diff --git a/src/pretix/api/serializers/order.py b/src/pretix/api/serializers/order.py
index 6906b0d59f..0c762a2e55 100644
--- a/src/pretix/api/serializers/order.py
+++ b/src/pretix/api/serializers/order.py
@@ -657,7 +657,9 @@ class OrderCreateSerializer(I18nAwareModelSerializer):
             delete_cps = []
             quota_avail_cache = {}
             if consume_carts:
-                for cp in CartPosition.objects.filter(event=self.context['event'], cart_id__in=consume_carts):
+                for cp in CartPosition.objects.filter(
+                    event=self.context['event'], cart_id__in=consume_carts, expires__gt=now()
+                ):
                     quotas = (cp.variation.quotas.filter(subevent=cp.subevent)
                               if cp.variation else cp.item.quotas.filter(subevent=cp.subevent))
                     for quota in quotas:
diff --git a/src/tests/api/test_orders.py b/src/tests/api/test_orders.py
index 313fc0e16d..e3d265a98a 100644
--- a/src/tests/api/test_orders.py
+++ b/src/tests/api/test_orders.py
@@ -2441,6 +2441,35 @@ def test_order_create_quota_consume_cart(token_client, organizer, event, item, q
         assert not CartPosition.objects.filter(pk=cr.pk).exists()
 
 
+@pytest.mark.django_db
+def test_order_create_quota_consume_cart_expired(token_client, organizer, event, item, quota, question):
+    res = copy.deepcopy(ORDER_CREATE_PAYLOAD)
+    res['positions'][0]['item'] = item.pk
+    res['positions'][0]['answers'][0]['question'] = question.pk
+
+    with scopes_disabled():
+        cr = CartPosition.objects.create(
+            event=event, cart_id="uxLJBUMEcnxOLI2EuxLYN1hWJq9GKu4yWL9FEgs2m7M0vdFi@api", item=item,
+            price=23,
+            expires=now() - datetime.timedelta(hours=3)
+        )
+
+    quota.size = 0
+    quota.save()
+    res['consume_carts'] = [cr.cart_id]
+    resp = token_client.post(
+        '/api/v1/organizers/{}/events/{}/orders/'.format(
+            organizer.slug, event.slug
+        ), format='json', data=res
+    )
+    assert resp.status_code == 400
+    assert resp.data == {
+        'positions': [
+            {'item': ['There is not enough quota available on quota "Budget Quota" to perform the operation.']},
+        ]
+    }
+
+
 @pytest.mark.django_db
 def test_order_create_free(token_client, organizer, event, item, quota, question):
     res = copy.deepcopy(ORDER_CREATE_PAYLOAD)