diff --git a/src/pretix/control/templates/pretixcontrol/user/2fa_main.html b/src/pretix/control/templates/pretixcontrol/user/2fa_main.html
index 308c57851..061017053 100644
--- a/src/pretix/control/templates/pretixcontrol/user/2fa_main.html
+++ b/src/pretix/control/templates/pretixcontrol/user/2fa_main.html
@@ -144,14 +144,23 @@
         </div>
         <div class="panel-body">
             <p>
-                {% trans "If you lose access to your devices, you can use one of the following keys to log in. We recommend to store them in a safe place, e.g. printed out or in a password manager. Every token can be used at most once." %}
+                {% blocktrans trimmed with generation_date_time=static_tokens_device.created_at %}
+                    If you lose access to your devices, you can use one of your emergency tokens to log in.
+                    We recommend to store them in a safe place, e.g. printed out or in a password manager.
+                    Every token can be used at most once.
+                {% endblocktrans %}
             </p>
-            <p>{% trans "Unused tokens:" %}</p>
-            <ul>
-                {% for t in static_tokens %}
-                    <li><code>{{ t.token }}</code></li>
-                {% endfor %}
-            </ul>
+            {% if static_tokens_device %}
+                <p>
+                    {% blocktrans trimmed with generation_date_time=static_tokens_device.created_at %}
+                        You generated your emergency tokens on {{ generation_date_time }}.
+                    {% endblocktrans %}
+                </p>
+            {% else %}
+                <p>
+                    {% trans "You don't have any emergency tokens yet." %}
+                </p>
+            {% endif %}
             <a href="{% url "control:user.settings.2fa.regenemergency" %}" class="btn btn-default">
                 <span class="fa fa-refresh"></span>
                 {% trans "Generate new emergency tokens" %}
diff --git a/src/pretix/control/views/user.py b/src/pretix/control/views/user.py
index d1d77c9b1..6abf17d3c 100644
--- a/src/pretix/control/views/user.py
+++ b/src/pretix/control/views/user.py
@@ -292,16 +292,13 @@ class User2FAMainView(RecentAuthenticationRequiredMixin, TemplateView):
         ctx = super().get_context_data()
 
         try:
-            ctx['static_tokens'] = StaticDevice.objects.get(user=self.request.user, name='emergency').token_set.all()
+            ctx['static_tokens_device'] = StaticDevice.objects.get(user=self.request.user, name='emergency')
         except StaticDevice.MultipleObjectsReturned:
-            ctx['static_tokens'] = StaticDevice.objects.filter(
+            ctx['static_tokens_device'] = StaticDevice.objects.filter(
                 user=self.request.user, name='emergency'
-            ).first().token_set.all()
+            ).first()
         except StaticDevice.DoesNotExist:
-            d = StaticDevice.objects.create(user=self.request.user, name='emergency')
-            for i in range(10):
-                d.token_set.create(token=get_random_string(length=12, allowed_chars='1234567890'))
-            ctx['static_tokens'] = d.token_set.all()
+            ctx['static_tokens_device'] = None
 
         ctx['devices'] = []
         for dt in REAL_DEVICE_TYPES:
@@ -634,7 +631,8 @@ class User2FARegenerateEmergencyView(RecentAuthenticationRequiredMixin, Template
         self.request.user.update_session_token()
         update_session_auth_hash(self.request, self.request.user)
         messages.success(request, _('Your emergency codes have been newly generated. Remember to store them in a safe '
-                                    'place in case you lose access to your devices.'))
+                                    'place in case you lose access to your devices. You will not be able to view them '
+                                    'again here.\n\nYour emergency codes:\n- ' + '\n- '.join(t.token for t in d.token_set.all())))
         return redirect(reverse('control:user.settings.2fa'))