diff --git a/src/app/hooks/usePresenceUpdater.ts b/src/app/hooks/usePresenceUpdater.ts
index 788e3b168..e84b62dbc 100644
--- a/src/app/hooks/usePresenceUpdater.ts
+++ b/src/app/hooks/usePresenceUpdater.ts
@@ -16,10 +16,12 @@ export function usePresenceUpdater() {
   const lastActivityRef = useRef(0);
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    const setOnline = () => mx.setPresence({ presence: 'online' }).catch(() => undefined);
-    const setUnavailable = (statusMsg?: string) =>
+    const setOnline = () =>
+      mx.setPresence({ presence: 'online', status_msg: '' }).catch(() => undefined);
+    const setUnavailable = (statusMsg = '') =>
       mx.setPresence({ presence: 'unavailable', status_msg: statusMsg }).catch(() => undefined);
-    const setOffline = () => mx.setPresence({ presence: 'offline' }).catch(() => undefined);
+    const setOffline = () =>
+      mx.setPresence({ presence: 'offline', status_msg: '' }).catch(() => undefined);
 
     // Manual presence overrides — no activity tracking needed.
     if (hidePresence || presenceStatus === 'invisible') {