diff --git a/src/fabledassistant/services/caldav.py b/src/fabledassistant/services/caldav.py
index 12a0ec7..cb4c9a3 100644
--- a/src/fabledassistant/services/caldav.py
+++ b/src/fabledassistant/services/caldav.py
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 CALDAV_SETTING_KEYS = ["caldav_url", "caldav_username", "caldav_password", "caldav_calendar_name", "caldav_timezone"]
 
+# Sentinel: distinguishes "leave the RRULE untouched" from "clear it" (None/"")
+# in update_event, since None is a meaningful value for recurrence.
+_RECURRENCE_UNSET = object()
+
 
 async def get_caldav_config(user_id: int) -> dict[str, str]:
     """Return the user's CalDAV config from their settings."""
@@ -214,14 +218,22 @@ async def create_event(
         result_end = d_end.isoformat()
     else:
         dt_start = _apply_timezone(datetime.fromisoformat(start), tz)
+        event.add("dtstart", dt_start)
+        result_start = dt_start.isoformat()
         if end:
             dt_end = _apply_timezone(datetime.fromisoformat(end), tz)
+        elif duration:
+            dt_end = dt_start + timedelta(minutes=duration)
         else:
-            dt_end = dt_start + timedelta(minutes=duration or 60)
-        event.add("dtstart", dt_start)
-        event.add("dtend", dt_end)
-        result_start = dt_start.isoformat()
-        result_end = dt_end.isoformat()
+            dt_end = None
+        if dt_end is not None:
+            event.add("dtend", dt_end)
+            result_end = dt_end.isoformat()
+        else:
+            # Point event (no end, no duration): emit DTSTART only. Fabricating
+            # a 60-min DTEND here would round-trip back on the next pull as
+            # duration_minutes=60, silently lengthening a point event.
+            result_end = None
 
     if description:
         event.add("description", description)
@@ -325,8 +337,14 @@ async def update_event(
     location: str | None = None,
     timezone: str | None = None,
     calendar_name: str | None = None,
+    recurrence: str | None | object = _RECURRENCE_UNSET,
 ) -> dict:
-    """Update a calendar event matching the query."""
+    """Update a calendar event matching the query.
+
+    ``recurrence``: leave at the sentinel to keep the existing RRULE; pass an
+    RRULE string to set it, or None/"" to remove it. The push path passes the
+    local event's recurrence so RRULE edits propagate to the server.
+    """
     config = await get_caldav_config(user_id)
     _check_config(config)
     tz = timezone or config.get("caldav_timezone") or None
@@ -382,6 +400,18 @@ async def update_event(
             if "LOCATION" in component:
                 del component["LOCATION"]
             component.add("location", location)
+        if recurrence is not _RECURRENCE_UNSET:
+            # Authoritatively sync the RRULE to the local event: drop the old
+            # rule, then re-add if a non-empty rule was provided (else clear it).
+            if "RRULE" in component:
+                del component["RRULE"]
+            if recurrence:
+                rrule_parts = {}
+                for part in str(recurrence).split(";"):
+                    if "=" in part:
+                        key, value = part.split("=", 1)
+                        rrule_parts[key.strip().lower()] = value.strip()
+                component.add("rrule", rrule_parts)
 
         # Rebuild ical data and save
         cal_data = icalendar.Calendar()
diff --git a/src/fabledassistant/services/events.py b/src/fabledassistant/services/events.py
index ddd94c6..7bbe17d 100644
--- a/src/fabledassistant/services/events.py
+++ b/src/fabledassistant/services/events.py
@@ -450,6 +450,9 @@ async def _push_update(event: Event, user_id: int, old_title: str = "") -> None:
             end=derived_end.isoformat() if derived_end else None,
             description=event.description or None,
             location=event.location or None,
+            # Propagate the (possibly cleared) RRULE so a local recurrence edit
+            # isn't overwritten by the stale remote rule on the next pull.
+            recurrence=event.recurrence,
         )
     except Exception:
         logger.warning("CalDAV push (update) failed for event %d", event.id, exc_info=True)
diff --git a/src/fabledassistant/services/trash.py b/src/fabledassistant/services/trash.py
index b0d068a..07da97c 100644
--- a/src/fabledassistant/services/trash.py
+++ b/src/fabledassistant/services/trash.py
@@ -149,11 +149,28 @@ async def delete(user_id: int, entity_type: str, entity_id: int) -> str | None:
     """
     batch = str(uuid.uuid4())
     now = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
+    caldav_event: tuple[str, str] | None = None
     async with async_session() as session:
         if not await _exists_alive(session, user_id, entity_type, entity_id):
             return None
+        # Capture CalDAV linkage before soft-deleting so we can propagate the
+        # deletion to the external server (the row stays present locally).
+        if entity_type == "event":
+            row = (await session.execute(
+                select(Event.caldav_uid, Event.title).where(
+                    Event.id == entity_id, Event.user_id == user_id
+                )
+            )).first()
+            if row and row[0]:
+                caldav_event = (row[0], row[1])
         await _cascade(session, user_id, entity_type, entity_id, batch, now)
         await session.commit()
+    # Without this the soft-delete only hides the event locally and the remote
+    # copy lingers forever (and re-appears on any client syncing that server).
+    if caldav_event:
+        import asyncio
+        from fabledassistant.services.events import _push_delete
+        asyncio.create_task(_push_delete(caldav_event[0], caldav_event[1], user_id))
     return batch