diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/views/calendar/calendar_controller.js b/addons/web/static/src/views/calendar/calendar_controller.js
index 848e16fad09..5c90bbf7723 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/views/calendar/calendar_controller.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/views/calendar/calendar_controller.js
@@ -116,6 +116,10 @@ export class CalendarController extends Component {
         return this.props.className;
     }
 
+    get editRecordDefaultDisplayText() {
+        return _t("New Event");
+    }
+
     getQuickCreateProps(record) {
         return {
             record,
@@ -174,7 +178,9 @@ export class CalendarController extends Component {
                         resModel: this.model.resModel,
                         resId: record.id || false,
                         context,
-                        title: record.id ? _t("Open: %s", record.title) : _t("New Event"),
+                        title: record.id
+                            ? _t("Open: %s", record.title)
+                            : this.editRecordDefaultDisplayText,
                         viewId: this.model.formViewId,
                         onRecordSaved: () => this.model.load(),
                     },
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/views/calendar/calendar_controller.scss b/addons/web/static/src/views/calendar/calendar_controller.scss
index b018c09f33d..2df90e64f98 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/views/calendar/calendar_controller.scss
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/views/calendar/calendar_controller.scss
@@ -193,11 +193,14 @@ $o-cw-filter-avatar-size: 20px;
                     height: $o-cw-filter-avatar-size;
                     border-radius: 2px;
                     object-fit: cover;
+                    align-items: center;
                 }
             }
 
             input:not(:checked) + label .o_cw_filter_input_bg {
-                background: transparent !important;
+                &:not(.o_cw_filter_avatar) {
+                    background: transparent !important;
+                }
 
                 i.fa {
                     visibility: hidden;
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/views/calendar/calendar_model.js b/addons/web/static/src/views/calendar/calendar_model.js
index e73b3d9fd7f..1209a355bb1 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/views/calendar/calendar_model.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/views/calendar/calendar_model.js
@@ -554,6 +554,14 @@ export class CalendarModel extends Model {
         };
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @protected
+     */
+    addFilterFields(record, filterInfo) {
+        return {
+            colorIndex: record.colorIndex,
+        };
+    }
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
     /**
@@ -662,7 +670,7 @@ export class CalendarModel extends Model {
                     filters.push({
                         id: value,
                         [fieldName]: rawValue,
-                        colorIndex: record.colorIndex,
+                        ...this.addFilterFields(record, filterInfo),
                     });
                 }
             }
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/views/calendar/calendar_renderer.scss b/addons/web/static/src/views/calendar/calendar_renderer.scss
index 6fe718f55d0..232c9bf09fb 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/views/calendar/calendar_renderer.scss
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/views/calendar/calendar_renderer.scss
@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@
     }
 
     .o_cw_filter_color_#{$i - 1} {
-        .o_cw_filter_input_bg {
+        .o_cw_filter_input_bg:not(.no_filter_color) {
             border-color: $color;
             background: $color;
             color: color-contrast($color);
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/views/calendar/filter_panel/calendar_filter_panel.xml b/addons/web/static/src/views/calendar/filter_panel/calendar_filter_panel.xml
index dd78f971a26..7ca38926481 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/views/calendar/filter_panel/calendar_filter_panel.xml
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/views/calendar/filter_panel/calendar_filter_panel.xml
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
                 t-attf-for="o_calendar_filter_item_{{filterId}}"
             >
                 <span
-                    class="o_cw_filter_input_bg align-items-start d-flex flex-shrink-0 justify-content-center position-relative me-1 o_beside_avatar"
+                    class="o_cw_filter_input_bg d-flex flex-shrink-0 justify-content-center position-relative me-1 o_beside_avatar"
                     t-att-style="filter.colorIndex and typeof filter.colorIndex !== 'number' ? `border-color: ${filter.colorIndex}; background-color: ${filter.colorIndex};` : ''"
                 >
                     <i class="fa fa-check position-relative" />
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/views/calendar/calendar_view_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/views/calendar/calendar_view_tests.js
index dc79d67790d..55c85799f1d 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/views/calendar/calendar_view_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/views/calendar/calendar_view_tests.js
@@ -4779,4 +4779,34 @@ QUnit.module("Views", ({ beforeEach }) => {
 
         assert.verifySteps(["onWillStartModel", "render"]);
     });
+
+    QUnit.test("check apply default record label", async (assert) => {
+        assert.expect(1);
+        class TestCalendarController extends CalendarController {
+            get editRecordDefaultDisplayText() {
+                return "Test Display";
+            }
+        }
+
+        viewRegistry.add("test_calendar_view", {
+            ...calendarView,
+            Controller: TestCalendarController,
+        });
+
+        await makeView({
+            type: "calendar",
+            resModel: "event",
+            serverData,
+            arch: `
+                <calendar js_class="test_calendar_view" date_start="start" date_stop="stop" all_day="allday" mode="month" quick_add="0" event_open_popup="1" />
+            `,
+        });
+
+        await clickDate(target, "2016-12-13");
+        assert.strictEqual(
+            target.querySelector(".modal-title").textContent,
+            "Test Display",
+            "The text in the title should be Test Display"
+        );
+    });
 });