diff --git a/app/Http/Requests/StoreCalendar.php b/app/Http/Requests/StoreCalendar.php
index 6d7ea3a6e4..b454a6b212 100644
--- a/app/Http/Requests/StoreCalendar.php
+++ b/app/Http/Requests/StoreCalendar.php
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ public function rules()
             'moon_name' => 'nullable|array',
             'epoch_name' => 'nullable|array',
             'season_name' => 'nullable|array',
+            'show_birthdays' => 'boolean',
             'template_id' => 'nullable',
             'format'      => ['nullable', new CalendarFormat(), 'string', 'max:20'],
             'moon_offset' => [
diff --git a/app/Models/Calendar.php b/app/Models/Calendar.php
index caad6a5750..20256e1ac8 100644
--- a/app/Models/Calendar.php
+++ b/app/Models/Calendar.php
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
  * @property int $calendar_id
  * @property array $parameters
  * @property bool $skip_year_zero
+ * @property bool $show_birthdays
  */
 class Calendar extends MiscModel
 {
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ class Calendar extends MiscModel
         'reset',
         'is_incrementing',
         'format',
+        'show_birthdays',
 
         // Leap year
         'has_leap_year',
diff --git a/app/Renderers/CalendarRenderer.php b/app/Renderers/CalendarRenderer.php
index d8c1b465cc..031b512d04 100644
--- a/app/Renderers/CalendarRenderer.php
+++ b/app/Renderers/CalendarRenderer.php
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 use App\Models\Calendar;
 use App\Models\CalendarWeather;
 use App\Models\EntityEvent;
+use App\Models\EntityEventType;
 use App\Traits\CampaignAware;
 use Illuminate\Support\Arr;
 use Illuminate\Support\Collection;
@@ -54,6 +55,16 @@ class CalendarRenderer
      */
     protected array $weeks = [];
 
+    /**
+     * Death events
+     */
+    protected array $deaths = [];
+
+    /**
+     * Birthday events
+     */
+    protected array $births = [];
+
     /**
      * Array of weirdly recurring events
      */
@@ -777,6 +788,7 @@ protected function events(): array
             $reminders = $this->getReminders($this->calendar->calendar);
             $this->parseReminders($reminders);
         }
+        //dd($this->events);
         return $this->events;
     }
 
@@ -807,6 +819,18 @@ protected function getReminders(Calendar $calendar)
                                 ->where('is_recurring', true);
                         }
                     })
+                    ->orWhere(function ($sub) {
+                        if ($this->calendar->show_birthdays) {
+                            $sub->where('year', '<=', $this->getYear());
+
+                            if ($this->isYearlyLayout()) {
+                                $sub->whereIn('type_id', [EntityEventType::BIRTH, EntityEventType::DEATH]);
+                            } else {
+                                $sub->where('month', $this->getMonth())
+                                    ->whereIn('type_id', [EntityEventType::BIRTH, EntityEventType::DEATH]);
+                            }
+                        }
+                    })
                     // Events from previous year or month that spill over
                     ->orWhere(function ($sub) {
                         $previousYear = $this->getYear(-1);
@@ -846,7 +870,7 @@ protected function parseReminders(Collection $reminders): void
 
             // If the event is recurring, get the year to make sure it should start showing. This was previously
             // done in the query, but it didn't work on all systems.
-            if ($event->is_recurring) {
+            if ($event->is_recurring || $event->type_id == EntityEventType::BIRTH) {
                 if ($event->year > $this->getYear()) {
                     continue;
                 }
@@ -878,11 +902,24 @@ protected function parseReminders(Collection $reminders): void
                     $this->recurring[$event->recurring_periodicity][] = $event;
                 }
             } else {
+                if ($event->type_id == EntityEventType::DEATH) {
+                    $this->deaths[$event->entity_id] = $event;
+                } elseif ($event->type_id == EntityEventType::BIRTH) {
+                    $this->births[$event->entity_id] = $event;
+                    continue;
+                }
                 // Only add it once
                 $this->events[$date][] = $event;
                 $this->addMultidayEvent($event, $date);
             }
         }
+
+        foreach ($this->births as $key => $birth) {
+            if (!isset($this->deaths[$key]) || ($this->deaths[$key]->month > $birth->month || ($this->deaths[$key]->month == $birth->month && $this->deaths[$key]->day > $birth->day))) {
+                $date = $this->getYear() . '-' . $birth->month . '-' . $birth->day;
+                $this->events[$date][] = $birth;
+            }
+        }
         //should end the first day of the month
     }
 
diff --git a/database/migrations/2023_11_21_215234_update_calendars_add_show_birthdays.php b/database/migrations/2023_11_21_215234_update_calendars_add_show_birthdays.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2bf231048b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/migrations/2023_11_21_215234_update_calendars_add_show_birthdays.php
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+
+return new class extends Migration
+{
+    /**
+     * Run the migrations.
+     */
+    public function up(): void
+    {
+        Schema::table('calendars', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->boolean('show_birthdays')->default(true);
+        });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reverse the migrations.
+     */
+    public function down(): void
+    {
+        Schema::table('calendars', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->dropColumn('show_birthdays');
+        });
+    }
+};
diff --git a/lang/en/calendars.php b/lang/en/calendars.php
index acb0ced23b..1ff857ab79 100644
--- a/lang/en/calendars.php
+++ b/lang/en/calendars.php
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@
         'recurring_until'       => 'Recurring Until Year',
         'reset'                 => 'Weekly Reset',
         'seasons'               => 'Seasons',
+        'show_birthdays'        => 'Show Birthdays',
         'skip_year_zero'        => 'Skip Year Zero',
         'start_offset'          => 'Start Offset',
         'suffix'                => 'Suffix',
@@ -117,6 +118,7 @@
         'reset'             => 'Always start the beginning of the month or year on the first week day.',
         'seasons'           => 'Create seasons for your calendar by providing when each of them start. Kanka will take care of the rest.',
         'skip_year_zero'    => 'By default, the calendar\'s first year is year zero. Enable this option to skip year zero.',
+        'show_birthdays'    => 'Show the yearly birthdays of characters that have a birthday reminder on this calendar up to their death date.',
         'weekdays'          => 'Set your weekday names. At least 2 weekdays are required.',
         'weeks'             => 'Define some names for the more important weeks of your calendar.',
         'years'             => 'Some years are so important that they have their own name.',
diff --git a/resources/views/calendars/form/_calendar.blade.php b/resources/views/calendars/form/_calendar.blade.php
index 5d23b3eb34..98b5a0371c 100644
--- a/resources/views/calendars/form/_calendar.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/calendars/form/_calendar.blade.php
@@ -44,6 +44,13 @@
                 {!! Form::checkbox('is_incrementing', 1, FormCopy::field('is_incrementing')->string()) !!}
             </x-checkbox>
         </x-forms.field>
+
+        <x-forms.field field="birthdays" :label="__('calendars.fields.show_birthdays')">
+            {!! Form::hidden('show_birthdays', 0) !!}
+            <x-checkbox :text="__('calendars.hints.show_birthdays')">
+                {!! Form::checkbox('show_birthdays', 1, FormCopy::field('show_birthdays')->string()) !!}
+            </x-checkbox>
+        </x-forms.field>
     </div>
     <div class="flex gap-5 flex-col">
         <x-forms.field field="years" :label=" __('calendars.panels.years')" :helper="__('calendars.hints.years')">