diff --git a/app/Dates/DateFactory.php b/app/Dates/DateFactory.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..17c276f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Dates/DateFactory.php
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+<?php
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of Cachet.
+ *
+ * (c) Alt Three Services Limited
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
+ * file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+namespace CachetHQ\Cachet\Dates;
+
+use Jenssegers\Date\Date;
+
+class DateFactory
+{
+    /**
+     * The application timezone.
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    protected $appTimezone;
+
+    /**
+     * The cachet timezone.
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    protected $cachetTimezone;
+
+    /**
+     * Create a new date factory instance.
+     *
+     * @param string $appTimezone
+     * @param string $cachetTimezone
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function __construct($appTimezone, $cachetTimezone)
+    {
+        $this->appTimezone = $appTimezone;
+        $this->cachetTimezone = $cachetTimezone;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Create a Carbon instance from a specific format.
+     *
+     * @param string $format
+     * @param string $time
+     *
+     * @throws \InvalidArgumentException
+     *
+     * @return \Carbon\Carbon
+     */
+    public function create($format, $time)
+    {
+        return Date::createFromFormat($format, $time, $this->cachetTimezone)->setTimezone($this->appTimezone);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Create a Carbon instance from a specific format.
+     *
+     * We're also going to make sure the timezone information is correct.
+     *
+     * @param string $format
+     * @param string $time
+     *
+     * @throws \InvalidArgumentException
+     *
+     * @return \Carbon\Carbon
+     */
+    public function createNormalized($format, $time)
+    {
+        return $this->createFromFormat($format, $time)->setTimezone($this->appTimezone);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Handlers/Commands/Incident/ReportIncidentCommandHandler.php b/app/Handlers/Commands/Incident/ReportIncidentCommandHandler.php
index 08b88fdb..0e85d0e0 100644
--- a/app/Handlers/Commands/Incident/ReportIncidentCommandHandler.php
+++ b/app/Handlers/Commands/Incident/ReportIncidentCommandHandler.php
@@ -12,14 +12,32 @@
 namespace CachetHQ\Cachet\Handlers\Commands\Incident;
 
 use CachetHQ\Cachet\Commands\Incident\ReportIncidentCommand;
+use CachetHQ\Cachet\Dates\DateFactory;
 use CachetHQ\Cachet\Events\Incident\IncidentWasReportedEvent;
 use CachetHQ\Cachet\Models\Component;
 use CachetHQ\Cachet\Models\Incident;
-use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Config;
-use Jenssegers\Date\Date;
 
 class ReportIncidentCommandHandler
 {
+    /**
+     * The date factory instance.
+     *
+     * @var \CachetHQ\Cachet\Dates\DateFactory
+     */
+    protected $dates;
+
+    /**
+     * Create a new report incident command handler instance.
+     *
+     * @param \CachetHQ\Cachet\Dates\DateFactory $dates
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function __construct(DateFactory $dates)
+    {
+        $this->dates = $dates;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Handle the report incident command.
      *
@@ -43,7 +61,7 @@ class ReportIncidentCommandHandler
 
         // The incident occurred at a different time.
         if ($command->incident_date) {
-            $incidentDate = Date::createFromFormat('d/m/Y H:i', $command->incident_date, config('cachet.timezone'))->setTimezone(Config::get('app.timezone'));
+            $incidentDate = $this->dates->createNormalized('d/m/Y H:i', $command->incident_date);
 
             $data['created_at'] = $incidentDate;
             $data['updated_at'] = $incidentDate;
diff --git a/app/Handlers/Commands/Incident/ReportMaintenanceCommandHandler.php b/app/Handlers/Commands/Incident/ReportMaintenanceCommandHandler.php
index 65029771..556d87f1 100644
--- a/app/Handlers/Commands/Incident/ReportMaintenanceCommandHandler.php
+++ b/app/Handlers/Commands/Incident/ReportMaintenanceCommandHandler.php
@@ -12,13 +12,31 @@
 namespace CachetHQ\Cachet\Handlers\Commands\Incident;
 
 use CachetHQ\Cachet\Commands\Incident\ReportMaintenanceCommand;
+use CachetHQ\Cachet\Dates\DateFactory;
 use CachetHQ\Cachet\Events\Incident\MaintenanceWasScheduledEvent;
 use CachetHQ\Cachet\Models\Incident;
-use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Config;
-use Jenssegers\Date\Date;
 
 class ReportMaintenanceCommandHandler
 {
+    /**
+     * The date factory instance.
+     *
+     * @var \CachetHQ\Cachet\Dates\DateFactory
+     */
+    protected $dates;
+
+    /**
+     * Create a new report maintanance command handler instance.
+     *
+     * @param \CachetHQ\Cachet\Dates\DateFactory $dates
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function __construct(DateFactory $dates)
+    {
+        $this->dates = $dates;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Handle the report maintenance command.
      *
@@ -28,8 +46,7 @@ class ReportMaintenanceCommandHandler
      */
     public function handle(ReportMaintenanceCommand $command)
     {
-        $scheduledAt = Date::createFromFormat('d/m/Y H:i', $command->timestamp, config('cachet.timezone'))
-            ->setTimezone(Config::get('app.timezone'));
+        $scheduledAt = $this->dates->createNormalized('d/m/Y H:i', $command->timestamp);
 
         $maintenanceEvent = Incident::create([
             'name'         => $command->name,
diff --git a/app/Handlers/Commands/Incident/UpdateIncidentCommandHandler.php b/app/Handlers/Commands/Incident/UpdateIncidentCommandHandler.php
index e2e72b39..c9303bce 100644
--- a/app/Handlers/Commands/Incident/UpdateIncidentCommandHandler.php
+++ b/app/Handlers/Commands/Incident/UpdateIncidentCommandHandler.php
@@ -12,14 +12,32 @@
 namespace CachetHQ\Cachet\Handlers\Commands\Incident;
 
 use CachetHQ\Cachet\Commands\Incident\UpdateIncidentCommand;
+use CachetHQ\Cachet\Dates\DateFactory;
 use CachetHQ\Cachet\Events\Incident\IncidentWasUpdatedEvent;
 use CachetHQ\Cachet\Models\Component;
 use CachetHQ\Cachet\Models\Incident;
-use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Config;
-use Jenssegers\Date\Date;
 
 class UpdateIncidentCommandHandler
 {
+    /**
+     * The date factory instance.
+     *
+     * @var \CachetHQ\Cachet\Dates\DateFactory
+     */
+    protected $dates;
+
+    /**
+     * Create a new update incident command handler instance.
+     *
+     * @param \CachetHQ\Cachet\Dates\DateFactory $dates
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function __construct(DateFactory $dates)
+    {
+        $this->dates = $dates;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Handle the update incident command.
      *
@@ -34,7 +52,7 @@ class UpdateIncidentCommandHandler
 
         // The incident occurred at a different time.
         if ($command->incident_date) {
-            $incidentDate = Date::createFromFormat('d/m/Y H:i', $command->incident_date, config('cachet.timezone'))->setTimezone(Config::get('app.timezone'));
+            $incidentDate = $this->dates->createNormalized('d/m/Y H:i', $command->incident_date);
 
             $incident->update([
                 'created_at' => $incidentDate,
diff --git a/app/Handlers/Commands/Metric/AddMetricPointCommandHandler.php b/app/Handlers/Commands/Metric/AddMetricPointCommandHandler.php
index 962b1623..048f85a0 100644
--- a/app/Handlers/Commands/Metric/AddMetricPointCommandHandler.php
+++ b/app/Handlers/Commands/Metric/AddMetricPointCommandHandler.php
@@ -12,12 +12,31 @@
 namespace CachetHQ\Cachet\Handlers\Commands\Metric;
 
 use CachetHQ\Cachet\Commands\Metric\AddMetricPointCommand;
+use CachetHQ\Cachet\Dates\DateFactory;
 use CachetHQ\Cachet\Events\Metric\MetricPointWasAddedEvent;
 use CachetHQ\Cachet\Models\MetricPoint;
-use Carbon\Carbon;
 
 class AddMetricPointCommandHandler
 {
+    /**
+     * The date factory instance.
+     *
+     * @var \CachetHQ\Cachet\Dates\DateFactory
+     */
+    protected $dates;
+
+    /**
+     * Create a new add metric point command handler instance.
+     *
+     * @param \CachetHQ\Cachet\Dates\DateFactory $dates
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function __construct(DateFactory $dates)
+    {
+        $this->dates = $dates;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Handle the add metric point command.
      *
@@ -36,7 +55,7 @@ class AddMetricPointCommandHandler
         ];
 
         if ($createdAt) {
-            $data['created_at'] = Carbon::createFromFormat('U', $createdAt)->format('Y-m-d H:i:s');
+            $data['created_at'] = $this->dates->create('U', $createdAt)->format('Y-m-d H:i:s');
         }
 
         $metricPoint = MetricPoint::create($data);
diff --git a/app/Handlers/Commands/Metric/UpdateMetricPointCommandHandler.php b/app/Handlers/Commands/Metric/UpdateMetricPointCommandHandler.php
index 823d254e..4a9fc156 100644
--- a/app/Handlers/Commands/Metric/UpdateMetricPointCommandHandler.php
+++ b/app/Handlers/Commands/Metric/UpdateMetricPointCommandHandler.php
@@ -12,11 +12,30 @@
 namespace CachetHQ\Cachet\Handlers\Commands\Metric;
 
 use CachetHQ\Cachet\Commands\Metric\UpdateMetricPointCommand;
+use CachetHQ\Cachet\Dates\DateFactory;
 use CachetHQ\Cachet\Events\Metric\MetricPointWasUpdatedEvent;
-use Carbon\Carbon;
 
 class UpdateMetricPointCommandHandler
 {
+    /**
+     * The date factory instance.
+     *
+     * @var \CachetHQ\Cachet\Dates\DateFactory
+     */
+    protected $dates;
+
+    /**
+     * Create a new update metric point command handler instance.
+     *
+     * @param \CachetHQ\Cachet\Dates\DateFactory $dates
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function __construct(DateFactory $dates)
+    {
+        $this->dates = $dates;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Handle the update metric point command.
      *
@@ -36,7 +55,7 @@ class UpdateMetricPointCommandHandler
         ];
 
         if ($createdAt) {
-            $data['created_at'] = Carbon::createFromFormat('U', $createdAt)->format('Y-m-d H:i:s');
+            $data['created_at'] = $this->dates->create('U', $createdAt)->format('Y-m-d H:i:s');
         }
 
         $point->update($data);
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Dashboard/ScheduleController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Dashboard/ScheduleController.php
index a49fe98b..3bab83a6 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Dashboard/ScheduleController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Dashboard/ScheduleController.php
@@ -13,12 +13,12 @@ namespace CachetHQ\Cachet\Http\Controllers\Dashboard;
 
 use AltThree\Validator\ValidationException;
 use CachetHQ\Cachet\Commands\Incident\ReportMaintenanceCommand;
+use CachetHQ\Cachet\Dates\DateFactory;
 use CachetHQ\Cachet\Models\Incident;
 use CachetHQ\Cachet\Models\IncidentTemplate;
 use GrahamCampbell\Binput\Facades\Binput;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Bus\DispatchesJobs;
 use Illuminate\Routing\Controller;
-use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Config;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Redirect;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\View;
 use Illuminate\Support\MessageBag;
@@ -130,16 +130,17 @@ class ScheduleController extends Controller
     /**
      * Updates the given incident.
      *
-     * @param \CachetHQ\Cachet\Models\Incident $schedule
+     * @param \CachetHQ\Cachet\Models\Incident   $schedule
+     * @param \CachetHQ\Cachet\Dates\DateFactory $dates
      *
      * @return \Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse
      */
-    public function editScheduleAction(Incident $schedule)
+    public function editScheduleAction(Incident $schedule, DateFactory $dates)
     {
         $scheduleData = Binput::get('incident');
+
         // Parse the schedule date.
-        $scheduledAt = Date::createFromFormat('d/m/Y H:i', $scheduleData['scheduled_at'], config('cachet.timezone'))
-            ->setTimezone(Config::get('app.timezone'));
+        $scheduledAt = $dates->createNormalized('d/m/Y H:i', $scheduleData['scheduled_at']);
 
         if ($scheduledAt->isPast()) {
             $messageBag = new MessageBag();
diff --git a/app/Providers/AppServiceProvider.php b/app/Providers/AppServiceProvider.php
index 61a874ac..b6542bcb 100644
--- a/app/Providers/AppServiceProvider.php
+++ b/app/Providers/AppServiceProvider.php
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 
 namespace CachetHQ\Cachet\Providers;
 
+use CachetHQ\Cachet\Dates\DateFactory;
 use Illuminate\Bus\Dispatcher;
 use Illuminate\Support\ServiceProvider;
 use Illuminate\Support\Str;
@@ -40,6 +41,21 @@ class AppServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
      */
     public function register()
     {
-        //
+        $this->registerDateFactory();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Register the date factory.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    protected function registerDateFactory()
+    {
+        $this->app->singleton(DateFactory::class, function ($app) {
+            $appTimezone = $app->config->get('app.timezone');
+            $cacheTimezone = $app->config->get('cachet.timezone');
+
+            return new DateFactory($appTimezone, $cacheTimezone);
+        });
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Api/MetricPointTest.php b/tests/Api/MetricPointTest.php
index 2c7bb81a..29b20919 100644
--- a/tests/Api/MetricPointTest.php
+++ b/tests/Api/MetricPointTest.php
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 namespace CachetHQ\Tests\Cachet\Api;
 
 use CachetHQ\Tests\Cachet\AbstractTestCase;
+use Carbon\Carbon;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\DatabaseMigrations;
 
 class MetricPointTest extends AbstractTestCase
@@ -72,6 +73,28 @@ class MetricPointTest extends AbstractTestCase
         $this->seeJson(['value' => $metricPoint->value, 'created_at' => $datetime]);
     }
 
+    public function testPostMetricPointTimestampTimezone()
+    {
+        if (defined('HHVM_VERSION')) {
+            $this->markTestSkipped('Timezones are broken on HHVM.');
+        }
+
+        $this->beUser();
+
+        $timezone = 'America/Mexico_City';
+        $metric = factory('CachetHQ\Cachet\Models\Metric')->create();
+        $timestamp = Carbon::now()->timezone($timezone)->timestamp;
+        $datetime = Carbon::now()->toDateTimeString();
+        $metricPoint = factory('CachetHQ\Cachet\Models\MetricPoint')->make([
+            'metric_id' => $metric->id,
+        ]);
+        $postData = $metricPoint->toArray();
+        $postData['timestamp'] = $timestamp;
+
+        $this->post("/api/v1/metrics/{$metric->id}/points", $postData, ['Time-Zone' => $timezone]);
+        $this->seeJson(['value' => $metricPoint->value, 'created_at' => $datetime]);
+    }
+
     public function testPutMetricPoint()
     {
         $this->beUser();