diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/services/apple-calendar/fetch/incoming.ts b/apps/desktop/src/services/apple-calendar/fetch/incoming.ts
index 658f19b4a3..8ba1b54e8d 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/services/apple-calendar/fetch/incoming.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/services/apple-calendar/fetch/incoming.ts
@@ -112,8 +112,39 @@ function normalizeParticipant(
 ): EventParticipant {
   return {
     name: participant.name ?? undefined,
-    email: participant.email ?? undefined,
+    email: resolveParticipantEmail(participant),
     is_organizer: isOrganizer,
     is_current_user: participant.is_current_user,
   };
 }
+
+function resolveParticipantEmail(participant: Participant): string | undefined {
+  if (participant.email) {
+    return participant.email;
+  }
+
+  if (participant.contact?.email_addresses?.length) {
+    return participant.contact.email_addresses[0];
+  }
+
+  if (participant.url) {
+    const lower = participant.url.toLowerCase();
+    if (lower.startsWith("mailto:")) {
+      const email = participant.url.slice(7);
+      if (email) {
+        return email;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (
+    participant.name &&
+    participant.name.includes("@") &&
+    participant.name.includes(".") &&
+    !participant.name.includes(" ")
+  ) {
+    return participant.name;
+  }
+
+  return undefined;
+}
diff --git a/plugins/apple-calendar/src/apple/contacts.rs b/plugins/apple-calendar/src/apple/contacts.rs
index a068d1a8e4..f0bb8b7317 100644
--- a/plugins/apple-calendar/src/apple/contacts.rs
+++ b/plugins/apple-calendar/src/apple/contacts.rs
@@ -8,13 +8,18 @@ use crate::types::{ParticipantContact, ParticipantScheduleStatus};
 pub fn resolve_participant_contact(
     participant: &objc2_event_kit::EKParticipant,
     url: Option<&str>,
+    name: Option<&str>,
 ) -> (Option<String>, Option<ParticipantContact>) {
     if let Some(contact) = try_fetch_contact(participant) {
         let email = contact.email_addresses.first().cloned();
+        if email.is_some() {
+            return (email, Some(contact));
+        }
+        let email = parse_email_from_url(url).or_else(|| parse_email_from_name(name));
         return (email, Some(contact));
     }
 
-    let email = parse_email_from_url(url);
+    let email = parse_email_from_url(url).or_else(|| parse_email_from_name(name));
     (email, None)
 }
 
@@ -31,8 +36,20 @@ fn try_fetch_contact(participant: &objc2_event_kit::EKParticipant) -> Option<Par
 
 fn parse_email_from_url(url: Option<&str>) -> Option<String> {
     let url = url?;
-    if url.starts_with("mailto:") {
-        Some(url.trim_start_matches("mailto:").to_string())
+    let lower = url.to_lowercase();
+    if lower.starts_with("mailto:") {
+        let email = url[7..].to_string();
+        if !email.is_empty() {
+            return Some(email);
+        }
+    }
+    None
+}
+
+fn parse_email_from_name(name: Option<&str>) -> Option<String> {
+    let name = name?.trim();
+    if name.contains('@') && name.contains('.') && !name.contains(' ') {
+        Some(name.to_string())
     } else {
         None
     }
diff --git a/plugins/apple-calendar/src/apple/transforms/participant.rs b/plugins/apple-calendar/src/apple/transforms/participant.rs
index 3123c42ee6..e47d5b502e 100644
--- a/plugins/apple-calendar/src/apple/transforms/participant.rs
+++ b/plugins/apple-calendar/src/apple/transforms/participant.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ pub fn transform_participant(participant: &EKParticipant) -> Participant {
         url_obj.and_then(|u| u.absoluteString().map(|s| s.to_string()))
     };
 
-    let (email, contact) = contacts::resolve_participant_contact(participant, url.as_deref());
+    let (email, contact) =
+        contacts::resolve_participant_contact(participant, url.as_deref(), name.as_deref());
 
     Participant {
         name,