diff --git a/caddyhttp/httpserver/replacer.go b/caddyhttp/httpserver/replacer.go
index 945b93ef..4d89fae7 100644
--- a/caddyhttp/httpserver/replacer.go
+++ b/caddyhttp/httpserver/replacer.go
@@ -368,6 +368,8 @@ func (r *replacer) getSubstitution(key string) string {
 		return url.QueryEscape(r.request.URL.RequestURI())
 	case "{when}":
 		return now().Format(timeFormat)
+	case "{when_iso_local}":
+		return now().Format(timeFormatISO)
 	case "{when_iso}":
 		return now().UTC().Format(timeFormatISOUTC)
 	case "{when_unix}":
@@ -539,6 +541,7 @@ func (r *replacer) Set(key, value string) {
 
 const (
 	timeFormat        = "02/Jan/2006:15:04:05 -0700"
+	timeFormatISO     = "2006-01-02T15:04:05"  // ISO 8601 with timezone to be assumed as local
 	timeFormatISOUTC  = "2006-01-02T15:04:05Z" // ISO 8601 with timezone to be assumed as UTC
 	headerContentType = "Content-Type"
 	contentTypeJSON   = "application/json"
diff --git a/caddyhttp/httpserver/replacer_test.go b/caddyhttp/httpserver/replacer_test.go
index 936f9618..9643eda4 100644
--- a/caddyhttp/httpserver/replacer_test.go
+++ b/caddyhttp/httpserver/replacer_test.go
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ func TestReplace(t *testing.T) {
 
 	old := now
 	now = func() time.Time {
+		// Note that the `-7` is seconds, not hours.
 		return time.Date(2006, 1, 2, 15, 4, 5, 99999999, time.FixedZone("hardcoded", -7))
 	}
 	defer func() {
@@ -101,6 +102,7 @@ func TestReplace(t *testing.T) {
 		{"The response status is {status}.", "The response status is 200."},
 		{"{when}", "02/Jan/2006:15:04:05 +0000"},
 		{"{when_iso}", "2006-01-02T15:04:12Z"},
+		{"{when_iso_local}", "2006-01-02T15:04:05"},
 		{"{when_unix}", "1136214252"},
 		{"{when_unix_ms}", "1136214252099"},
 		{"The Custom header is {>Custom}.", "The Custom header is foobarbaz."},
@@ -276,6 +278,7 @@ func BenchmarkReplace(b *testing.B) {
 	recordRequest.Header().Set("Custom", "CustomResponseHeader")
 
 	now = func() time.Time {
+		// Note that the `-7` is seconds, not hours.
 		return time.Date(2006, 1, 2, 15, 4, 5, 02, time.FixedZone("hardcoded", -7))
 	}
 
@@ -308,6 +311,7 @@ func BenchmarkReplaceEscaped(b *testing.B) {
 	recordRequest.Header().Set("Custom", "CustomResponseHeader")
 
 	now = func() time.Time {
+		// Note that the `-7` is seconds, not hours.
 		return time.Date(2006, 1, 2, 15, 4, 5, 02, time.FixedZone("hardcoded", -7))
 	}
 
@@ -334,6 +338,7 @@ func TestResponseRecorderNil(t *testing.T) {
 
 	old := now
 	now = func() time.Time {
+		// Note that the `-7` is seconds, not hours.
 		return time.Date(2006, 1, 2, 15, 4, 5, 02, time.FixedZone("hardcoded", -7))
 	}
 	defer func() {