diff --git a/src/tests/presale/test_event.py b/src/tests/presale/test_event.py
index 4192baa7b8..ccbf204bd8 100644
--- a/src/tests/presale/test_event.py
+++ b/src/tests/presale/test_event.py
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ from django.utils.timezone import now
 from tests.base import BrowserTest
 
 from pretix.base.models import (
-    Event, Item, ItemCategory, ItemVariation, Organizer, Quota,
+    Event, EventPermission, Item, ItemCategory, ItemVariation, Organizer,
+    Quota, User,
 )
 
 
@@ -19,6 +20,8 @@ class EventTestMixin:
             date_from=datetime.datetime(2013, 12, 26, tzinfo=datetime.timezone.utc),
             live=True
         )
+        self.user = User.objects.create_user('dummy@dummy.dummy', 'dummy')
+        EventPermission.objects.create(user=self.user, event=self.event)
 
 
 class EventMiddlewareTest(EventTestMixin, BrowserTest):
@@ -34,6 +37,20 @@ class EventMiddlewareTest(EventTestMixin, BrowserTest):
         resp = self.client.get('%s/%s/%s/' % (self.live_server_url, 'foo', 'bar'))
         self.assertEqual(resp.status_code, 404)
 
+    def test_not_live(self):
+        self.event.live = False
+        self.event.save()
+        resp = self.client.get('%s/%s/%s/' % (self.live_server_url, self.orga.slug, self.event.slug))
+        self.assertEqual(resp.status_code, 403)
+
+    def test_not_live_logged_in(self):
+        self.event.live = False
+        self.event.save()
+
+        self.client.login(email='dummy@dummy.dummy', password='dummy')
+        resp = self.client.get('%s/%s/%s/' % (self.live_server_url, self.orga.slug, self.event.slug))
+        self.assertEqual(resp.status_code, 200)
+
 
 class ItemDisplayTest(EventTestMixin, BrowserTest):
     def setUp(self):