diff --git a/ActiveSync/iCalEvent+ActiveSync.m b/ActiveSync/iCalEvent+ActiveSync.m
index 5b6e40fbd..813464762 100644
--- a/ActiveSync/iCalEvent+ActiveSync.m
+++ b/ActiveSync/iCalEvent+ActiveSync.m
@@ -231,9 +231,9 @@ SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
     }
   else
     {
-      // If it's a normal event (ie, with no organizer/attendee) or we are the organizer to an event
-      // invitation, we set the busy status to 2 (Busy)
-      [s appendFormat: @"<BusyStatus xmlns=\"Calendar:\">%d</BusyStatus>", 2];
+      // If it's a normal event (i.e. with no organizer/attendee) or we are the organizer of an event
+      // invitation, we set the busy status depending on TRANSP.
+      [s appendFormat: @"<BusyStatus xmlns=\"Calendar:\">%d</BusyStatus>", (([self isOpaque]) ? 2 : 0)];
     }
 
   [s appendFormat: @"<MeetingStatus xmlns=\"Calendar:\">%d</MeetingStatus>", meetingStatus];
@@ -474,7 +474,10 @@ SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
   //
   if ((o = [theValues objectForKey: @"BusyStatus"]))
     {
-      [o intValue];
+      if ([o boolValue])
+        [self setTransparency: @"OPAQUE"];
+      else
+        [self setTransparency: @"TRANSPARENT"];
     }
 
   //