diff --git a/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-client-dto/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/web/api/dto/util/DateTimeAdapter.java b/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-client-dto/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/web/api/dto/util/DateTimeAdapter.java
index 9ba1ff76033d..ec1a72cfc78c 100644
--- a/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-client-dto/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/web/api/dto/util/DateTimeAdapter.java
+++ b/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-client-dto/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/web/api/dto/util/DateTimeAdapter.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 import jakarta.xml.bind.annotation.adapters.XmlAdapter;
 
+import java.time.LocalDateTime;
 import java.time.ZoneId;
 import java.time.ZonedDateTime;
 import java.time.format.DateTimeFormatter;
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ public String marshal(Date date) throws Exception {
 
     @Override
     public Date unmarshal(String date) throws Exception {
-        final ZonedDateTime zonedDateTime = ZonedDateTime.parse(date, DATE_TIME_FORMATTER);
+        final ZonedDateTime zonedDateTime = LocalDateTime.parse(date, DATE_TIME_FORMATTER).atZone(ZoneId.systemDefault());
         return Date.from(zonedDateTime.toInstant());
     }
 
diff --git a/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-client-dto/src/test/java/org/apache/nifi/web/api/dto/util/TestDateTimeAdapter.java b/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-client-dto/src/test/java/org/apache/nifi/web/api/dto/util/TestDateTimeAdapter.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4682f954a99e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-client-dto/src/test/java/org/apache/nifi/web/api/dto/util/TestDateTimeAdapter.java
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ * contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+ * The ASF licenses this file to You 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,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.nifi.web.api.dto.util;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+import java.time.ZoneId;
+import java.time.format.DateTimeFormatter;
+import java.util.Date;
+import java.util.TimeZone;
+
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertAll;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
+
+public class TestDateTimeAdapter {
+
+    private static final DateTimeAdapter DEFAULT_TIME_ZONE_ADAPTER = new DateTimeAdapter();
+    // Month, day, hour, minute, and second values are distinct for verification.
+    private static final long TEST_DATE_TIME_MILLISECONDS = 1767323096000L; // Represents 2026-01-02T03:04:56Z
+    private static final Date TEST_DATE = new Date(TEST_DATE_TIME_MILLISECONDS);
+    private static final DateTimeFormatter TEST_DATE_TIME_FORMATTER = DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern("MM/dd/yyyy HH:mm:ss z")
+            .withZone(ZoneId.systemDefault());
+    private static final String TEST_DATE_TIME = TEST_DATE_TIME_FORMATTER.format(TEST_DATE.toInstant());
+
+    // Verify round-trip consistency for both marshal-then-unmarshal and unmarshal-then-marshal operations.
+    @Test
+    public void testMarshalThenUnmarshal() throws Exception {
+        assertEquals(TEST_DATE, DEFAULT_TIME_ZONE_ADAPTER.unmarshal(DEFAULT_TIME_ZONE_ADAPTER.marshal(TEST_DATE)));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testUnmarshalThenMarshal() throws Exception {
+        assertEquals(TEST_DATE_TIME, DEFAULT_TIME_ZONE_ADAPTER.marshal(DEFAULT_TIME_ZONE_ADAPTER.unmarshal(TEST_DATE_TIME)));
+    }
+
+    // Verify behavior after switching the JVM default time zone before invoking the adapter.
+    @Test
+    public void testMarshalAcrossTimeZones() throws Exception {
+        assertAll(
+                () -> assertMarshalInTimeZone("UTC", "01/02/2026 03:04:56 UTC"),
+                () -> assertMarshalInTimeZone("Asia/Shanghai", "01/02/2026 11:04:56 CST"),
+                () -> assertMarshalInTimeZone("America/Chicago", "01/01/2026 21:04:56 CST"),
+                () -> assertMarshalInTimeZone("Asia/Kolkata", "01/02/2026 08:34:56 IST"),
+                () -> assertMarshalInTimeZone("America/St_Johns", "01/01/2026 23:34:56 NST"),
+                () -> assertMarshalInTimeZone("America/New_York", "01/01/2026 22:04:56 EST"),
+                () -> assertMarshalInTimeZone("Asia/Tokyo", "01/02/2026 12:04:56 JST"),
+                () -> assertMarshalInTimeZone("Australia/Adelaide", "01/02/2026 13:34:56 ACDT"),
+                () -> assertMarshalInTimeZone("Pacific/Auckland", "01/02/2026 16:04:56 NZDT"),
+                () -> assertMarshalInTimeZone("Europe/Berlin", "01/02/2026 04:04:56 CET")
+        );
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testUnmarshalAcrossTimeZones() throws Exception {
+        assertAll(
+                () -> assertUnmarshalInTimeZone("UTC", "01/02/2026 03:04:56 UTC"),
+                () -> assertUnmarshalInTimeZone("Asia/Shanghai", "01/02/2026 11:04:56 CST"),
+                () -> assertUnmarshalInTimeZone("America/Chicago", "01/01/2026 21:04:56 CST"),
+                () -> assertUnmarshalInTimeZone("Asia/Kolkata", "01/02/2026 08:34:56 IST"),
+                () -> assertUnmarshalInTimeZone("America/St_Johns", "01/01/2026 23:34:56 NST"),
+                () -> assertUnmarshalInTimeZone("America/New_York", "01/01/2026 22:04:56 EST"),
+                () -> assertUnmarshalInTimeZone("Asia/Tokyo", "01/02/2026 12:04:56 JST"),
+                () -> assertUnmarshalInTimeZone("Australia/Adelaide", "01/02/2026 13:34:56 ACDT"),
+                () -> assertUnmarshalInTimeZone("Pacific/Auckland", "01/02/2026 16:04:56 NZDT"),
+                () -> assertUnmarshalInTimeZone("Europe/Berlin", "01/02/2026 04:04:56 CET")
+        );
+    }
+
+    private static void assertMarshalInTimeZone(final String timeZoneId, final String expectedDateTime) throws Exception {
+        final TimeZone originalTimeZone = TimeZone.getDefault();
+        try {
+            TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone(timeZoneId));
+            final DateTimeAdapter dateTimeAdapter = new DateTimeAdapter();
+            assertEquals(expectedDateTime, dateTimeAdapter.marshal(TEST_DATE));
+        } finally {
+            TimeZone.setDefault(originalTimeZone);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static void assertUnmarshalInTimeZone(final String timeZoneId, final String dateTime) throws Exception {
+        final TimeZone originalTimeZone = TimeZone.getDefault();
+        try {
+            TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone(timeZoneId));
+            final DateTimeAdapter dateTimeAdapter = new DateTimeAdapter();
+            assertEquals(TEST_DATE, dateTimeAdapter.unmarshal(dateTime));
+        } finally {
+            TimeZone.setDefault(originalTimeZone);
+        }
+    }
+
+}