diff --git a/.rubocop_todo.yml b/.rubocop_todo.yml
index 400f5949..19983ff3 100644
--- a/.rubocop_todo.yml
+++ b/.rubocop_todo.yml
@@ -660,6 +660,7 @@ RSpec/AnyInstance:
   Exclude:
     - 'spec/controllers/admin/rooms_controller_spec.rb'
     - 'spec/controllers/admin/sponsorship_levels_controller_spec.rb'
+    - 'spec/controllers/admin/tickets_controller_spec.rb'
     - 'spec/controllers/admin/tracks_controller_spec.rb'
     - 'spec/controllers/admin/users_controller_spec.rb'
     - 'spec/controllers/conference_registration_controller_spec.rb'
diff --git a/app/controllers/admin/tickets_controller.rb b/app/controllers/admin/tickets_controller.rb
index ef309716..eb1d620e 100644
--- a/app/controllers/admin/tickets_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/admin/tickets_controller.rb
@@ -38,13 +38,30 @@ module Admin
       end
     end
 
+    def give
+      ticket_purchase = @ticket.ticket_purchases.new(gift_ticket_params)
+      recipient = ticket_purchase.user
+      if ticket_purchase.save
+        redirect_to(
+          admin_conference_ticket_path(@conference.short_title, @ticket),
+          notice: "#{recipient.name} was given a #{@ticket.title} ticket."
+        )
+      else
+        redirect_back(
+          fallback_location: admin_conference_ticket_path(@conference.short_title, @ticket),
+          error:             "Unable to give #{recipient.name} a #{@ticket.title} ticket: " +
+                             ticket_purchase.errors.full_messages.to_sentence
+        )
+      end
+    end
+
     def destroy
       if @ticket.destroy
         redirect_to admin_conference_tickets_path(conference_id: @conference.short_title),
-                    notice: 'Ticket successfully destroyed.'
+                    notice: 'Ticket successfully deleted.'
       else
         redirect_to admin_conference_tickets_path(conference_id: @conference.short_title),
-                    error: 'Ticket was successfully destroyed.' \
+                    error: 'Deleting ticket failed! ' \
                     "#{@ticket.errors.full_messages.join('. ')}."
       end
     end
@@ -59,5 +76,12 @@ module Admin
         :registration_ticket, :visible
       )
     end
+
+    def gift_ticket_params
+      response = params.require(:ticket_purchase).permit(
+        :user_id
+      )
+      response.merge(paid: true, amount_paid: 0, conference: @conference)
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/app/views/admin/tickets/show.html.haml b/app/views/admin/tickets/show.html.haml
index 6fa74639..6ce20a20 100644
--- a/app/views/admin/tickets/show.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/admin/tickets/show.html.haml
@@ -7,7 +7,13 @@
           Ticket
           %small
             = humanized_money_with_symbol @ticket.price
-          = link_to 'Edit Ticket', edit_admin_conference_ticket_path, class: 'btn btn-primary pull-right'
+        = link_to 'Edit Ticket', edit_admin_conference_ticket_path, class: 'btn btn-primary pull-right'
+        - if can? :give, Ticket
+          .pull-right
+            = link_to 'Give a Ticket', '#',
+              data: { toggle: 'modal', target: "#modal-give-ticket-#{@ticket.id}" },
+              class: 'button btn btn-default btn-info'
+
       %p.text-muted
         People who bought this ticket
 .row
@@ -36,3 +42,26 @@
               = buyer.affiliation
             %td
               = @ticket.tickets_paid(buyer)
+
+- content_for :modals do
+  .modal.fade{ id: "modal-give-ticket-#{@ticket.id}" }
+    .modal-dialog
+      .modal-content
+        = semantic_form_for(@ticket.ticket_purchases.new,
+          url: give_admin_conference_ticket_path(@conference, @ticket)) do |f|
+          .modal-header
+            %button.close{ data: { dismiss: 'modal' } }
+              %i.fa.fa-close
+            %h3.modal-title
+              Give a
+              = @ticket.title
+              Ticket
+          .modal-body
+            = user_selector_input(:user, f, '', false)
+          .modal-footer
+            = f.action :submit, as: :button, button_html: { class: 'btn btn-primary' }
+
+:javascript
+  $(document).ready(function() {
+    $('#ticket_purchase_user_id').selectize({})
+  });
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index 730d43cf..49246f30 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -112,7 +112,11 @@ Osem::Application.routes.draw do
       end
 
       resources :resources
-      resources :tickets
+      resources :tickets do
+        member do
+          post :give
+        end
+      end
       resources :sponsors, except: [:show]
       resources :lodgings, except: [:show]
       resources :emails, only: [:show, :update, :index]
diff --git a/spec/controllers/admin/tickets_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/admin/tickets_controller_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7e668b68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/controllers/admin/tickets_controller_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,247 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe Admin::TicketsController do
+  let(:admin) { create(:admin) }
+  let(:conference) { create(:conference) }
+  let!(:ticket) { create(:ticket, conference: conference) }
+  let(:new_title) { Faker::Hipster.sentence }
+
+  context 'admin is signed in' do
+    before { sign_in admin }
+
+    describe 'GET #index' do
+      before { get :index, conference_id: conference }
+
+      it 'assigns conference and tickets variables via cancancan' do
+        expect(assigns(:conference)).to eq conference
+        expect(assigns(:tickets)).to eq conference.tickets
+      end
+
+      it 'renders index template' do
+        expect(response).to render_template('index')
+      end
+    end
+
+    describe 'GET #edit' do
+      before { get :edit, conference_id: conference, id: ticket }
+
+      it 'assigns ticket variable via cancancan' do
+        expect(assigns(:ticket)).to eq ticket
+      end
+
+      it 'renders edit template' do
+        expect(response).to render_template('edit')
+      end
+    end
+
+    describe 'GET #new' do
+      before { get :new, conference_id: conference }
+
+      it 'assigns ticket variable' do
+        expect(assigns(:ticket)).to be_instance_of(Ticket)
+      end
+
+      it 'renders new template' do
+        expect(response).to render_template('new')
+      end
+    end
+
+    describe 'POST #create' do
+      context 'saves successfuly' do
+        before(:each, run: true) do
+          post :create, conference_id: conference, ticket: attributes_for(:ticket)
+        end
+
+        let!(:ticket_count) { conference.tickets.count }
+
+        it 'redirects to index path', run: true do
+          expect(response).to redirect_to(
+            admin_conference_tickets_path(conference_id: conference)
+          )
+        end
+
+        it 'shows success message in flash notice', run: true do
+          expect(flash[:notice]).to match('Ticket successfully created.')
+        end
+
+        it 'creates new ticket' do
+          expect do
+            post :create, ticket:        attributes_for(:ticket),
+                          conference_id: conference
+          end.to change{ conference.tickets.count }.from(ticket_count).to(ticket_count + 1)
+        end
+      end
+
+      context 'save fails' do
+        before do
+          allow_any_instance_of(Ticket).to receive(:save).and_return(false)
+          post :create, conference_id: conference, ticket: attributes_for(:ticket)
+        end
+
+        let!(:ticket_count) { conference.tickets.count }
+
+        it 'renders new template' do
+          expect(response).to render_template('new')
+        end
+
+        it 'shows error in flash message' do
+          expect(flash[:error]).to match("Creating Ticket failed: #{ticket.errors.full_messages.join('. ')}.")
+        end
+
+        it 'does not create new ticket' do
+          expect(conference.tickets.count).to eq ticket_count
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    describe 'PATCH #update' do
+      context 'updates successfully' do
+        before do
+          patch :update, conference_id: conference, id: ticket,
+            ticket: attributes_for(:ticket, title: new_title)
+        end
+
+        it 'redirects to index path' do
+          expect(response).to redirect_to(
+            admin_conference_tickets_path(conference_id: conference)
+          )
+        end
+
+        it 'shows success message in flash notice' do
+          expect(flash[:notice]).to match('Ticket successfully updated.')
+        end
+
+        it 'updates the ticket' do
+          ticket.reload
+          expect(ticket.title).to eq(new_title)
+        end
+      end
+
+      context 'update fails' do
+        before do
+          allow_any_instance_of(Ticket).to receive(:save).and_return(false)
+          patch :update, conference_id: conference, id: ticket,
+            ticket: attributes_for(:ticket, title: new_title)
+        end
+
+        it 'renders edit template' do
+          expect(response).to render_template('edit')
+        end
+
+        it 'shows error in flash message' do
+          expect(flash[:error]).to match("Ticket update failed: #{ticket.errors.full_messages.join('. ')}.")
+        end
+
+        it 'does not update ticket' do
+          ticket.reload
+          expect(ticket.title).not_to eq(new_title)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    describe 'DELETE #destroy' do
+      context 'deletes successfully' do
+        before(:each, run: true) do
+          delete :destroy, conference_id: conference, id: ticket
+        end
+
+        let!(:ticket_count) { conference.tickets.count }
+
+        it 'redirects to index path', run: true do
+          expect(response).to redirect_to(
+            admin_conference_tickets_path(conference_id: conference)
+          )
+        end
+
+        it 'shows success message in flash notice', run: true do
+          expect(flash[:notice]).to match('Ticket successfully deleted.')
+        end
+
+        it 'deletes the ticket' do
+          expect do
+            delete :destroy, conference_id: conference, id: ticket
+          end.to change{ conference.tickets.count }.from(ticket_count).to(ticket_count - 1)
+        end
+      end
+
+      context 'delete fails' do
+        let!(:ticket_count) { conference.tickets.count }
+
+        before do
+          allow_any_instance_of(Ticket).to receive(:destroy).and_return(false)
+          delete :destroy, conference_id: conference, id: ticket
+        end
+
+        it 'redirects to index path' do
+          expect(response).to redirect_to(
+            admin_conference_tickets_path(conference_id: conference)
+          )
+        end
+
+        it 'shows error in flash message' do
+          expect(flash[:error]).to match("Deleting ticket failed! #{ticket.errors.full_messages.join('. ')}.")
+        end
+
+        it 'does not delete ticket' do
+          expect(conference.tickets.count).to eq(ticket_count)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    describe 'POST #give' do
+      context 'grants a ticket purchase to a user' do
+        let!(:purchase_count) { admin.ticket_purchases.count }
+
+        before do
+          post :give, conference_id: conference, id: ticket,
+            ticket_purchase: { user_id: admin.id }
+        end
+
+        it 'redirects to ticket' do
+          expect(response).to redirect_to(
+            admin_conference_ticket_path(conference_id: conference, id: ticket)
+          )
+        end
+
+        it 'shows success message in flash notice' do
+          expect(flash[:notice]).to match(
+            "#{admin.name} was given a #{ticket.title} ticket."
+          )
+        end
+
+        it 'creates a ticket purchase' do
+          expect(admin.ticket_purchases.count).to eq(purchase_count + 1)
+          expect(admin.ticket_purchases.last.ticket).to eq(ticket)
+        end
+      end
+
+      context 'giving fails' do
+        before do
+          allow_any_instance_of(TicketPurchase).to receive(:save).and_return(false)
+          post :give, conference_id: conference, id: ticket,
+            ticket_purchase: { user_id: admin.id }
+        end
+
+        let(:purchase_count) { admin.ticket_purchases.count }
+
+        it 'redirects to ticket' do
+          expect(response).to redirect_to(
+            admin_conference_ticket_path(conference_id: conference, id: ticket)
+          )
+        end
+
+        it 'shows error in flash message' do
+          expect(flash[:error]).to match(
+             "Unable to give #{admin.name} a #{ticket.title} ticket: "
+           )
+        end
+
+        it 'does not create a ticket purchase' do
+          expect(admin.ticket_purchases.count).to eq(purchase_count)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end