diff --git a/doc/api/resources/orders.rst b/doc/api/resources/orders.rst
index 9c3b5031d1..92b6623f1b 100644
--- a/doc/api/resources/orders.rst
+++ b/doc/api/resources/orders.rst
@@ -1030,6 +1030,10 @@ Creating orders
 Order state operations
 ----------------------
 
+.. versionchanged:: 3.12
+
+   The ``mark_paid`` operation now takes a ``send_email`` parameter.
+
 .. http:post:: /api/v1/organizers/(organizer)/events/(event)/orders/(code)/mark_paid/
 
    Marks a pending or expired order as successfully paid.
@@ -1041,6 +1045,11 @@ Order state operations
       POST /api/v1/organizers/bigevents/events/sampleconf/orders/ABC12/mark_paid/ HTTP/1.1
       Host: pretix.eu
       Accept: application/json, text/javascript
+      Content-Type: application/json
+
+      {
+          "send_email": true
+      }
 
    **Example response**:
 
@@ -1723,6 +1732,10 @@ Order payment endpoints
 
    Payments can now be created through the API.
 
+.. versionchanged:: 3.12
+
+   The ``confirm`` operation now takes a ``send_email`` parameter.
+
 .. http:get:: /api/v1/organizers/(organizer)/events/(event)/orders/(code)/payments/
 
    Returns a list of all payments for an order.
@@ -1823,7 +1836,10 @@ Order payment endpoints
       Accept: application/json, text/javascript
       Content-Type: application/json
 
-      {"force": false}
+      {
+          "send_email": true,
+          "force": false
+      }
 
    **Example response**:
 
diff --git a/src/pretix/api/views/order.py b/src/pretix/api/views/order.py
index 2ea788d177..f2b2f93ed6 100644
--- a/src/pretix/api/views/order.py
+++ b/src/pretix/api/views/order.py
@@ -228,6 +228,7 @@ class OrderViewSet(viewsets.ModelViewSet):
     @action(detail=True, methods=['POST'])
     def mark_paid(self, request, **kwargs):
         order = self.get_object()
+        send_mail = request.data.get('send_email', True)
 
         if order.status in (Order.STATUS_PENDING, Order.STATUS_EXPIRED):
 
@@ -269,6 +270,7 @@ class OrderViewSet(viewsets.ModelViewSet):
             try:
                 p.confirm(auth=self.request.auth,
                           user=self.request.user if request.user.is_authenticated else None,
+                          send_mail=send_mail,
                           count_waitinglist=False)
             except Quota.QuotaExceededException as e:
                 return Response({'detail': str(e)}, status=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST)
@@ -976,6 +978,7 @@ class PaymentViewSet(CreateModelMixin, viewsets.ReadOnlyModelViewSet):
     def confirm(self, request, **kwargs):
         payment = self.get_object()
         force = request.data.get('force', False)
+        send_mail = request.data.get('send_email', True)
 
         if payment.state not in (OrderPayment.PAYMENT_STATE_PENDING, OrderPayment.PAYMENT_STATE_CREATED):
             return Response({'detail': 'Invalid state of payment'}, status=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST)
@@ -984,6 +987,7 @@ class PaymentViewSet(CreateModelMixin, viewsets.ReadOnlyModelViewSet):
             payment.confirm(user=self.request.user if self.request.user.is_authenticated else None,
                             auth=self.request.auth,
                             count_waitinglist=False,
+                            send_mail=send_mail,
                             force=force)
         except Quota.QuotaExceededException as e:
             return Response({'detail': str(e)}, status=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST)
diff --git a/src/tests/api/test_orders.py b/src/tests/api/test_orders.py
index 8cdf3ebdea..32e8f00276 100644
--- a/src/tests/api/test_orders.py
+++ b/src/tests/api/test_orders.py
@@ -469,6 +469,7 @@ def test_payment_confirm(token_client, organizer, event, order):
         p = order.payments.get(local_id=2)
     assert resp.status_code == 200
     assert p.state == OrderPayment.PAYMENT_STATE_CONFIRMED
+    assert len(djmail.outbox) == 1
 
     resp = token_client.post('/api/v1/organizers/{}/events/{}/orders/{}/payments/2/confirm/'.format(
         organizer.slug, event.slug, order.code
@@ -476,6 +477,18 @@ def test_payment_confirm(token_client, organizer, event, order):
     assert resp.status_code == 400
 
 
+@pytest.mark.django_db
+def test_payment_confirm_no_email(token_client, organizer, event, order):
+    resp = token_client.post('/api/v1/organizers/{}/events/{}/orders/{}/payments/2/confirm/'.format(
+        organizer.slug, event.slug, order.code
+    ), format='json', data={'force': True, 'send_email': False})
+    with scopes_disabled():
+        p = order.payments.get(local_id=2)
+    assert resp.status_code == 200
+    assert p.state == OrderPayment.PAYMENT_STATE_CONFIRMED
+    assert len(djmail.outbox) == 0
+
+
 @pytest.mark.django_db
 def test_payment_cancel(token_client, organizer, event, order):
     resp = token_client.post('/api/v1/organizers/{}/events/{}/orders/{}/payments/2/cancel/'.format(
@@ -1058,6 +1071,7 @@ def test_order_mark_paid_pending(token_client, organizer, event, order):
         )
     )
     assert resp.status_code == 200
+    assert len(djmail.outbox) == 1
     assert resp.data['status'] == Order.STATUS_PAID
 
 
@@ -1082,10 +1096,15 @@ def test_order_mark_paid_expired_quota_free(token_client, organizer, event, orde
     resp = token_client.post(
         '/api/v1/organizers/{}/events/{}/orders/{}/mark_paid/'.format(
             organizer.slug, event.slug, order.code
-        )
+        ),
+        format='json',
+        data={
+            'send_email': False
+        }
     )
     assert resp.status_code == 200
     order.refresh_from_db()
+    assert len(djmail.outbox) == 0
     assert order.status == Order.STATUS_PAID