diff --git a/src/pretix/api/serializers/event.py b/src/pretix/api/serializers/event.py
index 96d43bb928..b7930469da 100644
--- a/src/pretix/api/serializers/event.py
+++ b/src/pretix/api/serializers/event.py
@@ -629,6 +629,7 @@ class EventSettingsSerializer(SettingsSerializer):
         'frontpage_subevent_ordering',
         'event_list_type',
         'frontpage_text',
+        'event_info_text',
         'attendee_names_asked',
         'attendee_names_required',
         'attendee_emails_asked',
diff --git a/src/pretix/base/pdf.py b/src/pretix/base/pdf.py
index 0f5c9b6797..828fc8b4aa 100644
--- a/src/pretix/base/pdf.py
+++ b/src/pretix/base/pdf.py
@@ -298,6 +298,11 @@ DEFAULT_VARIABLES = OrderedDict((
         "editor_sample": _("Event organizer info text"),
         "evaluate": lambda op, order, ev: str(order.event.settings.organizer_info_text)
     }),
+    ("event_info_text", {
+        "label": _("Event info text"),
+        "editor_sample": _("Event info text"),
+        "evaluate": lambda op, order, ev: str(order.event.settings.event_info_text)
+    }),
     ("now_date", {
         "label": _("Printing date"),
         "editor_sample": _("2017-05-31"),
diff --git a/src/pretix/base/settings.py b/src/pretix/base/settings.py
index f464dc7265..4334f341f5 100644
--- a/src/pretix/base/settings.py
+++ b/src/pretix/base/settings.py
@@ -2000,6 +2000,18 @@ Your {event} team"""))
             widget=I18nTextarea
         )
     },
+    'event_info_text': {
+        'default': '',
+        'type': LazyI18nString,
+        'serializer_class': I18nField,
+        'form_class': I18nFormField,
+        'form_kwargs': dict(
+            label=_('Info text'),
+            widget=I18nTextarea,
+            widget_kwargs={'attrs': {'rows': '2'}},
+            help_text=_('Not displayed anywhere by default, but if you want to, you can use this e.g. in ticket templates.')
+        )
+    },
     'banner_text': {
         'default': '',
         'type': LazyI18nString,
diff --git a/src/pretix/control/forms/event.py b/src/pretix/control/forms/event.py
index 0bfb9c77f0..eb6143894c 100644
--- a/src/pretix/control/forms/event.py
+++ b/src/pretix/control/forms/event.py
@@ -464,6 +464,7 @@ class EventSettingsForm(SettingsForm):
         'frontpage_subevent_ordering',
         'event_list_type',
         'frontpage_text',
+        'event_info_text',
         'attendee_names_asked',
         'attendee_names_required',
         'attendee_emails_asked',
diff --git a/src/pretix/control/templates/pretixcontrol/event/settings.html b/src/pretix/control/templates/pretixcontrol/event/settings.html
index eac6830431..966ecd48b8 100644
--- a/src/pretix/control/templates/pretixcontrol/event/settings.html
+++ b/src/pretix/control/templates/pretixcontrol/event/settings.html
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@
                 {% bootstrap_field sform.checkout_phone_helptext layout="control" %}
                 {% bootstrap_field sform.banner_text layout="control" %}
                 {% bootstrap_field sform.banner_text_bottom layout="control" %}
+                {% bootstrap_field sform.event_info_text layout="control" %}
             </fieldset>
             <fieldset>
                 <legend>{% trans "Shop design" %}</legend>