diff --git a/src/AS.c b/src/AS.c
index 8415148..2010d8f 100644
--- a/src/AS.c
+++ b/src/AS.c
@@ -946,3 +946,45 @@ ASRedact(const ParseeConfig *c, char *room, char *user, char *e_id)
 
     return;
 }
+void
+ASSetStatus(const ParseeConfig *c, char *user, UserStatus status, char *msg)
+{
+    HttpClientContext *ctx = NULL;
+    HashMap *request;
+    char *path;
+    char *status_str = NULL;
+    if (!c || !user || !msg)
+    {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    switch (status)
+    {
+        case USER_STATUS_ONLINE:        status_str = "online";      break;
+        case USER_STATUS_OFFLINE:       status_str = "offline";     break;
+        case USER_STATUS_UNAVAILABLE:   status_str = "unavailable"; break;
+        default:                                                    return;
+    }
+
+    user = HttpUrlEncode(user);
+    path = StrConcat(5, 
+        "/_matrix/client/v3/presence/",user,"/status", 
+        "?user_id=", user
+    );
+    Free(user);
+
+    request = HashMapCreate();
+    HashMapSet(request, "presence", JsonValueString(status_str));
+    if (msg)
+    {
+        HashMapSet(request, "status_msg", JsonValueString(msg));
+    }
+
+    ctx = ParseeCreateRequest(c, HTTP_PUT, path);
+    ASAuthenticateRequest(c, ctx);
+    ParseeSetRequestJSON(ctx, request);
+    JsonFree(request);
+
+    HttpClientContextFree(ctx);
+    Free(path);
+}
diff --git a/src/XMPPThread.c b/src/XMPPThread.c
index d55f8a4..2af4d7d 100644
--- a/src/XMPPThread.c
+++ b/src/XMPPThread.c
@@ -1091,7 +1091,34 @@ PresenceStanza(ParseeData *args, XMLElement *stanza)
 #define MUC_USER_NS "http://jabber.org/protocol/muc#user"
     XMLElement *user_info;
     XMLElement *vc = XMLookForTKV(stanza, "x", "xmlns", "vcard-temp:x:update");
+    XMLElement *status = XMLookForUnique(stanza, "status");
     char *oid = HashMapGet(stanza->attrs, "from");
+
+    if (status)
+    {
+        XMLElement *status_data = ArrayGet(status->children, 0);
+        char *decode_from = ParseeLookupJID(oid);
+        char *from_matrix = ParseeDecodeMXID(decode_from);
+        if (!from_matrix || *from_matrix != '@')
+        {
+            Free(from_matrix);
+            from_matrix = ParseeEncodeJID(args->config, decode_from, false);
+        }
+        if (status_data)
+        {
+            char *status_str = status_data->data;
+
+            /* TODO: Verify whenever this code works as soon as I can get 
+             * my own instance (kappach.at) with presence enabled. */
+            ASSetStatus(
+                args->config, from_matrix, 
+                USER_STATUS_ONLINE, status_str
+            );
+        }
+
+        Free(decode_from);
+        Free(from_matrix);
+    }
     if ((user_info = XMLookForTKV(stanza, "x", "xmlns", MUC_USER_NS)))
     {
         XMLElement *item = XMLookForUnique(user_info, "item");
@@ -1180,7 +1207,6 @@ PresenceStanza(ParseeData *args, XMLElement *stanza)
             {
                 ASLeave(args->config, room, from_matrix);
             }
-
         }
 
         if (jid)
diff --git a/src/include/AS.h b/src/include/AS.h
index 4000c9a..e59b4b1 100644
--- a/src/include/AS.h
+++ b/src/include/AS.h
@@ -57,10 +57,32 @@ extern void ASSetPL(const ParseeConfig *conf, char *id, HashMap *m);
  * returns it's ID if it exists. */
 extern char * ASCreateRoom(const ParseeConfig *c, char *by, char *alias);
 
-/* Sets a user's displayname */
+/** Sets the user's global display{name]
+ * --------
+ * Returns: NOTHING
+ * Modifies: [EXT:User status]
+ * See-Also: ASGetName, ASSetStatus, ASSetAvatar */
 extern void ASSetName(const ParseeConfig *c, char *user, char *name);
+
+/** Sets the {user}'s global avatar, as an {mxc} URI
+ * --------
+ * Returns: NOTHING
+ * Modifies: [EXT:User status]
+ * See-Also: ASGetName, ASSetStatus */
 extern void ASSetAvatar(const ParseeConfig *c, char *user, char *mxc);
 
+typedef enum UserStatus {
+    USER_STATUS_ONLINE,
+    USER_STATUS_OFFLINE,
+    USER_STATUS_UNAVAILABLE
+} UserStatus;
+/** Sets the user's status and message, to be seen by other clients.
+ * --------
+ * Returns: NOTHING
+ * Modifies: [EXT:User status]
+ * See-Also: https://spec.matrix.org/v1.11/client-server-api/#put_matrixclientv3presenceuseridstatus, ASSetName, ASSetAvatar */
+extern void ASSetStatus(const ParseeConfig *c, char *user, UserStatus status, char *msg);
+
 /* Returns the user's name in a room, or a copy of the MXID itself, to be 
  * Free'd. */
 extern char * ASGetName(const ParseeConfig *c, char *room, char *user);