diff --git a/doc/api/resources/orders.rst b/doc/api/resources/orders.rst
index fe939674b3..802e5a9b34 100644
--- a/doc/api/resources/orders.rst
+++ b/doc/api/resources/orders.rst
@@ -163,6 +163,10 @@ last_modified                         datetime                   Last modificati
 
    The ``exclude`` and ``subevent_after`` query parameter has been added.
 
+.. versionchanged:: 3.13
+
+   The ``subevent_before`` query parameter has been added.
+
 
 .. _order-position-resource:
 
@@ -490,7 +494,8 @@ List of all orders
        recommend using this in combination with ``testmode=false``, since test mode orders can vanish at any time and
        you will not notice it using this method.
    :query datetime created_since: Only return orders that have been created since the given date.
-   :query datetime subevent_after: Only return orders that contain a ticket for a subevent taking place after the given date.
+   :query datetime subevent_after: Only return orders that contain a ticket for a subevent taking place after the given date. This is an exclusive after, and it considers the **end** of the subevent (or its start, if the end is not set).
+   :query datetime subevent_before: Only return orders that contain a ticket for a subevent taking place after the given date. This is an exclusive before, and it considers the **start** of the subevent.
    :query string exclude: Exclude a field from the output, e.g. ``fees`` or ``positions.downloads``. Can be used as a performance optimization. Can be passed multiple times.
    :param organizer: The ``slug`` field of the organizer to fetch
    :param event: The ``slug`` field of the event to fetch
diff --git a/src/pretix/api/views/order.py b/src/pretix/api/views/order.py
index 181171d966..0d06711cde 100644
--- a/src/pretix/api/views/order.py
+++ b/src/pretix/api/views/order.py
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ with scopes_disabled():
         modified_since = django_filters.IsoDateTimeFilter(field_name='last_modified', lookup_expr='gte')
         created_since = django_filters.IsoDateTimeFilter(field_name='datetime', lookup_expr='gte')
         subevent_after = django_filters.IsoDateTimeFilter(method='subevent_after_qs')
+        subevent_before = django_filters.IsoDateTimeFilter(method='subevent_before_qs')
         search = django_filters.CharFilter(method='search_qs')
 
         class Meta:
@@ -84,6 +85,19 @@ with scopes_disabled():
             ).filter(has_se_after=True)
             return qs
 
+        def subevent_before_qs(self, qs, name, value):
+            qs = qs.annotate(
+                has_se_before=Exists(
+                    OrderPosition.all.filter(
+                        subevent_id__in=SubEvent.objects.filter(
+                            Q(date_from__lt=value), event=OuterRef(OuterRef('event_id'))
+                        ).values_list('id'),
+                        order_id=OuterRef('pk'),
+                    )
+                )
+            ).filter(has_se_before=True)
+            return qs
+
         def search_qs(self, qs, name, value):
             u = value
             if "-" in value:
diff --git a/src/tests/api/test_orders.py b/src/tests/api/test_orders.py
index e771b3ad40..6567f9708b 100644
--- a/src/tests/api/test_orders.py
+++ b/src/tests/api/test_orders.py
@@ -282,6 +282,19 @@ def test_order_list_filter_subevent_date(token_client, organizer, event, order,
     assert resp.status_code == 200
     assert [res] == resp.data['results']
 
+    resp = token_client.get('/api/v1/organizers/{}/events/{}/orders/?subevent_before={}'.format(
+        organizer.slug, event.slug,
+        (subevent.date_from - datetime.timedelta(hours=1)).isoformat().replace('+00:00', 'Z')
+    ))
+    assert resp.status_code == 200
+    assert [] == resp.data['results']
+    resp = token_client.get('/api/v1/organizers/{}/events/{}/orders/?subevent_before={}'.format(
+        organizer.slug, event.slug,
+        (subevent.date_from + datetime.timedelta(hours=1)).isoformat().replace('+00:00', 'Z')
+    ))
+    assert resp.status_code == 200
+    assert [res] == resp.data['results']
+
 
 @pytest.mark.django_db
 def test_order_list(token_client, organizer, event, order, item, taxrule, question):