diff --git a/datafusion/functions/src/datetime/current_date.rs b/datafusion/functions/src/datetime/current_date.rs
index 0ba3afd19bedb..18b99bca8638e 100644
--- a/datafusion/functions/src/datetime/current_date.rs
+++ b/datafusion/functions/src/datetime/current_date.rs
@@ -36,7 +36,9 @@ Returns the current date in the session time zone.
 
 The `current_date()` return value is determined at query time and will return the same date, no matter when in the query plan the function executes.
 "#,
-    syntax_example = "current_date()"
+    syntax_example = r#"current_date()
+    (optional) SET datafusion.execution.time_zone = '+00:00';
+    SELECT current_date();"#
 )]
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
 pub struct CurrentDateFunc {
diff --git a/datafusion/functions/src/datetime/current_time.rs b/datafusion/functions/src/datetime/current_time.rs
index 79d5bfc1783c1..e206c8d28633a 100644
--- a/datafusion/functions/src/datetime/current_time.rs
+++ b/datafusion/functions/src/datetime/current_time.rs
@@ -34,7 +34,9 @@ Returns the current UTC time.
 
 The `current_time()` return value is determined at query time and will return the same time, no matter when in the query plan the function executes.
 "#,
-    syntax_example = "current_time()"
+    syntax_example = r#"current_time()
+    (optional) SET datafusion.execution.time_zone = '+00:00';
+    SELECT current_time();"#
 )]
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
 pub struct CurrentTimeFunc {
diff --git a/docs/source/user-guide/sql/scalar_functions.md b/docs/source/user-guide/sql/scalar_functions.md
index ec2faf8b3d5df..37ebfd02ee289 100644
--- a/docs/source/user-guide/sql/scalar_functions.md
+++ b/docs/source/user-guide/sql/scalar_functions.md
@@ -2409,6 +2409,8 @@ The `current_date()` return value is determined at query time and will return th
 
 ```sql
 current_date()
+    (optional) SET datafusion.execution.time_zone = '+00:00';
+    SELECT current_date();
 ```
 
 #### Aliases
@@ -2423,6 +2425,8 @@ The `current_time()` return value is determined at query time and will return th
 
 ```sql
 current_time()
+    (optional) SET datafusion.execution.time_zone = '+00:00';
+    SELECT current_time();
 ```
 
 ### `current_timestamp`