diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/helpers/Constants.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/helpers/Constants.kt
index 2074ea6e2..cce4eb856 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/helpers/Constants.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/helpers/Constants.kt
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ const val IS_CUSTOMIZING_COLORS = "is_customizing_colors"
 const val LOOP_REMINDERS = "loop_reminders"
 const val DIM_PAST_EVENTS = "dim_past_events"
 
-// repeat_rule for monthly repetition
+// repeat_rule for monthly and yearly repetition
 const val REPEAT_SAME_DAY = 1                           // i.e. 25th every month, or 3rd june (if yearly repetition)
 const val REPEAT_ORDER_WEEKDAY_USE_LAST = 2             // i.e. every last sunday. 4th if a month has 4 sundays, 5th if 5 (or last sunday in june, if yearly)
 const val REPEAT_LAST_DAY = 3                           // i.e. every last day of the month
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ const val STATUS = "STATUS:"
 const val EXDATE = "EXDATE"
 const val BYDAY = "BYDAY"
 const val BYMONTHDAY = "BYMONTHDAY"
+const val BYMONTH = "BYMONTH"
 const val LOCATION = "LOCATION"
 
 // this tag isn't a standard ICS tag, but there's no official way of adding a category color in an ics file
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/helpers/Parser.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/helpers/Parser.kt
index 66ac36e54..f8971a14e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/helpers/Parser.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/helpers/Parser.kt
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package com.simplemobiletools.calendar.helpers
 
 import com.simplemobiletools.calendar.extensions.isXMonthlyRepetition
 import com.simplemobiletools.calendar.extensions.isXWeeklyRepetition
+import com.simplemobiletools.calendar.extensions.isXYearlyRepetition
 import com.simplemobiletools.calendar.extensions.seconds
 import com.simplemobiletools.calendar.models.Event
 import com.simplemobiletools.calendar.models.RepeatRule
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ class Parser {
                 if (value == WEEKLY) {
                     val start = Formatter.getDateTimeFromTS(startTS)
                     repeatRule = Math.pow(2.0, (start.dayOfWeek - 1).toDouble()).toInt()
-                } else if (value == MONTHLY) {
+                } else if (value == MONTHLY || value == YEARLY) {
                     repeatRule = REPEAT_SAME_DAY
                 }
             } else if (key == COUNT) {
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ class Parser {
             } else if (key == BYDAY) {
                 if (repeatInterval.isXWeeklyRepetition()) {
                     repeatRule = handleRepeatRule(value)
-                } else if (repeatInterval.isXMonthlyRepetition()) {
+                } else if (repeatInterval.isXMonthlyRepetition() || repeatInterval.isXYearlyRepetition()) {
                     repeatRule = if (value.startsWith("-1")) REPEAT_ORDER_WEEKDAY_USE_LAST else REPEAT_ORDER_WEEKDAY
                 }
             } else if (key == BYMONTHDAY && value.toInt() == -1) {