diff --git a/src/pretix/base/pdf.py b/src/pretix/base/pdf.py
index f9a2429c5f..6652b17c8f 100644
--- a/src/pretix/base/pdf.py
+++ b/src/pretix/base/pdf.py
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ import os
 import re
 import subprocess
 import tempfile
+import pypdf
+import pypdf.generic
 import unicodedata
 import uuid
 from collections import OrderedDict, defaultdict
@@ -1187,8 +1189,7 @@ class Renderer:
 
             for i, page in enumerate(fg_pdf.pages):
                 bg_page = self.bg_pdf.pages[i]
-                if bg_page.rotation != 0:
-                    bg_page.transfer_rotation_to_content()
+                _correct_page_media_box(bg_page)
                 page.merge_page(bg_page, over=False)
                 output.add_page(page)
 
@@ -1257,8 +1258,7 @@ def merge_background(fg_pdf: PdfWriter, bg_pdf: PdfWriter, out_file, compress):
     else:
         for i, page in enumerate(fg_pdf.pages):
             bg_page = bg_pdf.pages[i]
-            if bg_page.rotation != 0:
-                bg_page.transfer_rotation_to_content()
+            _correct_page_media_box(bg_page)
             page.merge_page(bg_page, over=False)
 
         # pdf_header is a string like "%pdf-X.X"
@@ -1268,6 +1268,29 @@ def merge_background(fg_pdf: PdfWriter, bg_pdf: PdfWriter, out_file, compress):
         fg_pdf.write(out_file)
 
 
+def _correct_page_media_box(page: pypdf.PageObject):
+    if page.rotation != 0:
+        page.transfer_rotation_to_content()
+    media_box = page.mediabox
+    trsf = pypdf.Transformation()
+    if media_box.bottom != 0:
+        trsf = trsf.translate(0, -media_box.bottom)
+    if media_box.left != 0:
+        trsf = trsf.translate(-media_box.left, 0)
+    page.add_transformation(trsf, False)
+    for b in ["/MediaBox", "/CropBox", "/BleedBox", "/TrimBox", "/ArtBox"]:
+        if b in page:
+            rr = pypdf.generic.RectangleObject(page[b])
+            pt1 = trsf.apply_on(rr.lower_left)
+            pt2 = trsf.apply_on(rr.upper_right)
+            page[pypdf.generic.NameObject(b)] = pypdf.generic.RectangleObject((
+                min(pt1[0], pt2[0]),
+                min(pt1[1], pt2[1]),
+                max(pt1[0], pt2[0]),
+                max(pt1[1], pt2[1]),
+            ))
+
+
 @deconstructible
 class PdfLayoutValidator:
     def __call__(self, value):