diff --git a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/calendars/CalendarDayA11y.kt b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/calendars/CalendarDayA11y.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dcaec39af4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/calendars/CalendarDayA11y.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2025 Vitor Pamplona
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
+ * this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
+ * the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use,
+ * copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the
+ * Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so,
+ * subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
+ * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR
+ * COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
+ * AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
+ * WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+package com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.screen.loggedIn.calendars
+
+import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
+import androidx.compose.ui.res.pluralStringResource
+import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.R
+import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.stringRes
+
+// Picks calendar_day_a11y_no_events when count is 0 because ICU/CLDR maps 0 to
+// the `other` category for every locale we ship, which would otherwise render
+// "[date], 0 events" instead of "[date], no events".
+@Composable
+fun calendarDayA11yLabel(
+    dateLabel: String,
+    count: Int,
+): String =
+    if (count == 0) {
+        stringRes(R.string.calendar_day_a11y_no_events, dateLabel)
+    } else {
+        pluralStringResource(R.plurals.calendar_day_a11y_events, count, dateLabel, count)
+    }
diff --git a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/calendars/CalendarMonthView.kt b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/calendars/CalendarMonthView.kt
index 648210bee6..69322f2b74 100644
--- a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/calendars/CalendarMonthView.kt
+++ b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/calendars/CalendarMonthView.kt
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ import androidx.compose.runtime.saveable.rememberSaveable
 import androidx.compose.runtime.setValue
 import androidx.compose.ui.Alignment
 import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
-import androidx.compose.ui.res.pluralStringResource
 import androidx.compose.ui.semantics.Role
 import androidx.compose.ui.semantics.contentDescription
 import androidx.compose.ui.semantics.semantics
@@ -266,8 +265,7 @@ private fun DayCell(
             MaterialTheme.colorScheme.surface
         }
 
-    val baseDescription =
-        pluralStringResource(R.plurals.calendar_day_a11y_events, totalEventCount, dateLabel, totalEventCount)
+    val baseDescription = calendarDayA11yLabel(dateLabel, totalEventCount)
     val todaySuffix = stringRes(R.string.calendar_day_a11y_today_suffix)
     val selectedSuffix = stringRes(R.string.calendar_day_a11y_selected_suffix)
     val a11y =
diff --git a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/calendars/CalendarWeekView.kt b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/calendars/CalendarWeekView.kt
index c71f126c2a..46b9d8b4d9 100644
--- a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/calendars/CalendarWeekView.kt
+++ b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/calendars/CalendarWeekView.kt
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ import androidx.compose.runtime.saveable.rememberSaveable
 import androidx.compose.runtime.setValue
 import androidx.compose.ui.Alignment
 import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
-import androidx.compose.ui.res.pluralStringResource
 import androidx.compose.ui.semantics.Role
 import androidx.compose.ui.semantics.contentDescription
 import androidx.compose.ui.semantics.semantics
@@ -202,7 +201,7 @@ private fun WeekStrip(
                 }
 
             val dateLabel = formatLongDate(date.atStartOfDay(ZoneId.systemDefault()).toEpochSecond())
-            val baseA11y = pluralStringResource(R.plurals.calendar_day_a11y_events, count, dateLabel, count)
+            val baseA11y = calendarDayA11yLabel(dateLabel, count)
             val todaySuffix = stringRes(R.string.calendar_day_a11y_today_suffix)
             val selectedSuffix = stringRes(R.string.calendar_day_a11y_selected_suffix)
             val a11y =
diff --git a/amethyst/src/main/res/values-cs-rCZ/strings.xml b/amethyst/src/main/res/values-cs-rCZ/strings.xml
index ec275a1b81..6cc5303a6d 100644
--- a/amethyst/src/main/res/values-cs-rCZ/strings.xml
+++ b/amethyst/src/main/res/values-cs-rCZ/strings.xml
@@ -2784,12 +2784,12 @@
         <item quantity="other">%1$d událostí</item>
     </plurals>
     <plurals name="calendar_day_a11y_events">
-        <item quantity="zero">%1$s, žádné události</item>
         <item quantity="one">%1$s, %2$d událost</item>
         <item quantity="few">%1$s, %2$d události</item>
         <item quantity="many">%1$s, %2$d událostí</item>
         <item quantity="other">%1$s, %2$d událostí</item>
     </plurals>
+    <string name="calendar_day_a11y_no_events">%1$s, žádné události</string>
     <plurals name="calendar_reminder_body">
         <item quantity="one">Začíná za %1$d minutu</item>
         <item quantity="few">Začíná za %1$d minuty</item>
diff --git a/amethyst/src/main/res/values-de-rDE/strings.xml b/amethyst/src/main/res/values-de-rDE/strings.xml
index c8de7d114b..36fa2c5134 100644
--- a/amethyst/src/main/res/values-de-rDE/strings.xml
+++ b/amethyst/src/main/res/values-de-rDE/strings.xml
@@ -2754,10 +2754,10 @@ anz der Bedingungen ist erforderlich</string>
         <item quantity="other">%1$d Termine</item>
     </plurals>
     <plurals name="calendar_day_a11y_events">
-        <item quantity="zero">%1$s, keine Termine</item>
         <item quantity="one">%1$s, %2$d Termin</item>
         <item quantity="other">%1$s, %2$d Termine</item>
     </plurals>
+    <string name="calendar_day_a11y_no_events">%1$s, keine Termine</string>
     <plurals name="calendar_reminder_body">
         <item quantity="one">Beginnt in %1$d Minute</item>
         <item quantity="other">Beginnt in %1$d Minuten</item>
diff --git a/amethyst/src/main/res/values-pt-rBR/strings.xml b/amethyst/src/main/res/values-pt-rBR/strings.xml
index 04414f4d48..febd5b47b3 100644
--- a/amethyst/src/main/res/values-pt-rBR/strings.xml
+++ b/amethyst/src/main/res/values-pt-rBR/strings.xml
@@ -2752,10 +2752,10 @@
         <item quantity="other">%1$d eventos</item>
     </plurals>
     <plurals name="calendar_day_a11y_events">
-        <item quantity="zero">%1$s, sem eventos</item>
         <item quantity="one">%1$s, %2$d evento</item>
         <item quantity="other">%1$s, %2$d eventos</item>
     </plurals>
+    <string name="calendar_day_a11y_no_events">%1$s, sem eventos</string>
     <plurals name="calendar_reminder_body">
         <item quantity="one">Começa em %1$d minuto</item>
         <item quantity="other">Começa em %1$d minutos</item>
diff --git a/amethyst/src/main/res/values-sv-rSE/strings.xml b/amethyst/src/main/res/values-sv-rSE/strings.xml
index b3663a1f7f..dd64ca4dc2 100644
--- a/amethyst/src/main/res/values-sv-rSE/strings.xml
+++ b/amethyst/src/main/res/values-sv-rSE/strings.xml
@@ -2752,10 +2752,10 @@
         <item quantity="other">%1$d händelser</item>
     </plurals>
     <plurals name="calendar_day_a11y_events">
-        <item quantity="zero">%1$s, inga händelser</item>
         <item quantity="one">%1$s, %2$d händelse</item>
         <item quantity="other">%1$s, %2$d händelser</item>
     </plurals>
+    <string name="calendar_day_a11y_no_events">%1$s, inga händelser</string>
     <plurals name="calendar_reminder_body">
         <item quantity="one">Börjar om %1$d minut</item>
         <item quantity="other">Börjar om %1$d minuter</item>
diff --git a/amethyst/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/amethyst/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 557cfb208c..15b09c7920 100644
--- a/amethyst/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/amethyst/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -1932,10 +1932,10 @@
     <string name="calendar_add_to_phone_calendar">Add to phone calendar</string>
     <string name="calendar_nav_jump_to_today">Jump to today</string>
     <plurals name="calendar_day_a11y_events">
-        <item quantity="zero">%1$s, no events</item>
         <item quantity="one">%1$s, %2$d event</item>
         <item quantity="other">%1$s, %2$d events</item>
     </plurals>
+    <string name="calendar_day_a11y_no_events">%1$s, no events</string>
     <string name="calendar_day_a11y_today_suffix">today</string>
     <string name="calendar_day_a11y_selected_suffix">selected</string>
     <string name="calendar_fab_new_event">Create a new calendar event</string>