diff --git a/intl/components/src/TimeZone.cpp b/intl/components/src/TimeZone.cpp
index 1f44d0548c2e..af3dd079efa1 100644
--- a/intl/components/src/TimeZone.cpp
+++ b/intl/components/src/TimeZone.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@
 
 #include "mozilla/intl/TimeZone.h"
 
+#include "mozilla/Vector.h"
+
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <string_view>
+
 #include "unicode/uenum.h"
 #if MOZ_INTL_USE_ICU_CPP_TIMEZONE
 #  include "unicode/basictz.h"
@@ -208,6 +213,97 @@ Result<int32_t, ICUError> TimeZone::GetUTCOffsetMs(int64_t aLocalMilliseconds) {
 #endif
 }
 
+using TimeZoneIdentifierVector =
+    Vector<char16_t, TimeZone::TimeZoneIdentifierLength>;
+
+#if !MOZ_INTL_USE_ICU_CPP_TIMEZONE
+static bool IsUnknownTimeZone(const TimeZoneIdentifierVector& timeZone) {
+  constexpr std::string_view unknownTimeZone = UCAL_UNKNOWN_ZONE_ID;
+
+  return timeZone.length() == unknownTimeZone.length() &&
+         std::equal(timeZone.begin(), timeZone.end(), unknownTimeZone.begin(),
+                    unknownTimeZone.end());
+}
+
+static ICUResult SetDefaultTimeZone(TimeZoneIdentifierVector& timeZone) {
+  // The string mustn't already be null-terminated.
+  MOZ_ASSERT_IF(!timeZone.empty(), timeZone.end()[-1] != '\0');
+
+  // The time zone identifier must be a null-terminated string.
+  if (!timeZone.append('\0')) {
+    return Err(ICUError::OutOfMemory);
+  }
+
+  UErrorCode status = U_ZERO_ERROR;
+  ucal_setDefaultTimeZone(timeZone.begin(), &status);
+  if (U_FAILURE(status)) {
+    return Err(ToICUError(status));
+  }
+
+  return Ok{};
+}
+#endif
+
+Result<bool, ICUError> TimeZone::SetDefaultTimeZone(
+    Span<const char> aTimeZone) {
+#if MOZ_INTL_USE_ICU_CPP_TIMEZONE
+  icu::UnicodeString tzid(aTimeZone.data(), aTimeZone.size(), US_INV);
+  if (tzid.isBogus()) {
+    return Err(ICUError::OutOfMemory);
+  }
+
+  UniquePtr<icu::TimeZone> newTimeZone(icu::TimeZone::createTimeZone(tzid));
+  MOZ_ASSERT(newTimeZone);
+
+  if (*newTimeZone != icu::TimeZone::getUnknown()) {
+    // adoptDefault() takes ownership of the time zone.
+    icu::TimeZone::adoptDefault(newTimeZone.release());
+    return true;
+  }
+#else
+  TimeZoneIdentifierVector tzid;
+  if (!tzid.append(aTimeZone.data(), aTimeZone.size())) {
+    return Err(ICUError::OutOfMemory);
+  }
+
+  // Retrieve the current default time zone in case we need to restore it.
+  TimeZoneIdentifierVector defaultTimeZone;
+  MOZ_TRY(FillVectorWithICUCall(defaultTimeZone, ucal_getDefaultTimeZone));
+
+  // Try to set the new time zone.
+  MOZ_TRY(mozilla::intl::SetDefaultTimeZone(tzid));
+
+  // Check if the time zone was actually applied.
+  TimeZoneIdentifierVector newTimeZone;
+  MOZ_TRY(FillVectorWithICUCall(newTimeZone, ucal_getDefaultTimeZone));
+
+  // Return if the new time zone was successfully applied.
+  if (!IsUnknownTimeZone(newTimeZone)) {
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  // Otherwise restore the original time zone.
+  MOZ_TRY(mozilla::intl::SetDefaultTimeZone(defaultTimeZone));
+#endif
+
+  return false;
+}
+
+ICUResult TimeZone::SetDefaultTimeZoneFromHostTimeZone() {
+#if MOZ_INTL_USE_ICU_CPP_TIMEZONE
+  if (icu::TimeZone* defaultZone = icu::TimeZone::detectHostTimeZone()) {
+    icu::TimeZone::adoptDefault(defaultZone);
+  }
+#else
+  TimeZoneIdentifierVector hostTimeZone;
+  MOZ_TRY(FillVectorWithICUCall(hostTimeZone, ucal_getHostTimeZone));
+
+  MOZ_TRY(mozilla::intl::SetDefaultTimeZone(hostTimeZone));
+#endif
+
+  return Ok{};
+}
+
 Result<SpanEnumeration<char>, ICUError> TimeZone::GetAvailableTimeZones(
     const char* aRegion) {
   // Get the time zones that are commonly used in the given region. Uses the
diff --git a/intl/components/src/TimeZone.h b/intl/components/src/TimeZone.h
index 97a699202192..5150293b7bc2 100644
--- a/intl/components/src/TimeZone.h
+++ b/intl/components/src/TimeZone.h
@@ -143,6 +143,28 @@ class TimeZone final {
     return FillBufferWithICUCall(aBuffer, ucal_getDefaultTimeZone);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Set the default time zone.
+   */
+  static Result<bool, ICUError> SetDefaultTimeZone(Span<const char> aTimeZone);
+
+  /**
+   * Set the default time zone using the host system's time zone.
+   *
+   * NOTE: This function is not thread-safe.
+   */
+  static ICUResult SetDefaultTimeZoneFromHostTimeZone();
+
+  /**
+   * Constant for the typical maximal length of a time zone identifier.
+   *
+   * At the time of this writing 32 characters fits every supported time zone:
+   *
+   * Intl.supportedValuesOf("timeZone")
+   *     .reduce((acc, v) => Math.max(acc, v.length), 0)
+   */
+  static constexpr size_t TimeZoneIdentifierLength = 32;
+
   /**
    * Returns the canonical system time zone ID or the normalized custom time
    * zone ID for the given time zone ID.
@@ -157,11 +179,7 @@ class TimeZone final {
       // ucal_getCanonicalTimeZoneID differs from other API calls and fails when
       // passed a nullptr or 0 length result. Reserve some space initially so
       // that a real pointer will be used in the API.
-      //
-      // At the time of this writing 32 characters fits every time zone listed
-      // in: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tz_database_time_zones
-      // https://gist.github.com/gregtatum/f926de157a44e5965864da866fe71e63
-      if (!aBuffer.reserve(32)) {
+      if (!aBuffer.reserve(TimeZoneIdentifierLength)) {
         return Err(ICUError::OutOfMemory);
       }
     }