diff --git a/components/DateInput.vue b/components/DateInput.vue
index b782f2b8..4e1ef72b 100644
--- a/components/DateInput.vue
+++ b/components/DateInput.vue
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ v-col(cols=12)
             :disabled='!value.fromHour'
             readonly
             :prepend-icon="mdiClockTimeEightOutline"
+            :rules="[settings.allow_event_without_end_time ? true : $validators.required('event.due')]"
             v-bind="attrs"
             v-on="on")
         v-time-picker(
diff --git a/components/admin/Settings.vue b/components/admin/Settings.vue
index 6aa49ea1..9e04ee7d 100644
--- a/components/admin/Settings.vue
+++ b/components/admin/Settings.vue
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@ v-container
       inset
       :label="$t('admin.recurrent_event_visible')")
 
+    v-switch.mt-1(v-model='allow_event_without_end_time'
+      inset
+      :label="$t('admin.allow_event_without_end_time')")
+
     v-switch.mt-1(v-model='allow_online_event'
       inset
       :label="$t('admin.allow_online_event')")
@@ -139,6 +143,10 @@ export default {
       get () { return this.settings.allow_recurrent_event },
       set (value) { this.setSetting({ key: 'allow_recurrent_event', value }) }
     },
+    allow_event_without_end_time: {
+      get () { return this.settings.allow_event_without_end_time },
+      set (value) { this.setSetting({ key: 'allow_event_without_end_time', value }) }
+    },
     allow_multidate_event: {
       get () { return this.settings.allow_multidate_event },
       set (value) { this.setSetting({ key: 'allow_multidate_event', value }) }
diff --git a/locales/de.json b/locales/de.json
index 83427975..5248569c 100644
--- a/locales/de.json
+++ b/locales/de.json
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@
         "title_description": "Dieses wird im Seitentitel, in der Betreffzeile von E-Mails, beim Export von RSS-Feeds und ICS angezeigt.",
         "description_description": "Erscheint in der Kopfzeile neben dem Titel",
         "allow_recurrent_event": "Wiederkehrende Veranstaltungen erlauben",
+        "allow_event_without_end_time": "Erlaube Veranstaltungen ohne Endzeit",
         "recurrent_event_visible": "Wiederkehrende Veranstaltungen sind standardmäßig sichtbar",
         "enable_federation": "Federation aktivieren",
         "allow_anon_event": "Kann man auch anonyme Veranstaltungen (vorausgesetzt, diese werden genehmigt) eintragen?",
diff --git a/locales/en.json b/locales/en.json
index 4a48120b..77eb05e2 100644
--- a/locales/en.json
+++ b/locales/en.json
@@ -235,6 +235,7 @@
     "enable_report_hint": "Any visitor could report an event, admins are notified via e-mail",
     "allow_multidate_event": "Allow multi-day events",
     "allow_recurrent_event": "Allow recurring events",
+    "allow_event_without_end_time": "Allow events without end time",
     "allow_online_event": "Allow online events",
     "allow_geolocation": "Allow events geolocation",
     "allow_geolocation_hint": "Optionally set the exact location of an event on a geographic map",
diff --git a/server/api/controller/settings.js b/server/api/controller/settings.js
index 0e5e1caa..e784e2f0 100644
--- a/server/api/controller/settings.js
+++ b/server/api/controller/settings.js
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ const defaultSettings = {
   allow_anon_event: true,
   allow_multidate_event: true,
   allow_recurrent_event: false,
+  allow_event_without_end_time: true,
   allow_online_event: true,
   show_download_media: true,
   enable_moderation: false,
diff --git a/server/helpers.js b/server/helpers.js
index 9cc6e554..0019f510 100644
--- a/server/helpers.js
+++ b/server/helpers.js
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ module.exports = {
       allow_registration: settings.allow_registration,
       allow_anon_event: settings.allow_anon_event,
       allow_recurrent_event: settings.allow_recurrent_event,
+      allow_event_without_end_time: settings.allow_event_without_end_time,
       enable_moderation: settings.enable_moderation,
       enable_report: settings.enable_report,
       allow_multidate_event: settings.allow_multidate_event,
diff --git a/store/index.js b/store/index.js
index 2829df61..d8afdc35 100644
--- a/store/index.js
+++ b/store/index.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ export const state = () => ({
     enable_report: false,
     allow_multidate_event: true,
     allow_recurrent_event: true,
+    allow_event_without_end_time: true,
     allow_online_event: true,
     show_download_media: true,
     allow_geolocation: false,