diff --git a/src/pretix/base/pdf.py b/src/pretix/base/pdf.py
index 5e9834ead..dd1541d26 100644
--- a/src/pretix/base/pdf.py
+++ b/src/pretix/base/pdf.py
@@ -822,6 +822,10 @@ class Renderer:
         kwargs = {}
         if o.get('nowhitespace', False):
             kwargs['barBorder'] = 0
+
+        if o.get('color'):
+            kwargs['barFillColor'] = Color(o['color'][0] / 255, o['color'][1] / 255, o['color'][2] / 255)
+
         qrw = QrCodeWidget(content, barLevel=level, barHeight=reqs, barWidth=reqs, **kwargs)
         d = Drawing(reqs, reqs)
         d.add(qrw)
diff --git a/src/pretix/control/templates/pretixcontrol/pdf/index.html b/src/pretix/control/templates/pretixcontrol/pdf/index.html
index 72eaee686..1424ca3ff 100644
--- a/src/pretix/control/templates/pretixcontrol/pdf/index.html
+++ b/src/pretix/control/templates/pretixcontrol/pdf/index.html
@@ -322,6 +322,17 @@
                                     id="toolbox-squaresize">
                         </div>
                     </div>
+                    <div class="row control-group squaresize">
+                        <div class="col-sm-12">
+                            <label for="toolbox-col">{% trans "QR color" %}</label><br>
+                            <div class="input-group">
+                                <input type="text" value="#000000" class="input-block-level form-control colorpickerfield"
+                                       id="toolbox-qrcolor">
+                                <span class="input-group-addon contrast-icon">
+                                </span>
+                            </div>
+                        </div>
+                    </div>
                     <div class="row control-group squaresize">
                         <div class="col-sm-12">
                             <div class="checkbox">
diff --git a/src/pretix/plugins/ticketoutputpdf/migrations/0012_alter_ticketlayout_layout.py b/src/pretix/plugins/ticketoutputpdf/migrations/0012_alter_ticketlayout_layout.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4bfa93ad3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/pretix/plugins/ticketoutputpdf/migrations/0012_alter_ticketlayout_layout.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Generated by Django 4.2.17 on 2024-12-29 12:36
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('ticketoutputpdf', '0011_sales_channels_remove_old_fields'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name='ticketlayout',
+            name='layout',
+            field=models.TextField(default='[\n    {\n        "type": "barcodearea",\n        "page": 1,\n        "left": "130.40",\n        "bottom": "204.50",\n        "size": "64.00",\n        "content": "secret",\n        "text": "",\n        "text_i18n": {},\n        "nowhitespace": false,\n        "color": [\n            0,\n            0,\n            0,\n            1\n        ]\n    },\n    {\n        "type": "poweredby",\n        "page": 1,\n        "left": "88.72",\n        "bottom": "10.00",\n        "size": "20.00",\n        "content": "dark"\n    },\n    {\n        "type": "textcontainer",\n        "page": 1,\n        "locale": "",\n        "left": "16.35",\n        "bottom": "272.09",\n        "fontsize": "14.0",\n        "lineheight": "1",\n        "color": [\n            0,\n            0,\n            0,\n            1\n        ],\n        "fontfamily": "Open Sans",\n        "bold": false,\n        "italic": false,\n        "width": "177.07",\n        "height": "11.80",\n        "content": "event_name",\n        "text": "Sample event name",\n        "text_i18n": {},\n        "rotation": 0,\n        "align": "left",\n        "verticalalign": "middle",\n        "autoresize": true,\n        "splitlongwords": true\n    },\n    {\n        "type": "textcontainer",\n        "page": 1,\n        "locale": "",\n        "left": "16.35",\n        "bottom": "261.77",\n        "fontsize": "13.0",\n        "lineheight": "1",\n        "color": [\n            0,\n            0,\n            0,\n            1\n        ],\n        "fontfamily": "Open Sans",\n        "bold": false,\n        "italic": false,\n        "width": "113.03",\n        "height": "7.83",\n        "content": "itemvar",\n        "text": "Sample product – sample variation",\n        "text_i18n": {},\n        "rotation": 0,\n        "align": "left",\n        "verticalalign": "middle",\n        "autoresize": true,\n        "splitlongwords": true\n    },\n    {\n        "type": "textcontainer",\n        "page": 1,\n        "locale": "",\n        "left": "16.35",\n        "bottom": "251.30",\n        "fontsize": "13.0",\n        "lineheight": "1",\n        "color": [\n            0,\n            0,\n            0,\n            1\n        ],\n        "fontfamily": "Open Sans",\n        "bold": false,\n        "italic": false,\n        "width": "113.03",\n        "height": "7.83",\n        "content": "attendee_name",\n        "text": "Dr John Doe",\n        "text_i18n": {},\n        "rotation": 0,\n        "align": "left",\n        "verticalalign": "middle",\n        "autoresize": true,\n        "splitlongwords": true\n    },\n    {\n        "type": "textcontainer",\n        "page": 1,\n        "locale": "",\n        "left": "16.35",\n        "bottom": "240.30",\n        "fontsize": "13.0",\n        "lineheight": "1",\n        "color": [\n            0,\n            0,\n            0,\n            1\n        ],\n        "fontfamily": "Open Sans",\n        "bold": false,\n        "italic": false,\n        "width": "113.03",\n        "height": "7.83",\n        "content": "event_begin",\n        "text": "2017-05-31 20:00",\n        "text_i18n": {},\n        "rotation": 0,\n        "align": "left",\n        "verticalalign": "middle",\n        "autoresize": true,\n        "splitlongwords": true\n    },\n    {\n        "type": "textcontainer",\n        "page": 1,\n        "locale": "",\n        "left": "16.35",\n        "bottom": "231.30",\n        "fontsize": "13.0",\n        "lineheight": "1",\n        "color": [\n            0,\n            0,\n            0,\n            1\n        ],\n        "fontfamily": "Open Sans",\n        "bold": false,\n        "italic": false,\n        "width": "113.03",\n        "height": "7.83",\n        "content": "seat",\n        "text": "Ground floor, Row 3, Seat 4",\n        "text_i18n": {},\n        "rotation": 0,\n        "align": "left",\n        "verticalalign": "middle",\n        "autoresize": true,\n        "splitlongwords": true\n    },\n    {\n        "type": "textcontainer",\n        "page": 1,\n        "locale": "",\n        "left": "16.35",\n        "bottom": "203.43",\n        "fontsize": "13.0",\n        "lineheight": "1",\n        "color": [\n            0,\n            0,\n            0,\n            1\n        ],\n        "fontfamily": "Open Sans",\n        "bold": false,\n        "italic": false,\n        "width": "113.03",\n        "height": "25.70",\n        "content": "event_location",\n        "text": "Random City",\n        "text_i18n": {},\n        "rotation": 0,\n        "align": "left",\n        "verticalalign": "bottom",\n        "autoresize": true,\n        "splitlongwords": true\n    },\n    {\n        "type": "textcontainer",\n        "page": 1,\n        "locale": "",\n        "left": "101.50",\n        "bottom": "193.33",\n        "fontsize": "13.0",\n        "lineheight": "1",\n        "color": [\n            0,\n            0,\n            0,\n            1\n        ],\n        "fontfamily": "Open Sans",\n        "bold": false,\n        "italic": false,\n        "width": "91.93",\n        "height": "7.83",\n        "content": "secret",\n        "text": "tdmruoekvkpbv1o2mv8xccvqcikvr58u",\n        "text_i18n": {},\n        "rotation": 0,\n        "align": "left",\n        "verticalalign": "middle",\n        "autoresize": true,\n        "splitlongwords": true\n    },\n    {\n        "type": "textcontainer",\n        "page": 1,\n        "locale": "",\n        "left": "51.50",\n        "bottom": "193.33",\n        "fontsize": "13.0",\n        "lineheight": "1",\n        "color": [\n            0,\n            0,\n            0,\n            1\n        ],\n        "fontfamily": "Open Sans",\n        "bold": false,\n        "italic": false,\n        "width": "47.38",\n        "height": "7.83",\n        "content": "price",\n        "text": "123.45 EUR",\n        "text_i18n": {},\n        "rotation": 0,\n        "align": "right",\n        "verticalalign": "middle",\n        "autoresize": true,\n        "splitlongwords": true\n    },\n    {\n        "type": "textcontainer",\n        "page": 1,\n        "locale": "",\n        "left": "16.50",\n        "bottom": "193.33",\n        "fontsize": "13.0",\n        "lineheight": "1",\n        "color": [\n            0,\n            0,\n            0,\n            1\n        ],\n        "fontfamily": "Open Sans",\n        "bold": false,\n        "italic": false,\n        "width": "32.32",\n        "height": "7.83",\n        "content": "order",\n        "text": "A1B2C",\n        "text_i18n": {},\n        "rotation": 0,\n        "align": "left",\n        "verticalalign": "middle",\n        "autoresize": true,\n        "splitlongwords": true\n    }\n]'),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/src/pretix/plugins/ticketoutputpdf/models.py b/src/pretix/plugins/ticketoutputpdf/models.py
index 337e69d53..07f7fb9f3 100644
--- a/src/pretix/plugins/ticketoutputpdf/models.py
+++ b/src/pretix/plugins/ticketoutputpdf/models.py
@@ -37,7 +37,13 @@ DEFAULT_TICKET_LAYOUT = '''[
         "content": "secret",
         "text": "",
         "text_i18n": {},
-        "nowhitespace": false
+        "nowhitespace": false,
+        "color": [
+            0,
+            0,
+            0,
+            1
+        ]
     },
     {
         "type": "poweredby",
diff --git a/src/pretix/static/pretixcontrol/js/ui/editor.js b/src/pretix/static/pretixcontrol/js/ui/editor.js
index c9474519d..d91f587a7 100644
--- a/src/pretix/static/pretixcontrol/js/ui/editor.js
+++ b/src/pretix/static/pretixcontrol/js/ui/editor.js
@@ -313,6 +313,7 @@ var editor = {
                     content: o.content,
                 });
             } else  if (o.type === "barcodearea") {
+                col = (new fabric.Color(o.fill))._source;
                 d.push({
                     type: "barcodearea",
                     page: editor.pdf_page_number,
@@ -323,6 +324,7 @@ var editor = {
                     text: o.text,
                     text_i18n: o.text_i18n || {},
                     nowhitespace: o.nowhitespace || false,
+                    color: col,
                 });
             } else  if (o.type === "poweredby") {
                 d.push({
@@ -349,6 +351,10 @@ var editor = {
             o.content = d.content;
             o.scaleToHeight(editor._mm2px(d.size));
             o.nowhitespace = d.nowhitespace || false;
+            if (!d.color) {
+              d.color = [0, 0, 0, 1];
+            }
+            o.set('fill', 'rgb(' + d.color[0] + ',' + d.color[1] + ',' + d.color[2] + ')');
             if (d.content === "other") {
                 o.text = d.text
             } else if (d.content === "other_i18n") {
@@ -640,6 +646,8 @@ var editor = {
                 }));
             });
         } else if (o.type === "barcodearea") {
+            var col = (new fabric.Color(o.fill))._source;
+            $("#toolbox-qrcolor").val("#" + ((1 << 24) + (col[0] << 16) + (col[1] << 8) + col[2]).toString(16).slice(1));
             $("#toolbox-squaresize").val(editor._px2mm(o.height * o.scaleY).toFixed(2));
             $("#toolbox-qrwhitespace").prop("checked", o.nowhitespace || false);
         } else if (o.type === "imagearea") {
@@ -742,6 +750,7 @@ var editor = {
             o.set('scaleX', 1);
             o.set('scaleY', 1);
             o.set('top', new_top)
+            o.set('fill', $("#toolbox-qrcolor").val());
             o.nowhitespace = $("#toolbox-qrwhitespace").prop("checked") || false;
 
             $("#toolbox-content-other").toggle($("#toolbox-content").val() === "other");
@@ -1028,7 +1037,7 @@ var editor = {
             width: 100,
             height: 100,
             lockRotation: true,
-            fill: '#666',
+            fill: '#000',
             content: $(this).attr("data-content"),
             text: '',
             nowhitespace: true,
diff --git a/src/pretix/static/schema/pdf-layout.schema.json b/src/pretix/static/schema/pdf-layout.schema.json
index 98596fcb9..e501272c9 100644
--- a/src/pretix/static/schema/pdf-layout.schema.json
+++ b/src/pretix/static/schema/pdf-layout.schema.json
@@ -80,6 +80,17 @@
           "nowhitespace": {
             "description": "Whether a barcode should be rendered without margins. Only used for type 'barcodearea'.",
             "type": "boolean"
+          },
+          "color": {
+            "description": "QR color as a tuple of three integers in the 0-255 range and one float in the 0-1 range. The last value (alpha) is ignored by the current implementation but might be used in the future.",
+            "type": "array",
+            "items": {
+              "type": "number",
+              "minimum": 0,
+              "maximum": 255
+            },
+            "minItems": 3,
+            "maxItems": 4
           }
         },
         "additionalProperties": false