diff --git a/django/utils/timesince.py b/django/utils/timesince.py
index 0b94d89bc6..e69c45c8c1 100644
--- a/django/utils/timesince.py
+++ b/django/utils/timesince.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ def timesince(d, now=None):
     else:
         t = time.localtime()
     if d.tzinfo:
-        tz = LocalTimezone()
+        tz = LocalTimezone(d)
     else:
         tz = None
     now = datetime.datetime(t[0], t[1], t[2], t[3], t[4], t[5], tzinfo=tz)
diff --git a/tests/othertests/templates.py b/tests/othertests/templates.py
index 6ad97d8f80..963c9ed8e7 100644
--- a/tests/othertests/templates.py
+++ b/tests/othertests/templates.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ from django.conf import settings
 from django import template
 from django.template import loader
 from django.utils.translation import activate, deactivate, install
+from django.utils.tzinfo import LocalTimezone
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 import traceback
 
@@ -57,8 +58,9 @@ class OtherClass:
     def method(self):
         return "OtherClass.method"
 
-# NOW used by timesince tag tests.
+# NOW and NOW_tz are used by timesince tag tests.
 NOW = datetime.now()
+NOW_tz = datetime.now(LocalTimezone(datetime.now()))
 
 # SYNTAX --
 # 'template_name': ('template contents', 'context dict', 'expected string output' or Exception class)
@@ -545,6 +547,9 @@ TEMPLATE_TESTS = {
     'timesince04' : ('{{ a|timesince:b }}', {'a':NOW + timedelta(days=2), 'b':NOW + timedelta(days=1)}, '1 day'),
     'timesince05' : ('{{ a|timesince:b }}', {'a':NOW + timedelta(days=2), 'b':NOW + timedelta(days=2)}, '0 minutes'),
 
+    # Check that timezone is respected
+    'timesince06' : ('{{ a|timesince:b }}', {'a':NOW_tz + timedelta(hours=8), 'b':NOW_tz}, '8 hours'),
+
     ### TIMEUNTIL TAG ##################################################
     # Default compare with datetime.now()
     'timeuntil01' : ('{{ a|timeuntil }}', {'a':datetime.now()}, '0 minutes'),