diff --git a/src/pretix/base/pdf.py b/src/pretix/base/pdf.py
index 7b0cfddf66..38cdcc3d40 100644
--- a/src/pretix/base/pdf.py
+++ b/src/pretix/base/pdf.py
@@ -597,7 +597,10 @@ class Renderer:
         if len(content) > 128:
             level = 'L'
         reqs = float(o['size']) * mm
-        qrw = QrCodeWidget(content, barLevel=level, barHeight=reqs, barWidth=reqs)
+        kwargs = {}
+        if o.get('nowhitespace', False):
+            kwargs['barBorder'] = 0
+        qrw = QrCodeWidget(content, barLevel=level, barHeight=reqs, barWidth=reqs, **kwargs)
         d = Drawing(reqs, reqs)
         d.add(qrw)
         qr_x = float(o['left']) * mm
diff --git a/src/pretix/control/templates/pretixcontrol/pdf/index.html b/src/pretix/control/templates/pretixcontrol/pdf/index.html
index 95d20b6b27..c258bab304 100644
--- a/src/pretix/control/templates/pretixcontrol/pdf/index.html
+++ b/src/pretix/control/templates/pretixcontrol/pdf/index.html
@@ -249,12 +249,14 @@
                     </div>
                     <div class="row control-group squaresize">
                         <div class="col-sm-12">
-                            <p>
-                                {% blocktrans trimmed %}
-                                    The final QR code will be slightly smaller because some whitespace is required
-                                    for proper scanning.
-                                {% endblocktrans %}
-                            </p>
+                            <div class="checkbox">
+                                <label class="">
+                                    <input type="checkbox" value="off" class="checkbox"
+                                            id="toolbox-qrwhitespace">
+                                    {% trans "Render without whitespace" %}
+                                </label><br>
+                                <span class="text-muted">{% trans "Required for consistent size across platforms. Supported on Android starting with pretixPRINT 2.3.3 and on Desktop with pretixSCAN 1.9.3." %}</span>
+                            </div>
                         </div>
                     </div>
                     <div class="row control-group text">
diff --git a/src/pretix/static/pretixcontrol/js/ui/editor.js b/src/pretix/static/pretixcontrol/js/ui/editor.js
index 7c3cdd358a..372b09211e 100644
--- a/src/pretix/static/pretixcontrol/js/ui/editor.js
+++ b/src/pretix/static/pretixcontrol/js/ui/editor.js
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ var editor = {
                     bottom: editor._px2mm(editor.pdf_viewport.height - o.height * o.scaleY - top).toFixed(2),
                     size: editor._px2mm(o.height * o.scaleY).toFixed(2),
                     content: o.content,
+                    nowhitespace: o.nowhitespace || false,
                 });
             } else  if (o.type === "poweredby") {
                 d.push({
@@ -200,6 +201,7 @@ var editor = {
             o = editor._add_qrcode();
             o.content = d.content;
             o.scaleToHeight(editor._mm2px(d.size));
+            o.nowhitespace = d.nowhitespace || false;
         } else if (d.type === "imagearea") {
             o = editor._add_imagearea(d.content);
             o.content = d.content;
@@ -398,6 +400,7 @@ var editor = {
 
         if (o.type === "barcodearea") {
             $("#toolbox-squaresize").val(editor._px2mm(o.height * o.scaleY).toFixed(2));
+            $("#toolbox-qrwhitespace").prop("checked", o.nowhitespace || false);
         } else if (o.type === "imagearea") {
             $("#toolbox-height").val(editor._px2mm(o.height * o.scaleY).toFixed(2));
             $("#toolbox-width").val(editor._px2mm(o.width * o.scaleX).toFixed(2));
@@ -457,6 +460,7 @@ var editor = {
             o.setScaleX(1);
             o.setScaleY(1);
             o.set('top', new_top)
+            o.nowhitespace = $("#toolbox-qrwhitespace").prop("checked") || false;
         } else if (o.type === "imagearea") {
             var new_w = editor._mm2px($("#toolbox-width").val());
             var new_h = editor._mm2px($("#toolbox-height").val());
@@ -614,6 +618,7 @@ var editor = {
             lockUniScaling: true,
             fill: '#666',
             content: $(this).attr("data-content"),
+            nowhitespace: true,
         });
         rect.setControlsVisibility({'mtr': false});
         editor.fabric.add(rect);
@@ -918,9 +923,9 @@ var editor = {
             }
         }).prop('disabled', !$.support.fileInput).parent().addClass($.support.fileInput ? undefined : 'disabled');
 
-        $("#toolbox input[type=number], #toolbox textarea, #toolbox input[type=text]").bind('change keydown keyup' +
+        $("#toolbox input[type=number], #toolbox textarea, #toolbox input[type=text], #toolbox input[type=checkbox]").bind('change keydown keyup' +
             ' input', editor._update_values_from_toolbox);
-        $("#toolbox input[type=number], #toolbox textarea, #toolbox input[type=text], #toolbox input[type=radio]").bind('change', editor._create_savepoint);
+        $("#toolbox input[type=number], #toolbox textarea, #toolbox input[type=text], #toolbox input[type=checkbox], #toolbox input[type=radio]").bind('change', editor._create_savepoint);
         $("#toolbox label.btn").bind('click change', editor._update_values_from_toolbox);
         $("#toolbox select").bind('change', editor._update_values_from_toolbox);
         $("#toolbox select").bind('change', editor._create_savepoint);