diff --git a/calendar/js/dragDropFunctions.js b/calendar/js/dragDropFunctions.js
index caecf213f8..7f6e942a41 100644
--- a/calendar/js/dragDropFunctions.js
+++ b/calendar/js/dragDropFunctions.js
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ function dragEvent()
 {
 	if(minOffset())
 	{
+		// set a fixed width
+		dd.obj.css.width = dd.obj.w + dd.px;
+
 		// make a snapshot of the old (original) innerHTML of the dragged event
 		if(!dd.obj.oldInnerHTML)
 		{
@@ -62,6 +65,10 @@ function dropEvent()
 		{
 			dd.obj.div.innerHTML = dd.obj.oldInnerHTML;
 		}
+
+		// restore old width (calEvent width = 100%)
+		dd.obj.div.style.width = "100%";
+
 		dd.obj.moveTo(dd.obj.defx,dd.obj.defy);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/phpgwapi/js/wz_dragdrop/wz_dragdrop.js b/phpgwapi/js/wz_dragdrop/wz_dragdrop.js
index 63aba4bcfa..8e9220a021 100644
--- a/phpgwapi/js/wz_dragdrop/wz_dragdrop.js
+++ b/phpgwapi/js/wz_dragdrop/wz_dragdrop.js
@@ -212,11 +212,12 @@ dd.getWH = function(d_o)
 	d_o.h = dd.getDivH(d_o);
 	if(d_o.css)
 	{
-		d_o.css.width = d_o.w + dd.px;
+		// dont set the width at the beginning
+		//d_o.css.width = d_o.w + dd.px;
 		d_o.css.height = d_o.h + dd.px;
 		d_o.dw = dd.getDivW(d_o)-d_o.w;
 		d_o.dh = dd.getDivH(d_o)-d_o.h;
-		d_o.css.width = (d_o.w-d_o.dw) + dd.px;
+		//d_o.css.width = (d_o.w-d_o.dw) + dd.px;
 		d_o.css.height = (d_o.h-d_o.dh) + dd.px;
 	}
 	else d_o.dw = d_o.dh = 0;