diff --git a/dockers/docker-basic_router/start.sh b/dockers/docker-basic_router/start.sh
index a4d378ef77d9..f8d669e11382 100755
--- a/dockers/docker-basic_router/start.sh
+++ b/dockers/docker-basic_router/start.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+ 
+dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive tzdata
 
 rm -f /var/run/rsyslogd.pid
 
diff --git a/dockers/docker-dhcp-relay/start.sh b/dockers/docker-dhcp-relay/start.sh
index 2ee80c4e3388..a409682c108f 100755
--- a/dockers/docker-dhcp-relay/start.sh
+++ b/dockers/docker-dhcp-relay/start.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
+dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive tzdata
+
 # Remove stale rsyslog PID file if it exists
 rm -f /var/run/rsyslogd.pid
 
diff --git a/dockers/docker-fpm-frr/start.sh b/dockers/docker-fpm-frr/start.sh
index f46a42b4c34c..4bef380d72e1 100755
--- a/dockers/docker-fpm-frr/start.sh
+++ b/dockers/docker-fpm-frr/start.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive tzdata
+
 rm -f /var/run/rsyslogd.pid
 service rsyslog start
 service frr start
diff --git a/dockers/docker-fpm-gobgp/start.sh b/dockers/docker-fpm-gobgp/start.sh
index 83afbda4f736..365b9820a944 100755
--- a/dockers/docker-fpm-gobgp/start.sh
+++ b/dockers/docker-fpm-gobgp/start.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
+dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive tzdata
+
 mkdir -p /etc/quagga
 sonic-cfggen -d -t /usr/share/sonic/templates/gobgpd.conf.j2 > /etc/gobgp/gobgpd.conf
 sonic-cfggen -d -t /usr/share/sonic/templates/zebra.conf.j2 > /etc/quagga/zebra.conf
diff --git a/dockers/docker-fpm-quagga/start.sh b/dockers/docker-fpm-quagga/start.sh
index 06fdd3bb3961..a0dfd990a6d9 100755
--- a/dockers/docker-fpm-quagga/start.sh
+++ b/dockers/docker-fpm-quagga/start.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
+dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive tzdata
+
 mkdir -p /etc/quagga
 sonic-cfggen -d -y /etc/sonic/deployment_id_asn_map.yml -t /usr/share/sonic/templates/bgpd.conf.j2 > /etc/quagga/bgpd.conf
 
diff --git a/dockers/docker-lldp-sv2/start.sh b/dockers/docker-lldp-sv2/start.sh
index 3a765c6f5482..5c5579dbb758 100755
--- a/dockers/docker-lldp-sv2/start.sh
+++ b/dockers/docker-lldp-sv2/start.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
+dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive tzdata
+
 sonic-cfggen -d -t /usr/share/sonic/templates/lldpd.conf.j2 > /etc/lldpd.conf
 
 mkdir -p /var/sonic
diff --git a/dockers/docker-orchagent/start.sh b/dockers/docker-orchagent/start.sh
index e26be9286aa3..771a5d82b6f1 100755
--- a/dockers/docker-orchagent/start.sh
+++ b/dockers/docker-orchagent/start.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
+dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive tzdata
+
 mkdir -p /etc/swss/config.d/
 
 sonic-cfggen -d -t /usr/share/sonic/templates/switch.json.j2 > /etc/swss/config.d/switch.json
diff --git a/dockers/docker-platform-monitor/start.sh b/dockers/docker-platform-monitor/start.sh
index b4023c16367a..9136844ff0b9 100755
--- a/dockers/docker-platform-monitor/start.sh
+++ b/dockers/docker-platform-monitor/start.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
+dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive tzdata
+
 mkdir -p /var/sonic
 echo "# Config files managed by sonic-config-engine" > /var/sonic/config_status
 
diff --git a/dockers/docker-saiserver-brcm/start.sh b/dockers/docker-saiserver-brcm/start.sh
index 494c0e9126c2..8241aef34fb2 100755
--- a/dockers/docker-saiserver-brcm/start.sh
+++ b/dockers/docker-saiserver-brcm/start.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
+dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive tzdata
+
 start_bcm()
 {
     [ -e /dev/linux-bcm-knet ] || mknod /dev/linux-bcm-knet c 122 0
diff --git a/dockers/docker-saiserver-cavm/start.sh b/dockers/docker-saiserver-cavm/start.sh
index 09cc0ddb5416..123d6b73490b 100755
--- a/dockers/docker-saiserver-cavm/start.sh
+++ b/dockers/docker-saiserver-cavm/start.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
+dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive tzdata
+
 rm -f /var/run/rsyslogd.pid
 
 supervisorctl start rsyslogd
diff --git a/dockers/docker-saiserver-mlnx/start.sh b/dockers/docker-saiserver-mlnx/start.sh
index 58a0c316add3..4fe81051d92c 100755
--- a/dockers/docker-saiserver-mlnx/start.sh
+++ b/dockers/docker-saiserver-mlnx/start.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
+dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive tzdata
+
 start_mlnx()
 {
     [ -e /dev/sxdevs/sxcdev ] || ( mkdir -p /dev/sxdevs && mknod /dev/sxdevs/sxcdev c 231 193 )
diff --git a/dockers/docker-snmp-sv2/start.sh b/dockers/docker-snmp-sv2/start.sh
index 1b83624068a0..ffdba8c462da 100755
--- a/dockers/docker-snmp-sv2/start.sh
+++ b/dockers/docker-snmp-sv2/start.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
+dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive tzdata
+
 mkdir -p /etc/ssw
 sonic-cfggen -d -y /etc/sonic/sonic_version.yml -t /usr/share/sonic/templates/sysDescription.j2 > /etc/ssw/sysDescription
 
diff --git a/dockers/docker-teamd/start.sh b/dockers/docker-teamd/start.sh
index 6e80f6eb9a83..2a717e291d9b 100755
--- a/dockers/docker-teamd/start.sh
+++ b/dockers/docker-teamd/start.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
+dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive tzdata
+
 TEAMD_CONF_PATH=/etc/teamd
 
 rm -rf $TEAMD_CONF_PATH
diff --git a/files/build_templates/docker_image_ctl.j2 b/files/build_templates/docker_image_ctl.j2
index c1a9b6ad412c..0892883824c4 100644
--- a/files/build_templates/docker_image_ctl.j2
+++ b/files/build_templates/docker_image_ctl.j2
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ start() {
         --log-opt max-size=2M --log-opt max-file=5 \
 {%- endif %}
         -v /var/run/redis:/var/run/redis:rw \
+        -v /etc/timezone:/etc/timezone:rw \
         -v /usr/share/sonic/device/$PLATFORM:/usr/share/sonic/platform:ro \
 {%- if docker_container_name != "database" %}
         -v /usr/share/sonic/device/$PLATFORM/$HWSKU:/usr/share/sonic/hwsku:ro \
diff --git a/platform/broadcom/docker-syncd-brcm/start.sh b/platform/broadcom/docker-syncd-brcm/start.sh
index e06a29b2b2a8..7805e1ddda13 100755
--- a/platform/broadcom/docker-syncd-brcm/start.sh
+++ b/platform/broadcom/docker-syncd-brcm/start.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
+dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive tzdata
+
 PLATFORM_DIR=/usr/share/sonic/platform
 
 rm -f /var/run/rsyslogd.pid
diff --git a/platform/cavium/docker-syncd-cavm/start.sh b/platform/cavium/docker-syncd-cavm/start.sh
index 623316050475..315375bf1b93 100755
--- a/platform/cavium/docker-syncd-cavm/start.sh
+++ b/platform/cavium/docker-syncd-cavm/start.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
+dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive tzdata
+
 rm -f /var/run/rsyslogd.pid
 
 supervisorctl start rsyslogd
diff --git a/platform/centec/docker-syncd-centec/start.sh b/platform/centec/docker-syncd-centec/start.sh
index 623316050475..315375bf1b93 100755
--- a/platform/centec/docker-syncd-centec/start.sh
+++ b/platform/centec/docker-syncd-centec/start.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
+dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive tzdata
+
 rm -f /var/run/rsyslogd.pid
 
 supervisorctl start rsyslogd
diff --git a/platform/marvell/docker-syncd-mrvl/start.sh b/platform/marvell/docker-syncd-mrvl/start.sh
index 96e2a9128081..edabbe14402e 100755
--- a/platform/marvell/docker-syncd-mrvl/start.sh
+++ b/platform/marvell/docker-syncd-mrvl/start.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
+dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive tzdata
+
 rm -f /var/run/rsyslogd.pid
 
 supervisorctl start rsyslogd
diff --git a/platform/mellanox/docker-syncd-mlnx/start.sh b/platform/mellanox/docker-syncd-mlnx/start.sh
index 623316050475..315375bf1b93 100755
--- a/platform/mellanox/docker-syncd-mlnx/start.sh
+++ b/platform/mellanox/docker-syncd-mlnx/start.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
+dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive tzdata
+
 rm -f /var/run/rsyslogd.pid
 
 supervisorctl start rsyslogd
diff --git a/platform/nephos/docker-syncd-nephos/start.sh b/platform/nephos/docker-syncd-nephos/start.sh
index 623316050475..315375bf1b93 100755
--- a/platform/nephos/docker-syncd-nephos/start.sh
+++ b/platform/nephos/docker-syncd-nephos/start.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
+dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive tzdata
+
 rm -f /var/run/rsyslogd.pid
 
 supervisorctl start rsyslogd
diff --git a/platform/p4/docker-sonic-p4/start.sh b/platform/p4/docker-sonic-p4/start.sh
index 7c8f9ce151c2..c6dc7c010a54 100755
--- a/platform/p4/docker-sonic-p4/start.sh
+++ b/platform/p4/docker-sonic-p4/start.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash -e
 
+dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive tzdata
+
 # generate configuration
 [ -d /etc/sonic ] || mkdir -p /etc/sonic
 
diff --git a/platform/vs/docker-sonic-vs/start.sh b/platform/vs/docker-sonic-vs/start.sh
index 960cc242b862..e5337beb0044 100755
--- a/platform/vs/docker-sonic-vs/start.sh
+++ b/platform/vs/docker-sonic-vs/start.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 # generate configuration
 
+dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive tzdata
+
 [ -d /etc/sonic ] || mkdir -p /etc/sonic
 
 SYSTEM_MAC_ADDRESS=$(ip link show eth0 | grep ether | awk '{print $2}')