diff --git a/src/System.Management.Automation/engine/hostifaces/History.cs b/src/System.Management.Automation/engine/hostifaces/History.cs
index e1100b97487..dc74a46213f 100644
--- a/src/System.Management.Automation/engine/hostifaces/History.cs
+++ b/src/System.Management.Automation/engine/hostifaces/History.cs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
 using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
+using System.Globalization;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Management.Automation;
 using System.Management.Automation.Host;
@@ -1449,14 +1450,14 @@ void ProcessRecord()
 
                 // Read StartExecutionTime property
                 object temp = GetPropertyValue(mshObject, "StartExecutionTime");
-                if (temp == null || !LanguagePrimitives.TryConvertTo<DateTime>(temp, out DateTime startExecutionTime))
+                if (temp == null || !LanguagePrimitives.TryConvertTo<DateTime>(temp, CultureInfo.CurrentCulture, out DateTime startExecutionTime))
                 {
                     break;
                 }
 
                 // Read EndExecutionTime property
                 temp = GetPropertyValue(mshObject, "EndExecutionTime");
-                if (temp == null || !LanguagePrimitives.TryConvertTo<DateTime>(temp, out DateTime endExecutionTime))
+                if (temp == null || !LanguagePrimitives.TryConvertTo<DateTime>(temp, CultureInfo.CurrentCulture, out DateTime endExecutionTime))
                 {
                     break;
                 }
diff --git a/test/powershell/Modules/Microsoft.PowerShell.Core/History.Tests.ps1 b/test/powershell/Modules/Microsoft.PowerShell.Core/History.Tests.ps1
index 6841778af19..dc1b8b81b4d 100644
--- a/test/powershell/Modules/Microsoft.PowerShell.Core/History.Tests.ps1
+++ b/test/powershell/Modules/Microsoft.PowerShell.Core/History.Tests.ps1
@@ -49,6 +49,58 @@ Describe "History cmdlet test cases" -Tags "CI" {
         }
     }
 
+    Context 'Conversions and Culture tests' {
+
+        BeforeAll {
+            $cultureTestCases = @(
+                @{
+                    Culture   = 'en-us'
+                    StartTime = '08/18/2021 16:43:50'
+                    EndTime   = '08/18/2021 16:44:50'
+                }
+                @{
+                    Culture   = 'en-au'
+                    StartTime = '18/08/2021 16:43:50'
+                    EndTime   = '18/08/2021 16:44:50'
+                }
+            )
+
+            $oldCulture = [cultureinfo]::CurrentCulture
+        }
+
+        AfterEach {
+            [cultureinfo]::CurrentCulture = $oldCulture
+        }
+
+        It "respects current culture settings when handling datetime conversions" -TestCases $cultureTestCases {
+            param($Culture, $StartTime, $EndTime)
+
+            [cultureinfo]::CurrentCulture = [cultureinfo]::GetCultureInfo($Culture)
+
+            $history = [PSCustomObject] @{
+                CommandLine        = "test-command"
+                ExecutionStatus    = [Management.Automation.Runspaces.PipelineState]::Completed
+                StartExecutionTime = $StartTime
+                EndExecutionTime   = $EndTime
+            }
+
+            { $history | Add-History -ErrorAction Stop } | Should -Not -Throw -Because 'the datetime should be converted according to the current culture'
+        }
+
+        It "throws an error when asked to convert a date format that doesn't match the current culture" {
+            [cultureinfo]::CurrentCulture = [cultureinfo]::GetCultureInfo('en-au')
+            $history = [PSCustomObject] @{
+                CommandLine        = "test-command"
+                ExecutionStatus    = [Management.Automation.Runspaces.PipelineState]::Completed
+                StartExecutionTime = '08/18/2021 16:43:50'
+                EndExecutionTime   = '08/18/2021 16:44:50'
+            }
+
+            $errorMessage = 'Cannot add history because the input object has a format that is not valid.'
+            { $history | Add-History -ErrorAction Stop } | Should -Throw -ExpectedMessage $errorMessage
+        }
+    }
+
     It "Tests Invoke-History on a cmdlet that generates output on all streams" {
         $streamSpammer = '
         function StreamSpammer