diff --git a/src/pretix/base/services/orders.py b/src/pretix/base/services/orders.py
index 8eac8ded0..4ed89e958 100644
--- a/src/pretix/base/services/orders.py
+++ b/src/pretix/base/services/orders.py
@@ -1306,7 +1306,7 @@ class OrderChangeManager:
             except SendMailException:
                 logger.exception('Order changed email could not be sent')
 
-    def commit(self):
+    def commit(self, check_quotas=True):
         if self._committed:
             # an order change can only be committed once
             raise OrderError(error_messages['internal'])
@@ -1323,7 +1323,8 @@ class OrderChangeManager:
             with self.order.event.lock():
                 if self.order.status not in (Order.STATUS_PENDING, Order.STATUS_PAID):
                     raise OrderError(self.error_messages['not_pending_or_paid'])
-                self._check_quotas()
+                if check_quotas:
+                    self._check_quotas()
                 self._check_complete_cancel()
                 self._perform_operations()
             self._recalculate_total_and_payment_fee()
diff --git a/src/pretix/control/forms/orders.py b/src/pretix/control/forms/orders.py
index 78b441acd..37eee6d3d 100644
--- a/src/pretix/control/forms/orders.py
+++ b/src/pretix/control/forms/orders.py
@@ -177,6 +177,10 @@ class OtherOperationsForm(forms.Form):
             'Send an email to the customer notifying that their order has been changed.'
         )
     )
+    ignore_quotas = forms.BooleanField(
+        label=_('Allow to overbook quotas when performing this operation'),
+        required=False,
+    )
 
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         kwargs.pop('order')
diff --git a/src/pretix/control/templates/pretixcontrol/order/change.html b/src/pretix/control/templates/pretixcontrol/order/change.html
index 9958d29c7..48f51fe7e 100644
--- a/src/pretix/control/templates/pretixcontrol/order/change.html
+++ b/src/pretix/control/templates/pretixcontrol/order/change.html
@@ -206,6 +206,9 @@
                 </div>
             </div>
         </div>
+        <div class="">
+            {% bootstrap_field other_form.ignore_quotas layout="" %}
+        </div>
         <div class="form-group submit-group">
             <a class="btn btn-default btn-lg"
                     href="{% url "control:event.order" event=request.event.slug organizer=request.event.organizer.slug code=order.code %}">
diff --git a/src/pretix/control/views/orders.py b/src/pretix/control/views/orders.py
index 3a91533d8..2064bbe49 100644
--- a/src/pretix/control/views/orders.py
+++ b/src/pretix/control/views/orders.py
@@ -1259,7 +1259,7 @@ class OrderChange(OrderView):
             messages.error(self.request, _('An error occurred. Please see the details below.'))
         else:
             try:
-                ocm.commit()
+                ocm.commit(check_quotas=not self.other_form.cleaned_data['ignore_quotas'])
             except OrderError as e:
                 messages.error(self.request, str(e))
             else:
diff --git a/src/tests/base/test_orders.py b/src/tests/base/test_orders.py
index 749ec1c77..901b8427e 100644
--- a/src/tests/base/test_orders.py
+++ b/src/tests/base/test_orders.py
@@ -816,6 +816,14 @@ class OrderChangeManagerTests(TestCase):
         self.op1.refresh_from_db()
         assert self.op1.item == self.ticket
 
+    def test_quota_ignore(self):
+        q = self.event.quotas.create(name='Test', size=0)
+        q.items.add(self.shirt)
+        self.ocm.change_item(self.op1, self.shirt, None)
+        self.ocm.commit(check_quotas=False)
+        self.op1.refresh_from_db()
+        assert self.op1.item == self.shirt
+
     def test_quota_full_but_in_same(self):
         q = self.event.quotas.create(name='Test', size=0)
         q.items.add(self.shirt)