diff --git a/src/pretix/api/serializers/event.py b/src/pretix/api/serializers/event.py
index ab32f42db..4cbcd5757 100644
--- a/src/pretix/api/serializers/event.py
+++ b/src/pretix/api/serializers/event.py
@@ -411,6 +411,7 @@ class CloneEventSerializer(EventSerializer):
         has_subevents = validated_data.pop('has_subevents', None)
         tz = validated_data.pop('timezone', None)
         sales_channels = validated_data.pop('sales_channels', None)
+        date_admission = validated_data.pop('date_admission', None)
         new_event = super().create({**validated_data, 'plugins': None})
 
         event = Event.objects.filter(slug=self.context['event'], organizer=self.context['organizer'].pk).first()
@@ -426,6 +427,10 @@ class CloneEventSerializer(EventSerializer):
             new_event.sales_channels = sales_channels
         if has_subevents is not None:
             new_event.has_subevents = has_subevents
+        if has_subevents is not None:
+            new_event.has_subevents = has_subevents
+        if date_admission is not None:
+            new_event.date_admission = date_admission
         new_event.save()
         if tz:
             new_event.settings.timezone = tz
diff --git a/src/pretix/api/views/event.py b/src/pretix/api/views/event.py
index bb71347ec..ddbd4f559 100644
--- a/src/pretix/api/views/event.py
+++ b/src/pretix/api/views/event.py
@@ -261,6 +261,8 @@ class EventViewSet(viewsets.ModelViewSet):
                 new_event.sales_channels = serializer.validated_data['sales_channels']
             if 'has_subevents' in serializer.validated_data:
                 new_event.has_subevents = serializer.validated_data['has_subevents']
+            if 'date_admission' in serializer.validated_data:
+                new_event.date_admission = serializer.validated_data['date_admission']
             new_event.save()
             if 'timezone' in serializer.validated_data:
                 new_event.settings.timezone = serializer.validated_data['timezone']
diff --git a/src/tests/api/test_events.py b/src/tests/api/test_events.py
index 519fe06ea..a043cde61 100644
--- a/src/tests/api/test_events.py
+++ b/src/tests/api/test_events.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 # License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
 
 import copy
-from datetime import datetime
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 from decimal import Decimal
 from unittest import mock
 
@@ -372,6 +372,8 @@ def test_event_create(team, token_client, organizer, event, meta_prop):
     '/api/v1/organizers/{}/events/?clone_from={}',
 ])
 def test_event_create_with_clone(token_client, organizer, event, meta_prop, urlstyle):
+    event.date_admission = event.date_from - timedelta(hours=1)
+    event.save()
     resp = token_client.post(
         urlstyle.format(organizer.slug, event.slug),
         {
@@ -384,7 +386,7 @@ def test_event_create_with_clone(token_client, organizer, event, meta_prop, urls
             "currency": "EUR",
             "date_from": "2018-12-27T10:00:00Z",
             "date_to": "2018-12-28T10:00:00Z",
-            "date_admission": None,
+            "date_admission": "2018-12-27T08:00:00Z",
             "is_public": False,
             "presale_start": None,
             "presale_end": None,
@@ -407,6 +409,7 @@ def test_event_create_with_clone(token_client, organizer, event, meta_prop, urls
         assert cloned_event.plugins == 'pretix.plugins.ticketoutputpdf'
         assert cloned_event.is_public is False
         assert cloned_event.testmode
+        assert cloned_event.date_admission.isoformat() == "2018-12-27T08:00:00+00:00"
         assert organizer.events.get(slug="2030").meta_values.filter(
             property__name=meta_prop.name, value="Conference"
         ).exists()