diff --git a/src/pretix/base/models/orders.py b/src/pretix/base/models/orders.py
index b5c12f545b..5cbfd2b198 100644
--- a/src/pretix/base/models/orders.py
+++ b/src/pretix/base/models/orders.py
@@ -245,6 +245,10 @@ class Order(LockModel, LoggedModel):
         except TypeError:
             return None
 
+    @meta_info_data.setter
+    def meta_info_data(self, d):
+        self.meta_info = json.dumps(d)
+
     @property
     def payment_refund_sum(self):
         payment_sum = self.payments.filter(
@@ -978,6 +982,10 @@ class AbstractPosition(models.Model):
         else:
             return {}
 
+    @meta_info_data.setter
+    def meta_info_data(self, d):
+        self.meta_info = json.dumps(d)
+
     def cache_answers(self, all=True):
         """
         Creates two properties on the object.