diff --git a/components/calendar/__tests__/calendar-app.test.tsx b/components/calendar/__tests__/calendar-app.test.tsx
index 6b231359e..d3ad5e264 100644
--- a/components/calendar/__tests__/calendar-app.test.tsx
+++ b/components/calendar/__tests__/calendar-app.test.tsx
@@ -222,6 +222,15 @@ describe('CalendarApp unsaved editor changes', () => {
     await waitFor(() => expect(screen.queryByPlaceholderText('form.title')).toBeNull());
   });
 
+  it('opens the editor on n without typing the n into its title', async () => {
+    renderApp();
+    const press = new KeyboardEvent('keydown', { key: 'n', code: 'KeyN', bubbles: true, cancelable: true });
+    document.body.dispatchEvent(press);
+    // A key whose keydown is not cancelled goes on to type its character
+    expect(press.defaultPrevented).toBe(true);
+    expect(await screen.findByPlaceholderText('form.title')).toHaveValue('');
+  });
+
   it('closes an untouched editor without asking', () => {
     renderApp();
     fireEvent.keyDown(document.body, { key: 'n', code: 'KeyN' });
diff --git a/components/calendar/calendar-app.tsx b/components/calendar/calendar-app.tsx
index f584a8340..f626b4e4e 100644
--- a/components/calendar/calendar-app.tsx
+++ b/components/calendar/calendar-app.tsx
@@ -1552,7 +1552,8 @@ 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": openCreateForView(); break;
+        // Kept from typing itself into the title field the editor focuses.
+        case "new": e.preventDefault(); openCreateForView(); break;
       }
     };
     window.addEventListener("keydown", handleKey);