diff --git a/make/jdk/src/classes/build/tools/cldrconverter/CLDRConverter.java b/make/jdk/src/classes/build/tools/cldrconverter/CLDRConverter.java
index 8865e3908ae6b..55dd6a8d6ad5b 100644
--- a/make/jdk/src/classes/build/tools/cldrconverter/CLDRConverter.java
+++ b/make/jdk/src/classes/build/tools/cldrconverter/CLDRConverter.java
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 import java.time.*;
 import java.util.*;
 import java.util.ResourceBundle.Control;
+import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 import java.util.stream.IntStream;
 import java.util.stream.Stream;
@@ -1242,7 +1243,8 @@ private static Stream<String> zidMapEntry() {
     private static Stream<String> tzDataLinkEntry() {
         try {
             return Files.walk(Paths.get(tzDataDir), 1)
-                .filter(p -> !Files.isDirectory(p))
+                .filter(p -> p.toFile().isFile())
+                .filter(p -> p.getFileName().toString().matches("africa|antarctica|asia|australasia|backward|etcetera|europe|northamerica|southamerica"))
                 .flatMap(CLDRConverter::extractLinks)
                 .sorted();
         } catch (IOException e) {
@@ -1273,8 +1275,27 @@ private static Stream<String> extractLinks(Path tzFile) {
     // Note: the entries are alphabetically sorted, *except* the "world" region
     // code, i.e., "001". It should be the last entry for the same windows time
     // zone name entries. (cf. TimeZone_md.c)
+    //
+    // The default entries from CLDR's windowsZones.xml file can be modified
+    // with <tzDataDir>/tzmappings.override where mapping overrides
+    // can be specified.
+    private static Pattern OVERRIDE_PATTERN = Pattern.compile("(?<win>([^:]+:[^:]+)):(?<java>[^:]+):");
     private static void generateWindowsTZMappings() throws Exception {
         Files.createDirectories(Paths.get(DESTINATION_DIR, "windows", "conf"));
+        var override = Path.of(tzDataDir, "tzmappings.override");
+        if (override.toFile().exists()) {
+            Files.readAllLines(override).stream()
+                .map(String::trim)
+                .filter(o -> !o.isBlank() && !o.startsWith("#"))
+                .forEach(o -> {
+                    var m = OVERRIDE_PATTERN.matcher(o);
+                    if (m.matches()) {
+                        handlerWinZones.put(m.group("win"), m.group("java"));
+                    } else {
+                        System.out.printf("Unrecognized tzmappings override: %s. Ignored%n", o);
+                    }
+                });
+        }
         Files.write(Paths.get(DESTINATION_DIR, "windows", "conf", "tzmappings"),
             handlerWinZones.keySet().stream()
                 .filter(k -> k.endsWith(":001") ||
diff --git a/src/java.base/share/data/tzdata/tzmappings.override b/src/java.base/share/data/tzdata/tzmappings.override
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..0f0e0c1372c83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/java.base/share/data/tzdata/tzmappings.override
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2024, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+# DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+#
+# This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+# under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+# published by the Free Software Foundation.  Oracle designates this
+# particular file as subject to the "Classpath" exception as provided
+# by Oracle in the LICENSE file that accompanied this code.
+#
+# This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+# ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+# version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+# accompanied this code).
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+# 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+# Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+#
+# Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
+# or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
+# questions.
+#
+
+# Extra definitions for Windows /lib/tzmappings file. These entries
+# replace the existing (Windows Zone Name):(REGION) entries, or are added
+# as new entries
+
+# Example entries
+# Foo Standard Time:US:America/Los_Angeles:
+# Bar Standard Time:001:Asia/Tokyo: