diff --git a/src/corelib/CMakeLists.txt b/src/corelib/CMakeLists.txt
index 83de88bd7ec..43576b4aa40 100644
--- a/src/corelib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/corelib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -922,6 +922,18 @@ qt_internal_extend_target(Core
         time/qtimezoneprivate_win.cpp
 )
 
+qt_internal_extend_target(Core
+    CONDITION QT_FEATURE_timezone_locale
+    SOURCES
+        time/qtimezonelocale.cpp time/qtimezonelocale_p.h
+)
+
+qt_internal_extend_target(Core
+    CONDITION QT_FEATURE_timezone_locale AND NOT QT_FEATURE_icu
+    SOURCES
+        time/qtimezonelocale_data_p.h
+)
+
 qt_internal_extend_target(Core CONDITION QT_FEATURE_datetimeparser
     SOURCES
         time/qdatetimeparser.cpp time/qdatetimeparser_p.h
diff --git a/src/corelib/configure.cmake b/src/corelib/configure.cmake
index be628fcf048..58329d3b8f0 100644
--- a/src/corelib/configure.cmake
+++ b/src/corelib/configure.cmake
@@ -805,6 +805,12 @@ qt_feature("timezone" PUBLIC
     PURPOSE "Provides support for time-zone handling."
     CONDITION NOT WASM AND NOT VXWORKS
 )
+qt_feature("timezone_locale" PRIVATE
+    SECTION "Utilities"
+    LABEL "QTimeZone"
+    PURPOSE "Provides support for localized time-zone display names."
+    DISABLE ON # Implementation is currently incomplete, so leave turned off
+)
 qt_feature("datetimeparser" PRIVATE
     SECTION "Utilities"
     LABEL "QDateTimeParser"
diff --git a/src/corelib/time/qtimezonelocale.cpp b/src/corelib/time/qtimezonelocale.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5757e55d285
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/corelib/time/qtimezonelocale.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2024 The Qt Company Ltd.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR LGPL-3.0-only OR GPL-2.0-only OR GPL-3.0-only
+
+#include <private/qtimezonelocale_p.h>
+#include <private/qtimezoneprivate_p.h>
+
+#if !QT_CONFIG(icu) // Use data generated from CLDR:
+#  include <private/qtimezonelocale_data_p.h>
+#  include <private/qtimezoneprivate_data_p.h>
+#endif
+
+QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
+
+#if QT_CONFIG(icu) // Get data from ICU:
+namespace QtTimeZoneLocale {
+
+} // QtTimeZoneLocale
+#else // No ICU, use QTZ[LP}_data_p.h data for feature timezone_locale.
+namespace {
+using namespace QtTimeZoneLocale; // QTZL_data_p.h
+using namespace QtTimeZoneCldr; // QTZP_data_p.h
+// Accessors for the QTZL_data_p.h
+
+// Accessors for the QTZP_data_p.h
+
+} // nameless namespace
+#endif // ICU
+
+QT_END_NAMESPACE
diff --git a/src/corelib/time/qtimezonelocale_data_p.h b/src/corelib/time/qtimezonelocale_data_p.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1cdbbaa952a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/corelib/time/qtimezonelocale_data_p.h
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2024 The Qt Company Ltd.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Unicode-3.0
+
+#ifndef QTIMEZONELOCALE_DATA_P_H
+#define QTIMEZONELOCALE_DATA_P_H
+
+//
+//  W A R N I N G
+//  -------------
+//
+// This file is not part of the Qt API.  It exists for the convenience
+// of internal files.  This header file may change from version to version
+// without notice, or even be removed.
+//
+// We mean it.
+//
+
+// Only qtimezonelocale.cpp should #include this (after other things it needs),
+// and even that only when feature icu is disabled.
+#include "qtimezonelocale_p.h"
+
+QT_REQUIRE_CONFIG(timezone_locale);
+#if QT_CONFIG(icu)
+#  error "This file should only be needed (or seen) when ICU is not in use"
+#endif
+
+QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
+
+namespace QtTimeZoneLocale {
+
+// GENERATED PART STARTS HERE
+
+// GENERATED PART ENDS HERE
+
+} // QtTimeZoneLocale
+
+QT_END_NAMESPACE
+
+#endif // QTIMEZONELOCALE_DATA_P_H
diff --git a/src/corelib/time/qtimezonelocale_p.h b/src/corelib/time/qtimezonelocale_p.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2b2c4451d80
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/corelib/time/qtimezonelocale_p.h
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2024 The Qt Company Ltd.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR LGPL-3.0-only OR GPL-2.0-only OR GPL-3.0-only
+
+#ifndef QTIMEZONELOCALE_P_H
+#define QTIMEZONELOCALE_P_H
+
+//
+//  W A R N I N G
+//  -------------
+//
+// This file is not part of the Qt API.  It exists for the convenience
+// of internal files.  This header file may change from version to version
+// without notice, or even be removed.
+//
+// We mean it.
+//
+
+#include <QtCore/qtimezone.h>
+
+QT_REQUIRE_CONFIG(timezone_locale);
+
+namespace QtTimeZoneLocale {
+#if QT_CONFIG(icu)
+#else
+// Define data types for QTZL_data_p.h
+
+#endif
+}
+
+#endif // QTIMEZONELOCALE_P_H