diff --git a/src/calendar/form/EventWindow.js b/src/calendar/form/EventWindow.js
index f289ab73..13e0e79d 100644
--- a/src/calendar/form/EventWindow.js
+++ b/src/calendar/form/EventWindow.js
@@ -301,9 +301,9 @@ Ext.define('Extensible.calendar.form.EventWindow', {
 
             var start = o[EventMappings.StartDate.name],
                 end = o[EventMappings.EndDate.name] || Extensible.Date.add(start, {hours: 1});
-                
-            rec = Ext.create('Extensible.calendar.data.EventModel');
-            
+
+            rec = Ext.create(this.eventModel);
+
             rec.data[EventMappings.Title.name] = o[EventMappings.Title.name]; // in case it's set
             rec.data[EventMappings.StartDate.name] = start;
             rec.data[EventMappings.EndDate.name] = end;
diff --git a/src/calendar/view/AbstractCalendar.js b/src/calendar/view/AbstractCalendar.js
index 1053729d..b7b47be2 100644
--- a/src/calendar/view/AbstractCalendar.js
+++ b/src/calendar/view/AbstractCalendar.js
@@ -1665,6 +1665,7 @@ Ext.define('Extensible.calendar.view.AbstractCalendar', {
                 modal: this.editModal,
                 enableEditDetails: this.enableEditDetails,
                 startDay: this.startDay,
+                eventModel: this.store.model,
 
                 listeners: {
                     'eventadd': {