diff --git a/doc/api/resources/customers.rst b/doc/api/resources/customers.rst
index 17d5d9279..d9fd2c14f 100644
--- a/doc/api/resources/customers.rst
+++ b/doc/api/resources/customers.rst
@@ -26,10 +26,16 @@ date_joined                           datetime                   Date and time o
 locale                                string                     Preferred language of the customer
 last_modified                         datetime                   Date and time of modification of the record
 notes                                 string                     Internal notes and comments (or ``null``)
+password                              string                     Can only be set during creation of a new customer, will
+                                                                 not be included in any responses.
 ===================================== ========================== =======================================================
 
 .. versionadded:: 4.0
 
+.. versionchanged:: 4.3
+
+   Passwords can now be set through the API during customer creation.
+
 Endpoints
 ---------
 
@@ -146,6 +152,7 @@ Endpoints
 
       {
         "email": "test@example.org",
+        "password": "verysecret",
         "send_email": true
       }
 
diff --git a/src/pretix/api/serializers/organizer.py b/src/pretix/api/serializers/organizer.py
index a4e5c7593..f181b0f06 100644
--- a/src/pretix/api/serializers/organizer.py
+++ b/src/pretix/api/serializers/organizer.py
@@ -77,10 +77,11 @@ class CustomerSerializer(I18nAwareModelSerializer):
 
 class CustomerCreateSerializer(CustomerSerializer):
     send_email = serializers.BooleanField(default=False, required=False, allow_null=True)
+    password = serializers.CharField(write_only=True, required=False, allow_null=True)
 
     class Meta:
         model = Customer
-        fields = CustomerSerializer.Meta.fields + ('send_email',)
+        fields = CustomerSerializer.Meta.fields + ('send_email', 'password')
 
 
 class MembershipTypeSerializer(I18nAwareModelSerializer):
diff --git a/src/pretix/api/views/organizer.py b/src/pretix/api/views/organizer.py
index 65b899e94..05b689826 100644
--- a/src/pretix/api/views/organizer.py
+++ b/src/pretix/api/views/organizer.py
@@ -515,8 +515,8 @@ class CustomerViewSet(viewsets.ModelViewSet):
         raise MethodNotAllowed("Customers cannot be deleted.")
 
     @transaction.atomic()
-    def perform_create(self, serializer, send_email=False):
-        customer = serializer.save(organizer=self.request.organizer, password=make_password(None))
+    def perform_create(self, serializer, send_email=False, password=None):
+        customer = serializer.save(organizer=self.request.organizer, password=make_password(password))
         serializer.instance.log_action(
             'pretix.customer.created',
             user=self.request.user,
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ class CustomerViewSet(viewsets.ModelViewSet):
     def create(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
         serializer = CustomerCreateSerializer(data=request.data, context=self.get_serializer_context())
         serializer.is_valid(raise_exception=True)
-        self.perform_create(serializer, send_email=serializer.validated_data.pop('send_email', False))
+        self.perform_create(serializer, send_email=serializer.validated_data.pop('send_email', False), password=serializer.validated_data.pop('password', None))
         headers = self.get_success_headers(serializer.data)
         return Response(serializer.data, status=status.HTTP_201_CREATED, headers=headers)
 
diff --git a/src/tests/api/test_customers.py b/src/tests/api/test_customers.py
index 233b6eebf..54a18cac5 100644
--- a/src/tests/api/test_customers.py
+++ b/src/tests/api/test_customers.py
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ def test_customer_create(token_client, organizer):
         data={
             'identifier': 'IGNORED',
             'email': 'bar@example.com',
+            'password': 'foobar',
             'name_parts': {
                 "_scheme": "given_family",
                 'given_name': 'John',
@@ -99,6 +100,7 @@ def test_customer_create(token_client, organizer):
         assert customer.is_active
         assert customer.name == 'John Doe'
         assert customer.is_verified
+        assert customer.check_password('foobar')
     assert len(djmail.outbox) == 0