diff --git a/src/app/components/user-profile/UserHero.tsx b/src/app/components/user-profile/UserHero.tsx
index 0e7fb7485..90faf0545 100644
--- a/src/app/components/user-profile/UserHero.tsx
+++ b/src/app/components/user-profile/UserHero.tsx
@@ -95,8 +95,9 @@ export function UserHero({ userId, avatarUrl, presence }: UserHeroProps) {
 type UserHeroNameProps = {
   displayName?: string;
   userId: string;
+  status?: string;
 };
-export function UserHeroName({ displayName, userId }: UserHeroNameProps) {
+export function UserHeroName({ displayName, userId, status }: UserHeroNameProps) {
   const username = getMxIdLocalPart(userId);
 
   return (
@@ -115,6 +116,13 @@ export function UserHeroName({ displayName, userId }: UserHeroNameProps) {
           @{username}
         </Text>
       </Box>
+      {status && (
+        <Box alignItems="Center" gap="100" wrap="Wrap" style={{ marginTop: '2px' }}>
+          <Text size="T200" className={classNames(BreakWord, LineClamp3)} style={{ opacity: 0.75 }}>
+            {status}
+          </Text>
+        </Box>
+      )}
     </Box>
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/app/components/user-profile/UserRoomProfile.tsx b/src/app/components/user-profile/UserRoomProfile.tsx
index 361d0f978..2157e456e 100644
--- a/src/app/components/user-profile/UserRoomProfile.tsx
+++ b/src/app/components/user-profile/UserRoomProfile.tsx
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ export function UserRoomProfile({ userId }: UserRoomProfileProps) {
       <Box direction="Column" gap="500" style={{ padding: config.space.S400 }}>
         <Box direction="Column" gap="400">
           <Box gap="400" alignItems="Center">
-            <UserHeroName displayName={displayName} userId={userId} />
+            <UserHeroName displayName={displayName} userId={userId} status={presence?.status} />
             {showEncryption && <MemberVerificationBadge userId={userId} />}
             {userId !== myUserId && (
               <Box shrink="No">
diff --git a/src/app/features/room/MembersDrawer.tsx b/src/app/features/room/MembersDrawer.tsx
index 29ae8f30e..0f7eb70f2 100644
--- a/src/app/features/room/MembersDrawer.tsx
+++ b/src/app/features/room/MembersDrawer.tsx
@@ -167,10 +167,15 @@ function MemberItem({
         </>
       }
     >
-      <Box grow="Yes">
+      <Box grow="Yes" direction="Column">
         <Text size="T400" truncate>
           {name}
         </Text>
+        {presence?.status && (
+          <Text size="T200" truncate style={{ opacity: 0.65 }}>
+            {presence.status}
+          </Text>
+        )}
       </Box>
     </MenuItem>
   );
diff --git a/src/app/features/settings/account/Profile.tsx b/src/app/features/settings/account/Profile.tsx
index 9b9ca3da5..fcd7d846b 100644
--- a/src/app/features/settings/account/Profile.tsx
+++ b/src/app/features/settings/account/Profile.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 import React, {
   ChangeEventHandler,
   FormEventHandler,
+  Suspense,
   useCallback,
   useEffect,
   useMemo,
+  useRef,
   useState,
 } from 'react';
 import {
@@ -23,6 +25,8 @@ import {
   Header,
   config,
   Spinner,
+  PopOut,
+  RectCords,
 } from 'folds';
 import FocusTrap from 'focus-trap-react';
 import { SequenceCard } from '../../../components/sequence-card';
@@ -43,6 +47,11 @@ import { ModalWide } from '../../../styles/Modal.css';
 import { createUploadAtom, UploadSuccess } from '../../../state/upload';
 import { CompactUploadCardRenderer } from '../../../components/upload-card';
 import { useCapabilities } from '../../../hooks/useCapabilities';
+import { useUserPresence } from '../../../hooks/useUserPresence';
+
+const EmojiBoard = React.lazy(() =>
+  import('../../../components/emoji-board').then((m) => ({ default: m.EmojiBoard })),
+);
 
 type ProfileProps = {
   profile: UserProfile;
@@ -310,6 +319,166 @@ function ProfileDisplayName({ profile, userId }: ProfileProps) {
   );
 }
 
+function ProfileStatus() {
+  const mx = useMatrixClient();
+  const userId = mx.getUserId()!;
+  const presence = useUserPresence(userId);
+
+  const [statusMsg, setStatusMsg] = useState<string>(presence?.status ?? '');
+  const [emojiAnchor, setEmojiAnchor] = useState<RectCords>();
+  const inputRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setStatusMsg(presence?.status ?? '');
+  }, [presence?.status]);
+
+  const [saveState, saveStatus] = useAsyncCallback(
+    useCallback(
+      (msg: string) =>
+        mx.setPresence({
+          presence: 'online',
+          status_msg: msg,
+        }),
+      [mx],
+    ),
+  );
+  const saving = saveState.status === AsyncStatus.Loading;
+
+  const handleEmojiSelect = useCallback(
+    (unicode: string) => {
+      const input = inputRef.current;
+      if (input) {
+        const start = input.selectionStart ?? statusMsg.length;
+        const end = input.selectionEnd ?? statusMsg.length;
+        const next = statusMsg.slice(0, start) + unicode + statusMsg.slice(end);
+        setStatusMsg(next);
+        // restore cursor after emoji insertion
+        requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+          input.focus();
+          input.setSelectionRange(start + unicode.length, start + unicode.length);
+        });
+      } else {
+        setStatusMsg((prev) => prev + unicode);
+      }
+      setEmojiAnchor(undefined);
+    },
+    [statusMsg],
+  );
+
+  const handleChange: ChangeEventHandler<HTMLInputElement> = (evt) => {
+    setStatusMsg(evt.currentTarget.value);
+  };
+
+  const handleSubmit: FormEventHandler<HTMLFormElement> = (evt) => {
+    evt.preventDefault();
+    if (saving) return;
+    saveStatus(statusMsg.trim());
+  };
+
+  const handleClear = () => {
+    setStatusMsg('');
+    mx.setPresence({
+      presence: 'online',
+      status_msg: '',
+    });
+  };
+
+  const hasChanges = statusMsg !== (presence?.status ?? '');
+
+  return (
+    <SettingTile
+      title={
+        <Text as="span" size="L400">
+          Status Message
+        </Text>
+      }
+      description={
+        <Text size="T200" priority="300">
+          Shown below your name in member lists. Supports emoji.
+        </Text>
+      }
+    >
+      <Box direction="Column" grow="Yes" gap="100">
+        <Box as="form" onSubmit={handleSubmit} gap="200" aria-disabled={saving}>
+          <Box grow="Yes" direction="Column">
+            <Input
+              ref={inputRef}
+              name="statusMsgInput"
+              aria-label="Status message"
+              value={statusMsg}
+              onChange={handleChange}
+              placeholder="What's on your mind?"
+              variant="Secondary"
+              radii="300"
+              style={{ paddingRight: config.space.S200 }}
+              readOnly={saving}
+              after={
+                <PopOut
+                  anchor={emojiAnchor}
+                  position="Top"
+                  align="End"
+                  content={
+                    <Suspense fallback={<Spinner size="100" />}>
+                      <EmojiBoard
+                        imagePackRooms={[]}
+                        returnFocusOnDeactivate={false}
+                        onEmojiSelect={handleEmojiSelect}
+                        requestClose={() => setEmojiAnchor(undefined)}
+                      />
+                    </Suspense>
+                  }
+                >
+                  <IconButton
+                    type="button"
+                    size="300"
+                    radii="300"
+                    variant="Secondary"
+                    aria-label="Insert emoji"
+                    aria-expanded={!!emojiAnchor}
+                    aria-haspopup="dialog"
+                    onClick={(evt: React.MouseEvent<HTMLButtonElement>) =>
+                      setEmojiAnchor((prev) =>
+                        prev ? undefined : evt.currentTarget.getBoundingClientRect(),
+                      )
+                    }
+                  >
+                    <Icon src={Icons.Smile} size="100" />
+                  </IconButton>
+                </PopOut>
+              }
+            />
+          </Box>
+          <Button
+            size="400"
+            variant={hasChanges ? 'Success' : 'Secondary'}
+            fill={hasChanges ? 'Solid' : 'Soft'}
+            outlined
+            radii="300"
+            disabled={!hasChanges || saving}
+            type="submit"
+          >
+            {saving && <Spinner variant="Success" fill="Solid" size="300" />}
+            <Text size="B400">Save</Text>
+          </Button>
+        </Box>
+        {(presence?.status || statusMsg) && (
+          <Button
+            size="300"
+            variant="Critical"
+            fill="None"
+            radii="300"
+            type="button"
+            onClick={handleClear}
+            disabled={saving}
+          >
+            <Text size="B300">Clear Status</Text>
+          </Button>
+        )}
+      </Box>
+    </SettingTile>
+  );
+}
+
 export function Profile() {
   const mx = useMatrixClient();
   const userId = mx.getUserId()!;
@@ -326,6 +495,7 @@ export function Profile() {
       >
         <ProfileAvatar userId={userId} profile={profile} />
         <ProfileDisplayName userId={userId} profile={profile} />
+        <ProfileStatus />
       </SequenceCard>
     </Box>
   );