diff --git a/MMM-CalendarExtMiniMonth.js b/MMM-CalendarExtMiniMonth.js
index 1c19873..923a7db 100644
--- a/MMM-CalendarExtMiniMonth.js
+++ b/MMM-CalendarExtMiniMonth.js
@@ -179,6 +179,8 @@ Module.register('MMM-CalendarExtMiniMonth', {
         }
         return {
           name: calendarName,
+          // Stored raw: never rendered via innerHTML today (see test/event-title-no-dom-sink.test.js).
+          // If a feature ever displays this, escape at the render sink, not here.
           title: event.title,
           startDate: startDate,
           endDate: endDate,
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f22003f..3804f75 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     "lint": "eslint && prettier . --check",
     "lint:fix": "eslint --fix && prettier . --write",
     "release": "commit-and-tag-version --config ./changelog.config.js",
-    "test": "node --run lint"
+    "test": "node --run lint && node --test"
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
diff --git a/test/event-title-no-dom-sink.test.js b/test/event-title-no-dom-sink.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b792991
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/event-title-no-dom-sink.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,141 @@
+'use strict'
+
+const test = require('node:test')
+const assert = require('node:assert/strict')
+const path = require('node:path')
+
+function createFakeElement() {
+  return {
+    _id: '',
+    className: '',
+    style: {},
+    innerHTML: '',
+    children: [],
+    classList: {
+      add() {},
+      contains() {
+        return false
+      },
+    },
+    appendChild(child) {
+      this.children.push(child)
+      return child
+    },
+    get id() {
+      return this._id
+    },
+    set id(value) {
+      this._id = value
+      elementsById.set(value, this)
+    },
+  }
+}
+
+const elementsById = new Map()
+
+function serialize(el) {
+  let out = el.innerHTML || ''
+  for (const child of el.children) {
+    out += serialize(child)
+  }
+  return out
+}
+
+function loadModule() {
+  let captured = null
+  global.Module = {
+    register(name, definition) {
+      captured = definition
+    },
+  }
+  global.config = {}
+  global.document = {
+    createElement: createFakeElement,
+    getElementById(id) {
+      return elementsById.get(id) || null
+    },
+    body: createFakeElement(),
+  }
+
+  delete require.cache[path.join(__dirname, '..', 'MMM-CalendarExtMiniMonth.js')]
+  require('../MMM-CalendarExtMiniMonth.js')
+
+  const instance = Object.assign(Object.create(captured), captured)
+  instance.config = Object.assign({}, captured.defaults, { dynamicEventColor: null })
+  instance.start()
+  instance.updateDom = function () {}
+  instance.refreshScreen = function () {
+    this.updateDom()
+  }
+  return instance
+}
+
+function makeEvent(title) {
+  return {
+    calendarName: 'Test Calendar',
+    title: title,
+    startDate: Date.now(),
+    endDate: Date.now() + 60 * 60 * 1000,
+  }
+}
+
+test('normal event title is stored and rendered without error', () => {
+  const instance = loadModule()
+  instance.updateContentFromCalendarEvents([makeEvent('Team Meeting')])
+
+  assert.equal(instance.events.length, 1)
+  assert.equal(instance.events[0].title, 'Team Meeting')
+
+  const dom = instance.getDom()
+  assert.ok(dom.children.length > 0, 'expected rendered DOM to contain header/slot nodes')
+})
+
+test('<script> event title is stored verbatim but never reaches the rendered DOM', () => {
+  const instance = loadModule()
+  const payload = '<script>alert(1)</script>'
+  instance.updateContentFromCalendarEvents([makeEvent(payload)])
+
+  assert.equal(instance.events[0].title, payload, 'title must be stored raw, not escaped/mangled')
+
+  const dom = instance.getDom()
+  const rendered = serialize(dom)
+  assert.ok(!rendered.includes('<script'), 'event title must never be inserted into the DOM')
+})
+
+test('onerror img event title is stored verbatim but never reaches the rendered DOM', () => {
+  const instance = loadModule()
+  const payload = '<img src=x onerror=alert(1)>'
+  instance.updateContentFromCalendarEvents([makeEvent(payload)])
+
+  assert.equal(instance.events[0].title, payload)
+
+  const dom = instance.getDom()
+  const rendered = serialize(dom)
+  assert.ok(!rendered.includes('onerror'), 'event title must never be inserted into the DOM')
+})
+
+test('ampersand in title is preserved exactly, not HTML-entity-encoded', () => {
+  const instance = loadModule()
+  instance.updateContentFromCalendarEvents([makeEvent('Research & Development')])
+
+  assert.equal(instance.events[0].title, 'Research & Development')
+})
+
+test('quotes and apostrophes in title are preserved exactly', () => {
+  const instance = loadModule()
+  instance.updateContentFromCalendarEvents([makeEvent('Tom\'s "Meeting"')])
+
+  assert.equal(instance.events[0].title, 'Tom\'s "Meeting"')
+})
+
+test('missing or empty title drops the event without throwing', () => {
+  const instance = loadModule()
+  assert.doesNotThrow(() => {
+    instance.updateContentFromCalendarEvents([makeEvent(''), makeEvent(undefined)])
+  })
+  assert.equal(instance.events.length, 0)
+
+  assert.doesNotThrow(() => {
+    instance.getDom()
+  })
+})