diff --git a/changelog/fix_rails_time_zone_string_to_time_with_specifier.md b/changelog/fix_rails_time_zone_string_to_time_with_specifier.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..05d07e76fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/fix_rails_time_zone_string_to_time_with_specifier.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+* [#1367](https://github.com/rubocop/rubocop-rails/pull/1367): Fix `Rails/TimeZone` should not report offense on `String#to_time` with timezone specifier. ([@armandmgt][])
diff --git a/lib/rubocop/cop/rails/time_zone.rb b/lib/rubocop/cop/rails/time_zone.rb
index f8249609f3..a9471de299 100644
--- a/lib/rubocop/cop/rails/time_zone.rb
+++ b/lib/rubocop/cop/rails/time_zone.rb
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ module Rails
       #   Time.zone.now
       #   Time.zone.parse('2015-03-02T19:05:37')
       #   Time.zone.parse('2015-03-02T19:05:37Z') # Respect ISO 8601 format with timezone specifier.
+      #   Time.parse('2015-03-02T19:05:37Z') # Also respects ISO 8601
+      #   '2015-03-02T19:05:37Z'.to_time # Also respects ISO 8601
       #
       # @example EnforcedStyle: flexible (default)
       #   # `flexible` allows usage of `in_time_zone` instead of `zone`.
@@ -67,6 +69,7 @@ def on_const(node)
 
         def on_send(node)
           return if !node.receiver&.str_type? || !node.method?(:to_time)
+          return if attach_timezone_specifier?(node.receiver)
 
           add_offense(node.loc.selector, message: MSG_STRING_TO_TIME) do |corrector|
             corrector.replace(node, "Time.zone.parse(#{node.receiver.source})") unless node.csend_type?
diff --git a/spec/rubocop/cop/rails/time_zone_spec.rb b/spec/rubocop/cop/rails/time_zone_spec.rb
index 4d8fce6250..4aacc1462d 100644
--- a/spec/rubocop/cop/rails/time_zone_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/rubocop/cop/rails/time_zone_spec.rb
@@ -144,6 +144,12 @@
       expect_no_corrections
     end
 
+    it 'does not register an offense for `to_time` when attaching timezone specifier `Z`' do
+      expect_no_offenses(<<~RUBY)
+        "2012-03-02T16:05:37Z".to_time
+      RUBY
+    end
+
     it 'does not register an offense for `to_time` without receiver' do
       expect_no_offenses(<<~RUBY)
         to_time