diff --git a/expression/builtin_time.go b/expression/builtin_time.go
index 7269e6034d..e9d191c472 100644
--- a/expression/builtin_time.go
+++ b/expression/builtin_time.go
@@ -3558,7 +3558,7 @@ func (b *builtinTimestamp2ArgsSig) evalTime(row types.Row) (types.Time, bool, er
 	if err != nil {
 		return types.Time{}, true, errors.Trace(handleInvalidTimeError(b.ctx, err))
 	}
-	tmp, err := tm.Add(duration)
+	tmp, err := tm.Add(b.ctx.GetSessionVars().StmtCtx, duration)
 	if err != nil {
 		return types.Time{}, true, errors.Trace(err)
 	}
@@ -3682,7 +3682,7 @@ func strDatetimeAddDuration(sc *stmtctx.StatementContext, d string, arg1 types.D
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", errors.Trace(err)
 	}
-	ret, err := arg0.Add(arg1)
+	ret, err := arg0.Add(sc, arg1)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", errors.Trace(err)
 	}
@@ -3838,7 +3838,7 @@ func (b *builtinAddDatetimeAndDurationSig) evalTime(row types.Row) (types.Time,
 	if isNull || err != nil {
 		return types.ZeroDatetime, isNull, errors.Trace(err)
 	}
-	result, err := arg0.Add(arg1)
+	result, err := arg0.Add(b.ctx.GetSessionVars().StmtCtx, arg1)
 	return result, err != nil, errors.Trace(err)
 }
 
@@ -3870,7 +3870,7 @@ func (b *builtinAddDatetimeAndStringSig) evalTime(row types.Row) (types.Time, bo
 	if err != nil {
 		return types.ZeroDatetime, true, errors.Trace(err)
 	}
-	result, err := arg0.Add(arg1)
+	result, err := arg0.Add(b.ctx.GetSessionVars().StmtCtx, arg1)
 	return result, err != nil, errors.Trace(err)
 }
 
@@ -5146,7 +5146,7 @@ func (b *builtinTimestampAddSig) evalString(row types.Row) (string, bool, error)
 		return "", true, errors.Trace(types.ErrInvalidTimeFormat.GenByArgs(unit))
 	}
 	r := types.Time{Time: types.FromGoTime(tb), Type: mysql.TypeDatetime, Fsp: fsp}
-	if err = r.Check(); err != nil {
+	if err = r.Check(b.ctx.GetSessionVars().StmtCtx); err != nil {
 		return "", true, errors.Trace(handleInvalidTimeError(b.ctx, err))
 	}
 	return r.String(), false, nil
diff --git a/server/server_test.go b/server/server_test.go
index 4d15180b87..c90878a3f6 100644
--- a/server/server_test.go
+++ b/server/server_test.go
@@ -326,6 +326,7 @@ func runTestPreparedString(t *C) {
 func runTestPreparedTimestamp(t *C) {
 	runTestsOnNewDB(t, nil, "prepared_timestamp", func(dbt *DBTest) {
 		dbt.mustExec("create table test (a timestamp, b time)")
+		dbt.mustExec("set time_zone='+00:00'")
 		insertStmt := dbt.mustPrepare("insert test values (?, ?)")
 		defer insertStmt.Close()
 		vts := time.Unix(1, 1)
diff --git a/statistics/dump.go b/statistics/dump.go
index 8e855ae196..f97a9d2e1f 100644
--- a/statistics/dump.go
+++ b/statistics/dump.go
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 package statistics
 
 import (
+	"time"
+
 	"github.com/juju/errors"
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/infoschema"
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/model"
@@ -71,8 +73,10 @@ func (h *Handle) DumpStatsToJSON(dbName string, tableInfo *model.TableInfo) (*JS
 		Count:        tbl.Count,
 		ModifyCount:  tbl.ModifyCount,
 	}
+
 	for _, col := range tbl.Columns {
-		hist, err := col.ConvertTo(new(stmtctx.StatementContext), types.NewFieldType(mysql.TypeBlob))
+		sc := &stmtctx.StatementContext{TimeZone: time.UTC}
+		hist, err := col.ConvertTo(sc, types.NewFieldType(mysql.TypeBlob))
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, errors.Trace(err)
 		}
@@ -177,6 +181,7 @@ func (h *Handle) LoadStatsFromJSONToTable(tableInfo *model.TableInfo, jsonTbl *J
 			tbl.Indices[idx.ID] = idx
 		}
 	}
+
 	for id, jsonCol := range jsonTbl.Columns {
 		for _, colInfo := range tableInfo.Columns {
 			if colInfo.Name.L != id {
@@ -184,7 +189,8 @@ func (h *Handle) LoadStatsFromJSONToTable(tableInfo *model.TableInfo, jsonTbl *J
 			}
 			hist := HistogramFromProto(jsonCol.Histogram)
 			count := int64(hist.totalRowCount())
-			hist, err := hist.ConvertTo(new(stmtctx.StatementContext), &colInfo.FieldType)
+			sc := &stmtctx.StatementContext{TimeZone: time.UTC}
+			hist, err := hist.ConvertTo(sc, &colInfo.FieldType)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, errors.Trace(err)
 			}
diff --git a/statistics/scalar.go b/statistics/scalar.go
index 62e46524e5..e59b672807 100644
--- a/statistics/scalar.go
+++ b/statistics/scalar.go
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ package statistics
 import (
 	"encoding/binary"
 	"math"
-	"time"
 
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/mysql"
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/sessionctx/stmtctx"
@@ -67,13 +66,9 @@ func convertDatumToScalar(value *types.Datum, commonPfxLen int) float64 {
 				Fsp:  types.DefaultFsp,
 			}
 		case mysql.TypeTimestamp:
-			minTime = types.Time{
-				Time: types.MinTimestamp,
-				Type: mysql.TypeTimestamp,
-				Fsp:  types.DefaultFsp,
-			}
+			minTime = types.MinTimestamp
 		}
-		sc := &stmtctx.StatementContext{TimeZone: time.UTC}
+		sc := &stmtctx.StatementContext{TimeZone: types.BoundTimezone}
 		return float64(valueTime.Sub(sc, &minTime).Duration)
 	case types.KindString, types.KindBytes:
 		bytes := value.GetBytes()
diff --git a/tablecodec/tablecodec_test.go b/tablecodec/tablecodec_test.go
index 706d0d0610..32ad85e59a 100644
--- a/tablecodec/tablecodec_test.go
+++ b/tablecodec/tablecodec_test.go
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ func (s *testTableCodecSuite) TestRowCodec(c *C) {
 	for _, col := range cols {
 		colIDs = append(colIDs, col.id)
 	}
-	sc := &stmtctx.StatementContext{TimeZone: time.Local}
+	sc := &stmtctx.StatementContext{TimeZone: time.UTC}
 	bs, err := EncodeRow(sc, row, colIDs, nil, nil)
 	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
 	c.Assert(bs, NotNil)
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ func (s *testTableCodecSuite) TestRowCodec(c *C) {
 	for _, col := range cols {
 		colMap[col.id] = col.tp
 	}
-	r, err := DecodeRow(bs, colMap, time.Local)
+	r, err := DecodeRow(bs, colMap, time.UTC)
 	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
 	c.Assert(r, NotNil)
 	c.Assert(r, HasLen, 3)
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ func (s *testTableCodecSuite) TestRowCodec(c *C) {
 
 	// colMap may contains more columns than encoded row.
 	colMap[4] = types.NewFieldType(mysql.TypeFloat)
-	r, err = DecodeRow(bs, colMap, time.Local)
+	r, err = DecodeRow(bs, colMap, time.UTC)
 	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
 	c.Assert(r, NotNil)
 	c.Assert(r, HasLen, 3)
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ func (s *testTableCodecSuite) TestRowCodec(c *C) {
 	// colMap may contains less columns than encoded row.
 	delete(colMap, 3)
 	delete(colMap, 4)
-	r, err = DecodeRow(bs, colMap, time.Local)
+	r, err = DecodeRow(bs, colMap, time.UTC)
 	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
 	c.Assert(r, NotNil)
 	c.Assert(r, HasLen, 2)
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ func (s *testTableCodecSuite) TestRowCodec(c *C) {
 	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
 	c.Assert(bs, HasLen, 1)
 
-	r, err = DecodeRow(bs, colMap, time.Local)
+	r, err = DecodeRow(bs, colMap, time.UTC)
 	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
 	c.Assert(r, IsNil)
 }
@@ -151,7 +151,8 @@ func (s *testTableCodecSuite) TestTimeCodec(c *C) {
 	row := make([]types.Datum, colLen)
 	row[0] = types.NewIntDatum(100)
 	row[1] = types.NewBytesDatum([]byte("abc"))
-	ts, err := types.ParseTimestamp(nil, "2016-06-23 11:30:45")
+	ts, err := types.ParseTimestamp(&stmtctx.StatementContext{TimeZone: time.UTC},
+		"2016-06-23 11:30:45")
 	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
 	row[2] = types.NewDatum(ts)
 	du, err := types.ParseDuration("12:59:59.999999", 6)
@@ -163,7 +164,7 @@ func (s *testTableCodecSuite) TestTimeCodec(c *C) {
 	for _, col := range cols {
 		colIDs = append(colIDs, col.id)
 	}
-	sc := &stmtctx.StatementContext{TimeZone: time.Local}
+	sc := &stmtctx.StatementContext{TimeZone: time.UTC}
 	bs, err := EncodeRow(sc, row, colIDs, nil, nil)
 	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
 	c.Assert(bs, NotNil)
@@ -173,7 +174,7 @@ func (s *testTableCodecSuite) TestTimeCodec(c *C) {
 	for _, col := range cols {
 		colMap[col.id] = col.tp
 	}
-	r, err := DecodeRow(bs, colMap, time.Local)
+	r, err := DecodeRow(bs, colMap, time.UTC)
 	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
 	c.Assert(r, NotNil)
 	c.Assert(r, HasLen, colLen)
@@ -201,7 +202,7 @@ func (s *testTableCodecSuite) TestCutRow(c *C) {
 	row[1] = types.NewBytesDatum([]byte("abc"))
 	row[2] = types.NewDecimalDatum(types.NewDecFromInt(1))
 
-	sc := &stmtctx.StatementContext{TimeZone: time.Local}
+	sc := &stmtctx.StatementContext{TimeZone: time.UTC}
 	data := make([][]byte, 3)
 	data[0], err = EncodeValue(sc, row[0])
 	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
@@ -237,7 +238,7 @@ func (s *testTableCodecSuite) TestCutKeyNew(c *C) {
 	values := []types.Datum{types.NewIntDatum(1), types.NewBytesDatum([]byte("abc")), types.NewFloat64Datum(5.5)}
 	handle := types.NewIntDatum(100)
 	values = append(values, handle)
-	sc := &stmtctx.StatementContext{TimeZone: time.Local}
+	sc := &stmtctx.StatementContext{TimeZone: time.UTC}
 	encodedValue, err := codec.EncodeKey(sc, nil, values...)
 	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
 	tableID := int64(4)
@@ -260,7 +261,7 @@ func (s *testTableCodecSuite) TestCutKey(c *C) {
 	values := []types.Datum{types.NewIntDatum(1), types.NewBytesDatum([]byte("abc")), types.NewFloat64Datum(5.5)}
 	handle := types.NewIntDatum(100)
 	values = append(values, handle)
-	sc := &stmtctx.StatementContext{TimeZone: time.Local}
+	sc := &stmtctx.StatementContext{TimeZone: time.UTC}
 	encodedValue, err := codec.EncodeKey(sc, nil, values...)
 	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
 	tableID := int64(4)
@@ -347,7 +348,7 @@ func (s *testTableCodecSuite) TestDecodeIndexKey(c *C) {
 		}
 		valueStrs = append(valueStrs, str)
 	}
-	sc := &stmtctx.StatementContext{TimeZone: time.Local}
+	sc := &stmtctx.StatementContext{TimeZone: time.UTC}
 	encodedValue, err := codec.EncodeKey(sc, nil, values...)
 	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
 	indexKey := EncodeIndexSeekKey(tableID, indexID, encodedValue)
diff --git a/types/convert_test.go b/types/convert_test.go
index c92d546425..659962177b 100644
--- a/types/convert_test.go
+++ b/types/convert_test.go
@@ -156,7 +156,14 @@ func (s *testTypeConvertSuite) TestConvertType(c *C) {
 	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
 	c.Assert(vv.(Duration).String(), Equals, "10:11:12.1")
 
-	vt, err := ParseTime(nil, "2010-10-10 10:11:11.12345", mysql.TypeTimestamp, 2)
+	vd, err := ParseTime(nil, "2010-10-10 10:11:11.12345", mysql.TypeDatetime, 2)
+	c.Assert(vd.String(), Equals, "2010-10-10 10:11:11.12")
+	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
+	v, err = Convert(vd, ft)
+	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
+	c.Assert(v.(Duration).String(), Equals, "10:11:11.1")
+
+	vt, err := ParseTime(&stmtctx.StatementContext{TimeZone: time.UTC}, "2010-10-10 10:11:11.12345", mysql.TypeTimestamp, 2)
 	c.Assert(vt.String(), Equals, "2010-10-10 10:11:11.12")
 	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
 	v, err = Convert(vt, ft)
@@ -323,7 +330,8 @@ func (s *testTypeConvertSuite) TestConvertToString(c *C) {
 	testToString(c, Enum{Name: "a", Value: 1}, "a")
 	testToString(c, Set{Name: "a", Value: 1}, "a")
 
-	t, err := ParseTime(nil, "2011-11-10 11:11:11.999999", mysql.TypeTimestamp, 6)
+	t, err := ParseTime(&stmtctx.StatementContext{TimeZone: time.UTC},
+		"2011-11-10 11:11:11.999999", mysql.TypeTimestamp, 6)
 	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
 	testToString(c, t, "2011-11-10 11:11:11.999999")
 
@@ -470,6 +478,7 @@ func accept(c *C, tp byte, value interface{}, unsigned bool, expected string) {
 	}
 	d := NewDatum(value)
 	sc := new(stmtctx.StatementContext)
+	sc.TimeZone = time.UTC
 	sc.IgnoreTruncate = true
 	casted, err := d.ConvertTo(sc, ft)
 	c.Assert(err, IsNil, Commentf("%v", ft))
diff --git a/types/datum_test.go b/types/datum_test.go
index b2fd3f202d..a5b106f857 100644
--- a/types/datum_test.go
+++ b/types/datum_test.go
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ func (ts *testDatumSuite) TestToBool(c *C) {
 	testDatumToBool(c, Enum{Name: "a", Value: 1}, 1)
 	testDatumToBool(c, Set{Name: "a", Value: 1}, 1)
 
-	t, err := ParseTime(nil, "2011-11-10 11:11:11.999999", mysql.TypeTimestamp, 6)
+	t, err := ParseTime(&stmtctx.StatementContext{TimeZone: time.UTC}, "2011-11-10 11:11:11.999999", mysql.TypeTimestamp, 6)
 	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
 	testDatumToBool(c, t, 1)
 
@@ -145,7 +145,9 @@ func (ts *testTypeConvertSuite) TestToInt64(c *C) {
 	testDatumToInt64(c, Set{Name: "a", Value: 1}, int64(1))
 	testDatumToInt64(c, json.CreateBinary(int64(3)), int64(3))
 
-	t, err := ParseTime(nil, "2011-11-10 11:11:11.999999", mysql.TypeTimestamp, 0)
+	t, err := ParseTime(&stmtctx.StatementContext{
+		TimeZone: time.UTC,
+	}, "2011-11-10 11:11:11.999999", mysql.TypeTimestamp, 0)
 	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
 	testDatumToInt64(c, t, int64(20111110111112))
 
@@ -192,7 +194,7 @@ func (ts *testTypeConvertSuite) TestToFloat32(c *C) {
 
 // mustParseTimeIntoDatum is similar to ParseTime but panic if any error occurs.
 func mustParseTimeIntoDatum(s string, tp byte, fsp int) (d Datum) {
-	t, err := ParseTime(nil, s, tp, fsp)
+	t, err := ParseTime(&stmtctx.StatementContext{TimeZone: time.UTC}, s, tp, fsp)
 	if err != nil {
 		panic("ParseTime fail")
 	}
diff --git a/types/export_test.go b/types/export_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ab09c4de70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/types/export_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+// Copyright 2018 PingCAP, Inc.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package types
+
+// CheckTimestampTypeForTest export CheckTimestampType for test.
+var CheckTimestampTypeForTest = checkTimestampType
diff --git a/types/time.go b/types/time.go
index 6a2ba778dc..6aa9eb2b96 100644
--- a/types/time.go
+++ b/types/time.go
@@ -110,10 +110,20 @@ var (
 	// MaxDatetime is the maximum for mysql datetime type.
 	MaxDatetime = FromDate(9999, 12, 31, 23, 59, 59, 999999)
 
+	// BoundTimezone is the timezone for min and max timestamp.
+	BoundTimezone = gotime.UTC
 	// MinTimestamp is the minimum for mysql timestamp type.
-	MinTimestamp = FromDate(1970, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0)
+	MinTimestamp = Time{
+		Time: FromDate(1970, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0),
+		Type: mysql.TypeTimestamp,
+		Fsp:  DefaultFsp,
+	}
 	// maxTimestamp is the maximum for mysql timestamp type.
-	maxTimestamp = FromDate(2038, 1, 19, 3, 14, 7, 999999)
+	maxTimestamp = Time{
+		Time: FromDate(2038, 1, 19, 3, 14, 7, 999999),
+		Type: mysql.TypeTimestamp,
+		Fsp:  DefaultFsp,
+	}
 
 	// WeekdayNames lists names of weekdays, which are used in builtin time function `dayname`.
 	WeekdayNames = []string{
@@ -298,6 +308,11 @@ func (t Time) Compare(o Time) int {
 	return compareTime(t.Time, o.Time)
 }
 
+// compareTime compare two MysqlTime.
+// return:
+//  0: if a == b
+//  1: if a > b
+// -1: if a < b
 func compareTime(a, b MysqlTime) int {
 	ta := datetimeToUint64(a)
 	tb := datetimeToUint64(b)
@@ -463,7 +478,7 @@ func (t *Time) check(sc *stmtctx.StatementContext) error {
 	var err error
 	switch t.Type {
 	case mysql.TypeTimestamp:
-		err = checkTimestampType(t.Time)
+		err = checkTimestampType(sc, t.Time)
 	case mysql.TypeDatetime:
 		err = checkDatetimeType(t.Time, allowZeroInDate)
 	case mysql.TypeDate:
@@ -473,8 +488,8 @@ func (t *Time) check(sc *stmtctx.StatementContext) error {
 }
 
 // Check if 't' is valid
-func (t *Time) Check() error {
-	return t.check(nil)
+func (t *Time) Check(sc *stmtctx.StatementContext) error {
+	return t.check(sc)
 }
 
 // Sub subtracts t1 from t, returns a duration value.
@@ -506,7 +521,7 @@ func (t *Time) Sub(sc *stmtctx.StatementContext, t1 *Time) Duration {
 }
 
 // Add adds d to t, returns the result time value.
-func (t *Time) Add(d Duration) (Time, error) {
+func (t *Time) Add(sc *stmtctx.StatementContext, d Duration) (Time, error) {
 	sign, hh, mm, ss, micro := splitDuration(d.Duration)
 	seconds, microseconds, _ := calcTimeDiff(t.Time, FromDate(0, 0, 0, hh, mm, ss, micro), -sign)
 	days := seconds / secondsIn24Hour
@@ -529,7 +544,7 @@ func (t *Time) Add(d Duration) (Time, error) {
 		Type: t.Type,
 		Fsp:  fsp,
 	}
-	return ret, ret.Check()
+	return ret, ret.Check(sc)
 }
 
 // TimestampDiff returns t2 - t1 where t1 and t2 are date or datetime expressions.
@@ -854,7 +869,7 @@ func (d Duration) ConvertToTime(sc *stmtctx.StatementContext, tp uint8) (Time, e
 		Type: mysql.TypeDatetime,
 		Fsp:  d.Fsp,
 	}
-	return t.Convert(nil, tp)
+	return t.Convert(sc, tp)
 }
 
 // RoundFrac rounds fractional seconds precision with new fsp and returns a new one.
@@ -1345,12 +1360,27 @@ func checkMonthDay(year, month, day int) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func checkTimestampType(t MysqlTime) error {
+func checkTimestampType(sc *stmtctx.StatementContext, t MysqlTime) error {
 	if compareTime(t, ZeroTime) == 0 {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	if compareTime(t, maxTimestamp) > 0 || compareTime(t, MinTimestamp) < 0 {
+	if sc == nil {
+		return errors.New("statementContext is required during checkTimestampType")
+	}
+
+	var checkTime MysqlTime
+	if sc.TimeZone != BoundTimezone {
+		convertTime := Time{Time: t, Type: mysql.TypeTimestamp}
+		err := convertTime.ConvertTimeZone(sc.TimeZone, BoundTimezone)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		checkTime = convertTime.Time
+	} else {
+		checkTime = t
+	}
+	if compareTime(checkTime, maxTimestamp.Time) > 0 || compareTime(checkTime, MinTimestamp.Time) < 0 {
 		return errors.Trace(ErrInvalidTimeFormat.GenByArgs(t))
 	}
 
diff --git a/types/time_test.go b/types/time_test.go
index 43323d3f58..a46ce09e28 100644
--- a/types/time_test.go
+++ b/types/time_test.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import (
 
 	. "github.com/pingcap/check"
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/mysql"
+	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/sessionctx/stmtctx"
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/types"
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/util/mock"
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/util/testleak"
@@ -114,7 +115,7 @@ func (s *testTimeSuite) TestTimestamp(c *C) {
 	}
 
 	for _, test := range table {
-		t, err := types.ParseTimestamp(nil, test.Input)
+		t, err := types.ParseTimestamp(&stmtctx.StatementContext{TimeZone: time.UTC}, test.Input)
 		c.Assert(err, IsNil)
 		c.Assert(t.String(), Equals, test.Expect)
 	}
@@ -125,7 +126,7 @@ func (s *testTimeSuite) TestTimestamp(c *C) {
 	}
 
 	for _, test := range errTable {
-		_, err := types.ParseTimestamp(nil, test)
+		_, err := types.ParseTimestamp(&stmtctx.StatementContext{TimeZone: time.UTC}, test)
 		c.Assert(err, NotNil)
 	}
 }
@@ -407,11 +408,14 @@ func (s *testTimeSuite) getLocation(c *C) *time.Location {
 
 func (s *testTimeSuite) TestCodec(c *C) {
 	defer testleak.AfterTest(c)()
+
+	sc := &stmtctx.StatementContext{TimeZone: time.UTC}
+
 	// MySQL timestamp value doesn't allow month=0 or day=0.
-	t, err := types.ParseTimestamp(nil, "2016-12-00 00:00:00")
+	t, err := types.ParseTimestamp(sc, "2016-12-00 00:00:00")
 	c.Assert(err, NotNil)
 
-	t, err = types.ParseTimestamp(nil, "2010-10-10 10:11:11")
+	t, err = types.ParseTimestamp(sc, "2010-10-10 10:11:11")
 	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
 	packed, err := t.ToPackedUint()
 	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
@@ -518,7 +522,9 @@ func (s *testTimeSuite) TestParseTimeFromNum(c *C) {
 		c.Assert(t.String(), Equals, test.ExpectDateTimeValue)
 
 		// testtypes.ParseTimestampFromNum
-		t, err = types.ParseTimestampFromNum(nil, test.Input)
+		t, err = types.ParseTimestampFromNum(&stmtctx.StatementContext{
+			TimeZone: time.UTC,
+		}, test.Input)
 		if test.ExpectTimeStampError {
 			c.Assert(err, NotNil)
 		} else {
@@ -652,7 +658,7 @@ func (s *testTimeSuite) TestParseFrac(c *C) {
 func (s *testTimeSuite) TestRoundFrac(c *C) {
 	sc := mock.NewContext().GetSessionVars().StmtCtx
 	sc.IgnoreZeroInDate = true
-	sc.TimeZone = time.Local
+	sc.TimeZone = time.UTC
 	defer testleak.AfterTest(c)()
 	tbl := []struct {
 		Input  string
@@ -923,6 +929,9 @@ func (s *testTimeSuite) TestTimeAdd(c *C) {
 		{"2017-08-21", "01:01:01.001", "2017-08-21 01:01:01.001"},
 	}
 
+	sc := &stmtctx.StatementContext{
+		TimeZone: time.UTC,
+	}
 	for _, t := range tbl {
 		v1, err := types.ParseTime(nil, t.Arg1, mysql.TypeDatetime, types.MaxFsp)
 		c.Assert(err, IsNil)
@@ -930,7 +939,7 @@ func (s *testTimeSuite) TestTimeAdd(c *C) {
 		c.Assert(err, IsNil)
 		result, err := types.ParseTime(nil, t.Ret, mysql.TypeDatetime, types.MaxFsp)
 		c.Assert(err, IsNil)
-		v2, err := v1.Add(dur)
+		v2, err := v1.Add(sc, dur)
 		c.Assert(err, IsNil)
 		c.Assert(v2.Compare(result), Equals, 0, Commentf("%v %v", v2.Time, result.Time))
 	}
@@ -967,3 +976,56 @@ func (s *testTimeSuite) TestTruncateOverflowMySQLTime(c *C) {
 	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
 	c.Assert(res, Equals, types.MinTime+1)
 }
+
+func (s *testTimeSuite) TestCheckTimestamp(c *C) {
+
+	shanghaiTz, _ := time.LoadLocation("Asia/Shanghai")
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		tz             *time.Location
+		input          types.MysqlTime
+		expectRetError bool
+	}{{
+		tz:             shanghaiTz,
+		input:          types.FromDate(2038, 1, 19, 11, 14, 7, 0),
+		expectRetError: false,
+	}, {
+		tz:             shanghaiTz,
+		input:          types.FromDate(1970, 1, 1, 8, 1, 1, 0),
+		expectRetError: false,
+	}, {
+		tz:             shanghaiTz,
+		input:          types.FromDate(2038, 1, 19, 12, 14, 7, 0),
+		expectRetError: true,
+	}, {
+		tz:             shanghaiTz,
+		input:          types.FromDate(1970, 1, 1, 7, 1, 1, 0),
+		expectRetError: true,
+	}, {
+		tz:             time.UTC,
+		input:          types.FromDate(2038, 1, 19, 3, 14, 7, 0),
+		expectRetError: false,
+	}, {
+		tz:             time.UTC,
+		input:          types.FromDate(1970, 1, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0),
+		expectRetError: false,
+	}, {
+		tz:             time.UTC,
+		input:          types.FromDate(2038, 1, 19, 4, 14, 7, 0),
+		expectRetError: true,
+	}, {
+		tz:             time.UTC,
+		input:          types.FromDate(1969, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0),
+		expectRetError: true,
+	},
+	}
+
+	for _, t := range tests {
+		validTimestamp := types.CheckTimestampTypeForTest(&stmtctx.StatementContext{TimeZone: t.tz}, t.input)
+		if t.expectRetError {
+			c.Assert(validTimestamp, NotNil, Commentf("For %s", t.input))
+		} else {
+			c.Assert(validTimestamp, IsNil, Commentf("For %s", t.input))
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/util/mock/context.go b/util/mock/context.go
index cc2fef68b7..048f7a04c7 100644
--- a/util/mock/context.go
+++ b/util/mock/context.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ package mock
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"sync"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/juju/errors"
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/kv"
@@ -217,6 +218,7 @@ func NewContext() *Context {
 		cancel:      cancel,
 	}
 	sctx.sessionVars.MaxChunkSize = 2
+	sctx.sessionVars.StmtCtx.TimeZone = time.UTC
 	return sctx
 }