diff --git a/src/pretix/base/settings.py b/src/pretix/base/settings.py
index 397714691..94b0a2949 100644
--- a/src/pretix/base/settings.py
+++ b/src/pretix/base/settings.py
@@ -221,6 +221,10 @@ Your {event} team"""))
         'default': None,
         'type': File
     },
+    'frontpage_text': {
+        'default': '',
+        'type': LazyI18nString
+    }
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/pretix/control/forms/event.py b/src/pretix/control/forms/event.py
index c30b6180f..ba0b0dff4 100644
--- a/src/pretix/control/forms/event.py
+++ b/src/pretix/control/forms/event.py
@@ -367,6 +367,11 @@ class DisplaySettingsForm(SettingsForm):
         help_text=_('If you provide a logo image, we will by default not show your events name and date '
                     'in the page header. We will show your logo with a maximal height of 120 pixels.')
     )
+    frontpage_text = I18nFormField(
+        label=_("Frontpage text"),
+        required=False,
+        widget=I18nTextarea
+    )
 
 
 class TicketSettingsForm(SettingsForm):
diff --git a/src/pretix/control/templates/pretixcontrol/event/display.html b/src/pretix/control/templates/pretixcontrol/event/display.html
index a90095a1f..0869e289c 100644
--- a/src/pretix/control/templates/pretixcontrol/event/display.html
+++ b/src/pretix/control/templates/pretixcontrol/event/display.html
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
             <legend>{% trans "Display settings" %}</legend>
             {% bootstrap_field form.primary_color layout="horizontal" %}
             {% bootstrap_field form.logo_image layout="horizontal" %}
+            {% bootstrap_field form.frontpage_text layout="horizontal" %}
         </fieldset>
         <div class="form-group submit-group">
             <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary btn-save">
diff --git a/src/pretix/presale/templates/pretixpresale/event/index.html b/src/pretix/presale/templates/pretixpresale/event/index.html
index e13769047..8b5352ee2 100644
--- a/src/pretix/presale/templates/pretixpresale/event/index.html
+++ b/src/pretix/presale/templates/pretixpresale/event/index.html
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@
             {% endif %}
         </div>
     {% endif %}
+    {% if frontpage_text %}
+        {{ frontpage_text|linebreaks }}
+    {% endif %}
     {% if event.presale_is_running or event.settings.show_items_outside_presale_period %}
         <form method="post" data-asynctask
                 action="{% eventurl request.event "presale:event.cart.add" %}?next={{ request.path|urlencode }}">
diff --git a/src/pretix/presale/views/event.py b/src/pretix/presale/views/event.py
index 18e74a9a5..6fa1f1824 100644
--- a/src/pretix/presale/views/event.py
+++ b/src/pretix/presale/views/event.py
@@ -72,4 +72,5 @@ class EventIndex(EventViewMixin, CartMixin, TemplateView):
         context['vouchers_exist'] = vouchers_exist
 
         context['cart'] = self.get_cart()
+        context['frontpage_text'] = str(self.request.event.settings.frontpage_text)
         return context