/extension/bridgeConfig.js
+++ b/lib/extension/bridgeConfig.js
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ class BridgeConfig {
     }
 
     lastSeen(topic, message) {
-        const allowed = ['disable', 'ISO_8601', 'epoch'];
+        const allowed = ['disable', 'ISO_8601', 'epoch', 'ISO_8601_local'];
         message = message.toString();
 
         if (!allowed.includes(message)) {
diff --git a/lib/extension/deviceReceive.js b/lib/extension/deviceReceive.js
index 9c68186f..40062e11 100644
--- a/lib/extension/deviceReceive.js
+++ b/lib/extension/deviceReceive.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 const settings = require('../util/settings');
 const logger = require('../util/logger');
+const utils = require('../util/utils');
 
 const dontCacheProperties = [
     'action', 'button', 'button_left', 'button_right', 'click', 'forgotten', 'keyerror',
@@ -123,6 +124,9 @@ class DeviceReceive {
             case 'ISO_8601':
                 payload.last_seen = new Date(now).toISOString();
                 break;
+            case 'ISO_8601_local':
+                payload.last_seen = utils.toLocalISOString(new Date(now));
+                break;
             case 'epoch':
                 payload.last_seen = now;
                 break;
diff --git a/lib/util/settings.js b/lib/util/settings.js
index 2157febb..4827c1d0 100644
--- a/lib/util/settings.js
+++ b/lib/util/settings.js
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ const defaults = {
         /**
          * Add a last_seen attribute to mqtt messages, contains date/time of zigbee message arrival
          * "ISO_8601": ISO 8601 format
+         * "ISO_8601_local": Local ISO 8601 format (instead of UTC-based)
          * "epoch": milliseconds elapsed since the UNIX epoch
          * "disable": no last_seen attribute (default)
          */
diff --git a/lib/util/utils.js b/lib/util/utils.js
index 374a13a3..ca463f67 100644
--- a/lib/util/utils.js
+++ b/lib/util/utils.js
@@ -33,6 +33,28 @@ function resolveEntity(ID) {
     return {ID: ID, type: type, friendlyName: friendlyName};
 }
 
+// construct a local ISO8601 string (instead of UTC-based)
+// Example:
+//  - ISO8601 (UTC) = 2019-03-01T15:32:45.941+0000
+//  - ISO8601 (local) = 2019-03-01T16:32:45.941+0100 (for timezone GMT+1)
+function toLocalISOString(dDate) {
+    const tzOffset = -dDate.getTimezoneOffset();
+    const plusOrMinus = tzOffset >= 0 ? '+' : '-';
+    const pad = function(num) {
+        const norm = Math.floor(Math.abs(num));
+        return (norm < 10 ? '0' : '') + norm;
+    };
+
+    return dDate.getFullYear() +
+        '-' + pad(dDate.getMonth() + 1) +
+        '-' + pad(dDate.getDate()) +
+        'T' + pad(dDate.getHours()) +
+        ':' + pad(dDate.getMinutes()) +
+        ':' + pad(dDate.getSeconds()) +
+        plusOrMinus + pad(tzOffset / 60) +
+        ':' + pad(tzOffset % 60);
+}
+
 module.exports = {
     millisecondsToSeconds: (milliseconds) => milliseconds / 1000,
     secondsToMilliseconds: (seconds) => seconds * 1000,
@@ -40,4 +62,5 @@ module.exports = {
     isIkeaTradfriDevice: (device) => ikeaTradfriManufacturerID.includes(device.manufId),
     isNumeric: (string) => /^\d+$/.test(string),
     resolveEntity: (ID) => resolveEntity(ID),
+    toLocalISOString: (dDate) => toLocalISOString(dDate),
 };
diff --git a/test/deviceReceive.test.js b/test/deviceReceive.test.js
index 1d2e9ef8..3d903da3 100644
--- a/test/deviceReceive.test.js
+++ b/test/deviceReceive.test.js
@@ -225,5 +225,20 @@ describe('DeviceReceive', () => {
             chai.assert.isTrue(publishEntityState.calledOnce);
             chai.assert.equal(typeof publishEntityState.getCall(0).args[1].last_seen, 'string');
         });
+
+        it('Should publish last_seen ISO_8601_local', () => {
+            const device = {ieeeAddr: '0x12345678'};
+            const message = utils.zigbeeMessage(device, 'genOnOff', 'attReport', {onOff: 1}, 1);
+            sandbox.stub(settings, 'get').callsFake(() => {
+                return {
+                    advanced: {
+                        last_seen: 'ISO_8601_local',
+                    },
+                };
+            });
+            deviceReceive.onZigbeeMessage(message, device, WXKG02LM);
+            chai.assert.isTrue(publishEntityState.calledOnce);
+            chai.assert.equal(typeof publishEntityState.getCall(0).args[1].last_seen, 'string');
+        });
     });
 });