diff --git a/e2e/local-homeserver.spec.ts b/e2e/local-homeserver.spec.ts
index c2a279828..18586e2a6 100644
--- a/e2e/local-homeserver.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/local-homeserver.spec.ts
@@ -473,6 +473,37 @@ test.describe('local homeserver regression', () => {
     await expect(page.getByText(/Status set\. Sharing it with others/)).toHaveCount(0);
   });
 
+  test('own status shows in the members drawer without switching rooms, and clears', async ({
+    page,
+  }) => {
+    // The SDK creates our own User with `new User()` (no event re-emit), so the
+    // shared presence store missed our own presence until a remount. Reported:
+    // a new status only appeared after switching rooms.
+    await page.setViewportSize({ width: 1440, height: 900 });
+    const me = await ensureUser(uniq('own'));
+    const room = await createRoom(me, 'Own Status Room');
+    await sendText(me, room, 'hello');
+    await loginUI(page, me);
+    await openRoom(page, room);
+    await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'User Settings' }).click();
+    await page.getByRole('dialog').first().getByText('Account', { exact: true }).first().click();
+    await page
+      .getByRole('group', { name: 'Quick statuses' })
+      .getByRole('button', { name: /Gaming/ })
+      .click();
+    await page.keyboard.press('Escape');
+    await expect(page.getByText('🎮 Gaming')).toBeVisible({ timeout: 15_000 });
+
+    await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'User Settings' }).click();
+    await page.getByRole('dialog').first().getByText('Account', { exact: true }).first().click();
+    await page
+      .getByRole('button', { name: /^Clear/ })
+      .first()
+      .click();
+    await page.keyboard.press('Escape');
+    await expect(page.getByText('🎮 Gaming')).toHaveCount(0, { timeout: 15_000 });
+  });
+
   test('touch: long-press opens the message action sheet (#166)', async ({ browser }) => {
     const ctx = await browser.newContext({ ...devices['Pixel 7'] });
     const page = await ctx.newPage();
diff --git a/src/app/hooks/useUserPresence.ts b/src/app/hooks/useUserPresence.ts
index fea6a5526..612bba747 100644
--- a/src/app/hooks/useUserPresence.ts
+++ b/src/app/hooks/useUserPresence.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 import { useEffect, useMemo, useState } from 'react';
-import { MatrixClient, User, UserEvent, UserEventHandlerMap } from 'matrix-js-sdk';
+import {
+  ClientEvent,
+  MatrixClient,
+  MatrixEvent,
+  User,
+  UserEvent,
+  UserEventHandlerMap,
+} from 'matrix-js-sdk';
 import { useMatrixClient } from './useMatrixClient';
 
 export enum Presence {
@@ -19,7 +26,12 @@ export type UserPresence = {
 
 const getUserPresence = (user: User): UserPresence => ({
   presence: user.presence as Presence,
-  status: user.presenceStatusMsg,
+  // From the latest presence event rather than user.presenceStatusMsg: the SDK
+  // only overwrites that field with a non-empty status_msg, so a cleared status
+  // would otherwise linger until reload.
+  status: user.events.presence
+    ? (user.events.presence.getContent().status_msg as string | undefined) || undefined
+    : user.presenceStatusMsg,
   active: user.currentlyActive,
   lastActiveTs: user.getLastActiveTs(),
 });
@@ -55,6 +67,19 @@ class PresenceStore {
     subs.forEach((cb) => cb());
   };
 
+  // Our own User object is created by the SDK with `new User()` (not
+  // User.createUser), so its User.* events are never re-emitted on the client
+  // and the listeners above miss our own presence changes. The client does
+  // emit every sync presence event as ClientEvent.Event (after updating the
+  // User), so refresh from that too.
+  private handleClientEvent = (event: MatrixEvent): void => {
+    if (event.getType() !== 'm.presence' || !this.mx) return;
+    const userId = event.getSender();
+    if (!userId) return;
+    const user = this.mx.getUser(userId);
+    if (user) this.handleEvent(event, user);
+  };
+
   private start(mx: MatrixClient): void {
     if (this.started && this.mx === mx) return;
     // A different client (re-login without reload) — drop the old listeners.
@@ -62,12 +87,14 @@ class PresenceStore {
       this.mx.removeListener(UserEvent.Presence, this.handleEvent);
       this.mx.removeListener(UserEvent.CurrentlyActive, this.handleEvent);
       this.mx.removeListener(UserEvent.LastPresenceTs, this.handleEvent);
+      this.mx.removeListener(ClientEvent.Event, this.handleClientEvent);
       this.cache.clear();
     }
     this.mx = mx;
     mx.on(UserEvent.Presence, this.handleEvent);
     mx.on(UserEvent.CurrentlyActive, this.handleEvent);
     mx.on(UserEvent.LastPresenceTs, this.handleEvent);
+    mx.on(ClientEvent.Event, this.handleClientEvent);
     this.started = true;
   }