diff --git a/templates/lxc-centos.in b/templates/lxc-centos.in
index 55e053137..f11a98cc3 100644
--- a/templates/lxc-centos.in
+++ b/templates/lxc-centos.in
@@ -203,6 +203,13 @@ configure_centos()
         )
     fi
 
+    # Set default localtime to the host localtime if not set...
+    if [ -e /etc/localtime -a ! -e ${rootfs_path}/etc/localtime ]
+    then
+        # if /etc/localtime is a symlink, this should preserve it.
+        cp -a /etc/localtime ${rootfs_path}/etc/localtime
+    fi
+
     # Deal with some dain bramage in the /etc/init.d/halt script.
     # Trim it and make it our own and link it in before the default
     # halt script so we can intercept it.  This also preventions package
diff --git a/templates/lxc-fedora.in b/templates/lxc-fedora.in
index fa891212a..f32ca5343 100644
--- a/templates/lxc-fedora.in
+++ b/templates/lxc-fedora.in
@@ -176,6 +176,13 @@ configure_fedora()
         )
     fi
 
+    # Set default localtime to the host localtime if not set...
+    if [ -e /etc/localtime -a ! -e ${rootfs_path}/etc/localtime ]
+    then
+        # if /etc/localtime is a symlink, this should preserve it.
+        cp -a /etc/localtime ${rootfs_path}/etc/localtime
+    fi
+
     # Deal with some dain bramage in the /etc/init.d/halt script.
     # Trim it and make it our own and link it in before the default
     # halt script so we can intercept it.  This also preventions package