diff --git a/src/panels/lovelace/editor/config-elements/hui-calendar-card-editor.ts b/src/panels/lovelace/editor/config-elements/hui-calendar-card-editor.ts
index b9b736c783..2c231738ee 100644
--- a/src/panels/lovelace/editor/config-elements/hui-calendar-card-editor.ts
+++ b/src/panels/lovelace/editor/config-elements/hui-calendar-card-editor.ts
@@ -28,10 +28,13 @@ import { configElementStyle } from "./config-elements-style";
 const cardConfigStruct = object({
   type: string(),
   title: optional(union([string(), boolean()])),
+  initial_view: optional(string()),
   theme: optional(string()),
   entities: array(string()),
 });
 
+const views = ["dayGridMonth", "dayGridDay", "listWeek"];
+
 @customElement("hui-calendar-card-editor")
 export class HuiCalendarCardEditor extends LitElement
   implements LovelaceCardEditor {
@@ -51,6 +54,10 @@ export class HuiCalendarCardEditor extends LitElement
     return this._config!.title || "";
   }
 
+  get _initial_view(): string {
+    return this._config!.initial_view || "dayGridMonth";
+  }
+
   get _theme(): string {
     return this._config!.theme || "";
   }
@@ -74,16 +81,41 @@ export class HuiCalendarCardEditor extends LitElement
             .configValue=${"title"}
             @value-changed=${this._valueChanged}
           ></paper-input>
-          <hui-theme-select-editor
-            .hass=${this.hass}
-            .value=${this._theme}
-            .configValue=${"theme"}
-            @value-changed=${this._valueChanged}
-          ></hui-theme-select-editor>
+          <paper-dropdown-menu
+            .label=${this.hass.localize(
+              "ui.panel.lovelace.editor.card.calendar.inital_view"
+            )}
+          >
+            <paper-listbox
+              slot="dropdown-content"
+              attr-for-selected="view"
+              .selected=${this._initial_view}
+              .configValue=${"initial_view"}
+              @iron-select=${this._viewChanged}
+            >
+              ${views.map((view) => {
+                return html`
+                  <paper-item .view=${view}
+                    >${this.hass!.localize(
+                      `ui.panel.lovelace.editor.card.calendar.views.${view}`
+                    )}
+                  </paper-item>
+                `;
+              })}
+            </paper-listbox>
+          </paper-dropdown-menu>
         </div>
+        <hui-theme-select-editor
+          .hass=${this.hass}
+          .value=${this._theme}
+          .configValue=${"theme"}
+          @value-changed=${this._valueChanged}
+        ></hui-theme-select-editor>
       </div>
       <h3>
-        ${"Calendar Entities" +
+        ${this.hass.localize(
+          "ui.panel.lovelace.editor.card.calendar.calendar_entities"
+        ) +
         " (" +
         this.hass!.localize("ui.panel.lovelace.editor.card.config.required") +
         ")"}
@@ -125,6 +157,23 @@ export class HuiCalendarCardEditor extends LitElement
 
     fireEvent(this, "config-changed", { config: this._config });
   }
+
+  private _viewChanged(ev: CustomEvent): void {
+    if (!this._config || !this.hass) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (ev.detail.item.view === "") {
+      this._config = { ...this._config };
+      delete this._config.initial_view;
+    } else {
+      this._config = {
+        ...this._config,
+        initial_view: ev.detail.item.view,
+      };
+    }
+    fireEvent(this, "config-changed", { config: this._config });
+  }
 }
 
 declare global {
diff --git a/src/translations/en.json b/src/translations/en.json
index 85fa6823ad..a253639cf8 100755
--- a/src/translations/en.json
+++ b/src/translations/en.json
@@ -2245,7 +2245,14 @@
             },
             "calendar": {
               "name": "Calendar",
-              "description": "The Calendar card displays a calendar including day, week and list views"
+              "description": "The Calendar card displays a calendar including day, week and list views",
+              "inital_view": "Initial View",
+              "calendar_entities": "Calendar Entities",
+              "views": {
+                "dayGridMonth": "Month",
+                "dayGridDay": "Day",
+                "listWeek": "List"
+              }
             },
             "conditional": {
               "name": "Conditional",