diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3cf378e..8267f58 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -189,6 +189,19 @@ $timezones->findByIdentifier(iana: 'Asia/Tokyo');    # Timezone("Asia/Tokyo")
 $timezones->findByIdentifier(iana: 'Europe/London'); # null
 ```
 
+#### Finding a timezone by identifier with UTC fallback
+
+Searches for a specific IANA identifier within the collection. Returns UTC if not found.
+
+```php
+use TinyBlocks\Time\Timezones;
+
+$timezones = Timezones::fromStrings('UTC', 'America/Sao_Paulo', 'Asia/Tokyo');
+
+$timezones->findByIdentifierOrUtc(iana: 'Asia/Tokyo');     # Timezone("Asia/Tokyo")
+$timezones->findByIdentifierOrUtc(iana: 'Europe/London');  # Timezone("UTC")
+``` 
+
 #### Checking if a timezone exists in the collection
 
 ```php
diff --git a/src/Timezones.php b/src/Timezones.php
index f0f0750..d7f4cde 100644
--- a/src/Timezones.php
+++ b/src/Timezones.php
@@ -99,6 +99,17 @@ public function findByIdentifier(string $iana): ?Timezone
         );
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Finds a Timezone by its IANA identifier, falling back to UTC if not found.
+     *
+     * @param string $iana The IANA timezone identifier to search for (e.g. America/Sao_Paulo).
+     * @return Timezone The matching Timezone, or UTC if not found in this collection.
+     */
+    public function findByIdentifierOrUtc(string $iana): Timezone
+    {
+        return $this->findByIdentifier(iana: $iana) ?? Timezone::utc();
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns all timezone identifiers as plain strings.
      *
diff --git a/tests/TimezonesTest.php b/tests/TimezonesTest.php
index b3a9356..77c977f 100644
--- a/tests/TimezonesTest.php
+++ b/tests/TimezonesTest.php
@@ -112,6 +112,30 @@ public function testTimezonesFindByIdentifierReturnsNullWhenNotFound(): void
         self::assertNull($found);
     }
 
+    public function testTimezonesFindByIdentifierOrUtcReturnsMatchingTimezone(): void
+    {
+        /** @Given a Timezones collection with multiple identifiers */
+        $timezones = Timezones::fromStrings('UTC', 'America/Sao_Paulo', 'Asia/Tokyo');
+
+        /** @When searching for an existing identifier */
+        $found = $timezones->findByIdentifierOrUtc(iana: 'Asia/Tokyo');
+
+        /** @Then the matching Timezone should be returned */
+        self::assertSame('Asia/Tokyo', $found->value);
+    }
+
+    public function testTimezonesFindByIdentifierOrUtcReturnsUtcWhenNotFound(): void
+    {
+        /** @Given a Timezones collection without Europe/London */
+        $timezones = Timezones::fromStrings('America/Sao_Paulo', 'Asia/Tokyo');
+
+        /** @When searching for a non-existing identifier */
+        $found = $timezones->findByIdentifierOrUtc(iana: 'Europe/London');
+
+        /** @Then UTC should be returned as fallback */
+        self::assertSame('UTC', $found->value);
+    }
+
     public function testTimezonesCountMatchesAllSize(): void
     {
         /** @Given a Timezones collection with four items */