diff --git a/pkg/hicli/json-commands.go b/pkg/hicli/json-commands.go
index 0a07c25..b719234 100644
--- a/pkg/hicli/json-commands.go
+++ b/pkg/hicli/json-commands.go
@@ -86,6 +86,10 @@ func (h *HiClient) handleJSONCommand(ctx context.Context, req *JSONCommand) (any
 		return unmarshalAndCall(req.Data, func(params *getProfileParams) (*mautrix.RespUserProfile, error) {
 			return h.Client.GetProfile(ctx, params.UserID)
 		})
+	case "get_presence":
+		return unmarshalAndCall(req.Data, func(params *getProfileParams) (*mautrix.RespPresence, error) {
+			return h.Client.GetPresence(ctx, params.UserID)
+		})
 	case "get_mutual_rooms":
 		return unmarshalAndCall(req.Data, func(params *getProfileParams) ([]id.RoomID, error) {
 			return h.GetMutualRooms(ctx, params.UserID)
diff --git a/web/src/api/rpc.ts b/web/src/api/rpc.ts
index 7f9004f..2dd3f09 100644
--- a/web/src/api/rpc.ts
+++ b/web/src/api/rpc.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import type {
 	Mentions,
 	MessageEventContent,
 	PaginationResponse,
+	Presence,
 	ProfileEncryptionInfo,
 	RPCCommand,
 	RPCEvent,
@@ -180,6 +181,10 @@ export default abstract class RPCClient {
 		return this.request("get_profile", { user_id })
 	}
 
+	getPresence(user_id: UserID): Promise<Presence> {
+		return this.request("get_presence", { user_id })
+	}
+
 	getMutualRooms(user_id: UserID): Promise<RoomID[]> {
 		return this.request("get_mutual_rooms", { user_id })
 	}
diff --git a/web/src/api/types/mxtypes.ts b/web/src/api/types/mxtypes.ts
index 78e6146..b8f7e89 100644
--- a/web/src/api/types/mxtypes.ts
+++ b/web/src/api/types/mxtypes.ts
@@ -68,6 +68,15 @@ export interface UserProfile {
 	[custom: string]: unknown
 }
 
+export type PresenceState = "online" | "offline" | "unavailable"
+
+export interface Presence {
+	currently_active?: boolean
+	last_active_ago?: number
+	presence: PresenceState
+	status_msg?: string | null
+}
+
 export type Membership = "join" | "leave" | "ban" | "invite" | "knock"
 
 export interface MemberEventContent extends UserProfile {
diff --git a/web/src/ui/rightpanel/RightPanel.css b/web/src/ui/rightpanel/RightPanel.css
index 76be03f..91a9b2e 100644
--- a/web/src/ui/rightpanel/RightPanel.css
+++ b/web/src/ui/rightpanel/RightPanel.css
@@ -83,6 +83,20 @@ div.right-panel-content.user {
 		font-family: var(--monospace-font-stack);
 	}
 
+	div.presence {
+		text-align: center;
+		font-size: 1.125rem;
+		
+	}
+
+	div.statusmessage {
+		text-align: center;
+		font-size: 1rem;
+		font-style: italic;
+		/* Wrap words that are so long that they spill out of bounds */
+		word-wrap: break-word;
+	}
+
 	div.userid, div.displayname {
 		/* Ensure names aren't too long */
 		display: -webkit-box;
diff --git a/web/src/ui/rightpanel/UserInfo.tsx b/web/src/ui/rightpanel/UserInfo.tsx
index 37e1313..0613130 100644
--- a/web/src/ui/rightpanel/UserInfo.tsx
+++ b/web/src/ui/rightpanel/UserInfo.tsx
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import { use, useEffect, useState } from "react"
 import { PuffLoader } from "react-spinners"
 import { getAvatarURL } from "@/api/media.ts"
 import { useRoomMember } from "@/api/statestore"
-import { MemberEventContent, UserID, UserProfile } from "@/api/types"
+import { MemberEventContent, UserID, UserProfile, Presence } from "@/api/types"
 import { getLocalpart } from "@/util/validation.ts"
 import ClientContext from "../ClientContext.ts"
 import { LightboxContext } from "../modal/Lightbox.tsx"
@@ -30,6 +30,12 @@ interface UserInfoProps {
 	userID: UserID
 }
 
+const PresenceEmojis = {
+	online: "🟢",
+	offline: "⚫",
+	unavailable: "🔴",
+}
+
 const UserInfo = ({ userID }: UserInfoProps) => {
 	const client = use(ClientContext)!
 	const roomCtx = use(RoomContext)
@@ -37,6 +43,7 @@ const UserInfo = ({ userID }: UserInfoProps) => {
 	const memberEvt = useRoomMember(client, roomCtx?.store, userID)
 	const member = (memberEvt?.content ?? null) as MemberEventContent | null
 	const [globalProfile, setGlobalProfile] = useState<UserProfile | null>(null)
+	const [presence, setPresence] = useState<Presence>({ presence: "offline"})
 	const [errors, setErrors] = useState<string[] | null>(null)
 	useEffect(() => {
 		setErrors(null)
@@ -45,6 +52,10 @@ const UserInfo = ({ userID }: UserInfoProps) => {
 			setGlobalProfile,
 			err => setErrors([`${err}`]),
 		)
+		client.rpc.getPresence(userID).then(
+			setPresence,
+			err => setErrors([`${err}`]),
+		)
 	}, [roomCtx, userID, client])
 
 	const displayname = member?.displayname || globalProfile?.displayname || getLocalpart(userID)
@@ -63,6 +74,17 @@ const UserInfo = ({ userID }: UserInfoProps) => {
 		</div>
 		<div className="displayname" title={displayname}>{displayname}</div>
 		<div className="userid" title={userID}>{userID}</div>
+		{presence && (
+			<>
+			<div className="presence" title={presence.presence}>{PresenceEmojis[presence.presence]} {presence.presence}</div>
+			{
+				presence.status_msg?.length && (
+					<div className="statusmessage" title={"Status message"}><blockquote>{presence.status_msg}</blockquote></div>
+				)
+			}
+			</>
+			)
+		}
 		<hr/>
 		{userID !== client.userID && <>
 			<MutualRooms client={client} userID={userID}/>