diff --git a/src/pretix/base/models/event.py b/src/pretix/base/models/event.py
index 85873731f..89b97c1bb 100644
--- a/src/pretix/base/models/event.py
+++ b/src/pretix/base/models/event.py
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ class Event(LoggedModel):
     :type plugins: str
     """
 
+    settings_namespace = 'event'
     organizer = models.ForeignKey(Organizer, related_name="events", on_delete=models.PROTECT)
     name = I18nCharField(
         max_length=200,
diff --git a/src/pretix/base/models/organizer.py b/src/pretix/base/models/organizer.py
index ff592194e..93cce5e53 100644
--- a/src/pretix/base/models/organizer.py
+++ b/src/pretix/base/models/organizer.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ class Organizer(LoggedModel):
     :type slug: str
     """
 
+    settings_namespace = 'organizer'
     name = models.CharField(max_length=200,
                             verbose_name=_("Name"))
     slug = models.SlugField(
diff --git a/src/pretix/base/settings.py b/src/pretix/base/settings.py
index cfbb8ae45..53712d9ae 100644
--- a/src/pretix/base/settings.py
+++ b/src/pretix/base/settings.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import decimal
 import json
 from datetime import date, datetime, time
+
+from django.core.cache import cache
 from typing import Any, Dict, Optional
 
 import dateutil.parser
@@ -316,17 +318,32 @@ class SettingsProxy:
         self._obj = obj
         self._parent = parent
         self._cached_obj = None
+        self._write_cached_obj = None
         self._type = type
 
     def _cache(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
         if self._cached_obj is None:
-            self._cached_obj = {}
-            for setting in self._obj.setting_objects.all():
-                self._cached_obj[setting.key] = setting
+            self._cached_obj = cache.get_or_set(
+                'settings_{}_{}'.format(self._obj.settings_namespace, self._obj.pk),
+                lambda: {s.key: s.value for s in self._obj.setting_objects.all()},
+                timeout=1800
+            )
         return self._cached_obj
 
+    def _write_cache(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+        if self._write_cached_obj is None:
+            self._write_cached_obj = {
+                s.key: s for s in self._obj.setting_objects.all()
+            }
+        return self._write_cached_obj
+
     def _flush(self) -> None:
         self._cached_obj = None
+        self._write_cached_obj = None
+        self._flush_external_cache()
+
+    def _flush_external_cache(self):
+        cache.delete('settings_{}_{}'.format(self._obj.settings_namespace, self._obj.pk))
 
     def freeze(self) -> dict:
         """
@@ -338,7 +355,7 @@ class SettingsProxy:
             settings[key] = self._unserialize(v['default'], v['type'])
         if self._parent:
             settings.update(self._parent.settings.freeze())
-        for key, value in self._cache().items():
+        for key in self._cache():
             settings[key] = self.get(key)
         return settings
 
@@ -413,7 +430,7 @@ class SettingsProxy:
             as_type = DEFAULTS[key]['type']
 
         if key in self._cache():
-            value = self._cache()[key].value
+            value = self._cache()[key]
         else:
             value = None
             if self._parent:
@@ -445,13 +462,16 @@ class SettingsProxy:
         """
         Stores a setting to the database of its object.
         """
-        if key in self._cache():
-            s = self._cache()[key]
+        wc = self._write_cache()
+        if key in wc:
+            s = wc[key]
         else:
             s = self._type(object=self._obj, key=key)
         s.value = self._serialize(value)
         s.save()
-        self._cache()[key] = s
+        self._cache()[key] = s.value
+        wc[key] = s
+        self._flush_external_cache()
 
     def __delattr__(self, key: str) -> None:
         if key.startswith('_'):
@@ -465,10 +485,15 @@ class SettingsProxy:
         """
         Deletes a setting from this object's storage.
         """
+        if key in self._write_cache():
+            self._write_cache()[key].delete()
+            del self._write_cache()[key]
+
         if key in self._cache():
-            self._cache()[key].delete()
             del self._cache()[key]
 
+        self._flush_external_cache()
+
 
 class SettingsSandbox:
     """
@@ -515,8 +540,10 @@ class SettingsSandbox:
 
 
 class GlobalSettingsObject():
+    settings_namespace = 'global'
 
     def __init__(self):
         self.settings = SettingsProxy(self, type=GlobalSetting)
         self.setting_objects = GlobalSetting.objects
         self.slug = '_global'
+        self.pk = '_global'
diff --git a/src/tests/base/test_settings.py b/src/tests/base/test_settings.py
index 900beb348..18094fc19 100644
--- a/src/tests/base/test_settings.py
+++ b/src/tests/base/test_settings.py
@@ -21,11 +21,14 @@ class SettingsTestCase(TestCase):
             'type': str
         }
         self.global_settings = GlobalSettingsObject()
+        self.global_settings.settings._flush()
         self.organizer = Organizer.objects.create(name='Dummy', slug='dummy')
+        self.organizer.settings._flush()
         self.event = Event.objects.create(
             organizer=self.organizer, name='Dummy', slug='dummy',
             date_from=now(),
         )
+        self.event.settings._flush()
 
     def test_global_set_explicit(self):
         self.global_settings.settings.test = 'foo'
@@ -287,8 +290,11 @@ class SettingsTestCase(TestCase):
         self.event.organizer.settings.set('bar', 'baz')
         self.event.organizer.settings.set('foo', 'baz')
         self.event.settings.set('foo', 'bar')
+        frozen = self.event.settings.freeze()
+        self.event.settings.set('foo', 'notfrozen')
+
         try:
-            self.assertEqual(self.event.settings.freeze(), {
+            self.assertEqual(frozen, {
                 'test_default': 'def',
                 'bar': 'baz',
                 'foo': 'bar'