diff --git a/packages/theme/styles/editors.scss b/packages/theme/styles/editors.scss
index de6df89b47..1aa5564205 100644
--- a/packages/theme/styles/editors.scss
+++ b/packages/theme/styles/editors.scss
@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@
   }
   .default, .ghost { padding: 0.3125rem 0.5rem; }
   .default-large, .ghost-large { padding: 0.4375rem 0.5rem; }
+  .ghost-large {
+    color: var(--theme-caption-color);
+  }
   .default, .ghost, .default-large, .ghost-large {
     box-sizing: border-box;
     line-height: 1.25rem;
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/calendar/TimeInputBox.svelte b/packages/ui/src/components/calendar/TimeInputBox.svelte
index b6bf64a977..f3b19b3e8e 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/calendar/TimeInputBox.svelte
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/calendar/TimeInputBox.svelte
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
   let edits: IEdits[] = editsType.map((edit) => {
     return { id: edit, value: -1 }
   })
-  let selected: TEdits | null = 'hour'
+  let selected: TEdits | null = null
   let startTyping: boolean = false
 
   const dispatch = createEventDispatcher()
diff --git a/plugins/calendar-assets/lang/en.json b/plugins/calendar-assets/lang/en.json
index ea3314ab52..f552b63e70 100644
--- a/plugins/calendar-assets/lang/en.json
+++ b/plugins/calendar-assets/lang/en.json
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
     "ThisEvent": "This event",
     "ThisAndNext": "This and following events",
     "AllEvents": "All events",
-    "NewEvent": "New event",
+    "EventTitlePlaceholder": "Event title",
     "TimeZone": "Time zone",
     "Repeat": "Repeat",
     "On": "On",
diff --git a/plugins/calendar-assets/lang/es.json b/plugins/calendar-assets/lang/es.json
index 92761f2147..7f3a555408 100644
--- a/plugins/calendar-assets/lang/es.json
+++ b/plugins/calendar-assets/lang/es.json
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
     "ThisEvent": "Este evento",
     "ThisAndNext": "Este y los siguientes eventos",
     "AllEvents": "Todos los eventos",
-    "NewEvent": "Nuevo evento",
+    "EventTitlePlaceholder": "Título del evento",
     "TimeZone": "Zona horaria",
     "Repeat": "Repetir",
     "On": "En",
diff --git a/plugins/calendar-assets/lang/pt.json b/plugins/calendar-assets/lang/pt.json
index 87084a2720..f47e72ce35 100644
--- a/plugins/calendar-assets/lang/pt.json
+++ b/plugins/calendar-assets/lang/pt.json
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
     "ThisEvent": "Este evento",
     "ThisAndNext": "Este e os seguintes eventos",
     "AllEvents": "Todos os eventos",
-    "NewEvent": "Novo evento",
+    "EventTitlePlaceholder": "Título do evento",
     "TimeZone": "Fuso horário",
     "Repeat": "Repetir",
     "On": "Em",
diff --git a/plugins/calendar-assets/lang/ru.json b/plugins/calendar-assets/lang/ru.json
index 335ebec325..1ac246c649 100644
--- a/plugins/calendar-assets/lang/ru.json
+++ b/plugins/calendar-assets/lang/ru.json
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
     "ThisEvent": "Только это событие",
     "ThisAndNext": "Это и последующие события",
     "AllEvents": "Все события",
-    "NewEvent": "Новое событие",
+    "EventTitlePlaceholder": "Название события",
     "TimeZone": "Часовой пояс",
     "Repeat": "Повтор",
     "On": "В",
diff --git a/plugins/calendar-resources/src/components/CreateEvent.svelte b/plugins/calendar-resources/src/components/CreateEvent.svelte
index 1136e71c37..a2b8fc466d 100644
--- a/plugins/calendar-resources/src/components/CreateEvent.svelte
+++ b/plugins/calendar-resources/src/components/CreateEvent.svelte
@@ -159,10 +159,11 @@
   <div class="header flex-between">
     <EditBox
       bind:value={title}
-      placeholder={calendar.string.NewEvent}
+      placeholder={calendar.string.EventTitlePlaceholder}
       kind={'ghost-large'}
       fullSize
       focusable
+      autoFocus
       focusIndex={10001}
     />
     <div class="flex-row-center gap-1 flex-no-shrink ml-3">
diff --git a/plugins/calendar-resources/src/components/EditEvent.svelte b/plugins/calendar-resources/src/components/EditEvent.svelte
index 1116be9979..b04049ce9f 100644
--- a/plugins/calendar-resources/src/components/EditEvent.svelte
+++ b/plugins/calendar-resources/src/components/EditEvent.svelte
@@ -162,11 +162,12 @@
   <div class="header flex-between">
     <EditBox
       bind:value={title}
-      placeholder={calendar.string.NewEvent}
+      placeholder={calendar.string.EventTitlePlaceholder}
       disabled={readOnly}
       kind={'ghost-large'}
       fullSize
       focusable
+      autoFocus
       focusIndex={10001}
     />
     <div class="flex-row-center gap-1 flex-no-shrink ml-3">
diff --git a/plugins/calendar-resources/src/plugin.ts b/plugins/calendar-resources/src/plugin.ts
index 3c9ad667df..1b3c4e8c57 100644
--- a/plugins/calendar-resources/src/plugin.ts
+++ b/plugins/calendar-resources/src/plugin.ts
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ export default mergeIds(calendarId, calendar, {
     ThisEvent: '' as IntlString,
     ThisAndNext: '' as IntlString,
     AllEvents: '' as IntlString,
-    NewEvent: '' as IntlString,
+    EventTitlePlaceholder: '' as IntlString,
     TimeZone: '' as IntlString,
     Repeat: '' as IntlString,
     Every: '' as IntlString,