diff --git a/backend/src/calendar.rs b/backend/src/calendar.rs
index c157697..741b511 100644
--- a/backend/src/calendar.rs
+++ b/backend/src/calendar.rs
@@ -361,11 +361,12 @@ impl CalDAVClient {
             None
         };
 
-        // Determine if it's an all-day event
-        let all_day = properties
-            .get("DTSTART")
-            .map(|s| !s.contains("T"))
-            .unwrap_or(false);
+        // Determine if it's an all-day event by checking for VALUE=DATE parameter
+        let empty_string = String::new();
+        let dtstart_raw = properties.get("DTSTART").unwrap_or(&empty_string);
+        let all_day = dtstart_raw.contains("VALUE=DATE") || (!dtstart_raw.contains("T") && dtstart_raw.len() == 8);
+        
+        eprintln!("🔍 DTSTART parsing: '{}' -> all_day: {}", dtstart_raw, all_day);
 
         // Parse status
         let status = properties
diff --git a/backend/src/handlers/events.rs b/backend/src/handlers/events.rs
index 0010720..0290d6d 100644
--- a/backend/src/handlers/events.rs
+++ b/backend/src/handlers/events.rs
@@ -458,9 +458,15 @@ pub async fn create_event(
         parse_event_datetime(&request.start_date, &request.start_time, request.all_day)
             .map_err(|e| ApiError::BadRequest(format!("Invalid start date/time: {}", e)))?;
 
-    let end_datetime = parse_event_datetime(&request.end_date, &request.end_time, request.all_day)
+    let mut end_datetime = parse_event_datetime(&request.end_date, &request.end_time, request.all_day)
         .map_err(|e| ApiError::BadRequest(format!("Invalid end date/time: {}", e)))?;
 
+    // For all-day events, add one day to end date for RFC-5545 compliance
+    // RFC-5545 uses exclusive end dates for all-day events
+    if request.all_day {
+        end_datetime = end_datetime + chrono::Duration::days(1);
+    }
+
     // Validate that end is after start (allow equal times for all-day events)
     if request.all_day {
         if end_datetime < start_datetime {
@@ -756,9 +762,15 @@ pub async fn update_event(
         parse_event_datetime(&request.start_date, &request.start_time, request.all_day)
             .map_err(|e| ApiError::BadRequest(format!("Invalid start date/time: {}", e)))?;
 
-    let end_datetime = parse_event_datetime(&request.end_date, &request.end_time, request.all_day)
+    let mut end_datetime = parse_event_datetime(&request.end_date, &request.end_time, request.all_day)
         .map_err(|e| ApiError::BadRequest(format!("Invalid end date/time: {}", e)))?;
 
+    // For all-day events, add one day to end date for RFC-5545 compliance
+    // RFC-5545 uses exclusive end dates for all-day events
+    if request.all_day {
+        end_datetime = end_datetime + chrono::Duration::days(1);
+    }
+
     // Validate that end is after start (allow equal times for all-day events)
     if request.all_day {
         if end_datetime < start_datetime {
diff --git a/backend/src/handlers/series.rs b/backend/src/handlers/series.rs
index 945881b..92082b5 100644
--- a/backend/src/handlers/series.rs
+++ b/backend/src/handlers/series.rs
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ pub async fn create_event_series(
     // Create the VEvent for the series
     let mut event = VEvent::new(uid.clone(), start_datetime);
     event.dtend = Some(end_datetime);
+    event.all_day = request.all_day; // Set the all_day flag properly
     event.summary = if request.title.trim().is_empty() {
         None
     } else {
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/event_modal.rs b/frontend/src/components/event_modal.rs
index 941c249..bc1723e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/event_modal.rs
+++ b/frontend/src/components/event_modal.rs
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ pub fn EventModal(props: &EventModalProps) -> Html {
                                 html! {
                                     <div class="event-detail">
                                         <strong>{"End:"}</strong>
-                                        <span>{format_datetime(end, event.all_day)}</span>
+                                        <span>{format_datetime_end(end, event.all_day)}</span>
                                     </div>
                                 }
                             } else {
@@ -221,6 +221,17 @@ fn format_datetime(dt: &DateTime<Utc>, all_day: bool) -> String {
     }
 }
 
+fn format_datetime_end(dt: &DateTime<Utc>, all_day: bool) -> String {
+    if all_day {
+        // For all-day events, subtract one day from end date for display
+        // RFC-5545 uses exclusive end dates, but users expect inclusive display
+        let display_date = *dt - chrono::Duration::days(1);
+        display_date.format("%B %d, %Y").to_string()
+    } else {
+        dt.format("%B %d, %Y at %I:%M %p").to_string()
+    }
+}
+
 fn format_recurrence_rule(rrule: &str) -> String {
     // Basic parsing of RRULE to display user-friendly text
     if rrule.contains("FREQ=DAILY") {
diff --git a/frontend/src/services/calendar_service.rs b/frontend/src/services/calendar_service.rs
index 7a7d7ea..428bd5f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/services/calendar_service.rs
+++ b/frontend/src/services/calendar_service.rs
@@ -439,9 +439,17 @@ impl CalendarService {
                     let mut occurrence_event = base_event.clone();
                     occurrence_event.dtstart = occurrence_datetime;
                     occurrence_event.dtstamp = chrono::Utc::now(); // Update DTSTAMP for each occurrence
+                    
 
-                    if let Some(end) = base_event.dtend {
-                        occurrence_event.dtend = Some(end + Duration::days(days_diff));
+                    if let Some(base_end) = base_event.dtend {
+                        if base_event.all_day {
+                            // For all-day events, maintain the RFC-5545 end date pattern
+                            // End date should always be exactly one day after start date
+                            occurrence_event.dtend = Some(occurrence_datetime + Duration::days(1));
+                        } else {
+                            // For timed events, preserve the original duration
+                            occurrence_event.dtend = Some(base_end + Duration::days(days_diff));
+                        }
                     }
 
                     occurrences.push(occurrence_event);