diff --git a/src/components/CalendarSummary.tsx b/src/components/CalendarSummary.tsx
index b9dbe99..3a8e724 100644
--- a/src/components/CalendarSummary.tsx
+++ b/src/components/CalendarSummary.tsx
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ interface EventSummary {
 
 const RANGE_DAYS = 7
 const UPCOMING_LIMIT = 6
+const MIN_TOTAL = 3
+
+interface TaggedEvent extends EventSummary { mine: boolean }
 
 function toISODate(d: Date): string {
   const y = d.getFullYear()
@@ -24,6 +27,17 @@ function toISODate(d: Date): string {
   return `${y}-${m}-${day}`
 }
 
+function fetchEvents(scope: 'mine' | 'all'): Promise<EventSummary[]> {
+  const url = scope === 'mine'
+    ? `/calendar/api/me/upcoming?days=${RANGE_DAYS}`
+    : `/calendar/api/events?from=${toISODate(new Date())}&to=${toISODate(new Date(Date.now() + RANGE_DAYS * 86400000))}`
+  return fetch(url, { credentials: 'include' }).then(r => r.ok ? r.json() : Promise.reject())
+}
+
+function isRelevant(ev: EventSummary, now: Date): boolean {
+  return occursToday(ev, now) || new Date(ev.start_at) > now
+}
+
 function occursToday(ev: EventSummary, today: Date): boolean {
   const start = new Date(ev.start_at)
   const end = new Date(ev.end_at)
@@ -44,7 +58,10 @@ export function CalendarSummary({ user }: { user: User }) {
   const navigate = useNavigate()
   const calendarApp = user.apps.find(a => a.slug === 'calendar')
   const [tab, setTab] = useState<'mine' | 'all'>('mine')
-  const [events, setEvents] = useState<EventSummary[]>([])
+  const [primary, setPrimary] = useState<EventSummary[]>([])
+  // Backfilled from "all" when the Mine tab is too thin — kept separate so
+  // each row can be marked not-mine and rendered distinctly (see EventRow).
+  const [extra, setExtra] = useState<EventSummary[]>([])
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true)
   const [error, setError] = useState(false)
 
@@ -52,26 +69,45 @@ export function CalendarSummary({ user }: { user: User }) {
     if (!calendarApp) return
     setLoading(true)
     setError(false)
-    const url = tab === 'mine'
-      ? `/calendar/api/me/upcoming?days=${RANGE_DAYS}`
-      : `/calendar/api/events?from=${toISODate(new Date())}&to=${toISODate(new Date(Date.now() + RANGE_DAYS * 86400000))}`
-    fetch(url, { credentials: 'include' })
-      .then(r => r.ok ? r.json() : Promise.reject())
-      .then(setEvents)
+    setExtra([])
+    fetchEvents(tab)
+      .then(setPrimary)
       .catch(() => setError(true))
       .finally(() => setLoading(false))
   }, [tab, calendarApp])
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!calendarApp || tab !== 'mine' || loading || error) return
+    const now = new Date()
+    const need = MIN_TOTAL - primary.filter(ev => isRelevant(ev, now)).length
+    if (need <= 0) { setExtra([]); return }
+
+    let cancelled = false
+    const ids = new Set(primary.map(ev => ev.id))
+    fetchEvents('all')
+      .then(all => {
+        if (cancelled) return
+        const now2 = new Date()
+        setExtra(all.filter(ev => !ids.has(ev.id) && isRelevant(ev, now2)).slice(0, need))
+      })
+      .catch(() => {}) // backfill is best-effort — a failure here shouldn't surface as an error
+    return () => { cancelled = true }
+  }, [primary, tab, calendarApp, loading, error])
+
   const { today, upcoming } = useMemo(() => {
     const now = new Date()
-    const t: EventSummary[] = []
-    const u: EventSummary[] = []
-    for (const ev of events) {
+    const tagged: TaggedEvent[] = [
+      ...primary.map(ev => ({ ...ev, mine: true })),
+      ...extra.map(ev => ({ ...ev, mine: false })),
+    ].sort((a, b) => new Date(a.start_at).getTime() - new Date(b.start_at).getTime())
+    const t: TaggedEvent[] = []
+    const u: TaggedEvent[] = []
+    for (const ev of tagged) {
       if (occursToday(ev, now)) t.push(ev)
       else if (new Date(ev.start_at) > now) u.push(ev)
     }
     return { today: t, upcoming: u }
-  }, [events])
+  }, [primary, extra])
 
   if (!calendarApp) return null
 
@@ -116,28 +152,36 @@ export function CalendarSummary({ user }: { user: User }) {
       {!loading && error && <p style={{ color: 'var(--text-mid)', fontSize: '0.85rem' }}>Couldn't load calendar events.</p>}
 
       {!loading && !error && (
-        <div style={{ display: 'grid', gap: '1.25rem', gridTemplateColumns: 'repeat(auto-fit, minmax(260px, 1fr))' }}>
-          <div>
-            <h3 style={sectionTitleStyle}>Today</h3>
-            {today.length === 0
-              ? <p style={emptyStyle}>Nothing on today.</p>
-              : today.map(ev => <EventRow key={ev.id} ev={ev} />)}
+        <>
+          <div style={{ display: 'grid', gap: '1.25rem', gridTemplateColumns: 'repeat(auto-fit, minmax(260px, 1fr))' }}>
+            <div>
+              <h3 style={sectionTitleStyle}>Today</h3>
+              {today.length === 0
+                ? <p style={emptyStyle}>Nothing on today.</p>
+                : today.map(ev => <EventRow key={ev.id} ev={ev} />)}
+            </div>
+
+            <div>
+              <h3 style={sectionTitleStyle}>Upcoming</h3>
+              {upcoming.length === 0
+                ? <p style={emptyStyle}>Nothing else in the next {RANGE_DAYS} days.</p>
+                : (
+                  <>
+                    {upcoming.slice(0, UPCOMING_LIMIT).map(ev => <EventRow key={ev.id} ev={ev} showDay />)}
+                    {upcoming.length > UPCOMING_LIMIT && (
+                      <p style={{ ...emptyStyle, marginTop: '0.25rem' }}>+{upcoming.length - UPCOMING_LIMIT} more</p>
+                    )}
+                  </>
+                )}
+            </div>
           </div>
 
-          <div>
-            <h3 style={sectionTitleStyle}>Upcoming</h3>
-            {upcoming.length === 0
-              ? <p style={emptyStyle}>Nothing else in the next {RANGE_DAYS} days.</p>
-              : (
-                <>
-                  {upcoming.slice(0, UPCOMING_LIMIT).map(ev => <EventRow key={ev.id} ev={ev} showDay />)}
-                  {upcoming.length > UPCOMING_LIMIT && (
-                    <p style={{ ...emptyStyle, marginTop: '0.25rem' }}>+{upcoming.length - UPCOMING_LIMIT} more</p>
-                  )}
-                </>
-              )}
-          </div>
-        </div>
+          {tab === 'mine' && extra.length > 0 && (
+            <p style={{ ...emptyStyle, fontStyle: 'italic', marginTop: '0.75rem' }}>
+              Italic events aren't assigned to you — shown so there's something to see.
+            </p>
+          )}
+        </>
       )}
     </div>
   )
@@ -150,9 +194,12 @@ const sectionTitleStyle: React.CSSProperties = {
 
 const emptyStyle: React.CSSProperties = { fontSize: '0.82rem', color: 'var(--text-mid)' }
 
-function EventRow({ ev, showDay = false }: { ev: EventSummary; showDay?: boolean }) {
+function EventRow({ ev, showDay = false }: { ev: TaggedEvent; showDay?: boolean }) {
   return (
-    <div style={{ display: 'flex', gap: '0.6rem', padding: '0.5rem 0', borderBottom: '1px solid var(--card-border)' }}>
+    <div style={{
+      display: 'flex', gap: '0.6rem', padding: '0.5rem 0', borderBottom: '1px solid var(--card-border)',
+      fontStyle: ev.mine ? 'normal' : 'italic',
+    }}>
       <div style={{ width: 3, borderRadius: 2, background: ev.calendar_color, flexShrink: 0 }} />
       <div style={{ minWidth: 0 }}>
         <div style={{ fontSize: '0.85rem', fontWeight: 600, color: 'var(--text-dark)', whiteSpace: 'nowrap', overflow: 'hidden', textOverflow: 'ellipsis' }}>