diff --git a/components/calendar/__tests__/calendar-app.test.tsx b/components/calendar/__tests__/calendar-app.test.tsx
index c19cf0ba6..57035ffd1 100644
--- a/components/calendar/__tests__/calendar-app.test.tsx
+++ b/components/calendar/__tests__/calendar-app.test.tsx
@@ -148,3 +148,31 @@ describe('CalendarApp in the command palette', () => {
     expect(useCalendarStore.getState().viewMode).toBe('day');
   });
 });
+
+describe('CalendarApp in the Tasks view', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => setUp([makeEvent()], 'tasks'));
+
+  it('has no date navigation', () => {
+    renderApp();
+    // The one left is the mini calendar's month arrow.
+    expect(screen.queryAllByRole('button', { name: 'nav_prev' })).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(screen.queryAllByRole('button', { name: 'nav_next' })).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(screen.queryByRole('button', { name: 'views.today' })).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it('creates a task with n, not an event', () => {
+    renderApp();
+    fireEvent.keyDown(document.body, { key: 'n', code: 'KeyN' });
+    expect(screen.getByRole('heading', { name: 'tasks.create' })).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.queryByRole('heading', { name: 'events.create' })).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it('creates a task with the phone create button', () => {
+    media.mobile = true;
+    media.desktop = false;
+    renderApp();
+    // The floating button, after the drawer's.
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getAllByRole('button', { name: 'events.new_task' }).at(-1)!);
+    expect(screen.getByRole('dialog', { name: 'tasks.create' })).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/components/calendar/calendar-app.tsx b/components/calendar/calendar-app.tsx
index 98a824617..c66d92534 100644
--- a/components/calendar/calendar-app.tsx
+++ b/components/calendar/calendar-app.tsx
@@ -1071,6 +1071,14 @@ export function CalendarApp({ linkSegments: routeSegments }: CalendarAppProps =
 
   const closeQuickCreate = useCallback(() => setQuickDraft(null), []);
 
+  // The create button and `n` make what the view shows: a task in Tasks.
+  const inTasksView = normalizedViewMode === "tasks";
+  const openCreateForView = useCallback(() => {
+    if (inTasksView) openCreateTaskModal();
+    else openCreateModal();
+  }, [inTasksView, openCreateTaskModal, openCreateModal]);
+  const createLabel = inTasksView ? t("events.new_task") : t("events.create");
+
   const handleQuickCreateMoreOptions = useCallback(() => {
     if (!quickDraft) return;
     const draft = quickDraft;
@@ -1351,12 +1359,12 @@ export function CalendarApp({ linkSegments: routeSegments }: CalendarAppProps =
         case "day": setViewMode("day"); break;
         case "agenda": setViewMode("agenda"); break;
         case "tasks": if (enableCalendarTasks) setViewMode("tasks"); break;
-        case "new": openCreateModal(); break;
+        case "new": openCreateForView(); break;
       }
     };
     window.addEventListener("keydown", handleKey);
     return () => window.removeEventListener("keydown", handleKey);
-  }, [navigatePrev, navigateNext, goToToday, setViewMode, openCreateModal, showEventModal, showTaskModal, detailPinned, enableCalendarTasks]);
+  }, [navigatePrev, navigateNext, goToToday, setViewMode, openCreateForView, showEventModal, showTaskModal, detailPinned, enableCalendarTasks]);
 
   // The command palette's Calendar group, while this calendar is the one in
   // front (in the Pro shell: its focused tab).
@@ -1695,7 +1703,8 @@ export function CalendarApp({ linkSegments: routeSegments }: CalendarAppProps =
       onNext={navigateNext}
       onToday={goToToday}
       onViewModeChange={(mode) => { setMobileReturnToMonth(false); setViewMode(mode); }}
-      onCreateEvent={() => openCreateModal()}
+      onCreateEvent={openCreateForView}
+      createLabel={createLabel}
       onImport={() => setShowImportModal(true)}
       onSubscribe={() => setShowSubscriptionModal(true)}
       onRefresh={() => { void refreshCalendar(); }}
@@ -1775,7 +1784,8 @@ export function CalendarApp({ linkSegments: routeSegments }: CalendarAppProps =
             style={isNarrow ? undefined : { width: `${calSidebarWidth}px` }}
           >
             <CalendarSidebarHeader
-              onCreateEvent={() => { setNarrowSidebarOpen(false); openCreateModal(); }}
+              onCreateEvent={() => { setNarrowSidebarOpen(false); openCreateForView(); }}
+              createLabel={createLabel}
               tourTarget={!isNarrow}
             />
             <div className="flex-1 overflow-y-auto overflow-x-hidden py-3">
@@ -1939,9 +1949,9 @@ export function CalendarApp({ linkSegments: routeSegments }: CalendarAppProps =
           {/* Floating Create Event Button (mobile) */}
           {isMobile && (
             <Button
-              onClick={() => openCreateModal()}
+              onClick={openCreateForView}
               className="absolute bottom-4 right-4 z-40 h-14 w-14 rounded-full shadow-lg"
-              aria-label={t("events.create")}
+              aria-label={createLabel}
             >
               <Plus className="h-6 w-6" />
             </Button>
diff --git a/components/calendar/calendar-sidebar-header.tsx b/components/calendar/calendar-sidebar-header.tsx
index e9120d91a..629eaf7ed 100644
--- a/components/calendar/calendar-sidebar-header.tsx
+++ b/components/calendar/calendar-sidebar-header.tsx
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import { Plus } from "@/components/icons";
 
 interface CalendarSidebarHeaderProps {
   onCreateEvent: () => void;
+  /** The create button's name: what it makes in the current view. */
+  createLabel?: string;
   /** Mark the button for the guided tour; off while the toolbar's own "+" is the visible one. */
   tourTarget?: boolean;
 }
@@ -14,8 +16,9 @@ interface CalendarSidebarHeaderProps {
  * Title row at the top of the calendar sidebar, the same shape as the
  * contacts sidebar header: the app name on the left and "+" on the right.
  */
-export function CalendarSidebarHeader({ onCreateEvent, tourTarget = true }: CalendarSidebarHeaderProps) {
+export function CalendarSidebarHeader({ onCreateEvent, createLabel, tourTarget = true }: CalendarSidebarHeaderProps) {
   const t = useTranslations("calendar");
+  const label = createLabel ?? t("events.create");
 
   return (
     // Same h-14 box as the mail sidebar's account switcher, so the apps line up;
@@ -27,8 +30,8 @@ export function CalendarSidebarHeader({ onCreateEvent, tourTarget = true }: Cale
         variant="ghost"
         onClick={onCreateEvent}
         className="h-8 w-8 flex-shrink-0"
-        aria-label={t("events.create")}
-        title={t("events.create")}
+        aria-label={label}
+        title={label}
         data-tour={tourTarget ? "create-event-button" : undefined}
       >
         <Plus className="w-4 h-4" />
diff --git a/components/calendar/calendar-toolbar.tsx b/components/calendar/calendar-toolbar.tsx
index d8251dadf..27a8526a4 100644
--- a/components/calendar/calendar-toolbar.tsx
+++ b/components/calendar/calendar-toolbar.tsx
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ interface CalendarToolbarProps {
   onToday: () => void;
   onViewModeChange: (mode: CalendarViewMode) => void;
   onCreateEvent: () => void;
+  /** The create button's name: what it makes in the current view. */
+  createLabel?: string;
   onImport?: () => void;
   onSubscribe?: () => void;
   /** Reload calendars, events and subscriptions. */
@@ -63,6 +65,7 @@ export function CalendarToolbar({
   onToday,
   onViewModeChange,
   onCreateEvent,
+  createLabel,
   onImport,
   onSubscribe,
   onRefresh,
@@ -140,6 +143,9 @@ export function CalendarToolbar({
     }
   };
 
+  // Tasks have no dates to step through.
+  const hasDateNav = viewMode !== "tasks";
+
   // The ⋮ menu: what the calendar as a whole offers.
   const {
     contextMenu: moreMenu,
@@ -220,18 +226,24 @@ export function CalendarToolbar({
                   <ArrowLeft className="w-4 h-4" />
                 </button>
               )}
-              <button onClick={onPrev} className="p-1.5 rounded-md hover:bg-muted transition-colors touch-manipulation" aria-label={t("nav_prev")}>
-                <ChevronLeft className="w-4 h-4" />
-              </button>
+              {hasDateNav && (
+                <button onClick={onPrev} className="p-1.5 rounded-md hover:bg-muted transition-colors touch-manipulation" aria-label={t("nav_prev")}>
+                  <ChevronLeft className="w-4 h-4" />
+                </button>
+              )}
               <span className="text-sm font-semibold text-center flex-1 select-none truncate">
                 {getDateLabel()}
               </span>
-              <button onClick={onNext} className="p-1.5 rounded-md hover:bg-muted transition-colors touch-manipulation" aria-label={t("nav_next")}>
-                <ChevronRight className="w-4 h-4" />
-              </button>
-              <Button variant="ghost" size="sm" onClick={onToday} className="touch-manipulation text-xs h-7 px-2 ms-0.5">
-                {t("views.today")}
-              </Button>
+              {hasDateNav && (
+                <>
+                  <button onClick={onNext} className="p-1.5 rounded-md hover:bg-muted transition-colors touch-manipulation" aria-label={t("nav_next")}>
+                    <ChevronRight className="w-4 h-4" />
+                  </button>
+                  <Button variant="ghost" size="sm" onClick={onToday} className="touch-manipulation text-xs h-7 px-2 ms-0.5">
+                    {t("views.today")}
+                  </Button>
+                </>
+              )}
             </div>
 
             {/* Row 2: View switcher pills + calendar toggle */}
@@ -373,40 +385,44 @@ export function CalendarToolbar({
           size="icon"
           onClick={onCreateEvent}
           className="h-8 w-8"
-          aria-label={t("events.create")}
-          title={t("events.create")}
+          aria-label={createLabel ?? t("events.create")}
+          title={createLabel ?? t("events.create")}
           data-tour="create-event-button"
         >
           <Plus className="w-4 h-4" />
         </Button>
       )}
-      <Button
-        variant="outline"
-        size="sm"
-        onClick={onToday}
-        className="h-8 me-1"
-        title={formatFullDate(displayNow())}
-      >
-        {t("views.today")}
-      </Button>
-      <Button
-        variant="ghost"
-        size="icon"
-        className="h-8 w-8"
-        onClick={onPrev}
-        aria-label={t("nav_prev")}
-      >
-        <ChevronLeft className="w-4 h-4 rtl:rotate-180" />
-      </Button>
-      <Button
-        variant="ghost"
-        size="icon"
-        className="h-8 w-8"
-        onClick={onNext}
-        aria-label={t("nav_next")}
-      >
-        <ChevronRight className="w-4 h-4 rtl:rotate-180" />
-      </Button>
+      {hasDateNav && (
+        <>
+          <Button
+            variant="outline"
+            size="sm"
+            onClick={onToday}
+            className="h-8 me-1"
+            title={formatFullDate(displayNow())}
+          >
+            {t("views.today")}
+          </Button>
+          <Button
+            variant="ghost"
+            size="icon"
+            className="h-8 w-8"
+            onClick={onPrev}
+            aria-label={t("nav_prev")}
+          >
+            <ChevronLeft className="w-4 h-4 rtl:rotate-180" />
+          </Button>
+          <Button
+            variant="ghost"
+            size="icon"
+            className="h-8 w-8"
+            onClick={onNext}
+            aria-label={t("nav_next")}
+          >
+            <ChevronRight className="w-4 h-4 rtl:rotate-180" />
+          </Button>
+        </>
+      )}
       <h1 className="ms-2 text-base font-semibold truncate select-none">
         {getDateLabel()}
       </h1>