diff --git a/js/ui/calendar.js b/js/ui/calendar.js
index 286aac1e1..f38544c8b 100644
--- a/js/ui/calendar.js
+++ b/js/ui/calendar.js
@@ -701,12 +701,11 @@ var Calendar = GObject.registerClass({
 var EventMessage = GObject.registerClass(
 class EventMessage extends MessageList.Message {
     _init(event, date) {
-        super._init('', event.summary);
+        super._init('', '');
 
-        this._event = event;
         this._date = date;
 
-        this.setTitle(this._formatEventTime());
+        this.update(event);
 
         this._icon = new St.Icon({ icon_name: 'x-office-calendar-symbolic' });
         this.setIcon(this._icon);
@@ -718,6 +717,13 @@ class EventMessage extends MessageList.Message {
         super.vfunc_style_changed();
     }
 
+    update(event) {
+        this._event = event;
+
+        this.setTitle(this._formatEventTime());
+        this.setBody(event.summary);
+    }
+
     _formatEventTime() {
         let periodBegin = _getBeginningOfDay(this._date);
         let periodEnd = _getEndOfDay(this._date);
@@ -901,6 +907,7 @@ class EventsSection extends MessageList.MessageListSection {
                 this._messageById.set(event.id, message);
                 this.addMessage(message, false);
             } else {
+                message.update(event);
                 this.moveMessage(message, i, false);
             }
         }