diff --git a/src/pretix/api/views/checkin.py b/src/pretix/api/views/checkin.py
index a3e5e83849..59efe19f26 100644
--- a/src/pretix/api/views/checkin.py
+++ b/src/pretix/api/views/checkin.py
@@ -424,6 +424,7 @@ class CheckinListPositionViewSet(viewsets.ReadOnlyModelViewSet):
             forced=force,
         )
         raw_barcode_for_checkin = None
+        from_revoked_secret = False
 
         try:
             queryset = self.get_queryset(ignore_status=True, ignore_products=True)
@@ -499,6 +500,7 @@ class CheckinListPositionViewSet(viewsets.ReadOnlyModelViewSet):
             elif revoked_matches and force:
                 op = revoked_matches[0].position
                 raw_barcode_for_checkin = self.kwargs['pk']
+                from_revoked_secret = True
             else:
                 op = revoked_matches[0].position
                 op.order.log_action('pretix.event.checkin.revoked', data={
@@ -550,7 +552,7 @@ class CheckinListPositionViewSet(viewsets.ReadOnlyModelViewSet):
                     auth=self.request.auth,
                     type=type,
                     raw_barcode=raw_barcode_for_checkin,
-                    from_revoked_secret=True,
+                    from_revoked_secret=from_revoked_secret,
                 )
             except RequiredQuestionsError as e:
                 return Response({
diff --git a/src/tests/api/test_checkin.py b/src/tests/api/test_checkin.py
index d9d47eeaf0..def405da9d 100644
--- a/src/tests/api/test_checkin.py
+++ b/src/tests/api/test_checkin.py
@@ -805,6 +805,26 @@ def test_forced_multiple(token_client, organizer, clist, event, order):
     assert resp.data['status'] == 'ok'
 
 
+@pytest.mark.django_db
+def test_forced_flag_set_if_required(token_client, organizer, clist, event, order):
+    with scopes_disabled():
+        p = order.positions.first()
+    resp = token_client.post('/api/v1/organizers/{}/events/{}/checkinlists/{}/positions/{}/redeem/'.format(
+        organizer.slug, event.slug, clist.pk, p.pk
+    ), {'force': True}, format='json')
+    with scopes_disabled():
+        assert not p.checkins.order_by('pk').last().forced
+    assert resp.status_code == 201
+    assert resp.data['status'] == 'ok'
+    resp = token_client.post('/api/v1/organizers/{}/events/{}/checkinlists/{}/positions/{}/redeem/'.format(
+        organizer.slug, event.slug, clist.pk, p.pk
+    ), {'force': True}, format='json')
+    with scopes_disabled():
+        assert p.checkins.order_by('pk').last().forced
+    assert resp.status_code == 201
+    assert resp.data['status'] == 'ok'
+
+
 @pytest.mark.django_db
 def test_require_product(token_client, organizer, clist, event, order):
     with scopes_disabled():