diff --git a/src/libcalamares/locale/TimeZone.cpp b/src/libcalamares/locale/TimeZone.cpp
index 9a8c605a1..eb82bb3fa 100644
--- a/src/libcalamares/locale/TimeZone.cpp
+++ b/src/libcalamares/locale/TimeZone.cpp
@@ -180,6 +180,15 @@ TZRegionModel::data( const QModelIndex& index, int role ) const
     return region.tr();
 }
 
+const TZRegion&
+TZRegionModel::region( int index ) const
+{
+    if ( ( index < 0 ) || ( index >= m_regions.count() ) )
+    {
+        index = 0;
+    }
+    return m_regions[ index ];
+}
 
 }  // namespace Locale
 }  // namespace CalamaresUtils
diff --git a/src/libcalamares/locale/TimeZone.h b/src/libcalamares/locale/TimeZone.h
index c08aa6499..98d87b1b4 100644
--- a/src/libcalamares/locale/TimeZone.h
+++ b/src/libcalamares/locale/TimeZone.h
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ public:
     /// @brief Give the localized human-readable form
     virtual QString tr() const = 0;
 
+    const char* key() const { return m_key; }
+
 protected:
     char* m_human = nullptr;
     char* m_key = nullptr;
@@ -91,6 +93,8 @@ public:
 
     QVariant data( const QModelIndex& index, int role ) const override;
 
+    const TZRegion& region( int index ) const;
+
 private:
     QVector< TZRegion > m_regions;
 };