diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/calendar/calendar_quick_create.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/calendar/calendar_quick_create.js
index c63ad5a47f2..698c5d8895a 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/calendar/calendar_quick_create.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/calendar/calendar_quick_create.js
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ var QuickCreate = Dialog.extend({
                 }},
                 {text: _t("Cancel"), close: true},
             ] : [],
-            $content: QWeb.render('CalendarView.quick_create', {widged: this})
+            $content: QWeb.render('CalendarView.quick_create', {widget: this})
         });
     },
 
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/calendar/calendar_renderer.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/calendar/calendar_renderer.js
index 9ec70551413..584813cba5a 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/calendar/calendar_renderer.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/calendar/calendar_renderer.js
@@ -330,7 +330,11 @@ return AbstractRenderer.extend({
                 self.$calendar.fullCalendar('unselect');
             },
             select: function (target_date, end_date, event, _js_event, _view) {
-                self.trigger_up('openCreate', {'start': target_date, 'end': end_date});
+                var data = {'start': target_date, 'end': end_date};
+                if (self.state.context.default_name) {
+                    data.title = self.state.context.default_name;
+                }
+                self.trigger_up('openCreate', data);
                 self.$calendar.fullCalendar('unselect');
             },
             eventRender: function (event, element) {
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/xml/web_calendar.xml b/addons/web/static/src/xml/web_calendar.xml
index 430c2d3772c..6573a51ca4e 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/xml/web_calendar.xml
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/xml/web_calendar.xml
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
     <div t-name="CalendarView.quick_create" class="o_calendar_quick_create">
         <div class="form-group">
             <label for='name' class='control-label'>Summary:</label>
-            <input type='text' name='name' class="o_input"/>
+            <input type='text' name='name' class="o_input" t-att-value="widget.dataTemplate.name or None"/>
         </div>
     </div>
 </template>