The effect of a laterally applied electric field (≤10 kV/cm) on the photoluminescence of colloidal PbS quantum dots (diameter of 2.7 nm) on glass was studied. The field provoked a blueshift of the emission peak, a reduction of the luminescent intensity, and caused an increase in the full width at half maximum of the emission spectrum. Upon comparison with the photoluminescence of p-type GaAs exhibits the uniqueness of quantum dot based electric emission control with respect to bulk materials.