diff --git a/telegram/handlers.go b/telegram/handlers.go
index 1195831..348fd9a 100644
--- a/telegram/handlers.go
+++ b/telegram/handlers.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package telegram
 
 import (
+	"dev.narayana.im/narayana/telegabber/xmpp/gateway"
+
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/zelenin/go-tdlib/client"
 )
@@ -22,6 +24,12 @@ func (c *Client) updateHandler() {
 					uhOh()
 				}
 				c.updateUser(typedUpdate)
+			case client.TypeUpdateUserStatus:
+				typedUpdate, ok := update.(*client.UpdateUserStatus)
+				if !ok {
+					uhOh()
+				}
+				c.updateUserStatus(typedUpdate)
 			default:
 				// log only handled types
 				continue
@@ -36,3 +44,7 @@ func (c *Client) updateUser(update *client.UpdateUser) {
 	cache.users[update.User.Id] = update.User
 	c.processStatusUpdate(update.User.Id, &update.User.Status)
 }
+
+func (c *Client) updateUserStatus(update *client.UpdateUserStatus) {
+	c.processStatusUpdate(update.UserId, &update.Status, gateway.SPImmed(false))
+}