diff --git a/internal/caldav/backend.go b/internal/caldav/backend.go
index 5326d81..122f02a 100644
--- a/internal/caldav/backend.go
+++ b/internal/caldav/backend.go
@@ -136,7 +136,8 @@ func (b *Backend) ListCalendars(ctx context.Context) ([]caldav.Calendar, error)
 				continue // owner's calendar no longer exists
 			}
 			localName := sharedCalendarName(sh.Owner, sh.CalendarName)
-			cals = append(cals, b.calendarMeta(sh.Owner, sh.CalendarName, localName))
+			displayName := b.sharedDisplayName(p.Username, sh.Owner, sh.CalendarName)
+			cals = append(cals, b.calendarMetaNamed(sh.Owner, sh.CalendarName, localName, displayName))
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -163,7 +164,11 @@ func (b *Backend) GetCalendar(ctx context.Context, calPath string) (*caldav.Cale
 	if _, err := b.store.GetCollection(owner, "cal-"+realName); err != nil {
 		return nil, webdav.NewHTTPError(http.StatusNotFound, err)
 	}
-	cal := b.calendarMeta(owner, realName, localName)
+	displayName := realName
+	if owner != requester {
+		displayName = b.sharedDisplayName(requester, owner, realName)
+	}
+	cal := b.calendarMetaNamed(owner, realName, localName, displayName)
 	return &cal, nil
 }
 
@@ -369,6 +374,14 @@ func (b *Backend) resolveCalendar(requester, localName string, requireWrite bool
 }
 
 func (b *Backend) calendarMeta(owner, realName, localName string) caldav.Calendar {
+	return b.calendarMetaNamed(owner, realName, localName, realName)
+}
+
+// calendarMetaNamed is calendarMeta with an explicit displayName, used for
+// a calendar shared with the requester whose name collides with one of
+// their own calendars (see sharedDisplayName) — the Description still
+// always names the real calendar, only the client-visible Name changes.
+func (b *Backend) calendarMetaNamed(owner, realName, localName, displayName string) caldav.Calendar {
 	desc := fmt.Sprintf("%s's %s calendar", owner, realName)
 	return caldav.Calendar{
 		Path: calHomePath() + localName + "/",
@@ -376,13 +389,46 @@ func (b *Backend) calendarMeta(owner, realName, localName string) caldav.Calenda
 		// "owner~name" synthetic local name used internally to keep a
 		// shared calendar's URL unique) — clients like DAVx5 show this as
 		// the calendar's label, and "alice~work" looked confusing there.
-		Name:                  realName,
+		Name:                  displayName,
 		Description:           desc,
 		SupportedComponentSet: []string{"VEVENT", "VTODO", "VJOURNAL"},
 		MaxResourceSize:       10 * 1024 * 1024, // 10 MiB
 	}
 }
 
+// sharedDisplayName returns realName, suffixed with the owning user's
+// name in parentheses (e.g. "Work (bob)") if requester has another
+// calendar with the exact same display name — either one of their own,
+// or another share from a different owner — so DAVx5 (and other clients)
+// don't show two calendars with an identical, indistinguishable title.
+// Only called for calendars shared with requester; requester's own
+// calendars never need disambiguating against themselves.
+func (b *Backend) sharedDisplayName(requester, owner, realName string) string {
+	own, err := b.dbase.ListCalendars(requester)
+	if err != nil {
+		b.logger.Warn("listing own calendars for disambiguation", "error", err)
+	}
+	for _, c := range own {
+		if c.Name == realName {
+			return fmt.Sprintf("%s (%s)", realName, owner)
+		}
+	}
+
+	shares, err := b.dbase.CalendarsSharedWith(requester)
+	if err != nil {
+		b.logger.Warn("listing shared calendars for disambiguation", "error", err)
+	}
+	for _, sh := range shares {
+		if sh.Owner == owner && sh.CalendarName == realName {
+			continue // the calendar itself, not a collision
+		}
+		if sh.CalendarName == realName {
+			return fmt.Sprintf("%s (%s)", realName, owner)
+		}
+	}
+	return realName
+}
+
 func (b *Backend) decodeObject(objPath string, data []byte) (*caldav.CalendarObject, error) {
 	// Some clients (Outlook/Exchange, some Thunderbird/Lightning setups)
 	// write Windows timezone names into TZID instead of IANA ones, which
diff --git a/internal/caldav/backend_test.go b/internal/caldav/backend_test.go
index bbbbb1f..9f3dc3b 100644
--- a/internal/caldav/backend_test.go
+++ b/internal/caldav/backend_test.go
@@ -277,3 +277,57 @@ func TestPropFindExplicitCalendarColorRequest(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("expected a single 200 OK propstat with no 404, got: %s", body)
 	}
 }
+
+// TestSharedCalendarNameCollidingWithOwnGetsDisambiguated covers the case
+// where a calendar shared with a user has the same name as one of that
+// user's own calendars: DAVx5 (and any other client) would otherwise show
+// two calendars with an identical, indistinguishable title, so the shared
+// one's display name gets the owner's username appended in parentheses.
+func TestSharedCalendarNameCollidingWithOwnGetsDisambiguated(t *testing.T) {
+	b, dbase := newTestBackend(t)
+
+	// alice creates her own "personal" calendar, colliding with bob's
+	// pre-existing "personal" calendar (see newTestBackend), then shares
+	// it with bob.
+	if err := dbase.CreateCalendar("alice", "personal"); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("CreateCalendar alice/personal: %v", err)
+	}
+	if err := dbase.ShareCalendar("alice", "personal", "bob", db.PermRead); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("ShareCalendar: %v", err)
+	}
+	if _, err := b.ListCalendars(ctxFor("alice")); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("ListCalendars(alice): %v", err)
+	}
+
+	cals, err := b.ListCalendars(ctxFor("bob"))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("ListCalendars(bob): %v", err)
+	}
+
+	wantPath := calHomePath() + sharedCalendarName("alice", "personal") + "/"
+	var sharedName, ownName string
+	for _, c := range cals {
+		if c.Path == wantPath {
+			sharedName = c.Name
+		}
+		if c.Path == calHomePath()+"personal/" {
+			ownName = c.Name
+		}
+	}
+	if ownName != "personal" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected bob's own calendar to keep its plain name, got %q", ownName)
+	}
+	if want := "personal (alice)"; sharedName != want {
+		t.Fatalf("expected shared calendar display name %q, got %q", want, sharedName)
+	}
+
+	// GetCalendar (single-collection lookup, as used by PROPFIND on the
+	// calendar's own URL) must disambiguate the same way.
+	cal, err := b.GetCalendar(ctxFor("bob"), wantPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("GetCalendar: %v", err)
+	}
+	if want := "personal (alice)"; cal.Name != want {
+		t.Fatalf("GetCalendar: expected display name %q, got %q", want, cal.Name)
+	}
+}