diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 51f0457..a30994c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -17,6 +17,13 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
   a start gets the default too; one that names its own end — an `.ics` file, a
   duplicate — keeps that length. All-day events are unaffected ([#54]).
 
+### Changed
+- A reminder in the status bar is now Calendula's own mark — the calendar with
+  the bloom — instead of the generic calendar glyph it shared with the system's
+  date surfaces and every other calendar app. The status bar draws that icon as
+  a plain silhouette, so its shape is the only thing that could tell them apart
+  ([#83]).
+
 ## [2.17.1] — 2026-07-30
 
 ### Added
@@ -1259,6 +1266,7 @@ automatically, with zero telemetry and no internet permission.
 [#79]: https://codeberg.org/jlmakiola/calendula/issues/79
 [#81]: https://codeberg.org/jlmakiola/calendula/issues/81
 [#82]: https://codeberg.org/jlmakiola/calendula/issues/82
+[#83]: https://codeberg.org/jlmakiola/calendula/issues/83
 [#87]: https://codeberg.org/jlmakiola/calendula/issues/87
 [#89]: https://codeberg.org/jlmakiola/calendula/issues/89
 [#103]: https://codeberg.org/jlmakiola/calendula/issues/103
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/drawable/ic_notification.xml b/app/src/main/res/drawable/ic_notification.xml
index 34e1c4d..069d6fd 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/drawable/ic_notification.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/drawable/ic_notification.xml
@@ -1,12 +1,54 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<!-- Monochrome status-bar mark: Material "event" calendar glyph. -->
+<!--
+    Status-bar mark for reminders (issue #83). Calendula's own mark, not the
+    stock Material "event" glyph it replaces: the status bar draws a small icon
+    from its alpha channel alone, so the silhouette is the only thing that can
+    tell Calendula apart from the system's date surfaces and every other
+    calendar app.
+
+    Redrawn for 24dp from design/icon/calendula_notification.svg rather than
+    scaled down from the launcher mark — the numeral "1" is dropped and the
+    bloom's petals are filled instead of stroked, both of which turn to mush at
+    this size. Stays opaque white on transparent; any colour here is discarded.
+-->
 <vector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
     android:width="24dp"
     android:height="24dp"
     android:viewportWidth="24"
-    android:viewportHeight="24"
-    android:tint="?attr/colorControlNormal">
+    android:viewportHeight="24">
+    <!-- Calendar body, left open at the bottom-right where the bloom sits -->
     <path
-        android:fillColor="@android:color/white"
-        android:pathData="M19,3h-1V1h-2v2H8V1H6v2H5C3.89,3 3.01,3.9 3.01,5L3,19c0,1.1 0.89,2 2,2h14c1.1,0 2,-0.9 2,-2V5C21,3.9 20.1,3 19,3zM19,19H5V8h14V19zM7,10h5v5H7V10z" />
+        android:strokeColor="#FFFFFFFF"
+        android:strokeWidth="1.9"
+        android:strokeLineCap="round"
+        android:strokeLineJoin="round"
+        android:pathData="M1.4,5.4H18.6M18.6,9.43V4.7C18.6,2.99 17.21,1.6 15.5,1.6H4.5C2.79,1.6 1.4,2.99 1.4,4.7V15.7C1.4,17.41 2.79,18.8 4.5,18.8H9.63" />
+    <!-- Calendula bloom: eight filled petals around a filled centre -->
+    <path
+        android:fillColor="#FFFFFFFF"
+        android:pathData="M17.6,16.35Q20.42,18.65 23.25,16.35Q20.42,14.05 17.6,16.35Z" />
+    <path
+        android:fillColor="#FFFFFFFF"
+        android:pathData="M17.26,17.16Q17.63,20.79 21.26,21.16Q20.89,17.53 17.26,17.16Z" />
+    <path
+        android:fillColor="#FFFFFFFF"
+        android:pathData="M16.45,17.5Q14.15,20.33 16.45,23.15Q18.75,20.33 16.45,17.5Z" />
+    <path
+        android:fillColor="#FFFFFFFF"
+        android:pathData="M15.64,17.16Q12.01,17.53 11.64,21.16Q15.27,20.79 15.64,17.16Z" />
+    <path
+        android:fillColor="#FFFFFFFF"
+        android:pathData="M15.3,16.35Q12.47,14.05 9.65,16.35Q12.47,18.65 15.3,16.35Z" />
+    <path
+        android:fillColor="#FFFFFFFF"
+        android:pathData="M15.64,15.54Q15.27,11.91 11.64,11.54Q12.01,15.17 15.64,15.54Z" />
+    <path
+        android:fillColor="#FFFFFFFF"
+        android:pathData="M16.45,15.2Q18.75,12.38 16.45,9.55Q14.15,12.38 16.45,15.2Z" />
+    <path
+        android:fillColor="#FFFFFFFF"
+        android:pathData="M17.26,15.54Q20.89,15.17 21.26,11.54Q17.63,11.91 17.26,15.54Z" />
+    <path
+        android:fillColor="#FFFFFFFF"
+        android:pathData="M16.45,13.85A2.5,2.5 0 1,1 16.45,18.85A2.5,2.5 0 1,1 16.45,13.85Z" />
 </vector>
diff --git a/design/icon/calendula_notification.svg b/design/icon/calendula_notification.svg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bae390a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/design/icon/calendula_notification.svg
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<svg width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
+<path d="M1.4 5.4H18.6M18.6 9.43V4.7C18.6 2.99 17.21 1.6 15.5 1.6H4.5C2.79 1.6 1.4 2.99 1.4 4.7V15.7C1.4 17.41 2.79 18.8 4.5 18.8H9.63" stroke="black" stroke-width="1.9" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"/>
+<path d="M17.6 16.35Q20.42 18.65 23.25 16.35Q20.42 14.05 17.6 16.35Z" fill="black"/>
+<path d="M17.26 17.16Q17.63 20.79 21.26 21.16Q20.89 17.53 17.26 17.16Z" fill="black"/>
+<path d="M16.45 17.5Q14.15 20.33 16.45 23.15Q18.75 20.33 16.45 17.5Z" fill="black"/>
+<path d="M15.64 17.16Q12.01 17.53 11.64 21.16Q15.27 20.79 15.64 17.16Z" fill="black"/>
+<path d="M15.3 16.35Q12.47 14.05 9.65 16.35Q12.47 18.65 15.3 16.35Z" fill="black"/>
+<path d="M15.64 15.54Q15.27 11.91 11.64 11.54Q12.01 15.17 15.64 15.54Z" fill="black"/>
+<path d="M16.45 15.2Q18.75 12.38 16.45 9.55Q14.15 12.38 16.45 15.2Z" fill="black"/>
+<path d="M17.26 15.54Q20.89 15.17 21.26 11.54Q17.63 11.91 17.26 15.54Z" fill="black"/>
+<circle cx="16.45" cy="16.35" r="2.5" fill="black"/>
+</svg>