diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/activities/EventActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/activities/EventActivity.kt
index 92970187e..0d95e84d0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/activities/EventActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/activities/EventActivity.kt
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import android.view.Menu
 import android.view.MenuItem
 import android.view.WindowManager
 import com.google.api.services.calendar.model.EventDateTime
+import com.google.api.services.calendar.model.EventReminder
 import com.simplemobiletools.calendar.R
 import com.simplemobiletools.calendar.dialogs.*
 import com.simplemobiletools.calendar.extensions.*
@@ -512,6 +513,7 @@ class EventActivity : SimpleActivity(), DBHelper.EventUpdateListener {
                 end = EventDateTime().setDateTime(com.google.api.client.util.DateTime(mEvent.endTS * 1000L))
                 status = CONFIRMED.toLowerCase()
                 recurrence = listOf(Parser().getShortRepeatInterval(mEvent))
+                reminders = getEventReminders()
                 getGoogleSyncService().events().insert(PRIMARY, this).execute()
             }
         } catch (ignored: Exception) {
@@ -519,6 +521,15 @@ class EventActivity : SimpleActivity(), DBHelper.EventUpdateListener {
         }
     }
 
+    private fun getEventReminders(): com.google.api.services.calendar.model.Event.Reminders {
+        val reminders = ArrayList<EventReminder>()
+        mEvent.getReminders().forEach {
+            val reminder = EventReminder().setMinutes(it).setMethod(POPUP)
+            reminders.add(reminder)
+        }
+        return com.google.api.services.calendar.model.Event.Reminders().setOverrides(reminders)
+    }
+
     private fun updateStartTexts() {
         updateStartDateText()
         updateStartTimeText()
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/asynctasks/FetchGoogleEventsTask.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/asynctasks/FetchGoogleEventsTask.kt
index da72e7aea..91b550bad 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/asynctasks/FetchGoogleEventsTask.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/asynctasks/FetchGoogleEventsTask.kt
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import java.util.*
 class FetchGoogleEventsTask(val activity: Activity, val googleSyncListener: GoogleSyncListener? = null) : AsyncTask<Void, Void, String>() {
     private val ITEMS = "items"
     private val OVERRIDES = "overrides"
-    private val POPUP = "popup"
     private val NEXT_PAGE_TOKEN = "nextPageToken"
 
     private var lastError: Exception? = null
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 a25754eb6..278a397fb 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/helpers/Constants.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/helpers/Constants.kt
@@ -123,3 +123,4 @@ val SOURCE_IMPORTED_ICS = 2
 
 // Google Sync
 val PRIMARY = "primary"
+val POPUP = "popup"