diff --git a/libdc/include/dc/account.h b/libdc/include/dc/account.h
index 4c3ddf7..97471df 100644
--- a/libdc/include/dc/account.h
+++ b/libdc/include/dc/account.h
@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@ char const *dc_account_discriminator(dc_account_t a);
 
 char const *dc_account_fullname(dc_account_t a);
 
+char const *dc_account_status(dc_account_t a);
+void dc_account_set_status(dc_account_t a, char const *s);
+
 void dc_account_set_token(dc_account_t a, char const *token);
 char const *dc_account_token(dc_account_t a);
 bool dc_account_has_token(dc_account_t a);
diff --git a/libdc/src/account.c b/libdc/src/account.c
index 90ba296..b4cbbb5 100644
--- a/libdc/src/account.c
+++ b/libdc/src/account.c
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ struct dc_account_
     /* full username username#discriminator
      */
     char *full;
+    /* online/offline status
+     */
+    char *status;
 
     /* authentication token
      */
@@ -50,6 +53,7 @@ static void dc_account_free(dc_account_t ptr)
     free(ptr->discriminator);
     free(ptr->full);
     free(ptr->token);
+    free(ptr->status);
 
     if (ptr->friends != NULL) {
         g_ptr_array_unref(ptr->friends);
@@ -149,9 +153,9 @@ dc_account_t dc_account_from_relationship(json_t *j)
         goto error;
     }
 
-    val = json_object_get(j, "type");
-    if (val != NULL && json_is_integer(val)) {
-        dc_account_set_friend_state(user, json_integer_value(val));
+    val = json_object_get(j, "status");
+    if (val != NULL && json_is_string(val)) {
+        dc_account_set_status(user, json_string_value(val));
     }
 
     return user;
@@ -313,6 +317,19 @@ char const *dc_account_fullname(dc_account_t a)
     return a->full;
 }
 
+char const *dc_account_status(dc_account_t a)
+{
+    return_if_true(a == NULL, NULL);
+    return a->status;
+}
+
+void dc_account_set_status(dc_account_t a, char const *s)
+{
+    return_if_true(a == NULL || s == NULL,);
+    free(a->status);
+    a->status = strdup(s);
+}
+
 bool dc_account_equal(dc_account_t a, dc_account_t b)
 {
     return_if_true(a == NULL && b == NULL, true);
diff --git a/libdc/src/internal.h b/libdc/src/internal.h
index 8ce5ca2..620a290 100644
--- a/libdc/src/internal.h
+++ b/libdc/src/internal.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 
 #define return_if_true(v,r) do { if (v) return r; } while(0)
 #define goto_if_true(v,l) do { if (v) goto l; } while(0)
+#define continue_if_true(v) if (v) continue
 
 #define TOKEN(l) (dc_account_token(l))
 
diff --git a/libdc/src/session.c b/libdc/src/session.c
index 12a4084..75a2552 100644
--- a/libdc/src/session.c
+++ b/libdc/src/session.c
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ static void dc_session_handle_ready(dc_session_t s, dc_event_t e)
     json_t *r = dc_event_payload(e);
     json_t *user = NULL;
     json_t *relationships = NULL;
+    json_t *presences = NULL;
     size_t idx = 0;
     json_t *c = NULL;
     json_t *channels = NULL;
@@ -104,6 +105,28 @@ static void dc_session_handle_ready(dc_session_t s, dc_event_t e)
         }
     }
 
+    /* check presences
+     */
+    presences = json_object_get(r, "presences");
+    if (presences != NULL && json_is_array(presences)) {
+        json_array_foreach(presences, idx, c) {
+            json_t *user = NULL, *id = NULL, *status = NULL;
+            dc_account_t acc = NULL;
+
+            user = json_object_get(c, "user");
+            continue_if_true(user == NULL || !json_is_object(user));
+            id = json_object_get(user, "id");
+            continue_if_true(id == NULL || !json_is_string(id));
+            status = json_object_get(c, "status");
+            continue_if_true(s == NULL || !json_is_string(status));
+
+            acc = g_hash_table_lookup(s->accounts, json_string_value(id));
+            continue_if_true(acc == NULL);
+
+            dc_account_set_status(acc, json_string_value(status));
+        }
+    }
+
     /* load channels
      */
     channels = json_object_get(r, "private_channels");
@@ -114,6 +137,9 @@ static void dc_session_handle_ready(dc_session_t s, dc_event_t e)
                 continue;
             }
 
+            /* TODO: dedup recipients
+             */
+
             dc_session_add_channel(s, chan);
         }
     }
diff --git a/ncdc/src/friends.c b/ncdc/src/friends.c
index 4a7df11..b1a2e24 100644
--- a/ncdc/src/friends.c
+++ b/ncdc/src/friends.c
@@ -12,11 +12,19 @@ ncdc_cmd_friends_list(ncdc_mainwindow_t n, size_t ac,
     LOG(n, L"/FRIENDS list");
     for (i = 0; i < dc_account_friends_size(current_account); i++) {
         dc_account_t acc = dc_account_nth_friend(current_account, i);
+        char const *status = dc_account_status(acc);
+
+        if (status == NULL) {
+            status = "offline";
+        }
+
         switch (dc_account_friend_state(acc)) {
+        case FRIEND_STATE_FRIEND:  c = 'F'; break;
         case FRIEND_STATE_PENDING: c = 'P'; break;
         default: c = ' '; break;
         }
-        LOG(n, L" %c %s", c, dc_account_fullname(acc));
+
+        LOG(n, L" [%c] [%-7s] %s", c, status, dc_account_fullname(acc));
     }
     LOG(n, L"End of /FRIENDS list");