diff --git a/src/pretix/base/services/orders.py b/src/pretix/base/services/orders.py
index de9abea346..1878e65612 100644
--- a/src/pretix/base/services/orders.py
+++ b/src/pretix/base/services/orders.py
@@ -266,7 +266,15 @@ def _create_order(event: Event, email: str, positions: List[CartPosition], now_d
     total = sum([c.price for c in positions])
     payment_fee = payment_provider.calculate_fee(total)
     total += payment_fee
-    expires = [now_dt + timedelta(days=event.settings.get('payment_term_days', as_type=int))]
+
+    exp_by_date = now_dt + timedelta(days=event.settings.get('payment_term_days', as_type=int))
+    if event.settings.get('payment_term_weekdays'):
+        if exp_by_date.weekday() == 5:
+            exp_by_date += timedelta(days=2)
+        elif exp_by_date.weekday() == 6:
+            exp_by_date += timedelta(days=1)
+
+    expires = [exp_by_date]
     if event.settings.get('payment_term_last'):
         expires.append(event.settings.get('payment_term_last', as_type=datetime))
     order = Order.objects.create(
diff --git a/src/pretix/base/settings.py b/src/pretix/base/settings.py
index 86e9f58eac..ffa5e4630f 100644
--- a/src/pretix/base/settings.py
+++ b/src/pretix/base/settings.py
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ DEFAULTS = {
         'default': None,
         'type': datetime,
     },
+    'payment_term_weekdays': {
+        'default': 'True',
+        'type': bool
+    },
     'payment_term_expire_automatically': {
         'default': 'True',
         'type': bool
diff --git a/src/pretix/control/forms/event.py b/src/pretix/control/forms/event.py
index 9fd05275ea..e3a784b476 100644
--- a/src/pretix/control/forms/event.py
+++ b/src/pretix/control/forms/event.py
@@ -204,6 +204,13 @@ class PaymentSettingsForm(SettingsForm):
         required=False,
         widget=forms.DateTimeInput(attrs={'class': 'datetimepicker'})
     )
+    payment_term_weekdays = forms.BooleanField(
+        label=_('Only end payment terms on weekdays'),
+        help_text=_("If this is activated and the payment term of any order ends on a saturday or sunday, it will be "
+                    "moved to the next monday instead. This is required in some countries by civil law. This will "
+                    "not effect the last date of payments configured above."),
+        required=False,
+    )
     payment_term_expire_automatically = forms.BooleanField(
         label=_('Automatically expire unpaid orders'),
         help_text=_("If checked, all unpaid orders will automatically go from 'pending' to 'expired' "
diff --git a/src/pretix/control/templates/pretixcontrol/event/payment.html b/src/pretix/control/templates/pretixcontrol/event/payment.html
index 892ed9562d..fddb1d529a 100644
--- a/src/pretix/control/templates/pretixcontrol/event/payment.html
+++ b/src/pretix/control/templates/pretixcontrol/event/payment.html
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 			<legend>{% trans "Payment settings" %}</legend>
             {% bootstrap_field sform.payment_term_days layout="horizontal" %}
             {% bootstrap_field sform.payment_term_last layout="horizontal" %}
+            {% bootstrap_field sform.payment_term_weekdays layout="horizontal" %}
             {% bootstrap_field sform.payment_term_expire_automatically layout="horizontal" %}
             {% bootstrap_field sform.payment_term_accept_late layout="horizontal" %}
             {% bootstrap_field sform.tax_rate_default layout="horizontal" %}
diff --git a/src/tests/base/test_orders.py b/src/tests/base/test_orders.py
index f406a966ff..73ce2f36cd 100644
--- a/src/tests/base/test_orders.py
+++ b/src/tests/base/test_orders.py
@@ -1,17 +1,13 @@
-from datetime import timedelta
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 from decimal import Decimal
 
 import pytest
-from django.db import transaction
 from django.test import TestCase
-from django.utils.timezone import now
+from django.utils.timezone import make_aware, now
 
 from pretix.base.decimal import round_decimal
-from pretix.base.models import (
-    Event, Item, Order, OrderPosition, Organizer, Quota,
-)
+from pretix.base.models import Event, Item, Order, OrderPosition, Organizer
 from pretix.base.payment import FreeOrderProvider
-from pretix.base.services import invoices
 from pretix.base.services.orders import (
     OrderChangeManager, OrderError, _create_order, expire_orders,
 )
@@ -31,16 +27,37 @@ def event():
 def test_expiry_days(event):
     today = now()
     event.settings.set('payment_term_days', 5)
+    event.settings.set('payment_term_weekdays', False)
     order = _create_order(event, email='dummy@example.org', positions=[],
                           now_dt=today, payment_provider=FreeOrderProvider(event),
                           locale='de')
     assert (order.expires - today).days == 5
 
 
+@pytest.mark.django_db
+def test_expiry_weekdays(event):
+    today = make_aware(datetime(2016, 9, 20, 15, 0, 0, 0))
+    event.settings.set('payment_term_days', 5)
+    event.settings.set('payment_term_weekdays', True)
+    order = _create_order(event, email='dummy@example.org', positions=[],
+                          now_dt=today, payment_provider=FreeOrderProvider(event),
+                          locale='de')
+    assert (order.expires - today).days == 6
+    assert order.expires.weekday() == 0
+
+    today = make_aware(datetime(2016, 9, 19, 15, 0, 0, 0))
+    order = _create_order(event, email='dummy@example.org', positions=[],
+                          now_dt=today, payment_provider=FreeOrderProvider(event),
+                          locale='de')
+    assert (order.expires - today).days == 7
+    assert order.expires.weekday() == 0
+
+
 @pytest.mark.django_db
 def test_expiry_last(event):
     today = now()
     event.settings.set('payment_term_days', 5)
+    event.settings.set('payment_term_weekdays', False)
     event.settings.set('payment_term_last', now() + timedelta(days=3))
     order = _create_order(event, email='dummy@example.org', positions=[],
                           now_dt=today, payment_provider=FreeOrderProvider(event),