diff --git a/src/pretix/control/views/orders.py b/src/pretix/control/views/orders.py
index 293bc5f8a7..7979e4f75b 100644
--- a/src/pretix/control/views/orders.py
+++ b/src/pretix/control/views/orders.py
@@ -673,7 +673,7 @@ class OrderTransition(OrderView):
     def post(self, *args, **kwargs):
         to = self.request.POST.get('status', '')
         if self.order.status in (Order.STATUS_PENDING, Order.STATUS_EXPIRED) and to == 'p' and self.mark_paid_form.is_valid():
-            ps = self.order.pending_sum
+            ps = max(0, self.order.pending_sum)
             try:
                 p = self.order.payments.get(
                     state__in=(OrderPayment.PAYMENT_STATE_PENDING, OrderPayment.PAYMENT_STATE_CREATED),
diff --git a/src/tests/control/test_orders.py b/src/tests/control/test_orders.py
index e052a88da0..3bf64c145a 100644
--- a/src/tests/control/test_orders.py
+++ b/src/tests/control/test_orders.py
@@ -587,6 +587,29 @@ def test_order_mark_paid_blocked(client, env):
     assert o.status == Order.STATUS_EXPIRED
 
 
+@pytest.mark.django_db
+def test_order_mark_paid_overpaid_exired(client, env):
+    o = Order.objects.get(id=env[2].id)
+    o.status = Order.STATUS_EXPIRED
+    o.expires = now() - timedelta(days=5)
+    o.save()
+    o.payments.create(state=OrderPayment.PAYMENT_STATE_CONFIRMED, amount=o.total * 2)
+    assert o.pending_sum == -1 * o.total
+    q = Quota.objects.create(event=env[0], size=0)
+    q.items.add(env[3])
+
+    client.login(email='dummy@dummy.dummy', password='dummy')
+    response = client.post('/control/event/dummy/dummy/orders/FOO/transition', {
+        'status': 'p',
+        'force': 'on'
+    }, follow=True)
+    assert 'alert-success' in response.rendered_content
+    o = Order.objects.get(id=env[2].id)
+    assert o.status == Order.STATUS_PAID
+    assert o.payments.last().amount == 0
+    assert o.pending_sum == -1 * o.total
+
+
 @pytest.mark.django_db
 def test_order_mark_paid_forced(client, env):
     o = Order.objects.get(id=env[2].id)