diff --git a/migrations/2025-08-04-180235_add_status_to_user/down.sql b/migrations/2025-08-04-180235_add_status_to_user/down.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..163f7f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/2025-08-04-180235_add_status_to_user/down.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+-- This file should undo anything in `up.sql`
+ALTER TABLE users DROP COLUMN online_status;
diff --git a/migrations/2025-08-04-180235_add_status_to_user/up.sql b/migrations/2025-08-04-180235_add_status_to_user/up.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ac16d77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/2025-08-04-180235_add_status_to_user/up.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+-- Your SQL goes here
+ALTER TABLE users ADD COLUMN online_status INT2 NOT NULL DEFAULT 0;
diff --git a/src/api/v1/me/mod.rs b/src/api/v1/me/mod.rs
index 86d3d9e..9d75d26 100644
--- a/src/api/v1/me/mod.rs
+++ b/src/api/v1/me/mod.rs
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ struct NewInfo {
     email: Option<String>,
     pronouns: Option<String>,
     about: Option<String>,
+    online_status: Option<i16>,
 }
 
 pub async fn update(
@@ -110,5 +111,10 @@ pub async fn update(
             .await?;
     }
 
+    if let Some(online_status) = &json.online_status {
+        me.set_online_status(&mut conn, &app_state.cache_pool, *online_status)
+            .await?;
+    }
+
     Ok(StatusCode::OK)
 }
diff --git a/src/objects/me.rs b/src/objects/me.rs
index d03e08b..0c54570 100644
--- a/src/objects/me.rs
+++ b/src/objects/me.rs
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ pub struct Me {
     avatar: Option<String>,
     pronouns: Option<String>,
     about: Option<String>,
+    online_status: i16,
     pub email: String,
     pub email_verified: bool,
 }
@@ -277,6 +278,35 @@ impl Me {
         Ok(())
     }
 
+    pub async fn set_online_status(
+        &mut self,
+        conn: &mut Conn,
+        cache_pool: &redis::Client,
+        new_status: i16,
+    ) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        if new_status > 4 || new_status < 0 {
+            return Err(Error::BadRequest("Invalid status code".to_string()));
+        }
+        self.online_status = new_status;
+
+        use users::dsl;
+        update(users::table)
+            .filter(dsl::uuid.eq(self.uuid))
+            .set(dsl::online_status.eq(new_status))
+            .execute(conn)
+            .await?;
+
+        if cache_pool
+            .get_cache_key::<User>(self.uuid.to_string())
+            .await
+            .is_ok()
+        {
+            cache_pool.del_cache_key(self.uuid.to_string()).await?
+        }
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
     pub async fn friends_with(
         &self,
         conn: &mut Conn,
diff --git a/src/objects/user.rs b/src/objects/user.rs
index a686c39..e9f638a 100644
--- a/src/objects/user.rs
+++ b/src/objects/user.rs
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ pub struct UserBuilder {
     avatar: Option<String>,
     pronouns: Option<String>,
     about: Option<String>,
+    online_status: i16,
 }
 
 impl UserBuilder {
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ impl UserBuilder {
             avatar: self.avatar,
             pronouns: self.pronouns,
             about: self.about,
+            online_status: self.online_status,
             friends_since: None,
         }
     }
@@ -42,6 +44,7 @@ pub struct User {
     avatar: Option<String>,
     pronouns: Option<String>,
     about: Option<String>,
+    online_status: i16,
     friends_since: Option<DateTime<Utc>>,
 }
 
diff --git a/src/schema.rs b/src/schema.rs
index 413f3f1..88f6155 100644
--- a/src/schema.rs
+++ b/src/schema.rs
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ diesel::table! {
         pronouns -> Nullable<Varchar>,
         #[max_length = 200]
         about -> Nullable<Varchar>,
+        online_status -> Int2,
     }
 }