diff --git a/src/pretix/base/migrations/0257_item_default_price_not_null.py b/src/pretix/base/migrations/0257_item_default_price_not_null.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..16b0511a4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/pretix/base/migrations/0257_item_default_price_not_null.py
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# Generated by Django 4.2.9 on 2024-01-30 11:11
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ("pretixbase", "0256_itemvariation_unavail_modes"),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name="item",
+            name="default_price",
+            field=models.DecimalField(decimal_places=2, default=0, max_digits=13),
+            preserve_default=False,
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/src/pretix/base/models/items.py b/src/pretix/base/models/items.py
index f518a3ec2a..8e8bf7070e 100644
--- a/src/pretix/base/models/items.py
+++ b/src/pretix/base/models/items.py
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ class Item(LoggedModel):
         help_text=_("If this product has multiple variations, you can set different prices for each of the "
                     "variations. If a variation does not have a special price or if you do not have variations, "
                     "this price will be used."),
-        max_digits=13, decimal_places=2, null=True
+        max_digits=13, decimal_places=2,
     )
     free_price = models.BooleanField(
         default=False,
diff --git a/src/tests/api/test_cart.py b/src/tests/api/test_cart.py
index 4767411c20..348e189a8d 100644
--- a/src/tests/api/test_cart.py
+++ b/src/tests/api/test_cart.py
@@ -934,7 +934,7 @@ def test_cartpos_create_with_voucher_unknown(token_client, organizer, event, ite
 @pytest.mark.django_db
 def test_cartpos_create_with_voucher_invalid_item(token_client, organizer, event, item, quota):
     with scopes_disabled():
-        item2 = event.items.create(name="item2")
+        item2 = event.items.create(name="item2", default_price=0)
         voucher = event.vouchers.create(code="FOOBAR", item=item2)
     res = copy.deepcopy(CARTPOS_CREATE_PAYLOAD)
     res['item'] = item.pk