diff --git a/calendar/gui/dialogs/copy-source-dialog.c b/calendar/gui/dialogs/copy-source-dialog.c
index aafe66a..9b8c8c4 100644
--- a/calendar/gui/dialogs/copy-source-dialog.c
+++ b/calendar/gui/dialogs/copy-source-dialog.c
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ copy_source_dialog (GtkWindow *parent, ESource *source, ECalSourceType obj_type)
 	csdd.selected_source = NULL;
 	csdd.obj_type = obj_type;
 
-	csdd.selected_source = select_source_dialog (parent, obj_type);
+	csdd.selected_source = select_source_dialog (parent, obj_type, source);
 	if (csdd.selected_source) {
 		result = copy_source (&csdd);
 
diff --git a/calendar/gui/dialogs/select-source-dialog.c b/calendar/gui/dialogs/select-source-dialog.c
index bae8682..e517819 100644
--- a/calendar/gui/dialogs/select-source-dialog.c
+++ b/calendar/gui/dialogs/select-source-dialog.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
  * Implements dialog for allowing user to select a destination source.
  */
 ESource *
-select_source_dialog (GtkWindow *parent, ECalSourceType obj_type)
+select_source_dialog (GtkWindow *parent, ECalSourceType obj_type, ESource *except_source)
 {
 	GtkWidget *dialog;
 	ESourceList *source_list;
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@ select_source_dialog (GtkWindow *parent, ECalSourceType obj_type)
 	if (icon_name)
 		gtk_window_set_icon_name (GTK_WINDOW (dialog), icon_name);
 
+	if (except_source)
+		g_object_set_data (G_OBJECT (dialog), "except-source", except_source);
+
 	if (gtk_dialog_run (GTK_DIALOG (dialog)) == GTK_RESPONSE_OK) {
 		selected_source = e_source_selector_dialog_peek_primary_selection (E_SOURCE_SELECTOR_DIALOG (dialog));
 		if (selected_source) {
diff --git a/calendar/gui/dialogs/select-source-dialog.h b/calendar/gui/dialogs/select-source-dialog.h
index 850eddd..902ac3f 100644
--- a/calendar/gui/dialogs/select-source-dialog.h
+++ b/calendar/gui/dialogs/select-source-dialog.h
@@ -30,6 +30,6 @@
 #include <libedataserver/e-source.h>
 #include <libecal/e-cal.h>
 
-ESource *select_source_dialog (GtkWindow *parent, ECalSourceType type);
+ESource *select_source_dialog (GtkWindow *parent, ECalSourceType type, ESource *except_source);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/modules/calendar/e-cal-shell-view-actions.c b/modules/calendar/e-cal-shell-view-actions.c
index 03a6eb6..4e80a99 100644
--- a/modules/calendar/e-cal-shell-view-actions.c
+++ b/modules/calendar/e-cal-shell-view-actions.c
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ action_event_copy_cb (GtkAction *action,
 	GnomeCalendarViewType view_type;
 	GnomeCalendar *calendar;
 	ECalendarView *calendar_view;
-	ESource *destination_source = NULL;
+	ESource *source_source = NULL, *destination_source = NULL;
 	ECal *destination_client = NULL;
 	GList *selected, *iter;
 
@@ -522,9 +522,16 @@ action_event_copy_cb (GtkAction *action,
 	selected = e_calendar_view_get_selected_events (calendar_view);
 	g_return_if_fail (selected != NULL);
 
+	if (selected->data) {
+		ECalendarViewEvent *event = selected->data;
+
+		if (event && event->comp_data && event->comp_data->client)
+			source_source = e_cal_get_source (event->comp_data->client);
+	}
+
 	/* Get a destination source from the user. */
 	destination_source = select_source_dialog (
-		GTK_WINDOW (shell_window), E_CAL_SOURCE_TYPE_EVENT);
+		GTK_WINDOW (shell_window), E_CAL_SOURCE_TYPE_EVENT, source_source);
 	if (destination_source == NULL)
 		return;
 
@@ -762,7 +769,7 @@ action_event_move_cb (GtkAction *action,
 	GnomeCalendarViewType view_type;
 	GnomeCalendar *calendar;
 	ECalendarView *calendar_view;
-	ESource *destination_source = NULL;
+	ESource *source_source = NULL, *destination_source = NULL;
 	ECal *destination_client = NULL;
 	GList *selected, *iter;
 
@@ -777,9 +784,16 @@ action_event_move_cb (GtkAction *action,
 	selected = e_calendar_view_get_selected_events (calendar_view);
 	g_return_if_fail (selected != NULL);
 
+	if (selected->data) {
+		ECalendarViewEvent *event = selected->data;
+
+		if (event && event->comp_data && event->comp_data->client)
+			source_source = e_cal_get_source (event->comp_data->client);
+	}
+
 	/* Get a destination source from the user. */
 	destination_source = select_source_dialog (
-		GTK_WINDOW (shell_window), E_CAL_SOURCE_TYPE_EVENT);
+		GTK_WINDOW (shell_window), E_CAL_SOURCE_TYPE_EVENT, source_source);
 	if (destination_source == NULL)
 		return;
 
diff --git a/modules/calendar/e-cal-shell-view-private.c b/modules/calendar/e-cal-shell-view-private.c
index b5f9ba5..e5c1ed4 100644
--- a/modules/calendar/e-cal-shell-view-private.c
+++ b/modules/calendar/e-cal-shell-view-private.c
@@ -737,8 +737,9 @@ e_cal_shell_view_transfer_item_to (ECalShellView *cal_shell_view,
 		success = e_cal_modify_object (
 			destination_client, icalcomp_event,
 			CALOBJ_MOD_ALL, NULL);
-		if (!success)
-			return;
+
+		/* do not delete the event when it was found in the calendar */
+		return;
 	} else {
 		icalproperty *icalprop;
 		gchar *new_uid;
