diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/utilities.js b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/utilities.js
index 0ba43b1d3f..f1353e5408 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/utilities.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/utilities.js
@@ -1675,6 +1675,16 @@ Zotero.Utilities = {
 			}
 			
 			if(date) {
+				// Convert UTC timestamp to local timestamp for access date
+				if (CSL_DATE_MAPPINGS[variable] == 'accessDate') {
+					// Accept ISO date
+					if (Zotero.Date.isISODate(date) && !Zotero.Date.isSQLDate(date)) {
+						let d = Zotero.Date.isoToDate(date);
+						date = Zotero.Date.dateToSQL(d, true);
+					}
+					let localDate = Zotero.Date.sqlToDate(date, true);
+					date = Zotero.Date.dateToSQL(localDate);
+				}
 				var dateObj = Zotero.Date.strToDate(date);
 				// otherwise, use date-parts
 				var dateParts = [];
diff --git a/test/tests/utilitiesTest.js b/test/tests/utilitiesTest.js
index a12f665b47..0e0e3d1312 100644
--- a/test/tests/utilitiesTest.js
+++ b/test/tests/utilitiesTest.js
@@ -366,6 +366,31 @@ describe("Zotero.Utilities", function() {
 			assert.deepEqual(cslCreators[4], creators[4].expect, 'institutional author is not parsed');
 			assert.deepEqual(cslCreators[5], creators[5].expect, 'protected last name prevents parsing');
 		});
+		
+		it("should convert UTC access date to local time", async function () {
+			var offset = new Date().getTimezoneOffset();
+			var item = new Zotero.Item('webpage');
+			var localDate;
+			if (offset < 0) {
+				localDate = '2019-01-09 00:00:00';
+			}
+			else if (offset > 0) {
+				localDate = '2019-01-09 23:59:59';
+			}
+			// Can't test timezone offset if in UTC
+			else {
+				this.skip();
+				return;
+			}
+			var utcDate = Zotero.Date.sqlToDate(localDate);
+			item.setField('accessDate', Zotero.Date.dateToSQL(utcDate, true));
+			await item.saveTx();
+			let accessed = Zotero.Utilities.itemToCSLJSON(item).accessed;
+			
+			assert.equal(accessed['date-parts'][0][0], 2019);
+			assert.equal(accessed['date-parts'][0][1], 1);
+			assert.equal(accessed['date-parts'][0][2], 9);
+		});
 	});
 	describe("itemFromCSLJSON", function () {
 		it("should stably perform itemToCSLJSON -> itemFromCSLJSON -> itemToCSLJSON", function* () {