diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 1f01d01..8ab6bb4 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ Most features you'd expect in both directions, plus a little extra spice:
 * Attachments
 * Spoiler attachments
 * Embeds
+* Presence
 * Guild-Space details syncing
 * Channel-Room details syncing
 * Custom emoji list syncing
diff --git a/src/d2m/actions/set-presence.js b/src/d2m/actions/set-presence.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e62456a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/d2m/actions/set-presence.js
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+// @ts-check
+
+const passthrough = require("../../passthrough")
+const {sync, select} = passthrough
+/** @type {import("../../matrix/api")} */
+const api = sync.require("../../matrix/api")
+
+// Adding a debounce to all updates because events are issued multiple times, once for each guild.
+// Sometimes a status update is even issued twice in a row for the same user+guild, weird!
+const presenceDelay = 1500
+/** @type {Map<string, NodeJS.Timeout>} user ID -> cancelable timeout */
+const presenceDelayMap = new Map()
+
+/**
+ * @param {string} userID Discord user ID
+ * @param {string} status status field from Discord's PRESENCE_UPDATE event
+ */
+function setPresence(userID, status) {
+	// cancel existing timer if one is already set
+	if (presenceDelayMap.has(userID)) {
+		clearTimeout(presenceDelayMap.get(userID))
+	}
+	// new timer, which will run if nothing else comes in soon
+	presenceDelayMap.set(userID, setTimeout(setPresenceCallback, presenceDelay, userID, status).unref())
+}
+
+/**
+ * @param {string} user_id Discord user ID
+ * @param {string} status status field from Discord's PRESENCE_UPDATE event
+ */
+function setPresenceCallback(user_id, status) {
+	presenceDelayMap.delete(user_id)
+	const mxid = select("sim", "mxid", {user_id}).pluck().get()
+	if (!mxid) return
+	const presence =
+		( status === "online" ? "online"
+		: status === "offline" ? "offline"
+		: "unavailable") // idle, dnd, and anything else they dream up in the future
+	api.setPresence(presence, mxid).catch(e => {
+		console.error("d->m: Skipping presence update failure:")
+		console.error(e)
+	})
+}
+
+module.exports.setPresence = setPresence
diff --git a/src/d2m/discord-client.js b/src/d2m/discord-client.js
index 37b3eac..9745ec2 100644
--- a/src/d2m/discord-client.js
+++ b/src/d2m/discord-client.js
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class DiscordClient {
 			intents: [
 				"DIRECT_MESSAGES", "DIRECT_MESSAGE_REACTIONS", "DIRECT_MESSAGE_TYPING",
 				"GUILDS", "GUILD_EMOJIS_AND_STICKERS", "GUILD_MESSAGES", "GUILD_MESSAGE_REACTIONS", "GUILD_MESSAGE_TYPING", "GUILD_WEBHOOKS",
-				"MESSAGE_CONTENT"
+				"MESSAGE_CONTENT", "GUILD_PRESENCES"
 			],
 			ws: {
 				compress: false,
diff --git a/src/d2m/discord-packets.js b/src/d2m/discord-packets.js
index 2e97671..20ed07f 100644
--- a/src/d2m/discord-packets.js
+++ b/src/d2m/discord-packets.js
@@ -196,6 +196,9 @@ const utils = {
 
 				} else if (message.t === "INTERACTION_CREATE") {
 					await interactions.dispatchInteraction(message.d)
+
+				} else if (message.t === "PRESENCE_UPDATE") {
+					eventDispatcher.onPresenceUpdate(message.d.user.id, message.d.status)
 				}
 
 			} catch (e) {
diff --git a/src/d2m/event-dispatcher.js b/src/d2m/event-dispatcher.js
index a80c451..c2e6b03 100644
--- a/src/d2m/event-dispatcher.js
+++ b/src/d2m/event-dispatcher.js
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ const mxUtils = require("../m2d/converters/utils")
 const speedbump = sync.require("./actions/speedbump")
 /** @type {import("./actions/retrigger")} */
 const retrigger = sync.require("./actions/retrigger")
+/** @type {import("./actions/set-presence")} */
+const setPresence = sync.require("./actions/set-presence")
 
 /** @type {any} */ // @ts-ignore bad types from semaphore
 const Semaphore = require("@chriscdn/promise-semaphore")
@@ -369,5 +371,14 @@ module.exports = {
 	 */
 	async onExpressionsUpdate(client, data) {
 		await createSpace.syncSpaceExpressions(data, false)
+	},
+
+	/**
+	 * @param {string} userID
+	 * @param {string} [status]
+	 */
+	async onPresenceUpdate(userID, status) {
+		if (!status) return
+		setPresence.setPresence(userID, status)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/matrix/api.js b/src/matrix/api.js
index d1d9516..40fe6fb 100644
--- a/src/matrix/api.js
+++ b/src/matrix/api.js
@@ -408,6 +408,14 @@ async function setAccountData(type, content, mxid) {
 	await mreq.mreq("PUT", `/client/v3/user/${mxid}/account_data/${type}`, content)
 }
 
+/**
+ * @param {"online" | "offline" | "unavailable"} presence
+ * @param {string} mxid
+ */
+async function setPresence(presence, mxid) {
+	await mreq.mreq("PUT", path(`/client/v3/presence/${mxid}/status`, mxid), {presence})
+}
+
 module.exports.path = path
 module.exports.register = register
 module.exports.createRoom = createRoom
@@ -440,3 +448,4 @@ module.exports.ackEvent = ackEvent
 module.exports.getAlias = getAlias
 module.exports.getAccountData = getAccountData
 module.exports.setAccountData = setAccountData
+module.exports.setPresence = setPresence