diff --git a/src/Http/Middleware/Localize.php b/src/Http/Middleware/Localize.php
index c882bd061da..aaa8908cc65 100644
--- a/src/Http/Middleware/Localize.php
+++ b/src/Http/Middleware/Localize.php
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ public function handle($request, Closure $next)
                 return $date->forHumans();
             }
 
-            return $date->setTimezone(Statamic::displayTimezone())->format(Statamic::dateFormat());
+            return $date->copy()->setTimezone(Statamic::displayTimezone())->format(Statamic::dateFormat());
         });
 
         $response = $next($request);
diff --git a/src/Modifiers/CoreModifiers.php b/src/Modifiers/CoreModifiers.php
index 47e8dfcb1c7..34267fde42a 100644
--- a/src/Modifiers/CoreModifiers.php
+++ b/src/Modifiers/CoreModifiers.php
@@ -3352,7 +3352,7 @@ private function carbon($value)
         }
 
         if (config('statamic.system.localize_dates_in_modifiers')) {
-            $value->setTimezone(Statamic::displayTimezone());
+            $value = $value->copy()->setTimezone(Statamic::displayTimezone());
         }
 
         return $value;
diff --git a/tests/FrontendTest.php b/tests/FrontendTest.php
index 6c648253bca..39d3acb9fef 100644
--- a/tests/FrontendTest.php
+++ b/tests/FrontendTest.php
@@ -736,6 +736,26 @@ public function it_sets_the_carbon_to_string_format()
         $this->assertDefaultCarbonFormat();
     }
 
+    #[Test]
+    public function outputting_a_date_does_not_localize_it_for_the_rest_of_the_template()
+    {
+        config([
+            'statamic.system.date_format' => 'H:i',
+            'statamic.system.display_timezone' => 'Europe/Zurich', // +1 hour
+            'statamic.system.localize_dates_in_modifiers' => false,
+        ]);
+
+        $this->viewShouldReturnRaw('layout', '{{ template_content }}');
+        $this->viewShouldReturnRaw('some_template', '<p>{{ date }}</p><p>{{ date format="H:i" }}</p>');
+
+        tap($this->makeCollection()->dated(true))->save();
+        tap($this->makePage('about', ['with' => ['template' => 'some_template']])->date(Carbon::parse('2025-01-01 18:25')))->save();
+
+        $this->get('/about')
+            ->assertSee('<p>19:25</p>', false)
+            ->assertSee('<p>18:25</p>', false);
+    }
+
     #[Test]
     public function it_sets_the_locale()
     {
diff --git a/tests/Modifiers/FormatTest.php b/tests/Modifiers/FormatTest.php
index 78bc8d7c7c8..4910785d210 100644
--- a/tests/Modifiers/FormatTest.php
+++ b/tests/Modifiers/FormatTest.php
@@ -30,6 +30,18 @@ public function it_formats_date_and_outputs_in_display_timezone()
         $this->assertSame('1st January 2025 4:45pm', $this->modify(Carbon::parse('2025-01-01 15:45'), 'jS F Y g:ia'));
     }
 
+    #[Test]
+    public function it_does_not_mutate_the_original_date_when_localizing()
+    {
+        config()->set('statamic.system.localize_dates_in_modifiers', true);
+
+        $date = Carbon::parse('2025-01-01 15:45');
+
+        $this->modify($date, 'g:ia');
+
+        $this->assertSame('UTC', $date->timezone->getName());
+    }
+
     public function modify($value, $format)
     {
         return Modify::value($value)->format($format)->fetch();