diff --git a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/support/JspAwareRequestContext.java b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/support/JspAwareRequestContext.java
index 69d5cefe803..40ec592158d 100644
--- a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/support/JspAwareRequestContext.java
+++ b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/support/JspAwareRequestContext.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2012 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2017 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package org.springframework.web.servlet.support;
 
 import java.util.Locale;
 import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.TimeZone;
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
 import javax.servlet.jsp.PageContext;
@@ -85,9 +86,9 @@ public class JspAwareRequestContext extends RequestContext {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * This implementation checks for a JSTL locale attribute
-	 * in page, request, session or application scope; if not found,
-	 * returns the {@code HttpServletRequest.getLocale()}.
+	 * This implementation checks for a JSTL locale attribute in page,
+	 * request, session or application scope; if not found, returns the
+	 * {@code HttpServletRequest.getLocale()}.
 	 */
 	@Override
 	protected Locale getFallbackLocale() {
@@ -100,6 +101,21 @@ public class JspAwareRequestContext extends RequestContext {
 		return getRequest().getLocale();
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * This implementation checks for a JSTL time zone attribute in page,
+	 * request, session or application scope; if not found, returns {@code null}.
+	 */
+	@Override
+	protected TimeZone getFallbackTimeZone() {
+		if (jstlPresent) {
+			TimeZone timeZone = JstlPageLocaleResolver.getJstlTimeZone(getPageContext());
+			if (timeZone != null) {
+				return timeZone;
+			}
+		}
+		return null;
+	}
+
 
 	/**
 	 * Inner class that isolates the JSTL dependency.
@@ -111,6 +127,11 @@ public class JspAwareRequestContext extends RequestContext {
 			Object localeObject = Config.find(pageContext, Config.FMT_LOCALE);
 			return (localeObject instanceof Locale ? (Locale) localeObject : null);
 		}
+
+		public static TimeZone getJstlTimeZone(PageContext pageContext) {
+			Object timeZoneObject = Config.find(pageContext, Config.FMT_TIME_ZONE);
+			return (timeZoneObject instanceof TimeZone ? (TimeZone) timeZoneObject : null);
+		}
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/support/RequestContext.java b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/support/RequestContext.java
index df008b774b4..243808438d8 100644
--- a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/support/RequestContext.java
+++ b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/support/RequestContext.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2016 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2017 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ import org.springframework.web.util.WebUtils;
  * @see org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet
  * @see org.springframework.web.servlet.view.AbstractView#setRequestContextAttribute
  * @see org.springframework.web.servlet.view.UrlBasedViewResolver#setRequestContextAttribute
- * @see #getFallbackLocale()
  */
 public class RequestContext {
 
@@ -91,8 +90,8 @@ public class RequestContext {
 	public static final String WEB_APPLICATION_CONTEXT_ATTRIBUTE = RequestContext.class.getName() + ".CONTEXT";
 
 
-	protected static final boolean jstlPresent = ClassUtils.isPresent("javax.servlet.jsp.jstl.core.Config",
-			RequestContext.class.getClassLoader());
+	protected static final boolean jstlPresent = ClassUtils.isPresent(
+			"javax.servlet.jsp.jstl.core.Config", RequestContext.class.getClassLoader());
 
 	private HttpServletRequest request;
 
@@ -276,56 +275,6 @@ public class RequestContext {
 		}
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Determine the fallback locale for this context.
-	 * <p>The default implementation checks for a JSTL locale attribute in request, session
-	 * or application scope; if not found, returns the {@code HttpServletRequest.getLocale()}.
-	 * @return the fallback locale (never {@code null})
-	 * @see javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest#getLocale()
-	 */
-	protected Locale getFallbackLocale() {
-		if (jstlPresent) {
-			Locale locale = JstlLocaleResolver.getJstlLocale(getRequest(), getServletContext());
-			if (locale != null) {
-				return locale;
-			}
-		}
-		return getRequest().getLocale();
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Determine the fallback time zone for this context.
-	 * <p>The default implementation checks for a JSTL time zone attribute in request,
-	 * session or application scope; returns {@code null} if not found.
-	 * @return the fallback time zone (or {@code null} if none derivable from the request)
-	 */
-	protected TimeZone getFallbackTimeZone() {
-		if (jstlPresent) {
-			TimeZone timeZone = JstlLocaleResolver.getJstlTimeZone(getRequest(), getServletContext());
-			if (timeZone != null) {
-				return timeZone;
-			}
-		}
-		return null;
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Determine the fallback theme for this context.
-	 * <p>The default implementation returns the default theme (with name "theme").
-	 * @return the fallback theme (never {@code null})
-	 */
-	protected Theme getFallbackTheme() {
-		ThemeSource themeSource = RequestContextUtils.getThemeSource(getRequest());
-		if (themeSource == null) {
-			themeSource = new ResourceBundleThemeSource();
-		}
-		Theme theme = themeSource.getTheme(DEFAULT_THEME_NAME);
-		if (theme == null) {
-			throw new IllegalStateException("No theme defined and no fallback theme found");
-		}
-		return theme;
-	}
-
 
 	/**
 	 * Return the underlying HttpServletRequest. Only intended for cooperating classes in this package.
@@ -383,6 +332,39 @@ public class RequestContext {
 		return this.timeZone;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Determine the fallback locale for this context.
+	 * <p>The default implementation checks for a JSTL locale attribute in request, session
+	 * or application scope; if not found, returns the {@code HttpServletRequest.getLocale()}.
+	 * @return the fallback locale (never {@code null})
+	 * @see javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest#getLocale()
+	 */
+	protected Locale getFallbackLocale() {
+		if (jstlPresent) {
+			Locale locale = JstlLocaleResolver.getJstlLocale(getRequest(), getServletContext());
+			if (locale != null) {
+				return locale;
+			}
+		}
+		return getRequest().getLocale();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Determine the fallback time zone for this context.
+	 * <p>The default implementation checks for a JSTL time zone attribute in request,
+	 * session or application scope; returns {@code null} if not found.
+	 * @return the fallback time zone (or {@code null} if none derivable from the request)
+	 */
+	protected TimeZone getFallbackTimeZone() {
+		if (jstlPresent) {
+			TimeZone timeZone = JstlLocaleResolver.getJstlTimeZone(getRequest(), getServletContext());
+			if (timeZone != null) {
+				return timeZone;
+			}
+		}
+		return null;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Change the current locale to the specified one,
 	 * storing the new locale through the configured {@link LocaleResolver}.
@@ -434,6 +416,23 @@ public class RequestContext {
 		return this.theme;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Determine the fallback theme for this context.
+	 * <p>The default implementation returns the default theme (with name "theme").
+	 * @return the fallback theme (never {@code null})
+	 */
+	protected Theme getFallbackTheme() {
+		ThemeSource themeSource = RequestContextUtils.getThemeSource(getRequest());
+		if (themeSource == null) {
+			themeSource = new ResourceBundleThemeSource();
+		}
+		Theme theme = themeSource.getTheme(DEFAULT_THEME_NAME);
+		if (theme == null) {
+			throw new IllegalStateException("No theme defined and no fallback theme found");
+		}
+		return theme;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Change the current theme to the specified one,
 	 * storing the new theme name through the configured {@link ThemeResolver}.
@@ -870,7 +869,8 @@ public class RequestContext {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Retrieve the model object for the given model name, either from the model or from the request attributes.
+	 * Retrieve the model object for the given model name, either from the model
+	 * or from the request attributes.
 	 * @param modelName the name of the model object
 	 * @return the model object
 	 */