diff --git a/WebApp/Components/Features/MeetingSchedule/Index.razor b/WebApp/Components/Features/MeetingSchedule/Index.razor
index 1838376..d1e83c5 100644
--- a/WebApp/Components/Features/MeetingSchedule/Index.razor
+++ b/WebApp/Components/Features/MeetingSchedule/Index.razor
@@ -426,23 +426,26 @@
     }
 
     /// <summary>
-    /// Creates teams with excluded students filtered out for overlap calculation.
+    /// Creates teams with excluded students and absent students filtered out for overlap calculation.
     /// </summary>
     private Team[] GetTeamsWithoutExcludedStudents(Team[] teams, int timeSlotIndex)
     {
+        var absentStudentIds = _absentStudents.Select(s => s.Id).ToHashSet();
+        
         return teams.Select(team =>
         {
             // Find excluded students for this team in this time slot
+            // Also exclude absent students from overlap calculations
             // More efficient: iterate through team students and check exclusions
             var includedStudents = team.Students
-                .Where(s => !IsStudentExcluded(team.Id, timeSlotIndex, s.Id))
+                .Where(s => !IsStudentExcluded(team.Id, timeSlotIndex, s.Id) && !absentStudentIds.Contains(s.Id))
                 .ToList();
 
             // If no students are excluded, return original team
             if (includedStudents.Count == team.Students.Count)
                 return team;
 
-            // Create a temporary team with excluded students removed
+            // Create a temporary team with excluded and absent students removed
             return new Team
             {
                 Id = team.Id,