diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.0)
 
-set(PIM_VERSION "5.7.40")
+set(PIM_VERSION "5.7.41")
 project(KCalUtils VERSION ${PIM_VERSION})
 
 # ECM setup
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 include(ECMCoverageOption)
 include(KPIMGrantleeMacros)
 
-
 set(CALENDARUTILS_LIB_VERSION ${PIM_VERSION})
 set(CALENDARCORE_LIB_VERSION "5.7.40")
 set(IDENTITYMANAGER_LIB_VERSION "5.7.40")
@@ -52,8 +51,7 @@
 add_definitions(-DQT_NO_URL_CAST_FROM_STRING)
 if(BUILD_TESTING)
   add_definitions(-DBUILD_TESTING)
-endif(BUILD_TESTING)
-
+endif()
 
 ########### Targets ###########
 add_subdirectory(src)
diff --git a/autotests/teststringify.h b/autotests/teststringify.h
--- a/autotests/teststringify.h
+++ b/autotests/teststringify.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
     void testIncidenceStrings();
     void testAttendeeStrings();
     void testDateTimeStrings();
+    void testUTCoffsetStrings();
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/autotests/teststringify.cpp b/autotests/teststringify.cpp
--- a/autotests/teststringify.cpp
+++ b/autotests/teststringify.cpp
@@ -80,3 +80,30 @@
 {
     //TODO
 }
+
+void StringifyTest::testUTCoffsetStrings()
+{
+    QTimeZone tz1(5 * 60 * 60); //5 hrs
+    QCOMPARE(Stringify::tzUTCOffsetStr(tz1), QStringLiteral("+05:00"));
+
+    QTimeZone tz2(-5 * 60 * 60); //-5 hrs
+    QCOMPARE(Stringify::tzUTCOffsetStr(tz2), QStringLiteral("-05:00"));
+
+    QTimeZone tz3(0);
+    QCOMPARE(Stringify::tzUTCOffsetStr(tz3), QStringLiteral("+00:00"));
+
+    QTimeZone tz4(30 * 60 * 60); //30 hrs -- out-of-range
+    QCOMPARE(Stringify::tzUTCOffsetStr(tz4), QStringLiteral("+00:00"));
+
+    QTimeZone tz5((5 * 60 * 60) + (30 * 60)); //5:30
+    QCOMPARE(Stringify::tzUTCOffsetStr(tz5), QStringLiteral("+05:30"));
+
+    QTimeZone tz6(-((11 * 60 * 60) + (59 * 60))); //-11:59
+    QCOMPARE(Stringify::tzUTCOffsetStr(tz6), QStringLiteral("-11:59"));
+
+    QTimeZone tz7(12 * 60 * 60); //12:00
+    QCOMPARE(Stringify::tzUTCOffsetStr(tz7), QStringLiteral("+12:00"));
+
+    QTimeZone tz8(-((12 * 60 * 60) + (59 * 60))); //-12:59
+    QCOMPARE(Stringify::tzUTCOffsetStr(tz8), QStringLiteral("-12:59"));
+}
diff --git a/src/stringify.h b/src/stringify.h
--- a/src/stringify.h
+++ b/src/stringify.h
@@ -34,8 +34,10 @@
 
 #include "kcalutils_export.h"
 
-#include <kcalcore/schedulemessage.h>
-#include <kcalcore/todo.h>
+#include <KCalCore/ScheduleMessage>
+#include <KCalCore/Todo>
+
+#include <QTimeZone>
 
 namespace KCalCore {
 class Exception;
@@ -76,6 +78,13 @@
 KCALUTILS_EXPORT QString attendeeStatus(KCalCore::Attendee::PartStat status);
 
 /**
+  Returns a string containing the UTC offset of the specified QTimeZone @p tz (relative to the current date).
+  The format is [+-]HH::MM, according to standards.
+  @since 5.8
+*/
+KCALUTILS_EXPORT QString tzUTCOffsetStr(const QTimeZone &tz);
+
+/**
    Build a translated message representing an exception
 */
 KCALUTILS_EXPORT QString errorMessage(const KCalCore::Exception &exception);
diff --git a/src/stringify.cpp b/src/stringify.cpp
--- a/src/stringify.cpp
+++ b/src/stringify.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
   Copyright (c) 2004 Reinhold Kainhofer <reinhold@kainhofer.com>
   Copyright (c) 2005 Rafal Rzepecki <divide@users.sourceforge.net>
   Copyright (c) 2009-2010 Klarälvdalens Datakonsult AB, a KDAB Group company <info@kdab.net>
+  Copyright (c) 2017 Allen Winter <winter@kde.org>
 
   This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
   modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@
 */
 #include "stringify.h"
 
-#include <kcalcore/exceptions.h>
+#include <KCalCore/Exceptions>
 using namespace KCalCore;
 
 #include <KLocalizedString>
@@ -83,7 +84,9 @@
 QStringList Stringify::incidenceSecrecyList()
 {
     const QStringList list {
-        incidenceSecrecy(Incidence::SecrecyPublic), incidenceSecrecy(Incidence::SecrecyPrivate), incidenceSecrecy(Incidence::SecrecyConfidential)
+        incidenceSecrecy(Incidence::SecrecyPublic),
+        incidenceSecrecy(Incidence::SecrecyPrivate),
+        incidenceSecrecy(Incidence::SecrecyConfidential)
     };
 
     return list;
@@ -270,3 +273,20 @@
         return i18nc("@item unknown status", "Unknown Status: %1", int(status));
     }
 }
+
+QString Stringify::tzUTCOffsetStr(const QTimeZone &tz)
+{
+    int currentOffset = tz.offsetFromUtc(QDateTime::currentDateTimeUtc());
+    int absOffset = qAbs(currentOffset);
+    int utcOffsetHrs = absOffset / 3600;  // in hours
+    int utcOffsetMins = (absOffset % 3600) / 60;    // in minutes
+
+    QString hrStr = QStringLiteral("%1").arg(utcOffsetHrs, 2, 10, QLatin1Char('0'));
+    QString mnStr = QStringLiteral("%1").arg(utcOffsetMins, 2, 10, QLatin1Char('0'));
+
+    if (currentOffset < 0) {
+        return QStringLiteral("-%1:%2").arg(hrStr, mnStr);
+    } else {
+        return QStringLiteral("+%1:%2").arg(hrStr, mnStr);
+    }
+}