diff --git a/src/pretix/plugins/ticketoutputpdf/ticketoutput.py b/src/pretix/plugins/ticketoutputpdf/ticketoutput.py
index c5c5f39698..025724f3af 100644
--- a/src/pretix/plugins/ticketoutputpdf/ticketoutput.py
+++ b/src/pretix/plugins/ticketoutputpdf/ticketoutput.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ from reportlab.pdfbase.ttfonts import TTFont
 from reportlab.pdfgen.canvas import Canvas
 from reportlab.platypus import Paragraph
 
+from pretix.base.i18n import language
 from pretix.base.models import Order, OrderPosition
 from pretix.base.ticketoutput import BaseTicketOutput
 from pretix.plugins.ticketoutputpdf.signals import (
@@ -252,12 +253,13 @@ class PdfTicketOutput(BaseTicketOutput):
     def generate_order(self, order: Order):
         buffer = BytesIO()
         p = self._create_canvas(buffer)
-        for op in order.positions.all():
-            if op.addon_to_id and not self.event.settings.ticket_download_addons:
-                continue
-            if not op.item.admission and not self.event.settings.ticket_download_nonadm:
-                continue
-            self._draw_page(p, op, order)
+        with language(order.locale):
+            for op in order.positions.all():
+                if op.addon_to_id and not self.event.settings.ticket_download_addons:
+                    continue
+                if not op.item.admission and not self.event.settings.ticket_download_nonadm:
+                    continue
+                self._draw_page(p, op, order)
         p.save()
         outbuffer = self._render_with_background(buffer)
         return 'order%s%s.pdf' % (self.event.slug, order.code), 'application/pdf', outbuffer.read()
@@ -266,7 +268,8 @@ class PdfTicketOutput(BaseTicketOutput):
         buffer = BytesIO()
         p = self._create_canvas(buffer)
         order = op.order
-        self._draw_page(p, op, order)
+        with language(order.locale):
+            self._draw_page(p, op, order)
         p.save()
         outbuffer = self._render_with_background(buffer)
         return 'order%s%s.pdf' % (self.event.slug, order.code), 'application/pdf', outbuffer.read()
diff --git a/src/pretix/plugins/ticketoutputpdf/views.py b/src/pretix/plugins/ticketoutputpdf/views.py
index 8b6512267f..202b1a62f2 100644
--- a/src/pretix/plugins/ticketoutputpdf/views.py
+++ b/src/pretix/plugins/ticketoutputpdf/views.py
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ class EditorView(EventPermissionRequiredMixin, TemplateView):
         from pretix.base.models import Order
         order = self.request.event.orders.create(status=Order.STATUS_PENDING, datetime=now(),
                                                  email='sample@pretix.eu',
+                                                 locale=self.request.event.settings.locale,
                                                  expires=now(), code="PREVIEW1234", total=119)
 
         p = order.positions.create(item=item, attendee_name=_("John Doe"), price=item.default_price)