diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 804dab0..20fd1a2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - **Split view opens with the month's agenda.** It starts at today in the current month; tapping a day filters the list, and the filter chip restores the full month. Swiping the list moves by day when filtered and by month otherwise ([#142]).
 - **Today stands out in the month grid.** Its whole cell has a distinct background; tapping Today briefly expands that cell and nudges its neighbours aside ([#241]).
 
+### Fixed
+- **Multi-day events stay above shorter events.** Month and Week bars, Split day lists, and Agenda now place multi-day events before one-day all-day events, then timed events; declined events remain last ([#291]).
+
 ## [2.21.0] — 2026-09-23
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/jeanlucmakiola/calendula/domain/EventDisplayOrder.kt b/app/src/main/java/de/jeanlucmakiola/calendula/domain/EventDisplayOrder.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1240c5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/jeanlucmakiola/calendula/domain/EventDisplayOrder.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+package de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.domain
+
+import kotlinx.datetime.TimeZone
+
+/** Lower values appear first in lists and get the upper visible lanes in grids. */
+fun EventInstance.displayPriority(zone: TimeZone): Int = when {
+    isDeclined -> 3
+    spansMultipleDays(zone) -> 0
+    isAllDay -> 1
+    else -> 2
+}
+
+/** Shared order for agenda and split day lists. Grid bars add their lane geometry. */
+fun eventDisplayComparator(zone: TimeZone): Comparator<EventInstance> =
+    compareBy<EventInstance> { it.displayPriority(zone) }
+        .thenBy { it.start }
+        .thenBy { it.title }
+        .thenBy { it.instanceId }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/jeanlucmakiola/calendula/ui/agenda/AgendaUiState.kt b/app/src/main/java/de/jeanlucmakiola/calendula/ui/agenda/AgendaUiState.kt
index 2c5ec3a..f38a34d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/jeanlucmakiola/calendula/ui/agenda/AgendaUiState.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/jeanlucmakiola/calendula/ui/agenda/AgendaUiState.kt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.agenda
 
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.domain.EventInstance
+import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.domain.eventDisplayComparator
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.domain.FailureReason
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.domain.spanFirstDay
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.domain.spanLastDay
@@ -86,11 +87,7 @@ fun groupAgendaDays(
     return byDay.map { (date, dayEvents) ->
         AgendaDay(
             date = date,
-            events = dayEvents.sortedWith(
-                compareByDescending<EventInstance> { it.isAllDay }
-                    .thenBy { it.start }
-                    .thenBy { it.title },
-            ),
+            events = dayEvents.sortedWith(eventDisplayComparator(zone)),
         )
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/jeanlucmakiola/calendula/ui/month/MonthViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/de/jeanlucmakiola/calendula/ui/month/MonthViewModel.kt
index b2318d9..cd22771 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/jeanlucmakiola/calendula/ui/month/MonthViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/jeanlucmakiola/calendula/ui/month/MonthViewModel.kt
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.domain.FailureReason
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.domain.calendarListFailure
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.common.PageStateCache
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.domain.isDeclined
+import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.domain.eventDisplayComparator
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.week.coversDay
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.week.layoutAllDay
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.week.spansMultipleDays
@@ -506,11 +507,7 @@ internal fun instancesByDay(
     days.associateWith { day ->
         instances
             .filter { it.coversDay(day, zone) }
-            .sortedWith(
-                compareBy<EventInstance> { it.isDeclined }
-                    .thenByDescending { it.isAllDay }
-                    .thenBy { it.start },
-            )
+            .sortedWith(eventDisplayComparator(zone))
     }
 
 /**
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/jeanlucmakiola/calendula/ui/week/WeekViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/de/jeanlucmakiola/calendula/ui/week/WeekViewModel.kt
index df4d21b..ae2e570 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/jeanlucmakiola/calendula/ui/week/WeekViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/jeanlucmakiola/calendula/ui/week/WeekViewModel.kt
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.data.prefs.SettingsPrefs
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.data.prefs.resolveFirstDay
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.domain.CalendarSource
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.domain.EventInstance
+import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.domain.displayPriority
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.domain.FailureReason
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.domain.calendarListFailure
-import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.domain.isDeclined
 import de.jeanlucmakiola.calendula.ui.common.PageStateCache
 import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineDispatcher
 import kotlinx.coroutines.ExperimentalCoroutinesApi
@@ -228,7 +228,13 @@ internal fun layoutAllDay(
         }
         // Declined bars are packed after every other one, so on any day they
         // cover they land in a lane below it (#230).
-        .sortedWith(compareBy({ it.event.isDeclined }, { it.startCol }, { it.endCol }))
+        .sortedWith(
+            compareBy<Raw> { it.event.displayPriority(zone) }
+                .thenBy { it.startCol }
+                .thenBy { it.endCol }
+                .thenBy { it.event.start }
+                .thenBy { it.event.instanceId },
+        )
 
     // What each lane already holds, rather than just how far right it reaches.
     // A single "last occupied column" only answers correctly while spans arrive
diff --git a/app/src/test/java/de/jeanlucmakiola/calendula/ui/agenda/GroupAgendaDaysTest.kt b/app/src/test/java/de/jeanlucmakiola/calendula/ui/agenda/GroupAgendaDaysTest.kt
index 37d01d5..aee5190 100644
--- a/app/src/test/java/de/jeanlucmakiola/calendula/ui/agenda/GroupAgendaDaysTest.kt
+++ b/app/src/test/java/de/jeanlucmakiola/calendula/ui/agenda/GroupAgendaDaysTest.kt
@@ -77,6 +77,16 @@ class GroupAgendaDaysTest {
             .containsExactly(LocalDate(2026, 7, 2))
     }
 
+    @Test
+    fun `multi-day events precede single all-day and timed events`() {
+        val multi = event(1, "Multi", at(2026, 7, 1), at(2026, 7, 4), isAllDay = true)
+        val single = event(2, "Single", at(2026, 7, 2), at(2026, 7, 3), isAllDay = true)
+        val timed = event(3, "Timed", at(2026, 7, 2, 8), at(2026, 7, 2, 9))
+        val second = days(listOf(timed, single, multi)).first { it.date == LocalDate(2026, 7, 2) }
+        assertThat(second.events.map { it.title })
+            .containsExactly("Multi", "Single", "Timed").inOrder()
+    }
+
     @Test
     fun `an event ending exactly at midnight does not reach the next day`() {
         val e = event(1, "late", at(2026, 7, 1, 22, 0), at(2026, 7, 2, 0, 0))
diff --git a/app/src/test/java/de/jeanlucmakiola/calendula/ui/month/MonthLayoutTest.kt b/app/src/test/java/de/jeanlucmakiola/calendula/ui/month/MonthLayoutTest.kt
index 2cddeae..a38c258 100644
--- a/app/src/test/java/de/jeanlucmakiola/calendula/ui/month/MonthLayoutTest.kt
+++ b/app/src/test/java/de/jeanlucmakiola/calendula/ui/month/MonthLayoutTest.kt
@@ -163,6 +163,18 @@ class MonthLayoutTest {
         assertThat(week.spans.map { it.lane }).containsExactly(0, 1)
     }
 
+    @Test
+    fun `multi-day bar is above a one-day all-day bar on the same date`() {
+        val day = LocalDate(2026, 6, 10)
+        val single = allDay(day, id = 1L, title = "Single")
+        val multi = allDay(day, day.plus(2, DateTimeUnit.DAY), id = 2L, title = "Multi")
+        val week = layoutCalendarWeek(weekOf8th, listOf(single, multi), zone)
+        val lanes = week.spans.associate { it.event.title to it.lane }
+        assertThat(lanes.getValue("Multi")).isLessThan(lanes.getValue("Single"))
+        assertThat(instancesByDay(listOf(day), listOf(single, multi), zone).getValue(day).map { it.title })
+            .containsExactly("Multi", "Single").inOrder()
+    }
+
     @Test
     fun `single-day timed events stay pills and sort by start`() {
         val late = timed(LocalDate(2026, 6, 10), 14, 15, id = 1L)