Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a first user equipment (UE) may determine whether to transmit a sidelink timing synchronization signal to a second UE based at least in part on a sidelink zone in which the first UE is located and a sidelink zone in which the second UE is located. The first UE may selectively transmit the sidelink timing synchronization signal to the second UE based at least in part on determining whether to transmit the sidelink timing synchronization signal to the second UE. Numerous other aspects are provided.