diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/highgo/cloud/util/toolkit/ConcurrentDateFormat.java b/common/src/main/java/com/highgo/cloud/util/toolkit/ConcurrentDateFormat.java
index 9b26ffd..1c193ba 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/highgo/cloud/util/toolkit/ConcurrentDateFormat.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/highgo/cloud/util/toolkit/ConcurrentDateFormat.java
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ public Date parse(String source) throws ParseException {
             sdf = createInstance();
         }
         Date result = sdf.parse(source);
+        // Parsing a named zone may replace the formatter's configured time zone.
+        sdf.setTimeZone(timezone);
         queue.add(sdf);
         return result;
     }
diff --git a/tests/ConcurrentDateFormatTimezoneRegression.java b/tests/ConcurrentDateFormatTimezoneRegression.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..76d0721
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ConcurrentDateFormatTimezoneRegression.java
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+import com.highgo.cloud.util.toolkit.ConcurrentDateFormat;
+import java.text.ParseException;
+import java.util.Date;
+import java.util.Locale;
+import java.util.TimeZone;
+
+/** Standalone JDK-only regression against the complete production class. */
+public final class ConcurrentDateFormatTimezoneRegression {
+    private static int failures;
+
+    private interface CheckedCase {
+        void run() throws Exception;
+    }
+
+    private static void check(String name, CheckedCase test) {
+        try {
+            test.run();
+            System.out.println("PASS " + name);
+        } catch (Exception | AssertionError failure) {
+            failures++;
+            System.err.println("FAIL " + name + ": " + failure);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static ConcurrentDateFormat formatter(String pattern, String zone) {
+        return ConcurrentDateFormat.of(pattern, Locale.US, TimeZone.getTimeZone(zone));
+    }
+
+    private static void equal(Object expected, Object actual) {
+        if (!expected.equals(actual)) {
+            throw new AssertionError("expected <" + expected + "> but was <" + actual + ">");
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+        check("named-z-parse-preserves-UTC-format", () -> {
+            ConcurrentDateFormat f = formatter("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss z", "UTC");
+            equal("1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC", f.format(new Date(0)));
+            Date parsed = f.parse("1970-01-01 00:00:00 PST");
+            equal(Long.valueOf(28800000L), Long.valueOf(parsed.getTime()));
+            equal("1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC", f.format(new Date(0)));
+            equal("1970-01-01 08:00:00 UTC", f.format(parsed));
+        });
+
+        check("named-zone-with-Z-pattern-preserves-UTC-format", () -> {
+            // SimpleDateFormat's RFC822 pattern also accepts general zone names.
+            ConcurrentDateFormat f = formatter("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss Z", "UTC");
+            Date parsed = f.parse("1970-01-01 00:00:00 PST");
+            equal(Long.valueOf(28800000L), Long.valueOf(parsed.getTime()));
+            equal("1970-01-01 00:00:00 +0000", f.format(new Date(0)));
+        });
+
+        check("named-parse-preserves-configured-non-UTC-zone", () -> {
+            ConcurrentDateFormat f = formatter("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss Z", "GMT+02:00");
+            equal("1970-01-01 02:00:00 +0200", f.format(new Date(0)));
+            Date parsed = f.parse("1970-01-01 00:00:00 PST");
+            equal(Long.valueOf(28800000L), Long.valueOf(parsed.getTime()));
+            equal("1970-01-01 02:00:00 +0200", f.format(new Date(0)));
+        });
+
+        check("numeric-offset-parse-control", () -> {
+            ConcurrentDateFormat f = formatter("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss Z", "UTC");
+            Date parsed = f.parse("1970-01-01 00:00:00 +0900");
+            equal(Long.valueOf(-32400000L), Long.valueOf(parsed.getTime()));
+            equal("1970-01-01 00:00:00 +0000", f.format(new Date(0)));
+        });
+
+        check("zone-free-parse-control", () -> {
+            ConcurrentDateFormat f = formatter("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss", "UTC");
+            equal(Long.valueOf(0), Long.valueOf(f.parse("1970-01-01 00:00:00").getTime()));
+            equal("1970-01-01 00:00:00", f.format(new Date(0)));
+        });
+
+        check("parse-exception-and-following-format-control", () -> {
+            ConcurrentDateFormat f = formatter("yyyy-MM-dd z HH:mm:ss", "UTC");
+            try {
+                f.parse("1970-01-01 PST not-a-time");
+                throw new AssertionError("invalid input must throw ParseException");
+            } catch (ParseException expected) {
+                // Exception propagation and subsequent public operations stay intact.
+            }
+            equal("1970-01-01 UTC 00:00:00", f.format(new Date(0)));
+            equal(Long.valueOf(0), Long.valueOf(f.parse("1970-01-01 UTC 00:00:00").getTime()));
+        });
+
+        if (failures != 0) {
+            throw new AssertionError(failures + " regression cases failed");
+        }
+    }
+}
+