diff --git a/core/js/src/main/scala/cats/effect/SyncIOCompanionPlatform.scala b/core/js/src/main/scala/cats/effect/SyncIOCompanionPlatform.scala
index 164ce56862..f46e854a51 100644
--- a/core/js/src/main/scala/cats/effect/SyncIOCompanionPlatform.scala
+++ b/core/js/src/main/scala/cats/effect/SyncIOCompanionPlatform.scala
@@ -19,5 +19,5 @@ package cats.effect
 import scala.scalajs.js
 
 private[effect] trait SyncIOCompanionPlatform { this: SyncIO.type =>
-  final def realTimeDate: SyncIO[js.Date] = realTime.map(d => new js.Date(d.toMillis.toDouble))
+  final def realTimeDate: SyncIO[js.Date] = syncForSyncIO.realTimeDate
 }
diff --git a/core/jvm-native/src/main/scala/cats/effect/SyncIOCompanionPlatform.scala b/core/jvm-native/src/main/scala/cats/effect/SyncIOCompanionPlatform.scala
index 82411ae1b5..5f7c4dd878 100644
--- a/core/jvm-native/src/main/scala/cats/effect/SyncIOCompanionPlatform.scala
+++ b/core/jvm-native/src/main/scala/cats/effect/SyncIOCompanionPlatform.scala
@@ -16,9 +16,11 @@
 
 package cats.effect
 
-import java.time.Instant
+import java.time.{Instant, ZonedDateTime}
 
 private[effect] trait SyncIOCompanionPlatform { this: SyncIO.type =>
-  final def realTimeInstant: SyncIO[Instant] =
-    realTime.map(d => Instant.ofEpochMilli(d.toMillis))
+
+  final def realTimeInstant: SyncIO[Instant] = syncForSyncIO.realTimeInstant
+
+  final def realTimeZonedDateTime: SyncIO[ZonedDateTime] = syncForSyncIO.realTimeZonedDateTime
 }
diff --git a/tests/jvm-native/src/test/scala/cats/effect/SyncIOPlatformSuite.scala b/tests/jvm-native/src/test/scala/cats/effect/SyncIOPlatformSuite.scala
index e01da69943..6aefda5718 100644
--- a/tests/jvm-native/src/test/scala/cats/effect/SyncIOPlatformSuite.scala
+++ b/tests/jvm-native/src/test/scala/cats/effect/SyncIOPlatformSuite.scala
@@ -30,6 +30,22 @@ trait SyncIOPlatformSuite { self: BaseSuite =>
       assertCompleteAsSync(op, true)
     }
 
+    testUnit(
+      "realTimeZonedDateTime should return a ZonedDateTime constructed from realTime with UTC offset") {
+
+      // Unfortunately since SyncIO doesn't use on a controllable
+      // clock source, so a diff best we can do
+      val op = for {
+        realTime <- SyncIO.realTime
+        now <- SyncIO.realTimeZonedDateTime
+      } yield (
+        (now.toInstant.toEpochMilli - realTime.toMillis) <= 10000,
+        now.getOffset.getTotalSeconds
+      )
+
+      assertCompleteAsSync(op, (true, 0))
+    }
+
   }
 
 }