diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/fragments/MonthFragment.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/fragments/MonthFragment.kt
index 5a96de358..80140be03 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/fragments/MonthFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/fragments/MonthFragment.kt
@@ -179,24 +179,24 @@ class MonthFragment : Fragment(), MonthlyCalendar {
             }
         }
 
+        val eventBackground = resources.getDrawable(R.drawable.circle_empty)
+        eventBackground.setColorFilter(mTextColor.adjustAlpha(LOW_ALPHA), PorterDuff.Mode.SRC_IN)
+
         for (i in 0..len - 1) {
             val day = days[i]
-            var curTextColor = if (day.hasEvent) mWeakTextColorWithEvent else mWeakTextColor
             var curTextSize = mDayTextSize
 
-            if (day.isThisMonth) {
-                curTextColor = if (day.hasEvent) mTextColorWithEvent else mTextColor
-            }
-
             if (day.isToday) {
                 curTextSize = mTodayTextSize
             }
 
             (mHolder.findViewById(mRes.getIdentifier("day_$i", "id", mPackageName)) as TextView).apply {
                 text = day.value.toString()
-                setTextColor(curTextColor)
+                setTextColor(mTextColor)
                 textSize = curTextSize
                 setOnClickListener { openDay(day.code) }
+                if (day.hasEvent)
+                    background = eventBackground
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/drawable/circle_empty.xml b/app/src/main/res/drawable/circle_empty.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..518a1f22d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/res/drawable/circle_empty.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
+
+    <item
+        android:left="@dimen/small_margin"
+        android:right="@dimen/small_margin">
+
+        <shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+               android:innerRadius="0dp"
+               android:shape="ring"
+               android:thicknessRatio="2"
+               android:useLevel="false">
+            <solid android:color="@android:color/transparent"/>
+
+            <stroke
+                android:width="1dp"
+                android:color="@android:color/white"/>
+        </shape>
+    </item>
+</layer-list>