diff --git a/app/Models/Playlist.php b/app/Models/Playlist.php
index 7b55a73..68fbddb 100644
--- a/app/Models/Playlist.php
+++ b/app/Models/Playlist.php
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\HasFactory;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Relations\BelongsTo;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Relations\HasMany;
+use Illuminate\Support\Carbon;
 
 class Playlist extends Model
 {
@@ -37,21 +38,32 @@ class Playlist extends Model
             return false;
         }
 
-        // Check weekday
-        if ($this->weekdays !== null && ! in_array(now()->dayOfWeek, $this->weekdays)) {
+        // Get user's timezone or fall back to app timezone
+        $timezone = $this->device->user->timezone ?? config('app.timezone');
+        $now = now($timezone);
+
+        // Check weekday (using timezone-aware time)
+        if ($this->weekdays !== null && ! in_array($now->dayOfWeek, $this->weekdays)) {
             return false;
         }
 
         if ($this->active_from !== null && $this->active_until !== null) {
-            $now = now();
+            // Create timezone-aware datetime objects for active_from and active_until
+            $activeFrom = $now->copy()
+                ->setTimeFrom($this->active_from)
+                ->timezone($timezone);
+
+            $activeUntil = $now->copy()
+                ->setTimeFrom($this->active_until)
+                ->timezone($timezone);
 
             // Handle time ranges that span across midnight
-            if ($this->active_from > $this->active_until) {
+            if ($activeFrom > $activeUntil) {
                 // Time range spans midnight (e.g., 09:01 to 03:58)
-                if ($now >= $this->active_from || $now <= $this->active_until) {
+                if ($now >= $activeFrom || $now <= $activeUntil) {
                     return true;
                 }
-            } elseif ($now >= $this->active_from && $now <= $this->active_until) {
+            } elseif ($now >= $activeFrom && $now <= $activeUntil) {
                 return true;
             }
 
diff --git a/tests/Feature/PlaylistSchedulingTest.php b/tests/Feature/PlaylistSchedulingTest.php
index aea4923..18d0032 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/PlaylistSchedulingTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/PlaylistSchedulingTest.php
@@ -130,3 +130,48 @@ test('playlist isActiveNow handles normal time ranges correctly', function (): v
     Carbon::setTestNow(Carbon::create(2024, 1, 1, 20, 0, 0));
     expect($playlist->isActiveNow())->toBeFalse();
 });
+
+test('playlist scheduling respects user timezone preference', function (): void {
+    // Create a user with a timezone that's UTC+1 (e.g., Europe/Berlin)
+    // This simulates the bug where setting 00:15 doesn't work until one hour later
+    $user = User::factory()->create([
+        'timezone' => 'Europe/Berlin', // UTC+1 in winter, UTC+2 in summer
+    ]);
+
+    $device = Device::factory()->create(['user_id' => $user->id]);
+
+    // Create a playlist that should be active from 00:15 to 01:00 in the user's timezone
+    $playlist = Playlist::factory()->create([
+        'device_id' => $device->id,
+        'is_active' => true,
+        'active_from' => '00:15',
+        'active_until' => '01:00',
+        'weekdays' => null,
+    ]);
+
+    // Set test time to 00:15 in the user's timezone (Europe/Berlin)
+    // In January, Europe/Berlin is UTC+1, so 00:15 Berlin time = 23:15 UTC the previous day
+    // But Carbon::setTestNow uses UTC by default, so we need to set it to the UTC equivalent
+    // For January 1, 2024 at 00:15 Berlin time (UTC+1), that's December 31, 2023 at 23:15 UTC
+    $berlinTime = Carbon::create(2024, 1, 1, 0, 15, 0, 'Europe/Berlin');
+    Carbon::setTestNow($berlinTime->utc());
+
+    // The playlist should be active at 00:15 in the user's timezone
+    // This test should pass after the fix, but will fail with the current bug
+    expect($playlist->isActiveNow())->toBeTrue();
+
+    // Test at 00:30 in user's timezone - should still be active
+    $berlinTime = Carbon::create(2024, 1, 1, 0, 30, 0, 'Europe/Berlin');
+    Carbon::setTestNow($berlinTime->utc());
+    expect($playlist->isActiveNow())->toBeTrue();
+
+    // Test at 01:15 in user's timezone - should NOT be active (past the end time)
+    $berlinTime = Carbon::create(2024, 1, 1, 1, 15, 0, 'Europe/Berlin');
+    Carbon::setTestNow($berlinTime->utc());
+    expect($playlist->isActiveNow())->toBeFalse();
+
+    // Test at 00:10 in user's timezone - should NOT be active (before start time)
+    $berlinTime = Carbon::create(2024, 1, 1, 0, 10, 0, 'Europe/Berlin');
+    Carbon::setTestNow($berlinTime->utc());
+    expect($playlist->isActiveNow())->toBeFalse();
+});