diff --git a/src/app_service/service/contacts/dto/status_update.nim b/src/app_service/service/contacts/dto/status_update.nim
index 0d8813c6be..a9b4f3a7fc 100644
--- a/src/app_service/service/contacts/dto/status_update.nim
+++ b/src/app_service/service/contacts/dto/status_update.nim
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import json
 include ../../../common/json_utils
 
-type StatusType* {.pure.}= enum
-  Offline = 0,
+type StatusType* {.pure.} = enum
+  Offline = 0
   Online
   DoNotDisturb
   Idle
diff --git a/src/app_service/service/settings/service.nim b/src/app_service/service/settings/service.nim
index 39a158ac2c..b452037662 100644
--- a/src/app_service/service/settings/service.nim
+++ b/src/app_service/service/settings/service.nim
@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@ import chronicles, json, strutils, sequtils, tables, sugar
 import ../../common/[network_constants]
 import ../../../app/core/fleets/fleet_configuration
 import ../../../backend/settings as status_settings
+import ../../../backend/status_update as status_update
 
 import ./dto/settings as settings_dto
+import ../contacts/dto/status_update as status_update_dto
 import ../stickers/dto/stickers as stickers_dto
 import ../../../app/core/fleets/fleet_configuration
 
@@ -294,10 +296,18 @@ proc getWalletRootAddress*(self: Service): string =
   return self.settings.walletRootAddress
 
 proc saveSendStatusUpdates*(self: Service, value: bool): bool =
-  if(self.saveSetting(KEY_SEND_STATUS_UPDATES, value)):
-    self.settings.sendStatusUpdates = value
-    return true
-  return false
+  var newStatus = StatusType.Online
+  if not value:
+    newStatus = StatusType.Offline
+
+  try:
+    let r = status_update.setUserStatus(int(newStatus))
+    if(self.saveSetting(KEY_SEND_STATUS_UPDATES, value)):
+      self.settings.sendStatusUpdates = value
+      return true
+    return false
+  except:
+    return false
 
 proc getSendStatusUpdates*(self: Service): bool =
   self.settings.sendStatusUpdates
diff --git a/src/backend/status_update.nim b/src/backend/status_update.nim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6d8d21eb24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/backend/status_update.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import json
+import ./core, ./response_type
+
+export response_type
+
+proc setUserStatus*(newStatus: int): RpcResponse[JsonNode] {.raises: [Exception].} =
+  let payload = %* [newStatus, ""]
+  result = core.callPrivateRPC("wakuext_setUserStatus", payload)