diff --git a/src/pretix/presale/templates/pretixpresale/event/index.html b/src/pretix/presale/templates/pretixpresale/event/index.html
index 218dd30748..d3c5dd0fb1 100644
--- a/src/pretix/presale/templates/pretixpresale/event/index.html
+++ b/src/pretix/presale/templates/pretixpresale/event/index.html
@@ -410,12 +410,12 @@
                                         <div class="col-md-2 col-xs-6 availability-box available">
                                             {% if item.max_per_order == 1 %}
                                                 <label class="item-checkbox-label">
-                                                    <input type="checkbox" value="1"
+                                                    <input type="checkbox" value="1" {% if itemnum == 1 %}checked{% endif %}
                                                             name="item_{{ item.id }}">
                                                 </label>
                                             {% else %}
                                                 <input type="number" class="form-control input-item-count" placeholder="0" min="0"
-                                                        pattern="\d*"
+                                                        pattern="\d*" {% if itemnum == 1 %}value="1"{% endif %}
                                                         max="{{ item.order_max }}" name="item_{{ item.id }}">
                                             {% endif %}
                                         </div>
diff --git a/src/pretix/presale/views/event.py b/src/pretix/presale/views/event.py
index 432bdc1cbf..1f75f4806a 100644
--- a/src/pretix/presale/views/event.py
+++ b/src/pretix/presale/views/event.py
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@ class EventIndex(EventViewMixin, CartMixin, TemplateView):
         if not self.request.event.has_subevents or self.subevent:
             # Fetch all items
             items, display_add_to_cart = get_grouped_items(self.request.event, self.subevent)
+            context['itemnum'] = len(items)
 
             # Regroup those by category
             context['items_by_category'] = item_group_by_category(items)