diff --git a/app/controllers/people_controller.rb b/app/controllers/people_controller.rb
index 87a88984f..2dcc7da3d 100644
--- a/app/controllers/people_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/people_controller.rb
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ def show
   def new
     set_user
     @person = @user ? PersonFromUserService.new(user: @user).call : Person.new
+    @person.user = @user if @user
     authorize! @person
     set_form_variables
   end
@@ -90,6 +91,9 @@ def create
     authorize! @person
     @person.user ||= User.find_by(id: params[:user_id]) if params[:user_id].present?
     @person.user ||= User.find_by(id: params.dig(:person, :user_attributes, :id)) if params.dig(:person, :user_attributes, :id).present?
+    if @person.user && person_params[:user_attributes].present?
+      @person.user.assign_attributes(person_params[:user_attributes].except(:id))
+    end
 
     unless params[:skip_duplicate_check].present?
       duplicates = find_duplicate_people(
@@ -369,7 +373,8 @@ def person_params
         :city2,
         :state2,
         :zip2,
-        :notes
+        :notes,
+        :time_zone
       ],
       affiliations_attributes: [
         :id,
diff --git a/app/views/people/_form.html.erb b/app/views/people/_form.html.erb
index eff9a0c93..a48ea0c20 100644
--- a/app/views/people/_form.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/people/_form.html.erb
@@ -209,6 +209,22 @@
                 },
                 hint: "Maximum 250 characters" %></div>
 
+  <!-- Preferences: timezone for event times etc. -->
+  <% if f.object.user %>
+    <%= f.fields_for :user do |user_form| %>
+      <div class="space-y-6 p-3">
+        <%= user_form.input :time_zone,
+                    as: :select,
+                    collection: us_time_zone_fundamentals,
+                    selected: user_form.object.time_zone.presence || "Pacific Time (US & Canada)",
+                    include_blank: false,
+                    hint: "Event times and other dates will be shown in this timezone.",
+                    input_html: { class: "w-full" },
+                    wrapper_html: { class: "w-full max-w-md" } %>
+      </div>
+    <% end %>
+  <% end %>
+
   <div class="profile-preferences-section">
     <div class="font-medium text-gray-700 mb-2 block">
       Social media links:
diff --git a/app/views/users/_form.html.erb b/app/views/users/_form.html.erb
index 849a515cc..385fbefc6 100644
--- a/app/views/users/_form.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/users/_form.html.erb
@@ -135,16 +135,34 @@
   </div>
 
   <!-- Preferences: timezone for event times etc. -->
-  <div class="space-y-6 p-3">
-    <%= f.input :time_zone,
-                as: :select,
-                collection: us_time_zone_fundamentals,
-                selected: f.object.time_zone.presence || "Pacific Time (US & Canada)",
-                include_blank: false,
-                hint: "Event times and other dates will be shown in this timezone.",
-                input_html: { class: "w-full" },
-                wrapper_html: { class: "w-full max-w-md" } %>
-  </div>
+  <% if @person %>
+    <div class="space-y-6 p-3">
+      <div class="w-full max-w-md">
+        <label class="block text-md font-medium text-gray-700 mb-1">
+          Time zone
+        </label>
+        <div class="flex gap-x-2 items-center">
+          <div class="text-gray-900 font-medium mt-2">
+            <%= f.object.time_zone || "Pacific Time (US & Canada)" %>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+        <p class="text-sm text-gray-500 mt-3">
+          Edit on <%= link_to "person profile", edit_person_path(@person), class: "underline" %>
+        </p>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  <% else %>
+    <div class="space-y-6 p-3">
+      <%= f.input :time_zone,
+                  as: :select,
+                  collection: us_time_zone_fundamentals,
+                  selected: f.object.time_zone.presence || "Pacific Time (US & Canada)",
+                  include_blank: false,
+                  hint: "Event times and other dates will be shown in this timezone.",
+                  input_html: { class: "w-full" },
+                  wrapper_html: { class: "w-full max-w-md" } %>
+    </div>
+  <% end %>
 
   <% if f.object.persisted? %>
     <!-- Comments -->
diff --git a/spec/requests/people_create_spec.rb b/spec/requests/people_create_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6ac5b5b41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/requests/people_create_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+require "rails_helper"
+
+RSpec.describe "POST /people", type: :request do
+  let(:admin) { create(:user, :admin) }
+
+  before { sign_in admin }
+
+  describe "user_attributes are applied on create" do
+    it "updates the user's time_zone from the person form" do
+      user = create(:user, time_zone: "Hawaii")
+
+      post people_path, params: {
+        skip_duplicate_check: "1",
+        person: {
+          first_name: user.first_name,
+          last_name: user.last_name,
+          email: user.email,
+          created_by_id: admin.id,
+          updated_by_id: admin.id,
+          user_attributes: {
+            id: user.id,
+            time_zone: "Eastern Time (US & Canada)"
+          }
+        }
+      }
+
+      expect(response).to redirect_to(Person.last)
+      expect(user.reload.time_zone).to eq("Eastern Time (US & Canada)")
+    end
+  end
+end