diff --git a/src/pretix/base/services/orders.py b/src/pretix/base/services/orders.py
index 6eac15a964..a9074f7c1c 100644
--- a/src/pretix/base/services/orders.py
+++ b/src/pretix/base/services/orders.py
@@ -80,6 +80,9 @@ def check_positions(event, dt, positions, quotas_locked):
     err = None
 
     for i, cp in enumerate(positions):
+        if not cp.item.active:
+            err = err or error_messages['unavailable']
+            continue
         quotas = list(cp.item.quotas.all()) if cp.variation is None else list(cp.variation.quotas.all())
         if cp.expires >= dt:
             # Other checks are not necessary
diff --git a/src/pretix/presale/views/cart.py b/src/pretix/presale/views/cart.py
index ff22af4a64..4c0b0977f8 100644
--- a/src/pretix/presale/views/cart.py
+++ b/src/pretix/presale/views/cart.py
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ class CartAdd(EventViewMixin, CartActionMixin, View):
             # Fetch all quotas. If there are no quotas, this item is not allowed to be sold.
             quotas = list(item.quotas.all()) if variation is None else list(variation.quotas.all())
 
-            if price is False or len(quotas) == 0:
+            if price is False or len(quotas) == 0 or not item.active:
                 self.error_message(self.error_messages['unavailable'])
                 continue
 
diff --git a/src/pretix/presale/views/event.py b/src/pretix/presale/views/event.py
index 9847184ea9..5f24a86cb6 100644
--- a/src/pretix/presale/views/event.py
+++ b/src/pretix/presale/views/event.py
@@ -34,7 +34,9 @@ class EventIndex(EventViewMixin, CartDisplayMixin, TemplateView):
     def get_context_data(self, **kwargs):
         context = super().get_context_data(**kwargs)
         # Fetch all items
-        items = self.request.event.items.all().select_related(
+        items = self.request.event.items.all().filter(
+            active=True
+        ).select_related(
             'category',  # for re-grouping
         ).prefetch_related(
             'properties',  # for .get_all_available_variations()
diff --git a/src/tests/presale/test_event.py b/src/tests/presale/test_event.py
index 91f850afb2..a3db225562 100644
--- a/src/tests/presale/test_event.py
+++ b/src/tests/presale/test_event.py
@@ -43,9 +43,16 @@ class ItemDisplayTest(EventTestMixin, BrowserTest):
         super().setUp()
         self.driver.implicitly_wait(10)
 
+    def test_not_active(self):
+        q = Quota.objects.create(event=self.event, name='Quota', size=2)
+        item = Item.objects.create(event=self.event, name='Early-bird ticket', default_price=0, active=False)
+        q.items.add(item)
+        self.driver.get('%s/%s/%s/' % (self.live_server_url, self.orga.slug, self.event.slug))
+        self.assertNotIn("Early-bird", self.driver.find_element_by_css_selector("body").text)
+
     def test_without_category(self):
         q = Quota.objects.create(event=self.event, name='Quota', size=2)
-        item = Item.objects.create(event=self.event, name='Early-bird ticket', default_price=0)
+        item = Item.objects.create(event=self.event, name='Early-bird ticket', default_price=0, active=True)
         q.items.add(item)
         self.driver.get('%s/%s/%s/' % (self.live_server_url, self.orga.slug, self.event.slug))
         self.assertIn("Early-bird", self.driver.find_element_by_css_selector("section .product-row:first-child").text)