diff --git a/src/services/TaskCalendarSyncService.ts b/src/services/TaskCalendarSyncService.ts
index cd0d1095a..20a09dd25 100644
--- a/src/services/TaskCalendarSyncService.ts
+++ b/src/services/TaskCalendarSyncService.ts
@@ -874,6 +874,11 @@ export class TaskCalendarSyncService {
 			let changedTasks = 0;
 			let linkedTasks = 0;
 			let baselineTasks = 0;
+			let createdTasks = 0;
+
+			// An empty fingerprint map means this vault was never reconciled: every task is
+			// unknown, so baseline all of them instead of flooding the calendar on first run.
+			const isFirstReconciliation = fingerprints.size === 0;
 
 			for (const task of tasks) {
 				activeTaskPaths.add(task.path);
@@ -881,6 +886,21 @@ export class TaskCalendarSyncService {
 				const previousFingerprint = fingerprints.get(task.path);
 
 				if (previousFingerprint === undefined) {
+					// A task file that appeared while Obsidian was closed (external sync, git pull,
+					// another device) has no fingerprint yet. Treat it the way the live path in
+					// handleExternalTaskFileUpdated already does: export it, instead of baselining
+					// it into permanent invisibility.
+					if (
+						!isFirstReconciliation &&
+						settings.syncOnTaskCreate &&
+						!this.hasTaskCalendarLink(task) &&
+						this.isTaskCalendarEligible(task)
+					) {
+						createdTasks++;
+						await this.syncTaskToCalendar(task);
+						continue;
+					}
+
 					fingerprints.set(task.path, fingerprint);
 					changed = true;
 					baselineTasks++;
@@ -927,6 +947,7 @@ export class TaskCalendarSyncService {
 			this.profileGauge("initializeExternalFileReconciliation.linkedTasks", linkedTasks);
 			this.profileGauge("initializeExternalFileReconciliation.changedTasks", changedTasks);
 			this.profileGauge("initializeExternalFileReconciliation.baselineTasks", baselineTasks);
+			this.profileGauge("initializeExternalFileReconciliation.createdTasks", createdTasks);
 			this.profileGauge(
 				"initializeExternalFileReconciliation.removedFingerprints",
 				removedFingerprints
diff --git a/tests/unit/issues/issue-google-calendar-external-file-reconciliation.test.ts b/tests/unit/issues/issue-google-calendar-external-file-reconciliation.test.ts
index 8286dd637..cdbfb38b8 100644
--- a/tests/unit/issues/issue-google-calendar-external-file-reconciliation.test.ts
+++ b/tests/unit/issues/issue-google-calendar-external-file-reconciliation.test.ts
@@ -294,6 +294,140 @@ describe("Google Calendar external file reconciliation", () => {
 		);
 	});
 
+	it("exports a task created while Obsidian was closed", async () => {
+		const knownTask = {
+			path: "TaskNotes/Tasks/already-known.md",
+			title: "Already known",
+			status: "ready",
+			priority: "3-medium",
+			archived: false,
+			scheduled: "2026-05-14",
+			googleCalendarEventId: "event-1",
+		} as TaskInfo;
+		const newTask = {
+			path: "TaskNotes/Tasks/created-offline.md",
+			title: "Created offline",
+			status: "ready",
+			priority: "3-medium",
+			archived: false,
+			scheduled: "2026-05-15",
+		} as TaskInfo;
+		const pluginData: Record<string, unknown> = {};
+		const plugin = createPlugin([knownTask, newTask], {}, pluginData);
+		const googleCalendarService = createGoogleCalendarService();
+		const syncService = new TaskCalendarSyncService(plugin, googleCalendarService as any);
+		pluginData.googleCalendarTaskFingerprints = {
+			[knownTask.path]: (syncService as any).getCalendarRelevantFingerprint(knownTask),
+		};
+
+		await syncService.initializeExternalFileReconciliation();
+
+		expect(googleCalendarService.createEvent).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+		expect(googleCalendarService.createEvent).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+			"primary",
+			expect.objectContaining({ summary: "Created offline" })
+		);
+	});
+
+	it("does not export tasks on the first reconciliation of a vault", async () => {
+		const firstTask = {
+			path: "TaskNotes/Tasks/first-run-a.md",
+			title: "First run A",
+			status: "ready",
+			priority: "3-medium",
+			archived: false,
+			scheduled: "2026-05-14",
+		} as TaskInfo;
+		const secondTask = {
+			...firstTask,
+			path: "TaskNotes/Tasks/first-run-b.md",
+			title: "First run B",
+		} as TaskInfo;
+		const pluginData: Record<string, unknown> = {};
+		const plugin = createPlugin([firstTask, secondTask], {}, pluginData);
+		const googleCalendarService = createGoogleCalendarService();
+		const syncService = new TaskCalendarSyncService(plugin, googleCalendarService as any);
+
+		await syncService.initializeExternalFileReconciliation();
+
+		expect(googleCalendarService.createEvent).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+		expect(pluginData.googleCalendarTaskFingerprints).toMatchObject({
+			[firstTask.path]: (syncService as any).getCalendarRelevantFingerprint(firstTask),
+			[secondTask.path]: (syncService as any).getCalendarRelevantFingerprint(secondTask),
+		});
+	});
+
+	it("does not duplicate an event when the new task already carries an event id", async () => {
+		const knownTask = {
+			path: "TaskNotes/Tasks/already-known.md",
+			title: "Already known",
+			status: "ready",
+			priority: "3-medium",
+			archived: false,
+			scheduled: "2026-05-14",
+			googleCalendarEventId: "event-1",
+		} as TaskInfo;
+		const newTaskWithEvent = {
+			path: "TaskNotes/Tasks/created-offline-with-event.md",
+			title: "Created offline with event",
+			status: "ready",
+			priority: "3-medium",
+			archived: false,
+			scheduled: "2026-05-15",
+			googleCalendarEventId: "event-created-elsewhere",
+		} as TaskInfo;
+		const pluginData: Record<string, unknown> = {};
+		const plugin = createPlugin([knownTask, newTaskWithEvent], {}, pluginData);
+		const googleCalendarService = createGoogleCalendarService();
+		const syncService = new TaskCalendarSyncService(plugin, googleCalendarService as any);
+		pluginData.googleCalendarTaskFingerprints = {
+			[knownTask.path]: (syncService as any).getCalendarRelevantFingerprint(knownTask),
+		};
+
+		await syncService.initializeExternalFileReconciliation();
+
+		expect(googleCalendarService.createEvent).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+		expect(googleCalendarService.updateEvent).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+		expect(pluginData.googleCalendarTaskFingerprints).toMatchObject({
+			[newTaskWithEvent.path]: (syncService as any).getCalendarRelevantFingerprint(
+				newTaskWithEvent
+			),
+		});
+	});
+
+	it("does not export an ineligible task created while Obsidian was closed", async () => {
+		const knownTask = {
+			path: "TaskNotes/Tasks/already-known.md",
+			title: "Already known",
+			status: "ready",
+			priority: "3-medium",
+			archived: false,
+			scheduled: "2026-05-14",
+			googleCalendarEventId: "event-1",
+		} as TaskInfo;
+		const undatedTask = {
+			path: "TaskNotes/Tasks/created-offline-undated.md",
+			title: "Created offline undated",
+			status: "ready",
+			priority: "3-medium",
+			archived: false,
+		} as TaskInfo;
+		const pluginData: Record<string, unknown> = {};
+		const plugin = createPlugin([knownTask, undatedTask], {}, pluginData);
+		const googleCalendarService = createGoogleCalendarService();
+		const syncService = new TaskCalendarSyncService(plugin, googleCalendarService as any);
+		pluginData.googleCalendarTaskFingerprints = {
+			[knownTask.path]: (syncService as any).getCalendarRelevantFingerprint(knownTask),
+		};
+
+		await syncService.initializeExternalFileReconciliation();
+
+		expect(googleCalendarService.createEvent).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+		expect(pluginData.googleCalendarTaskFingerprints).toMatchObject({
+			[undatedTask.path]: (syncService as any).getCalendarRelevantFingerprint(undatedTask),
+		});
+	});
+
 	it("baselines missing startup fingerprints for linked tasks without API writes", async () => {
 		const task = {
 			path: "TaskNotes/Tasks/existing-linked.md",