diff --git a/geocoder/api.py b/geocoder/api.py
index 546d4cd1..afd4f203 100755
--- a/geocoder/api.py
+++ b/geocoder/api.py
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@
 from geocoder.geonames_details import GeonamesDetails
 from geocoder.geonames_children import GeonamesChildren
 from geocoder.geonames_hierarchy import GeonamesHierarchy
+from geocoder.geonames_timezone import GeonamesTimezone
 
 # Google Services
 from geocoder.google import GoogleQuery
@@ -107,7 +108,7 @@
     'geonames': {
         'geocode': GeonamesQuery,
         'details': GeonamesDetails,
-        'timezone': GeonamesDetails,
+        'timezone': GeonamesTimezone,
         'children': GeonamesChildren,
         'hierarchy': GeonamesHierarchy
     },
diff --git a/geocoder/geonames_timezone.py b/geocoder/geonames_timezone.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6987d097
--- /dev/null
+++ b/geocoder/geonames_timezone.py
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+from __future__ import absolute_import
+
+from geocoder.geonames import GeonamesQuery, GeonamesResult
+from geocoder.location import Location
+
+
+class GeonamesTimezoneResult(GeonamesResult):
+    """ Get timezone information for given lat,lng"""
+
+    @property
+    def sunrise(self):
+        return self.raw.get('sunrise')
+
+    @property
+    def gmt_offset(self):
+        return self.raw.get('gmtOffset')
+
+    @property
+    def raw_offset(self):
+        return self.raw.get('rawOffset')
+
+    @property
+    def dst_offest(self):
+        return self.raw.get('dstOffset')
+
+    @property
+    def sunset(self):
+        return self.raw.get('sunset')
+
+    @property
+    def timezone_id(self):
+        return self.raw.get('timezoneId')
+
+    @property
+    def time(self):
+        return self.raw.get('time')
+
+
+class GeonamesTimezone(GeonamesQuery):
+    """ Details:
+        http://api.geonames.org/timezoneJSON?lat=47.01&lng=10.2
+    """
+
+    provider = 'geonames'
+    method = 'timezone'
+
+    _URL = 'http://api.geonames.org/timezoneJSON'
+    _RESULT_CLASS = GeonamesTimezoneResult
+
+    def _build_params(self, location, provider_key, **kwargs):
+        """Will be overridden according to the targetted web service"""
+        location = Location(location)
+        return {
+            'lat': location.latitude,
+            'lng': location.longitude,
+            'username': provider_key
+        }
+
+    def _adapt_results(self, json_response):
+        # the returned JSON contains the object.
+        # Need to wrap it into an array
+        return [json_response]