diff --git a/src/view/calendar.js b/src/view/calendar.js
index d5cb494539..b0cfb5e9ed 100644
--- a/src/view/calendar.js
+++ b/src/view/calendar.js
@@ -279,7 +279,9 @@
                    this.screen.view_name == 'calendar') {
                 element.find('.fc-time').remove();
             }
-            element.text(event.description);
+            element.find('.fc-content')
+                .append(jQuery('<div/>', {'class': 'fc-description'})
+                    .text(event.description));
             element.css('white-space', 'pre')
                 .css('overflow', 'hidden')
                 .css('text-overflow', 'ellipsis')