diff --git a/src/pretix/control/templates/pretixcontrol/pdf/index.html b/src/pretix/control/templates/pretixcontrol/pdf/index.html
index c258bab304..e829f9adb3 100644
--- a/src/pretix/control/templates/pretixcontrol/pdf/index.html
+++ b/src/pretix/control/templates/pretixcontrol/pdf/index.html
@@ -204,6 +204,14 @@
                                 {% endblocktrans %}
                             </p>
                         </div>
+                        <div class="col-sm-12">
+                            <p>
+                                <a class="btn btn-default background-download-button" href="{{ pdf }}" target="_blank">
+                                    <i class="fa fa-download"></i>
+                                    <span>{% trans "Download current background" %}</span>
+                                </a>
+                            </p>
+                        </div>
                     </div>
                     <div class="row control-group pdf-info">
                         <div class="col-sm-12">
diff --git a/src/pretix/static/pretixcontrol/js/ui/editor.js b/src/pretix/static/pretixcontrol/js/ui/editor.js
index 372b09211e..2f5fdb44f0 100644
--- a/src/pretix/static/pretixcontrol/js/ui/editor.js
+++ b/src/pretix/static/pretixcontrol/js/ui/editor.js
@@ -827,6 +827,7 @@ var editor = {
         d = editor.dump();
         editor.fabric.dispose();
         editor._load_pdf(d);
+        $(".background-download-button").attr("href", url);
     },
 
     _source_show: function () {