diff --git a/src/pretix/base/models/items.py b/src/pretix/base/models/items.py
index 22d584c5e6..29582b4649 100644
--- a/src/pretix/base/models/items.py
+++ b/src/pretix/base/models/items.py
@@ -963,6 +963,11 @@ class Question(LoggedModel):
         'Question', null=True, blank=True, on_delete=models.SET_NULL, related_name='dependent_questions'
     )
     dependency_value = models.TextField(null=True, blank=True)
+    default_value = models.TextField(
+        verbose_name=_('Default answer'),
+        help_text=_('The question will be filled with this response by default'),
+        null=True, blank=True,
+    )
 
     class Meta:
         verbose_name = _("Question")
@@ -980,6 +985,10 @@ class Question(LoggedModel):
     def clean_identifier(self, code):
         Question._clean_identifier(self.event, code, self)
 
+    def clean(self):
+        if self.default_value is not None:
+            self.clean_answer(self.default_value)
+
     @staticmethod
     def _clean_identifier(event, code, instance=None):
         qs = Question.objects.filter(event=event, identifier__iexact=code)
diff --git a/src/pretix/control/forms/item.py b/src/pretix/control/forms/item.py
index 7cc2843fc9..ad3069d2ab 100644
--- a/src/pretix/control/forms/item.py
+++ b/src/pretix/control/forms/item.py
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ class QuestionForm(I18nModelForm):
             'help_text',
             'type',
             'required',
+            'default_value',
             'ask_during_checkin',
             'identifier',
             'items',
diff --git a/src/pretix/control/templates/pretixcontrol/items/question_edit.html b/src/pretix/control/templates/pretixcontrol/items/question_edit.html
index 5039324e34..49a2d19123 100644
--- a/src/pretix/control/templates/pretixcontrol/items/question_edit.html
+++ b/src/pretix/control/templates/pretixcontrol/items/question_edit.html
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@
         <fieldset>
             <legend>{% trans "Advanced settings" %}</legend>
             {% bootstrap_field form.help_text layout="control" %}
+            {% bootstrap_field form.default_value layout="control" %}
             {% bootstrap_field form.identifier layout="control" %}
             {% bootstrap_field form.ask_during_checkin layout="control" %}