diff --git a/homeassistant/components/mealie/calendar.py b/homeassistant/components/mealie/calendar.py
index 08e90ebf5ea..f3c692a1d12 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/mealie/calendar.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/mealie/calendar.py
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ async def async_setup_entry(
 
 def _get_event_from_mealplan(mealplan: Mealplan) -> CalendarEvent:
     """Create a CalendarEvent from a Mealplan."""
-    description: str | None = None
-    name = "No recipe"
+    description: str | None = mealplan.description
+    name = mealplan.title or "No recipe"
     if mealplan.recipe:
         name = mealplan.recipe.name
         description = mealplan.recipe.description
diff --git a/tests/components/mealie/fixtures/get_mealplans.json b/tests/components/mealie/fixtures/get_mealplans.json
index 2d63b753d99..9255f9b7396 100644
--- a/tests/components/mealie/fixtures/get_mealplans.json
+++ b/tests/components/mealie/fixtures/get_mealplans.json
@@ -605,6 +605,17 @@
         "updateAt": "2024-01-02T06:35:05.209189",
         "lastMade": "2024-01-02T22:59:59"
       }
+    },
+    {
+      "date": "2024-01-21",
+      "entryType": "dinner",
+      "title": "Aquavite",
+      "text": "Dineren met de boys",
+      "recipeId": null,
+      "id": 1,
+      "groupId": "3931df86-0679-4579-8c63-4bedc9ca9a85",
+      "userId": "6caa6e4d-521f-4ef4-9ed7-388bdd63f47d",
+      "recipe": null
     }
   ],
   "next": null,
diff --git a/tests/components/mealie/snapshots/test_calendar.ambr b/tests/components/mealie/snapshots/test_calendar.ambr
index 6af53c112de..634d4963135 100644
--- a/tests/components/mealie/snapshots/test_calendar.ambr
+++ b/tests/components/mealie/snapshots/test_calendar.ambr
@@ -147,6 +147,20 @@
       'summary': 'Mousse de saumon',
       'uid': None,
     }),
+    dict({
+      'description': 'Dineren met de boys',
+      'end': dict({
+        'date': '2024-01-22',
+      }),
+      'location': None,
+      'recurrence_id': None,
+      'rrule': None,
+      'start': dict({
+        'date': '2024-01-21',
+      }),
+      'summary': 'Aquavite',
+      'uid': None,
+    }),
   ])
 # ---
 # name: test_entities[calendar.mealie_breakfast-entry]