diff --git a/src/app/features/room/MembersDrawer.tsx b/src/app/features/room/MembersDrawer.tsx
index 29c630bf6..a853f27ed 100644
--- a/src/app/features/room/MembersDrawer.tsx
+++ b/src/app/features/room/MembersDrawer.tsx
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import { useVirtualizer } from '@tanstack/react-virtual';
 import classNames from 'classnames';
 
 import { AvatarPresence, PresenceBadge } from '$components/presence';
-import { useUserPresence } from '$hooks/useUserPresence';
+import { Presence, useUserPresence } from '$hooks/useUserPresence';
 import { useMatrixClient } from '$hooks/useMatrixClient';
 import { UseStateProvider } from '$components/UseStateProvider';
 import type { SearchItemStrGetter, UseAsyncSearchOptions } from '$hooks/useAsyncSearch';
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ function MemberItem({
     >
       <AvatarPresence
         badge={
-          presence && presence.lastActiveTs !== 0 ? (
+          presence && presence.presence !== Presence.Offline ? (
             <PresenceBadge presence={presence.presence} size="200" />
           ) : undefined
         }
diff --git a/src/app/pages/client/sidebar/AccountSwitcherTab.tsx b/src/app/pages/client/sidebar/AccountSwitcherTab.tsx
index a3ec48466..ed29252e5 100644
--- a/src/app/pages/client/sidebar/AccountSwitcherTab.tsx
+++ b/src/app/pages/client/sidebar/AccountSwitcherTab.tsx
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ import { createLogger } from '$utils/debug';
 import { createDebugLogger } from '$utils/debugLogger';
 import { useClientConfig } from '$hooks/useClientConfig';
 import { UnreadBadge, UnreadBadgeCenter } from '$components/unread-badge';
+import { Presence, useUserPresence } from '$hooks/useUserPresence';
+import { AvatarPresence, PresenceBadge } from '$components/presence';
 
 const log = createLogger('AccountSwitcherTab');
 const debugLog = createDebugLogger('AccountSwitcherTab');
@@ -174,6 +176,7 @@ export function AccountSwitcherTab() {
     ? (mxcUrlToHttp(mx, activeProfile.avatarUrl, useAuthentication, 96, 96, 'crop') ?? undefined)
     : undefined;
   const activeDisplayName = activeProfile.displayName;
+  const myPresence = useUserPresence(myUserId);
 
   const sessionProfiles = useSessionProfiles(sessions);
 
@@ -269,19 +272,28 @@ export function AccountSwitcherTab() {
     <SidebarItem active={!!menuAnchor}>
       <SidebarItemTooltip tooltip={label}>
         {(triggerRef) => (
-          <SidebarAvatar
-            as="button"
-            ref={triggerRef}
-            onClick={handleToggle}
-            outlined={sessions.length > 1}
+          <AvatarPresence
+            badge={
+              myPresence &&
+              myPresence.presence !== Presence.Offline && (
+                <PresenceBadge presence={myPresence.presence} size="200" />
+              )
+            }
           >
-            <UserAvatar
-              userId={activeSession.userId}
-              src={activeAvatarUrl}
-              alt={label}
-              renderFallback={() => <Text size="H4">{nameInitials(label)}</Text>}
-            />
-          </SidebarAvatar>
+            <SidebarAvatar
+              as="button"
+              ref={triggerRef}
+              onClick={handleToggle}
+              outlined={sessions.length > 1}
+            >
+              <UserAvatar
+                userId={activeSession.userId}
+                src={activeAvatarUrl}
+                alt={label}
+                renderFallback={() => <Text size="H4">{nameInitials(label)}</Text>}
+              />
+            </SidebarAvatar>
+          </AvatarPresence>
         )}
       </SidebarItemTooltip>
       {(totalBackgroundUnread > 0 || anyBackgroundHighlight) && (
diff --git a/src/app/pages/client/sidebar/DirectDMsList.tsx b/src/app/pages/client/sidebar/DirectDMsList.tsx
index 8c3313335..31d17d68a 100644
--- a/src/app/pages/client/sidebar/DirectDMsList.tsx
+++ b/src/app/pages/client/sidebar/DirectDMsList.tsx
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ import { getCanonicalAliasOrRoomId, mxcUrlToHttp } from '$utils/matrix';
 import { useSelectedRoom } from '$hooks/router/useSelectedRoom';
 import { useGroupDMMembers } from '$hooks/useGroupDMMembers';
 import { useSidebarDirectRoomIds } from './useSidebarDirectRoomIds';
+import { Presence, useUserPresence } from '$hooks/useUserPresence';
+import { AvatarPresence, PresenceBadge } from '$components/presence';
 import * as css from './DirectDMsList.css';
 
 const MAX_GROUP_MEMBERS = 3;
@@ -44,6 +46,9 @@ function DMItem({ room, selected }: DMItemProps) {
   // Check if this is a group DM (more than 2 members)
   const isGroupDM = room.getJoinedMemberCount() > 2;
 
+  const dmUserId = !isGroupDM ? room.getAvatarFallbackMember()?.userId : undefined;
+  const dmPresence = useUserPresence(dmUserId ?? '');
+
   // Get member info for group DMs using m.direct and profile API (doesn't require full room state)
   // Members are sorted by who last sent messages (most recent first)
   const groupMembers = useGroupDMMembers(mx, room, MAX_GROUP_MEMBERS);
@@ -135,9 +140,19 @@ function DMItem({ room, selected }: DMItemProps) {
     <SidebarItem active={selected}>
       <SidebarItemTooltip tooltip={room.name}>
         {(triggerRef) => (
-          <SidebarAvatar as="button" ref={triggerRef} outlined onClick={handleClick} size="400">
-            {renderAvatar()}
-          </SidebarAvatar>
+          <AvatarPresence
+            badge={
+              !isGroupDM &&
+              dmPresence &&
+              dmPresence.presence !== Presence.Offline && (
+                <PresenceBadge presence={dmPresence.presence} size="200" />
+              )
+            }
+          >
+            <SidebarAvatar as="button" ref={triggerRef} outlined onClick={handleClick} size="400">
+              {renderAvatar()}
+            </SidebarAvatar>
+          </AvatarPresence>
         )}
       </SidebarItemTooltip>
       {unread && (unread.total > 0 || unread.highlight > 0) && (