diff --git a/app/ui/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/ui/launcher/widgets/clock/parts/CalendarPartProvider.kt b/app/ui/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/ui/launcher/widgets/clock/parts/CalendarPartProvider.kt
index 48f6b3f52..672344f7b 100644
--- a/app/ui/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/ui/launcher/widgets/clock/parts/CalendarPartProvider.kt
+++ b/app/ui/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/ui/launcher/widgets/clock/parts/CalendarPartProvider.kt
@@ -122,6 +122,10 @@ class CalendarPartProvider : PartProvider, KoinComponent {
                         from = now,
                         to = endOfDay(now),
                         excludeCalendars = excludedCalendars.toList(),
+                        // No debounce: the ranking stays 0 until the first result arrives, and
+                        // the query is only re-run on a calendar change or every 15 minutes, so
+                        // holding the result back would only delay the part's appearance.
+                        debounceMillis = 0,
                     ).first()
                         .filter { !it.isTask }
                         .sortedBy { it.startTime ?: it.endTime }
diff --git a/data/calendar/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/calendar/CalendarRepository.kt b/data/calendar/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/calendar/CalendarRepository.kt
index 031681186..9736872bf 100644
--- a/data/calendar/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/calendar/CalendarRepository.kt
+++ b/data/calendar/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/calendar/CalendarRepository.kt
@@ -31,11 +31,17 @@ import kotlinx.coroutines.supervisorScope
 import kotlin.time.Duration.Companion.days
 
 interface CalendarRepository : SearchableRepository<CalendarEvent> {
+    /**
+     * @param debounceMillis how long each result is held back, so bursts of upstream changes
+     * (plugin or permission updates) cause a single query. [debounce] delays the first result
+     * too, so callers that must show something immediately pass 0.
+     */
     fun findMany(
         from: Long = System.currentTimeMillis(),
         to: Long = from + 14 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000L,
         excludeCalendars: List<String> = emptyList(),
         excludeAllDayEvents: Boolean = false,
+        debounceMillis: Long = 500,
     ): Flow<ImmutableList<CalendarEvent>>
 
     fun getCalendars(providerId: String? = null): Flow<List<CalendarList>>
@@ -94,6 +100,7 @@ internal class CalendarRepositoryImpl(
         to: Long,
         excludeCalendars: List<String>,
         excludeAllDayEvents: Boolean,
+        debounceMillis: Long,
     ): Flow<ImmutableList<CalendarEvent>> {
         val hasCalendarPermission = permissionsManager.hasPermission(PermissionGroup.Calendar)
         val hasTasksPermission = permissionsManager.hasPermission(PermissionGroup.Tasks)
@@ -112,17 +119,16 @@ internal class CalendarRepositoryImpl(
                 )
             }
 
-            emitAll(
-                queryCalendarEvents(
-                    query = null,
-                    intervalStart = from,
-                    intervalEnd = to,
-                    excludeAllDayEvents = excludeAllDayEvents,
-                    excludeCalendars = excludeCalendars,
-                    providers = providers,
-                    allowNetwork = false,
-                ).debounce(500)
+            val events = queryCalendarEvents(
+                query = null,
+                intervalStart = from,
+                intervalEnd = to,
+                excludeAllDayEvents = excludeAllDayEvents,
+                excludeCalendars = excludeCalendars,
+                providers = providers,
+                allowNetwork = false,
             )
+            emitAll(if (debounceMillis > 0L) events.debounce(debounceMillis) else events)
         }
     }