diff --git a/ios/Calendarr iOS.xcodeproj/project.xcworkspace/xcuserdata/scarriffle.xcuserdatad/UserInterfaceState.xcuserstate b/ios/Calendarr iOS.xcodeproj/project.xcworkspace/xcuserdata/scarriffle.xcuserdatad/UserInterfaceState.xcuserstate
index 5c63243..2e585ff 100644
Binary files a/ios/Calendarr iOS.xcodeproj/project.xcworkspace/xcuserdata/scarriffle.xcuserdatad/UserInterfaceState.xcuserstate and b/ios/Calendarr iOS.xcodeproj/project.xcworkspace/xcuserdata/scarriffle.xcuserdatad/UserInterfaceState.xcuserstate differ
diff --git a/ios/Calendarr iOS/Models/CalendarStore.swift b/ios/Calendarr iOS/Models/CalendarStore.swift
index c66929c..0ac1a30 100644
--- a/ios/Calendarr iOS/Models/CalendarStore.swift	
+++ b/ios/Calendarr iOS/Models/CalendarStore.swift	
@@ -514,6 +514,14 @@ class CalendarStore {
         allCachedEvents = []
     }
 
+    /// Force the next fetch to reach the server, without emptying what is on
+    /// screen. `invalidateCache()` drops the events too, which makes the whole
+    /// calendar blink empty and refill — far too much for one new event.
+    func invalidateRange() {
+        cachedStart = nil
+        cachedEnd = nil
+    }
+
     /// Calendars / sources that reported a sync error on the last fetch. Events
     /// matching either must NOT be evicted from the cache on a partial sync —
     /// stale data beats a completely empty calendar.
diff --git a/ios/Calendarr iOS/Views/Calendar/CalendarHostView.swift b/ios/Calendarr iOS/Views/Calendar/CalendarHostView.swift
index 44d78ee..8651b11 100644
--- a/ios/Calendarr iOS/Views/Calendar/CalendarHostView.swift	
+++ b/ios/Calendarr iOS/Views/Calendar/CalendarHostView.swift	
@@ -464,9 +464,7 @@ struct CalendarHostView: View {
                        showNewBirthday: $showNewBirthday,
                        api: api,
                        reload: { await onNavigate() },
-                       // Same path as the manual reload button, which is the
-                       // one that demonstrably shows a new Home Assistant event.
-                       reloadForce: { await forceReload() })
+                       reloadForce: { await reloadAfterSave() })
     }
 
     // MARK: – Loading logic
@@ -527,6 +525,17 @@ struct CalendarHostView: View {
         await store.loadEvents(api: api, start: s, end: e)
     }
 
+    /// After creating or editing: refetch the visible range from the server,
+    /// keeping the current events on screen while it happens. Clearing only the
+    /// range — not the events — is what separates this from the menu's manual
+    /// sync, which is allowed to blank the calendar because the user asked for
+    /// a full refresh.
+    private func reloadAfterSave() async {
+        store.invalidateRange()
+        let (s, e) = store.rangeForCurrentView()
+        await store.loadEvents(api: api, start: s, end: e, force: true)
+    }
+
     /// Called when cacheMonths setting changes – clear cache and re-prefetch.
     private func recache() async {
         store.invalidateCache()