diff --git a/src/lib/views/SummaryPanel.svelte b/src/lib/views/SummaryPanel.svelte
index ed87151..b8eb7de 100644
--- a/src/lib/views/SummaryPanel.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/views/SummaryPanel.svelte
@@ -94,6 +94,35 @@
     await meetings.attachEvent(m.id, eventId);
   }
 
+  // ---- Search/date filter for the event picker (a real mailbox import can
+  // be thousands of events) — defaults to the recording's own date since
+  // that's almost always the event being linked. ----
+  let eventLinkSearch = $state("");
+  let eventLinkDateFilter = $state("");
+  $effect(() => {
+    const m = meetings.selected;
+    eventLinkDateFilter = m ? eventLocalYmd(m.started_at) : "";
+    eventLinkSearch = "";
+  });
+
+  function eventLocalYmd(unixSecs: number | null): string {
+    if (!unixSecs) return "";
+    const d = new Date(unixSecs * 1000);
+    return `${d.getFullYear()}-${String(d.getMonth() + 1).padStart(2, "0")}-${String(d.getDate()).padStart(2, "0")}`;
+  }
+
+  let filteredLinkEvents = $derived(
+    calendar.events.filter((ev) => {
+      if (eventLinkDateFilter && eventLocalYmd(ev.starts_at) !== eventLinkDateFilter) return false;
+      if (
+        eventLinkSearch &&
+        !(ev.subject ?? "").toLowerCase().includes(eventLinkSearch.toLowerCase())
+      )
+        return false;
+      return true;
+    }),
+  );
+
   // ---- Attendee-aware speaker naming (T6.5, FR-SPK-4) ----
   const NEW_NAME = "__new__";
   let addingNameFor = $state<string | null>(null);
@@ -275,11 +304,15 @@
   {#if !meetings.selected}
     <p class="muted">Select a meeting to link it to a calendar event.</p>
   {:else}
+    <div class="row">
+      <input type="text" bind:value={eventLinkSearch} placeholder="Search event title…" />
+      <input type="date" bind:value={eventLinkDateFilter} />
+    </div>
     <label class="pick"
       >Linked event
       <select value={meetings.selected.calendar_event_id ?? ""} onchange={onPickEvent}>
         <option value="" disabled>{eventDetail ? "Change event…" : "Link an event…"}</option>
-        {#each calendar.events as ev (ev.id)}
+        {#each filteredLinkEvents as ev (ev.id)}
           <option value={ev.id}
             >{ev.subject ?? "(untitled)"} — {formatEventTime(ev.starts_at)}</option
           >
@@ -290,6 +323,8 @@
       <p class="muted small">
         No events imported yet — import a <code>.pst</code> from Settings → Calendar.
       </p>
+    {:else if filteredLinkEvents.length === 0}
+      <p class="muted small">No events match this search/date — try clearing one.</p>
     {/if}
 
     {#if eventDetail}