diff --git a/src/widgets/widgets/qdatetimeedit.cpp b/src/widgets/widgets/qdatetimeedit.cpp
index 5b14457b0d..ffcaf0c226 100644
--- a/src/widgets/widgets/qdatetimeedit.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/widgets/qdatetimeedit.cpp
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ QDateTimeEdit::~QDateTimeEdit()
   widget's date-range to start and end on the date of the new value of this
   property.
 
-  \sa date, time, minimumDateTime, maximumDateTime
+  \sa date, time, minimumDateTime, maximumDateTime, timeZone
 */
 
 QDateTime QDateTimeEdit::dateTime() const
@@ -984,10 +984,16 @@ void QDateTimeEdit::setCalendarPopup(bool enable)
     update();
 }
 
+#if QT_DEPRECATED_SINCE(6, 10)
 /*!
     \property QDateTimeEdit::timeSpec
-    \brief The current timespec used by the date time edit.
     \since 4.4
+    \deprecated[6.10] Use QDateTimeEdit::timeZone instead.
+    \brief The current timespec used by the date time edit.
+
+    Since Qt 6.7 this is an indirect accessor for the timeZone property.
+
+    \sa QDateTimeEdit::timeZone
 */
 
 Qt::TimeSpec QDateTimeEdit::timeSpec() const
@@ -1002,17 +1008,45 @@ void QDateTimeEdit::setTimeSpec(Qt::TimeSpec spec)
     if (spec != d->timeZone.timeSpec()) {
         switch (spec) {
         case Qt::UTC:
-            d->timeZone = QTimeZone::UTC;
+            setTimeZone(QTimeZone::UTC);
             break;
         case Qt::LocalTime:
-            d->timeZone = QTimeZone::LocalTime;
+            setTimeZone(QTimeZone::LocalTime);
             break;
         default:
             qWarning() << "Ignoring attempt to set time-spec" << spec
-                       << "which is not yet supported by QDateTimeEdit";
-            // TODO: fix that QTBUG-80417.
+                       << "which needs ancillary data: see setTimeZone()";
             return;
         }
+    }
+}
+#endif // 6.10 deprecation
+
+// TODO: enable user input to control timeZone, when the format includes it.
+/*!
+    \property QDateTimeEdit::timeZone
+    \since 6.7
+    \brief The current timezone used by the datetime editing widget
+
+    If the datetime format in use includes a timezone indicator - that is, a
+    \c{t}, \c{tt}, \c{ttt} or \c{tttt} format specifier - the user's input is
+    re-expressed in this timezone whenever it is parsed, overriding any timezone
+    the user may have specified.
+
+    \sa QDateTimeEdit::displayFormat
+*/
+
+QTimeZone QDateTimeEdit::timeZone() const
+{
+    Q_D(const QDateTimeEdit);
+    return d->timeZone;
+}
+
+void QDateTimeEdit::setTimeZone(const QTimeZone &zone)
+{
+    Q_D(QDateTimeEdit);
+    if (zone != d->timeZone) {
+        d->timeZone = zone;
         d->updateTimeZone();
     }
 }
@@ -1421,8 +1455,6 @@ QDateTime QDateTimeEdit::dateTimeFromText(const QString &text) const
     QString copy = text;
     int pos = d->edit->cursorPosition();
     QValidator::State state = QValidator::Acceptable;
-    // TODO: if the format specifies time-zone, d->timeZone should change as
-    // determined by the parsed text.
     return d->validateAndInterpret(copy, pos, state);
 }
 
@@ -2004,6 +2036,8 @@ QDateTime QDateTimeEditPrivate::validateAndInterpret(QString &input, int &positi
     StateNode tmp = parse(input, position, value.toDateTime(), fixup);
     // Take note of any corrections imposed during parsing:
     input = m_text;
+    // TODO: if the format specifies time-zone, update timeZone to match the
+    // parsed text; but we're in const context, so can't - QTBUG-118393.
     // Impose this widget's time system:
     tmp.value = tmp.value.toTimeZone(timeZone);
     // ... but that might turn a valid datetime into an invalid one:
diff --git a/src/widgets/widgets/qdatetimeedit.h b/src/widgets/widgets/qdatetimeedit.h
index acef0c5359..f7c0dd7374 100644
--- a/src/widgets/widgets/qdatetimeedit.h
+++ b/src/widgets/widgets/qdatetimeedit.h
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #define QDATETIMEEDIT_H
 
 #include <QtWidgets/qtwidgetsglobal.h>
-#include <QtCore/qdatetime.h>
+#include <QtCore/qtimezone.h>
 #include <QtCore/qcalendar.h>
 #include <QtCore/qvariant.h>
 #include <QtWidgets/qabstractspinbox.h>
@@ -39,7 +39,10 @@ class Q_WIDGETS_EXPORT QDateTimeEdit : public QAbstractSpinBox
     Q_PROPERTY(bool calendarPopup READ calendarPopup WRITE setCalendarPopup)
     Q_PROPERTY(int currentSectionIndex READ currentSectionIndex WRITE setCurrentSectionIndex)
     Q_PROPERTY(int sectionCount READ sectionCount)
+#if QT_DEPRECATED_SINCE(6, 10)
     Q_PROPERTY(Qt::TimeSpec timeSpec READ timeSpec WRITE setTimeSpec)
+#endif
+    Q_PROPERTY(QTimeZone timeZone READ timeZone WRITE setTimeZone)
 public:
     enum Section { // a sub-type of QDateTimeParser's like-named enum.
         NoSection = 0x0000,
@@ -125,8 +128,14 @@ public:
     bool calendarPopup() const;
     void setCalendarPopup(bool enable);
 
+#if QT_DEPRECATED_SINCE(6, 10)
+    QT_DEPRECATED_VERSION_X_6_10("Use timeZone() instead")
     Qt::TimeSpec timeSpec() const;
+    QT_DEPRECATED_VERSION_X_6_10("Use setTimeZone() instead")
     void setTimeSpec(Qt::TimeSpec spec);
+#endif
+    QTimeZone timeZone() const;
+    void setTimeZone(const QTimeZone &zone);
 
     QSize sizeHint() const override;
 
diff --git a/tests/auto/widgets/widgets/qdatetimeedit/tst_qdatetimeedit.cpp b/tests/auto/widgets/widgets/qdatetimeedit/tst_qdatetimeedit.cpp
index d17f13969d..8f3451a4c6 100644
--- a/tests/auto/widgets/widgets/qdatetimeedit/tst_qdatetimeedit.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/widgets/widgets/qdatetimeedit/tst_qdatetimeedit.cpp
@@ -233,10 +233,12 @@ private slots:
     void nextPrevSection();
 
     void dateEditTimeEditFormats();
+#if QT_DEPRECATED_SINCE(6, 10)
     void timeSpec_data();
     void timeSpec();
-    void timeSpecBug();
-    void timeSpecInit();
+#endif
+    void timeZoneBug();
+    void timeZoneInit();
     void setDateTime_data();
     void setDateTime();
 
@@ -252,7 +254,7 @@ private slots:
     void task196924();
     void focusNextPrevChild();
 
-    void taskQTBUG_12384_timeSpecShowTimeOnly();
+    void taskQTBUG_12384_timeZoneShowTimeOnly();
 
     void deleteCalendarWidget();
 
@@ -436,7 +438,7 @@ void tst_QDateTimeEdit::cleanup()
 {
     testWidget->clearMinimumDateTime();
     testWidget->clearMaximumDateTime();
-    testWidget->setTimeSpec(Qt::LocalTime);
+    testWidget->setTimeZone(QTimeZone::LocalTime);
     testWidget->setSpecialValueText(QString());
     testWidget->setWrapping(false);
     // Restore the default.
@@ -3491,6 +3493,7 @@ void tst_QDateTimeEdit::dateEditTimeEditFormats()
     QCOMPARE(d.displayedSections(), QDateTimeEdit::YearSection);
 }
 
+#if QT_DEPRECATED_SINCE(6, 10)
 void tst_QDateTimeEdit::timeSpec_data()
 {
     QTest::addColumn<bool>("useSetProperty");
@@ -3538,10 +3541,11 @@ void tst_QDateTimeEdit::timeSpec()
         QSKIP("Not tested in the GMT timezone");
     }
 }
+#endif // test deprecated timeSpec property
 
-void tst_QDateTimeEdit::timeSpecBug()
+void tst_QDateTimeEdit::timeZoneBug()
 {
-    testWidget->setTimeSpec(Qt::UTC);
+    testWidget->setTimeZone(QTimeZone::UTC);
     testWidget->setDisplayFormat("hh:mm");
     testWidget->setTime(QTime(2, 2));
     const QString oldText = testWidget->text();
@@ -3551,7 +3555,7 @@ void tst_QDateTimeEdit::timeSpecBug()
     QCOMPARE(oldText, testWidget->text());
 }
 
-void tst_QDateTimeEdit::timeSpecInit()
+void tst_QDateTimeEdit::timeZoneInit()
 {
     QDateTime utc(QDate(2000, 1, 1), QTime(12, 0), QTimeZone::UTC);
     QDateTimeEdit widget(utc);
@@ -3560,28 +3564,24 @@ void tst_QDateTimeEdit::timeSpecInit()
 
 void tst_QDateTimeEdit::setDateTime_data()
 {
-    QDateTime localNoon(QDate(2019, 12, 24), QTime(12, 0));
-    // TODO QTBUG-80417: port away from spec, to use QTimeZone instead.
-    QTest::addColumn<Qt::TimeSpec>("spec");
+    const QDateTime localNoon(QDate(2019, 12, 24), QTime(12, 0));
+    const QTimeZone UTC(QTimeZone::UTC), local(QTimeZone::LocalTime);
+    QTest::addColumn<QTimeZone>("zone");
     QTest::addColumn<QDateTime>("store");
     QTest::addColumn<QDateTime>("expect");
-    QTest::newRow("LocalTime/LocalTime")
-        << Qt::LocalTime << localNoon << localNoon;
-    QTest::newRow("LocalTime/UTC")
-        << Qt::LocalTime << localNoon.toUTC() << localNoon;
-    QTest::newRow("UTC/LocalTime")
-        << Qt::UTC << localNoon << localNoon.toUTC();
-    QTest::newRow("UTC/UTC")
-        << Qt::UTC << localNoon.toUTC() << localNoon.toUTC();
+    QTest::newRow("LocalTime/LocalTime") << local << localNoon << localNoon;
+    QTest::newRow("LocalTime/UTC") << local << localNoon.toUTC() << localNoon;
+    QTest::newRow("UTC/LocalTime") << UTC << localNoon << localNoon.toUTC();
+    QTest::newRow("UTC/UTC") << UTC << localNoon.toUTC() << localNoon.toUTC();
 }
 
 void tst_QDateTimeEdit::setDateTime()
 {
-    QFETCH(const Qt::TimeSpec, spec);
+    QFETCH(const QTimeZone, zone);
     QFETCH(const QDateTime, store);
     QFETCH(const QDateTime, expect);
     QDateTimeEdit editor;
-    editor.setTimeSpec(spec);
+    editor.setTimeZone(zone);
     editor.setDateTime(store);
     QCOMPARE(editor.dateTime(), expect);
 }
@@ -3775,14 +3775,14 @@ void tst_QDateTimeEdit::focusNextPrevChild()
     QCOMPARE(edit.currentSection(), QDateTimeEdit::MonthSection);
 }
 
-void tst_QDateTimeEdit::taskQTBUG_12384_timeSpecShowTimeOnly()
+void tst_QDateTimeEdit::taskQTBUG_12384_timeZoneShowTimeOnly()
 {
     QDateTime time = QDateTime::fromString("20100723 04:02:40", "yyyyMMdd hh:mm:ss");
     time.setTimeZone(QTimeZone::UTC);
 
     EditorDateEdit edit;
     edit.setDisplayFormat("hh:mm:ss");
-    edit.setTimeSpec(Qt::UTC);
+    edit.setTimeZone(QTimeZone::UTC);
     edit.setDateTime(time);
 
     QCOMPARE(edit.minimumTime(), QTime(0, 0, 0, 0));