diff --git a/src/lib/__tests__/calendar-utils.test.ts b/src/lib/__tests__/calendar-utils.test.ts
index eb52c049..5c1b0a66 100644
--- a/src/lib/__tests__/calendar-utils.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/__tests__/calendar-utils.test.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import {
   timePattern,
   layoutOverlappingEvents,
   CALENDAR_COLOR_PALETTE,
+  reopenedEdit,
 } from '../calendar-utils';
 import type { CalendarEvent } from '../../api/types';
 import { useSettingsStore } from '../../stores/settings-store';
@@ -278,3 +279,18 @@ describe('layoutOverlappingEvents', () => {
     expect(layoutOverlappingEvents(events, day)).toHaveLength(0);
   });
 });
+
+describe('reopenedEdit', () => {
+  it('puts the unsaved edits over the event and drops cleared fields', () => {
+    const event = {
+      id: 'e1', title: 'Team sync', start: '2026-10-19T10:00:00', duration: 'PT30M',
+      locations: { l: { '@type': 'Location', name: 'Room 2' } },
+    } as unknown as CalendarEvent;
+    const reopened = reopenedEdit(event, { title: 'Team sync (moved)', start: '2026-10-19T11:00:00', locations: null });
+    expect(reopened.id).toBe('e1');
+    expect(reopened.title).toBe('Team sync (moved)');
+    expect(reopened.start).toBe('2026-10-19T11:00:00');
+    expect(reopened.duration).toBe('PT30M');
+    expect('locations' in reopened).toBe(false);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/lib/calendar-utils.ts b/src/lib/calendar-utils.ts
index e03b8874..d1cf1c94 100644
--- a/src/lib/calendar-utils.ts
+++ b/src/lib/calendar-utils.ts
@@ -604,3 +604,17 @@ export function getPrimaryCalendarId(
 ): string | undefined {
   return Object.keys(event.calendarIds || {})[0];
 }
+
+/**
+ * The event as the editor last had it: the stored event with the unsaved
+ * edits on top, a field cleared in the editor (sent as `null`) removed. Used
+ * to reopen the editor when the recurrence-scope question is cancelled.
+ */
+export function reopenedEdit(event: CalendarEvent, updates: Partial<CalendarEvent>): CalendarEvent {
+  const merged: Record<string, unknown> = { ...event };
+  for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(updates)) {
+    if (value === null) delete merged[key];
+    else if (value !== undefined) merged[key] = value;
+  }
+  return merged as unknown as CalendarEvent;
+}
diff --git a/src/screens/CalendarScreen.tsx b/src/screens/CalendarScreen.tsx
index 287e83f5..71584a0c 100644
--- a/src/screens/CalendarScreen.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/CalendarScreen.tsx
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ import {
   getTaskDueDate,
   pickUnusedCalendarColor,
   sharedCalendarColorKey,
+  reopenedEdit,
 } from '../lib/calendar-utils';
 import { buildReplyTo } from '../lib/calendar-invitation';
 import {
@@ -825,6 +826,16 @@ export default function CalendarScreen() {
     [modalEvent, createEvent, updateEvent],
   );
 
+  // Cancelling "which occurrences?" after editing a recurring event goes back
+  // to the editor with the edits still in it; they used to be thrown away.
+  const cancelScope = React.useCallback(() => {
+    const pending = pendingAction;
+    setPendingAction(null);
+    if (pending?.kind !== 'edit') return;
+    setModalEvent(reopenedEdit(pending.event, pending.updates));
+    setModalVisible(true);
+  }, [pendingAction]);
+
   const handleDeleteFromModal = React.useCallback(
     async (event: CalendarEvent) => {
       setModalVisible(false);
@@ -1232,7 +1243,7 @@ export default function CalendarScreen() {
         visible={!!pendingAction}
         actionType={pendingAction?.kind ?? 'edit'}
         onSelect={handleScopeSelect}
-        onClose={() => setPendingAction(null)}
+        onClose={cancelScope}
       />
 
       <CalendarSidebarDrawer