diff --git a/daemon.py b/daemon.py
index bb57eb85c..af91253c1 100644
--- a/daemon.py
+++ b/daemon.py
@@ -3495,7 +3495,8 @@ class PubServer(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
                               reply_is_chat,
                               bold_reading,
                               self.server.dogwhistles,
-                              self.server.min_images_for_accounts)
+                              self.server.min_images_for_accounts,
+                              None, None)
             if msg:
                 msg = msg.encode('utf-8')
                 msglen = len(msg)
@@ -3649,7 +3650,8 @@ class PubServer(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
                               reply_is_chat,
                               bold_reading,
                               self.server.dogwhistles,
-                              self.server.min_images_for_accounts)
+                              self.server.min_images_for_accounts,
+                              None, None)
             if msg:
                 msg = msg.encode('utf-8')
                 msglen = len(msg)
@@ -15278,7 +15280,23 @@ class PubServer(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
         """Shows the new post screen
         """
         is_new_post_endpoint = False
+        new_post_month = None
+        new_post_year = None
         if '/users/' in path and '/new' in path:
+            if '?month=' in path:
+                month_str = path.split('?month=')[1]
+                if ';' in month_str:
+                    month_str = month_str.split(';')[0]
+                if month_str.isdigit():
+                    new_post_month = int(month_str)
+            if new_post_month and ';year=' in path:
+                year_str = path.split(';year=')[1]
+                if ';' in year_str:
+                    year_str = year_str.split(';')[0]
+                if year_str.isdigit():
+                    new_post_year = int(year_str)
+                if new_post_year:
+                    path = path.split('?month=')[0]
             # Various types of new post in the web interface
             new_post_endpoints = get_new_post_endpoints()
             for curr_post_type in new_post_endpoints:
@@ -15367,7 +15385,8 @@ class PubServer(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
                               reply_is_chat,
                               bold_reading,
                               self.server.dogwhistles,
-                              self.server.min_images_for_accounts)
+                              self.server.min_images_for_accounts,
+                              new_post_month, new_post_year)
             if not msg:
                 print('Error replying to ' + in_reply_to_url)
                 self._404()
diff --git a/webapp_calendar.py b/webapp_calendar.py
index 9dfbda2be..cca3a6228 100644
--- a/webapp_calendar.py
+++ b/webapp_calendar.py
@@ -597,7 +597,8 @@ def html_calendar(person_cache: {}, translate: {},
 
     new_event_str = \
         '<br><center>\n<p>\n' + \
-        '<a href="' + cal_actor + '/newreminder" tabindex="2">➕ ' + \
+        '<a href="' + cal_actor + '/newreminder?month=' + \
+        str(month_number) + ';year=' + str(year) + '" tabindex="2">➕ ' + \
         translate['Add to the calendar'] + '</a>\n</p>\n</center>\n'
 
     calendar_icon_str = \
diff --git a/webapp_create_post.py b/webapp_create_post.py
index 033067791..ba963f0d9 100644
--- a/webapp_create_post.py
+++ b/webapp_create_post.py
@@ -278,7 +278,8 @@ def html_new_post(edit_post_params: {},
                   box_name: str,
                   reply_is_chat: bool, bold_reading: bool,
                   dogwhistles: {},
-                  min_images_for_accounts: []) -> str:
+                  min_images_for_accounts: [],
+                  default_month: int, default_year) -> str:
     """New post screen
     """
     # get the json if this is an edited post
@@ -312,6 +313,12 @@ def html_new_post(edit_post_params: {},
     default_location = ''
     default_start_time = ''
     default_end_time = ''
+    if default_month and default_year:
+        default_month_str = str(default_month)
+        if default_month < 10:
+            default_month_str = '0' + default_month_str
+        default_start_time = \
+            str(default_year) + '-' + default_month_str + '-01T09:00:00'
     if edited_post_json:
         # if this is an edited post then get the subject line or
         # content warning