diff --git a/pkg/cmd/list_test.go b/pkg/cmd/list_test.go
index f45616250..a8861828a 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/list_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/list_test.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 package cmd
 
 import (
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
@@ -28,6 +29,34 @@ import (
 	release "helm.sh/helm/v4/pkg/release/v1"
 )
 
+// Regression test for #31902: the UPDATED column must be rendered in the
+// local timezone (derived from TZ) for both the --time-format path and the
+// default String() path.
+func TestListWriterUsesLocalTime(t *testing.T) {
+	originalLocal := time.Local
+	time.Local = time.FixedZone("UTC+2", 2*60*60)
+	defer func() { time.Local = originalLocal }()
+
+	releases := []*release.Release{{
+		Name:      "tz-release",
+		Version:   1,
+		Namespace: "default",
+		Info: &release.Info{
+			LastDeployed: time.Date(2026, 3, 4, 14, 38, 52, 0, time.UTC),
+			Status:       common.StatusDeployed,
+		},
+		Chart: &chart.Chart{Metadata: &chart.Metadata{Name: "test-chart", Version: "1.0.0", AppVersion: "0.0.1"}},
+	}}
+
+	writer := newReleaseListWriter(releases, "2006-01-02 15:04:05", false, false)
+	assert.Equal(t, "2026-03-04 16:38:52", writer.releases[0].Updated)
+
+	writer = newReleaseListWriter(releases, "", false, false)
+	if got := writer.releases[0].Updated; !strings.Contains(got, "16:38:52") || !strings.Contains(got, "+0200") {
+		t.Fatalf("expected default-format timestamp in local zone (UTC+2), got %q", got)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestListCmd(t *testing.T) {
 	defaultNamespace := "default"
 
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/status_test.go b/pkg/cmd/status_test.go
index b96a0d19a..8c97e30f0 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/status_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/status_test.go
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ limitations under the License.
 package cmd
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
@@ -25,6 +27,32 @@ import (
 	release "helm.sh/helm/v4/pkg/release/v1"
 )
 
+// Regression test for #31902: status table timestamps must be rendered in
+// the local timezone (derived from TZ), not the zone they were stored with.
+func TestStatusTableUsesLocalTime(t *testing.T) {
+	originalLocal := time.Local
+	time.Local = time.FixedZone("UTC+2", 2*60*60)
+	defer func() { time.Local = originalLocal }()
+
+	rel := &release.Release{
+		Name:      "tz-release",
+		Namespace: "default",
+		Info: &release.Info{
+			LastDeployed: time.Date(2026, 3, 4, 14, 38, 52, 0, time.UTC),
+			Status:       common.StatusDeployed,
+		},
+	}
+
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	if err := (statusPrinter{release: rel}).WriteTable(&buf); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	if !strings.Contains(buf.String(), "LAST DEPLOYED: Wed Mar  4 16:38:52 2026") {
+		t.Fatalf("expected LAST DEPLOYED rendered in local zone (UTC+2), got:\n%s", buf.String())
+	}
+}
+
 func TestStatusCmd(t *testing.T) {
 	releasesMockWithStatus := func(info *release.Info, hooks ...*release.Hook) []*release.Release {
 		info.LastDeployed = time.Unix(1452902400, 0).UTC()