2 files changed, 13 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/activesupport/lib/active_support/values/time_zone.rb b/activesupport/lib/active_support/values/time_zone.rb
index 5b2d42aa3c..788d40bfa8 100644
--- a/activesupport/lib/active_support/values/time_zone.rb
+++ b/activesupport/lib/active_support/values/time_zone.rb
@@ -201,6 +201,12 @@ module ActiveSupport
       result
     end
 
+    # Compare #name and TZInfo identifier to a supplied regexp, returning true
+    # if a match is found.
+    def =~(re)
+      return true if name =~ re || MAPPING[name] =~ re
+    end
+
     # Returns a textual representation of this time zone.
     def to_s
       "(GMT#{formatted_offset}) #{name}"
diff --git a/activesupport/test/time_zone_test.rb b/activesupport/test/time_zone_test.rb
index b42dcd17f8..515ffcf0bf 100644
--- a/activesupport/test/time_zone_test.rb
+++ b/activesupport/test/time_zone_test.rb
@@ -250,6 +250,13 @@ class TimeZoneTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
     assert zone1 == zone1
   end
 
+  def test_zone_match
+    zone = ActiveSupport::TimeZone['Eastern Time (US & Canada)']
+    assert zone =~ /Eastern/
+    assert zone =~ /New_York/
+    assert zone !~ /Nonexistent_Place/
+  end
+
   def test_to_s
     assert_equal "(GMT+03:00) Moscow", ActiveSupport::TimeZone['Moscow'].to_s
   end