diff --git a/components/calendar/__tests__/participant-input.test.tsx b/components/calendar/__tests__/participant-input.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..37cab600a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/calendar/__tests__/participant-input.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/react';
+import { describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
+import React from 'react';
+
+vi.mock('@/components/ui/avatar', () => ({ Avatar: () => null }));
+vi.mock('@/stores/contact-store', () => {
+  const state = { contacts: [], getAutocomplete: () => [] };
+  const hook = (sel?: (s: typeof state) => unknown) => (typeof sel === 'function' ? sel(state) : state);
+  hook.getState = () => state;
+  return { useContactStore: hook };
+});
+
+const { ParticipantInput } = await import('../participant-input');
+
+describe('ParticipantInput', () => {
+  it('is a search field, which Bitwarden never offers to fill', () => {
+    // Bitwarden offered saved logins for the e-mail placeholder.
+    render(<ParticipantInput participants={[]} onAdd={vi.fn()} onRemove={vi.fn()} />);
+    expect(screen.getByRole('combobox')).toHaveAttribute('type', 'search');
+  });
+});
diff --git a/components/calendar/participant-input.tsx b/components/calendar/participant-input.tsx
index 83a8031ae..4c7d8ffef 100644
--- a/components/calendar/participant-input.tsx
+++ b/components/calendar/participant-input.tsx
@@ -115,8 +115,14 @@ export const ParticipantInput = forwardRef<ParticipantInputHandle, ParticipantIn
   return (
     <div className="space-y-2">
       <div className="relative">
+        {/* type="search": Bitwarden skips search fields unconditionally and
+            otherwise offered logins for the e-mail placeholder. */}
         <Input
           ref={inputRef}
+          type="search"
+          autoComplete="off"
+          enterKeyHint="enter"
+          className="[&::-webkit-search-cancel-button]:appearance-none [&::-webkit-search-decoration]:appearance-none"
           value={query}
           onChange={(e) => handleInputChange(e.target.value)}
           onKeyDown={handleKeyDown}
@@ -136,7 +142,10 @@ export const ParticipantInput = forwardRef<ParticipantInputHandle, ParticipantIn
             ref={listRef}
             id="participant-suggestions"
             role="listbox"
-            className="absolute z-50 w-full mt-1 bg-background border border-border rounded-md shadow-lg max-h-48 overflow-y-auto"
+            // Shifted left so each name starts under the typed text (13px into
+            // the field; 1px border, 12px padding and the 28px avatar plus gap
+            // into the list), with the avatar to the left of it.
+            className="absolute z-50 -left-9 right-0 mt-1 bg-background border border-border rounded-md shadow-lg max-h-48 overflow-y-auto"
           >
             {suggestions.map((s, i) => (
               <li