diff --git a/src/lib/__tests__/shared-calendar-colors.test.ts b/src/lib/__tests__/shared-calendar-colors.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2c306f1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/__tests__/shared-calendar-colors.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
+import { autoAssignSharedCalendarColors, sharedCalendarColorKey } from '../calendar-utils';
+
+describe('autoAssignSharedCalendarColors (#1414)', () => {
+  const own = { id: 'c1', color: '#3b82f6' };
+  const coloured = { id: 'b:c2', originalId: 'c2', accountId: 'b', isShared: true, color: '#10b981' };
+  const plain = { id: 'b:c3', originalId: 'c3', accountId: 'b', isShared: true };
+
+  it('keeps the server colour of a shared calendar and colours only one without', () => {
+    const assigned = autoAssignSharedCalendarColors([own, coloured, plain], {});
+    expect(Object.keys(assigned)).toEqual([sharedCalendarColorKey(plain)]);
+    const color = assigned[sharedCalendarColorKey(plain)].toLowerCase();
+    expect(['#3b82f6', '#10b981']).not.toContain(color);
+  });
+
+  it('leaves a calendar the viewer coloured alone', () => {
+    expect(autoAssignSharedCalendarColors([plain], { [sharedCalendarColorKey(plain)]: '#ef4444' })).toEqual({});
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/lib/calendar-utils.ts b/src/lib/calendar-utils.ts
index 9cbb7cbc..5afdedeb 100644
--- a/src/lib/calendar-utils.ts
+++ b/src/lib/calendar-utils.ts
@@ -617,6 +617,38 @@ export function pickUnusedCalendarColor(usedColors: Iterable<string>): string {
  * via the `colorIsLocalOverride` flag (see getEventColor). Personal calendars
  * are passed through untouched.
  */
+/**
+ * A distinct colour for each shared calendar that has neither a colour from
+ * the server nor one the viewer picked, so several shared calendars don't
+ * collide on the default colour. A shared calendar the server gives a colour
+ * keeps it until the viewer picks their own (webmail #1414). Returns only the
+ * new overrides, keyed by sharedCalendarColorKey().
+ */
+export function autoAssignSharedCalendarColors(
+  calendars: Pick<Calendar, 'id' | 'color' | 'isShared' | 'accountId' | 'originalId'>[],
+  overrides: Record<string, string>,
+): Record<string, string> {
+  // Every colour already on screen: personal and server colours plus the
+  // existing shared overrides.
+  const used = new Set<string>();
+  for (const cal of calendars) {
+    if (cal.color) used.add(cal.color.toLowerCase());
+  }
+  for (const color of Object.values(overrides)) {
+    if (color) used.add(color.toLowerCase());
+  }
+  const assigned: Record<string, string> = {};
+  for (const cal of calendars) {
+    if (!cal.isShared || cal.color) continue;
+    const key = sharedCalendarColorKey(cal);
+    if (overrides[key] || assigned[key]) continue;
+    const color = pickUnusedCalendarColor(used);
+    used.add(color.toLowerCase());
+    assigned[key] = color;
+  }
+  return assigned;
+}
+
 export function applySharedCalendarColors(
   calendars: Calendar[],
   overrides: Record<string, string>,
diff --git a/src/screens/CalendarScreen.tsx b/src/screens/CalendarScreen.tsx
index 51c5c672..9a9b2f2b 100644
--- a/src/screens/CalendarScreen.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/CalendarScreen.tsx
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ import {
   getEventStartDate,
   getPrimaryCalendarId,
   getTaskDueDate,
-  pickUnusedCalendarColor,
+  autoAssignSharedCalendarColors,
   sharedCalendarColorKey,
   reopenedEdit,
 } from '../lib/calendar-utils';
@@ -308,29 +308,13 @@ export default function CalendarScreen() {
     [storeCalendars, sharedCalendarColors],
   );
 
-  // Auto-assign a random, not-yet-used palette color to any freshly shared
-  // calendar so multiple shared calendars don't collide on one color. Runs
-  // once per calendar (guarded by the presence of an existing key), and the
-  // user can still overwrite it from the sidebar.
+  // Auto-assign a not-yet-used palette color to any freshly shared calendar
+  // without a server colour, so multiple shared calendars don't collide on
+  // one color (#1414: one with a server colour keeps it). Runs once per
+  // calendar, and the user can still overwrite it from the sidebar.
   React.useEffect(() => {
-    const missing = storeCalendars.filter(
-      (cal) => cal.isShared && !sharedCalendarColors[sharedCalendarColorKey(cal)],
-    );
-    if (missing.length === 0) return;
-    // Seed "used" with personal calendar colors plus already-assigned shared
-    // overrides so the picks stay distinct from what's already on screen.
-    const used = new Set<string>();
-    for (const cal of storeCalendars) {
-      if (!cal.isShared && cal.color) used.add(cal.color.toLowerCase());
-    }
-    for (const color of Object.values(sharedCalendarColors)) {
-      if (color) used.add(color.toLowerCase());
-    }
-    for (const cal of missing) {
-      const color = pickUnusedCalendarColor(used);
-      used.add(color.toLowerCase());
-      setSharedCalendarColor(sharedCalendarColorKey(cal), color);
-    }
+    const assigned = autoAssignSharedCalendarColors(storeCalendars, sharedCalendarColors);
+    for (const [key, color] of Object.entries(assigned)) setSharedCalendarColor(key, color);
   }, [storeCalendars, sharedCalendarColors, setSharedCalendarColor]);
 
   const allCalendars = React.useMemo(