diff --git a/src/pretix/plugins/ticketoutputpdf/static/pretixplugins/ticketoutputpdf/editor.css b/src/pretix/plugins/ticketoutputpdf/static/pretixplugins/ticketoutputpdf/editor.css
index 32b9cba717..bc70ff64fe 100644
--- a/src/pretix/plugins/ticketoutputpdf/static/pretixplugins/ticketoutputpdf/editor.css
+++ b/src/pretix/plugins/ticketoutputpdf/static/pretixplugins/ticketoutputpdf/editor.css
@@ -39,3 +39,16 @@ body {
 .preload-font {
     visibility: hidden;
 }
+#source-container {
+    position: absolute;
+    top: 0;
+    left: 0;
+    height: 100%;
+    background: white;
+    width: 100%;
+    text-align: center;
+}
+#source-container textarea {
+    width: 100%;
+    height: 250px;
+}
diff --git a/src/pretix/plugins/ticketoutputpdf/static/pretixplugins/ticketoutputpdf/editor.js b/src/pretix/plugins/ticketoutputpdf/static/pretixplugins/ticketoutputpdf/editor.js
index 7078e09d5f..6dc5e65d17 100644
--- a/src/pretix/plugins/ticketoutputpdf/static/pretixplugins/ticketoutputpdf/editor.js
+++ b/src/pretix/plugins/ticketoutputpdf/static/pretixplugins/ticketoutputpdf/editor.js
@@ -629,6 +629,20 @@ var editor = {
         editor._load_pdf(d);
     },
 
+    _source_show: function () {
+        $("#source-textarea").text(JSON.stringify(editor.dump()));
+        $("#source-container").show();
+    },
+
+    _source_close: function () {
+        $("#source-container").hide();
+    },
+
+    _source_save: function () {
+        editor.load(JSON.parse($("#source-textarea").val()));
+        $("#source-container").hide();
+    },
+
     init: function () {
         editor.$pdfcv = $("#pdf-canvas");
         editor.pdf_url = editor.$pdfcv.attr("data-pdf-url");
@@ -646,6 +660,7 @@ var editor = {
                 return gettext("Do you really want to leave the editor without saving your changes?");
             }
         };
+        $("#source-container").hide();
 
 
         $('#fileupload').fileupload({
@@ -704,6 +719,9 @@ var editor = {
         $("#toolbox-paste").bind('click', editor._paste);
         $("#toolbox-undo").bind('click', editor._undo);
         $("#toolbox-redo").bind('click', editor._redo);
+        $("#toolbox-source").bind('click', editor._source_show);
+        $("#source-close").bind('click', editor._source_close);
+        $("#source-save").bind('click', editor._source_save);
     }
 };
 
diff --git a/src/pretix/plugins/ticketoutputpdf/templates/pretixplugins/ticketoutputpdf/index.html b/src/pretix/plugins/ticketoutputpdf/templates/pretixplugins/ticketoutputpdf/index.html
index 1d335ec170..42e610fed5 100644
--- a/src/pretix/plugins/ticketoutputpdf/templates/pretixplugins/ticketoutputpdf/index.html
+++ b/src/pretix/plugins/ticketoutputpdf/templates/pretixplugins/ticketoutputpdf/index.html
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@
                 <div class="panel-heading">
                     <div class="pull-right">
                         <div class="btn-group">
+                            <button type="button" class="btn btn-default btn-xs" id="toolbox-source"
+                                    title="{% trans "Code" %}">
+                                <span class="fa fa-code"></span>
+                            </button>
                             <button type="button" class="btn btn-default btn-xs" id="toolbox-paste"
                                     title="{% trans "Paste" %}">
                                 <span class="fa fa-paste"></span>
@@ -45,6 +49,27 @@
                             <canvas id="fabric-canvas">
                             </canvas>
                         </div>
+                        <div id="source-container">
+                            <div class="alert alert-warning">
+                                <strong>
+                                    {% blocktrans trimmed %}
+                                        This feature is only intended for advanced users. We recommend to only use it
+                                        to copy and share ticket designs, not to modify the design source code.
+                                    {% endblocktrans %}
+                                </strong>
+                            </div>
+                            <p>
+                                <textarea id="source-textarea" class="form-control"></textarea>
+                            </p>
+                            <p class="text-right">
+                                <button class="btn btn-default" id="source-close">
+                                    {% trans "Cancel" %}
+                                </button>
+                                <button class="btn btn-default" id="source-save">
+                                    {% trans "Save" %}
+                                </button>
+                            </p>
+                        </div>
                         <div id="loading-container">
                             <div id="loading-upload">
                                 <span class="fa fa-cog big-rotating-icon"></span>