diff --git a/docs/account.md b/docs/account.md
index defb498..f83e053 100644
--- a/docs/account.md
+++ b/docs/account.md
@@ -1214,6 +1214,54 @@ account.profile_picture.show()
 
 When a new profile picture is set, any previous image in the **assets** folder is removed. The image is also copied into the Status Backend Docker volume so it is picked up by the backend when updating the account identity.
 
+### `status`
+
+Get or update the **presence status** of the currently logged‑in account. This is the same presence indicator shown next to the account in Status App, and it controls how the account appears to other users.
+
+Returns `str` when reading the property - one of the options below. After a successful [`login`](./account.md#loginpassword-key_uidnone-display_namenone-mnemonicnone-infura_tokennone-alchemy_tokennone-coingecko_api_keynone), the status is automatically set to `on`.
+
+The value is **case‑insensitive** and must be one of the following options:
+
+| Option | Description |
+|-------|-------------|
+| `on` | **Always online**. The account is shown as online to other users. This is the default after login. |
+| `auto` | **Automatic**. Status App decides the presence automatically based on activity. |
+| `dnd` | **Do Not Disturb**. The account is shown as do not disturb. **This is experimental**. |
+| `off` | **Inactive**. The account is shown as offline / inactive to other users. |
+
+```python
+from status_sdk import Account
+
+account = Account()
+params = {
+    "name": "status-app-bot",
+    "password": "SNTPUMP"
+}
+account.login(**params)
+
+# Read the current status
+print(account.status)
+```
+
+You can update the status by assigning a new value:
+
+```python
+from status_sdk import Account
+
+account = Account()
+params = {
+    "name": "status-app-bot",
+    "password": "SNTPUMP"
+}
+account.login(**params)
+
+# Update the presence status
+account.status = "off"
+print(account.status)
+```
+
+**Note**: Assigning any value other than `on`, `auto`, `dnd` or `off` raises a custom exception. The comparison is case‑insensitive, so `ON` and `on` are equivalent.
+
 ### `signal`
 
 The property exists in `Account` because signals require an **active logged‑in session**. Attempting to use signals before calling `login()` will raise an exception. Signals are low‑level events emitted by the Status Backend.
diff --git a/status_sdk/__init__.py b/status_sdk/__init__.py
index 0e1f71e..7f69550 100644
--- a/status_sdk/__init__.py
+++ b/status_sdk/__init__.py
@@ -2,5 +2,3 @@ from .account import Account
 from .group_chat import GroupChat
 from .utils import launch_docker_container
 from . import exceptions
-
-__all__ = ["Account", "launch_docker_container", "exceptions"]
diff --git a/status_sdk/account.py b/status_sdk/account.py
index 7f8e074..d6beda4 100644
--- a/status_sdk/account.py
+++ b/status_sdk/account.py
@@ -34,7 +34,12 @@ class Account:
         "transfer": "a9059cbb" # keccak256("transfer(address,uint256)")[:4]
     }
     __ETH_ADDRESS = "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000"
-
+    __status_types = {
+        "auto": 1,
+        "dnd": 2,
+        "on": 3,
+        "off": 4
+    }
     def __init__(self, domain: str = "localhost", backend_port: int = 8080, media_port: int = 9000, is_secure: bool = False, backup_folder: Optional[str] = None, volume_folder: Optional[str] = None):
         """
         Work with your own Status App account
@@ -104,6 +109,7 @@ class Account:
                 "signals": f"{self.__ws_base_url}signals"
             }
         }
+        self.__status = "on"
         self.__media_port = media_port
         self.__signal = Signal(self.__urls["socket"]["signals"])
         # Initialize profile
@@ -582,6 +588,23 @@ class Account:
         balance.insert(0, "timestamp", datetime.datetime.now())
         return balance.copy()
 
+    @property
+    def status(self) -> str:
+        """
+        Get the current active status of the account
+        """
+        return self.__status
+
+    @status.setter
+    def status(self, new_status: str):
+        selected = self.__status_types.get(new_status.lower())
+        if not selected:
+            raise exceptions.InvalidUserStatusError(f"Selected status '{selected}' is invalid... Available options: {' / '.join(self.__status_types.keys())}")
+
+        self.__status = new_status.lower()
+        self._call_rpc("messaging", "setUserStatus", [selected, ""])
+
+
     @property
     def community_members(self) -> pd.DataFrame:
         """
@@ -1277,8 +1300,6 @@ class Account:
 
         return __swap_tokens(from_token, to_token, amount, chain_id)
 
-
-
     def get_transactions(self, refresh: bool = False) -> pd.DataFrame:
         """
         Get wallet transactions from all Alchemy chains.
@@ -1377,6 +1398,7 @@ class Account:
         self.__signal.get("waku.connection.status.change")
         self.__is_messenger_launched = True
         self.logger.info("Messaging launched")
+        self.status = "on"
 
     def __del__(self):
         """
diff --git a/status_sdk/exceptions.py b/status_sdk/exceptions.py
index 9e6afe3..86c6d10 100644
--- a/status_sdk/exceptions.py
+++ b/status_sdk/exceptions.py
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ class WalletNotConfiguredError(Exception):
     def __init__(self, msg: Optional[str] = None):
         super().__init__(msg or "Cannot use this wallet method without setting `infura_token`, `alchemy_token` and `coingecko_api_key` when calling `login`.")
 
+class InvalidUserStatusError(ValueError):
+    pass
+
 class InvalidDisplayNameError(ValueError):
     pass
 
diff --git a/status_sdk/group_chat.py b/status_sdk/group_chat.py
index 88b9e08..7653fe6 100644
--- a/status_sdk/group_chat.py
+++ b/status_sdk/group_chat.py
@@ -290,8 +290,6 @@ class GroupChat:
         if not re.fullmatch(r"[A-Za-z0-9_. \t-]+", name):
             raise exceptions.InvalidGroupChatNameError("Group chat name can contain only letters, numbers, underscores (_), periods (.), whitespaces and hyphens (-).")
 
-        return True
-
     def __action_log(self, public_keys: list[str], action: str):
         """
         Log how many members were affected by an `add` / `remove` action.