diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__timezone/gencode-remote b/cdist/conf/type/__timezone/gencode-remote
index 1f3f0196..5299f548 100755
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__timezone/gencode-remote
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__timezone/gencode-remote
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh -e
 #
 # 2012 Steven Armstrong (steven-cdist at armstrong.cc)
+# 2019 Nico Schottelius (nico-cdist at schottelius.org)
 #
 # This file is part of cdist.
 #
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ if [ "$timezone_is" = "$timezone_should" ]; then
 fi
 
 case "$os" in
-   ubuntu|debian|devuan|coreos)
+   ubuntu|debian|devuan|coreos|alpine)
       echo "echo \"$timezone_should\" > /etc/timezone"
    ;;
 esac
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__timezone/manifest b/cdist/conf/type/__timezone/manifest
index c908f087..3d28ccba 100755
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__timezone/manifest
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__timezone/manifest
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #
 # 2011 Ramon Salvadó (rsalvado at gnuine dot com)
 # 2012-2015 Steven Armstrong (steven-cdist at armstrong.cc)
-# 2012 Nico Schottelius (nico-cdist at schottelius.org)
+# 2012-2019 Nico Schottelius (nico-cdist at schottelius.org)
 #
 # This file is part of cdist.
 #
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ timezone="$__object_id"
 os=$(cat "$__global/explorer/os")
 
 case "$os" in
-    archlinux|debian|ubuntu|devuan)
+    archlinux|debian|ubuntu|devuan|alpine)
         __package tzdata
         export require="__package/tzdata"
     ;;
diff --git a/docs/changelog b/docs/changelog
index 84507ac4..2df98118 100644
--- a/docs/changelog
+++ b/docs/changelog
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ Changelog
 next:
 	* Type __package: Add __package_apk support (Nico Schottelius)
 	* Type __start_on_boot: Add alpine support (Nico Schottelius)
+	* Type __timezone: Add alpine support (Nico Schottelius)
 	* Type __start_on_boot: gentoo: check all runlevels in explorer (Nico Schottelius)
 	* New type: __package_apk (Nico Schottelius)