diff --git a/src/pretix/api/serializers/event.py b/src/pretix/api/serializers/event.py
index 55faed33b..0825a8dee 100644
--- a/src/pretix/api/serializers/event.py
+++ b/src/pretix/api/serializers/event.py
@@ -555,6 +555,7 @@ class EventSettingsSerializer(serializers.Serializer):
         'meta_noindex',
         'redirect_to_checkout_directly',
         'frontpage_subevent_ordering',
+        'event_list_type',
         'frontpage_text',
         'attendee_names_asked',
         'attendee_names_required',
diff --git a/src/pretix/base/settings.py b/src/pretix/base/settings.py
index e07c979aa..bdddf0072 100644
--- a/src/pretix/base/settings.py
+++ b/src/pretix/base/settings.py
@@ -880,7 +880,22 @@ DEFAULTS = {
     },
     'event_list_type': {
         'default': 'list',
-        'type': str
+        'type': str,
+        'form_class': forms.ChoiceField,
+        'serializer_class': serializers.ChoiceField,
+        'serializer_kwargs': dict(
+            choices=(
+                ('list', _('List')),
+                ('calendar', _('Calendar'))
+            )
+        ),
+        'form_kwargs': dict(
+            label=_('Default overview style'),
+            choices=(
+                ('list', _('List')),
+                ('calendar', _('Calendar'))
+            )
+        ),
     },
     'last_order_modification_date': {
         'default': None,
diff --git a/src/pretix/control/forms/event.py b/src/pretix/control/forms/event.py
index 001337a17..af14971ab 100644
--- a/src/pretix/control/forms/event.py
+++ b/src/pretix/control/forms/event.py
@@ -510,6 +510,7 @@ class EventSettingsForm(SettingsForm):
         'meta_noindex',
         'redirect_to_checkout_directly',
         'frontpage_subevent_ordering',
+        'event_list_type',
         'frontpage_text',
         'attendee_names_asked',
         'attendee_names_required',
@@ -557,6 +558,7 @@ class EventSettingsForm(SettingsForm):
         ]
         if not self.event.has_subevents:
             del self.fields['frontpage_subevent_ordering']
+            del self.fields['event_list_type']
         self.fields['primary_font'].choices += [
             (a, {"title": a, "data": v}) for a, v in get_fonts().items()
         ]
diff --git a/src/pretix/control/templates/pretixcontrol/event/settings.html b/src/pretix/control/templates/pretixcontrol/event/settings.html
index 03647b725..7ffdc9337 100644
--- a/src/pretix/control/templates/pretixcontrol/event/settings.html
+++ b/src/pretix/control/templates/pretixcontrol/event/settings.html
@@ -141,6 +141,9 @@
                 {% if sform.frontpage_subevent_ordering %}
                     {% bootstrap_field sform.frontpage_subevent_ordering layout="control" %}
                 {% endif %}
+                {% if sform.event_list_type %}
+                    {% bootstrap_field sform.event_list_type layout="control" %}
+                {% endif %}
             </fieldset>
             <fieldset>
                 <legend>{% trans "Cart" %}</legend>