diff --git a/src/question.ts b/src/question.ts
index acefde8a35..8647514aa8 100644
--- a/src/question.ts
+++ b/src/question.ts
@@ -1542,10 +1542,19 @@ export class Question extends SurveyElement<Question>
   public getFilteredValue(): any { return this.value; }
   public getFilteredName(): any { return this.getValueName(); }
   public get valueForSurvey(): any {
+    return this.valueForSurveyCore(this.value);
+  }
+  protected valueForSurveyCore(val: any): any {
     if (!!this.valueToDataCallback) {
-      return this.valueToDataCallback(this.value);
+      return this.valueToDataCallback(val);
     }
-    return this.value;
+    return val;
+  }
+  protected valueFromDataCore(val: any): any {
+    if (!!this.valueFromDataCallback) {
+      return this.valueFromDataCallback(val);
+    }
+    return val;
   }
   /**
    * Sets the question's `value` and `comment` properties to `undefined`.
@@ -2337,9 +2346,7 @@ export class Question extends SurveyElement<Question>
   //IQuestion
   updateValueFromSurvey(newValue: any, clearData: boolean = false): void {
     newValue = this.getUnbindValue(newValue);
-    if (!!this.valueFromDataCallback) {
-      newValue = this.valueFromDataCallback(newValue);
-    }
+    newValue = this.valueFromDataCore(newValue);
     if (!this.checkIsValueCorrect(newValue)) return;
     const isEmpty = this.isValueEmpty(newValue);
     if(!isEmpty && this.defaultValueExpression) {
diff --git a/src/question_text.ts b/src/question_text.ts
index 796305f7fc..7d37e7fb64 100644
--- a/src/question_text.ts
+++ b/src/question_text.ts
@@ -346,7 +346,24 @@ export class QuestionTextModel extends QuestionTextBase {
       this._inputValue = this.maskInstance.getMaskedValue(this.value);
     }
   }
-
+  private hasToConvertToUTC(val: any): boolean {
+    return settings.storeUtcDates && this.isDateTimeLocaleType() && !!val;
+  }
+  protected valueForSurveyCore(val: any): any {
+    if(this.hasToConvertToUTC(val)) {
+      val = new Date(val).toISOString();
+    }
+    return super.valueForSurveyCore(val);
+  }
+  protected valueFromDataCore(val: any): any {
+    if(this.hasToConvertToUTC(val)) {
+      const d = new Date(val);
+      const locale_d = new Date(d.getTime() - d.getTimezoneOffset() * 60 * 1000);
+      let res = locale_d.toISOString();
+      val = res.substring(0, res.length - 2);
+    }
+    return super.valueFromDataCore(val);
+  }
   protected onCheckForErrors(
     errors: Array<SurveyError>,
     isOnValueChanged: boolean
@@ -431,7 +448,10 @@ export class QuestionTextModel extends QuestionTextBase {
     );
   }
   private get isDateInputType(): boolean {
-    return this.inputType === "date" || this.inputType === "datetime-local";
+    return this.inputType === "date" || this.isDateTimeLocaleType();
+  }
+  private isDateTimeLocaleType(): boolean {
+    return this.inputType === "datetime-local";
   }
   private getCalculatedMinMax(minMax: any): any {
     if (this.isValueEmpty(minMax)) return minMax;
@@ -488,11 +508,10 @@ export class QuestionTextModel extends QuestionTextBase {
     return this.maskTypeIsEmpty ? super.getIsInputTextUpdate() : false;
   }
   supportGoNextPageAutomatic(): boolean {
-    return !this.getIsInputTextUpdate() &&
-      ["date", "datetime-local"].indexOf(this.inputType) < 0;
+    return !this.getIsInputTextUpdate() && !this.isDateInputType;
   }
   public supportGoNextPageError(): boolean {
-    return ["date", "datetime-local"].indexOf(this.inputType) < 0;
+    return !this.isDateInputType;
   }
   /**
    * An array of predefined options from which users can select. This property configures an HTML [`<datalist>`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/datalist) element and associates it with the underlying `input` element.
diff --git a/src/settings.ts b/src/settings.ts
index 82d29ebc77..9b7a444605 100644
--- a/src/settings.ts
+++ b/src/settings.ts
@@ -770,5 +770,6 @@ export var settings = {
       "a": /[a-zA-Z]/,
       "#": /[a-zA-Z0-9]/
     }
-  }
+  },
+  storeUtcDates: false
 };
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diff --git a/tests/question_texttests.ts b/tests/question_texttests.ts
index 25ac80f8f5..97cfe0d552 100644
--- a/tests/question_texttests.ts
+++ b/tests/question_texttests.ts
@@ -432,4 +432,29 @@ QUnit.test("Test maxLength & getMaxLength", function (assert) {
   q.inputType = "password";
   assert.equal(q.isTextInput, true, "isTextInput - password");
   assert.equal(q.getMaxLength(), 10, "getMaxLength() - password");
-});
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+});
+QUnit.test("settings.storeUtcDates = true, #8542", function(assert) {
+  const survey = new SurveyModel({
+    "elements": [
+      {
+        "name": "q1",
+        "type": "text",
+        "inputType": "datetime-local"
+      }
+    ]
+  });
+  const q1 = <QuestionTextModel>survey.getQuestionByName("q1");
+  settings.storeUtcDates = true;
+  const locD = new Date(Date.now());
+  const utcD = new Date(locD.toISOString());
+  q1.value = locD;
+  assert.deepEqual(survey.data, { q1: utcD.toISOString() }, "#1");
+  let str = survey.data.q1;
+  assert.equal(str.indexOf("Z"), str.length - 1, "Has z symbol");
+  q1.clearValue();
+  assert.deepEqual(survey.data, { }, "#2");
+  survey.data = { q1: utcD.toISOString() };
+  assert.equal(new Date(q1.value).toTimeString(), locD.toTimeString(), "#3");
+  assert.equal(q1.value.indexOf("Z"), -1, "Has no z symbol");
+  settings.storeUtcDates = false;
+});