diff --git a/src/pretix/base/i18n.py b/src/pretix/base/i18n.py
index 4c0aa67c43..7bc91dd271 100644
--- a/src/pretix/base/i18n.py
+++ b/src/pretix/base/i18n.py
@@ -78,6 +78,9 @@ class LazyI18nString:
     def __format__(self, format_spec):
         return self.__str__()
 
+    def __eq__(self, other):
+        return self.data == other.data
+
     class LazyGettextProxy:
         def __init__(self, lazygettext):
             self.lazygettext = lazygettext
diff --git a/src/tests/base/test_settings.py b/src/tests/base/test_settings.py
index 6f7defeeda..ecaec63a21 100644
--- a/src/tests/base/test_settings.py
+++ b/src/tests/base/test_settings.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ from django.test import TestCase
 from django.utils.timezone import now
 
 from pretix.base import settings
+from pretix.base.i18n import LazyI18nString
 from pretix.base.models import Event, Organizer, OrganizerSetting, User
 from pretix.base.settings import SettingsSandbox
 
@@ -127,6 +128,9 @@ class SettingsTestCase(TestCase):
     def test_serialize_list(self):
         self._test_serialization([1, 2, 'a'], list)
 
+    def test_serialize_lazyi18nstring(self):
+        self._test_serialization(LazyI18nString({'de': 'Hallo', 'en': 'Hello'}), LazyI18nString)
+
     def test_serialize_bool(self):
         self._test_serialization(True, bool)
         self._test_serialization(False, bool)