diff --git a/calendar/inc/class.calendar_bo.inc.php b/calendar/inc/class.calendar_bo.inc.php
index bee626bed1..11d3516c1a 100644
--- a/calendar/inc/class.calendar_bo.inc.php
+++ b/calendar/inc/class.calendar_bo.inc.php
@@ -831,7 +831,7 @@ class calendar_bo
 			'uid'	=> $event['uid'],
 			'etag'	=> $event['etag'],
 			'participants' => array_intersect_key($event['participants'],array_flip($allowed_participants)),
-			'public'=> 0,
+			'public'=> $event['public'],
 			'category' => $event['category'],	// category is visible anyway, eg. by using planner by cat
 			'non_blocking' => $event['non_blocking'],
 			'caldav_name' => $event['caldav_name'],
diff --git a/calendar/js/et2_widget_event.ts b/calendar/js/et2_widget_event.ts
index 0427fdab7a..a04584d865 100644
--- a/calendar/js/et2_widget_event.ts
+++ b/calendar/js/et2_widget_event.ts
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ export class et2_calendar_event extends et2_valueWidget implements et2_IDetached
 				this.body.toggleClass('calendar_calEventBodySmall', event.whole_day_on_top || false);
 
 				// Header
-				const title = !event.is_private ? egw.htmlspecialchars(event['title']) : egw.lang('private');
+				const title = egw.htmlspecialchars(event['title']);
 
 				this.title
 						.html('<span class="calendar_calTimespan">' + this._get_timespan(event) + '<br /></span>')