diff --git a/.changeset/fix-presence-reset.md b/.changeset/fix-presence-reset.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9c9158183
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/fix-presence-reset.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+default: patch
+---
+
+Fix presence status resetting to "online".
diff --git a/src/app/utils/presence.ts b/src/app/utils/presence.ts
index cb50bab9d..a0eeac07c 100644
--- a/src/app/utils/presence.ts
+++ b/src/app/utils/presence.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import type { MatrixClient } from 'matrix-js-sdk';
 import { SetPresence } from 'matrix-js-sdk';
+import { getPresenceSyncManager } from '$client/initMatrix';
 import { Presence } from '../hooks/useUserPresence';
 
 const PRESENCE_TO_SET_PRESENCE: Record<Presence, SetPresence> = {
@@ -16,8 +17,10 @@ export const setUserPresence = async (
   presence: Presence,
   statusMsg?: string
 ): Promise<void> => {
-  Promise.all([
-    mx.setSyncPresence(presenceToSetPresence(presence)),
+  const setPresence = presenceToSetPresence(presence);
+  getPresenceSyncManager(mx)?.setDesiredPresence(setPresence);
+  await Promise.all([
+    mx.setSyncPresence(setPresence),
     mx.setPresence({
       presence,
       status_msg: statusMsg,
diff --git a/src/client/presenceSync.ts b/src/client/presenceSync.ts
index 3148fd165..3111be8a7 100644
--- a/src/client/presenceSync.ts
+++ b/src/client/presenceSync.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 import type { CryptoBackend, IDeviceLists, IToDeviceEvent, MatrixClient } from '$types/matrix-sdk';
-import { ClientEvent, Filter, Method, processToDeviceMessages, User } from '$types/matrix-sdk';
+import {
+  ClientEvent,
+  Filter,
+  Method,
+  processToDeviceMessages,
+  SetPresence,
+  User,
+} from '$types/matrix-sdk';
 import { createDebugLogger } from '$utils/debugLogger';
 
 const debugLog = createDebugLogger('presenceSync');
@@ -19,6 +26,8 @@ export class PresenceSyncManager {
 
   private enabled = true;
 
+  private desiredSetPresence = SetPresence.Online;
+
   private activeRequest: Promise<void> | null = null;
 
   private abortController: AbortController | undefined;
@@ -49,6 +58,10 @@ export class PresenceSyncManager {
     if (!this.activeRequest && !this.disposed) this.poll();
   }
 
+  public setDesiredPresence(presence: SetPresence): void {
+    this.desiredSetPresence = presence;
+  }
+
   public start(): void {
     if (this.disposed || this.activeRequest || !this.enabled) return;
     this.poll();
@@ -135,7 +148,7 @@ export class PresenceSyncManager {
             filter: filterId,
             since: this.syncToken,
             timeout: this.pollTimeoutMs,
-            set_presence: 'online',
+            set_presence: this.desiredSetPresence,
           },
           undefined,
           { abortSignal: signal }