diff --git a/src/pretix/base/settings.py b/src/pretix/base/settings.py
index 37c2bae4cd..6f3282e4c4 100644
--- a/src/pretix/base/settings.py
+++ b/src/pretix/base/settings.py
@@ -205,6 +205,10 @@ DEFAULTS = {
         'default': 'False',
         'type': bool
     },
+    'addon_variation_description_collapsed': {
+        'default': 'True',
+        'type': bool
+    },
     'waiting_list_enabled': {
         'default': 'False',
         'type': bool
diff --git a/src/pretix/control/forms/event.py b/src/pretix/control/forms/event.py
index ff367b5b8c..ffcde5be4e 100644
--- a/src/pretix/control/forms/event.py
+++ b/src/pretix/control/forms/event.py
@@ -1194,6 +1194,10 @@ class DisplaySettingsForm(SettingsForm):
         label=_("Show variations of a product expanded by default"),
         required=False
     )
+    addon_variation_description_collapsed = forms.BooleanField(
+        label=_("Collapse descriptions of variations of add-on products"),
+        required=False
+    )
     frontpage_subevent_ordering = forms.ChoiceField(
         label=pgettext('subevent', 'Date ordering'),
         choices=[
diff --git a/src/pretix/control/templates/pretixcontrol/event/display.html b/src/pretix/control/templates/pretixcontrol/event/display.html
index d377962306..c191fc92d9 100644
--- a/src/pretix/control/templates/pretixcontrol/event/display.html
+++ b/src/pretix/control/templates/pretixcontrol/event/display.html
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
             {% bootstrap_field form.presale_has_ended_text layout="control" %}
             {% bootstrap_field form.voucher_explanation_text layout="control" %}
             {% bootstrap_field form.show_variations_expanded layout="control" %}
+            {% bootstrap_field form.addon_variation_description_collapsed layout="control" %}
             {% bootstrap_field form.meta_noindex layout="control" %}
             {% if form.frontpage_subevent_ordering %}
                 {% bootstrap_field form.frontpage_subevent_ordering layout="control" %}
diff --git a/src/pretix/presale/templates/pretixpresale/event/checkout_addons.html b/src/pretix/presale/templates/pretixpresale/event/checkout_addons.html
index f84ec566f4..46f1f3772f 100644
--- a/src/pretix/presale/templates/pretixpresale/event/checkout_addons.html
+++ b/src/pretix/presale/templates/pretixpresale/event/checkout_addons.html
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
     <p>
         {% trans "For some of the products in your cart, you can choose additional options before you continue." %}
     </p>
-    <form class="form-horizontal" method="post" data-asynctask
+    <form class="form-horizontal {% if request.event.settings.addon_variation_description_collapsed %}collapse-vardesc{% endif %}"
+            method="post" data-asynctask
             data-asynctask-headline="{% trans "We're now trying to book these add-ons for you!" %}">
         {% csrf_token %}
         <div class="panel-group" id="questions_group">
diff --git a/src/pretix/static/pretixpresale/js/ui/main.js b/src/pretix/static/pretixpresale/js/ui/main.js
index c850173f1f..f518936a11 100644
--- a/src/pretix/static/pretixpresale/js/ui/main.js
+++ b/src/pretix/static/pretixpresale/js/ui/main.js
@@ -140,8 +140,8 @@ $(function () {
     $("#ajaxerr").on("click", ".ajaxerr-close", ajaxErrDialog.hide);
 
     // AddOns
-    $('.addon-variation-description').hide();
-    $('.toggle-variation-description').click(function () {
+    $('.collapse-vardesc .addon-variation-description').hide();
+    $('.collapse-vardesc .toggle-variation-description').click(function () {
         $(this).parent().find('.addon-variation-description').slideToggle();
     });
 
diff --git a/src/pretix/static/pretixpresale/scss/_event.scss b/src/pretix/static/pretixpresale/scss/_event.scss
index ae006ae9b8..55715f06fd 100644
--- a/src/pretix/static/pretixpresale/scss/_event.scss
+++ b/src/pretix/static/pretixpresale/scss/_event.scss
@@ -88,7 +88,11 @@
     margin-top: 10px;
 }
 .toggle-variation-description {
+    display: none;
+}
+.collapse-vardesc .toggle-variation-description {
     cursor: pointer;
+    display: block;
 }
 #voucher-toggle {
     display: none;