diff --git a/pillar/common.sls b/pillar/common.sls
index 0829a2b..3f98d24 100644
--- a/pillar/common.sls
+++ b/pillar/common.sls
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+locale:
+  present:
+    - 'en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8'
+  default:
+    name: 'en_US.UTF-8'
+    requires: 'en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8'
+timezone:
+  name: 'UTC'
+  utc: True
 salt:
   minion:
     backup_mode: minion
diff --git a/salt/profile/regional.sls b/salt/profile/regional.sls
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..849aabb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/salt/profile/regional.sls
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+include:
+  - locale
+  - timezone
diff --git a/salt/role/base.sls b/salt/role/base.sls
index c968324..85343b9 100644
--- a/salt/role/base.sls
+++ b/salt/role/base.sls
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 include:
+  - profile.regional
   - profile.salt.minion
   - profile.zypper