diff --git a/openslides/motions/models.py b/openslides/motions/models.py
index ea90dfa55..46bf39b51 100644
--- a/openslides/motions/models.py
+++ b/openslides/motions/models.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.contrib.contenttypes.fields import GenericRelation
+from django.core.exceptions import ImproperlyConfigured
 from django.db import models
 from django.db.models import Max
 from django.utils import formats
@@ -330,14 +331,27 @@ class Motion(RESTModelMixin, models.Model):
             prefix = '%s ' % self.category.prefix
 
         number += 1
-        identifier = '%s%d' % (prefix, number)
+        identifier = '%s%s' % (prefix, self.extend_identifier_number(number))
         while Motion.objects.filter(identifier=identifier).exists():
             number += 1
-            identifier = '%s%d' % (prefix, number)
+            identifier = '%s%s' % (prefix, self.extend_identifier_number(number))
 
         self.identifier = identifier
         self.identifier_number = number
 
+    def extend_identifier_number(self, number):
+        """
+        Returns the number used in the set_identifier method with leading
+        zero charaters according to the settings value
+        MOTION_IDENTIFIER_MIN_DIGITS.
+        """
+        result = str(number)
+        if hasattr(settings, 'MOTION_IDENTIFIER_MIN_DIGITS') and settings.MOTION_IDENTIFIER_MIN_DIGITS:
+            if not isinstance(settings.MOTION_IDENTIFIER_MIN_DIGITS, int):
+                raise ImproperlyConfigured('Settings value MOTION_IDENTIFIER_MIN_DIGITS must be an integer.')
+            result = '0' * (settings.MOTION_IDENTIFIER_MIN_DIGITS - len(str(number))) + result
+        return result
+
     def get_title(self):
         """
         Get the title of the motion.
diff --git a/openslides/motions/views.py b/openslides/motions/views.py
index 04e30c93f..1e486953b 100644
--- a/openslides/motions/views.py
+++ b/openslides/motions/views.py
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ class CategoryViewSet(ModelViewSet):
                         parent_identifier = motion.parent.identifier or ''
                         prefix = '%s %s ' % (parent_identifier, config['motions_amendments_prefix'])
                     number += 1
-                    identifier = '%s%d' % (prefix, number)
+                    identifier = '%s%s' % (prefix, motion.extend_identifier_number(number))
                     motion.identifier = identifier
                     motion.identifier_number = number
                     motion.save()
diff --git a/openslides/utils/settings.py.tpl b/openslides/utils/settings.py.tpl
index 7ca33e101..a4a97749e 100644
--- a/openslides/utils/settings.py.tpl
+++ b/openslides/utils/settings.py.tpl
@@ -115,3 +115,8 @@ MEDIA_ROOT = os.path.join(OPENSLIDES_USER_DATA_PATH, 'media', '')
 # https://whoosh.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
 
 SEARCH_INDEX = os.path.join(OPENSLIDES_USER_DATA_PATH, 'search_index')
+
+
+# Customization of OpenSlides apps
+
+MOTION_IDENTIFIER_MIN_DIGITS = 1
diff --git a/tests/old/settings.py b/tests/old/settings.py
index a75422d77..93b3426f5 100644
--- a/tests/old/settings.py
+++ b/tests/old/settings.py
@@ -66,6 +66,11 @@ MEDIA_ROOT = os.path.join(OPENSLIDES_USER_DATA_PATH, '')
 SEARCH_INDEX = 'ram'
 
 
+# Customization of OpenSlides apps
+
+MOTION_IDENTIFIER_MIN_DIGITS = 1
+
+
 # Special settings only for testing
 
 TEST_RUNNER = 'openslides.utils.test.OpenSlidesDiscoverRunner'
diff --git a/tests/settings.py b/tests/settings.py
index e3483c5cc..9aabb13af 100644
--- a/tests/settings.py
+++ b/tests/settings.py
@@ -66,6 +66,11 @@ MEDIA_ROOT = os.path.join(OPENSLIDES_USER_DATA_PATH, '')
 SEARCH_INDEX = 'ram'
 
 
+# Customization of OpenSlides apps
+
+MOTION_IDENTIFIER_MIN_DIGITS = 1
+
+
 # Special settings only for testing
 
 TEST_RUNNER = 'openslides.utils.test.OpenSlidesDiscoverRunner'