diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/js/chat_window.js b/addons/mail/static/src/js/chat_window.js
index 1a9c0fa93ea..e7d3f061b68 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/js/chat_window.js
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/js/chat_window.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ var config = require('web.config');
 var core = require('web.core');
 var Widget = require('web.Widget');
 
+var QWeb = core.qweb;
 var _t = core._t;
 
 var HEIGHT_OPEN = '400px';
@@ -33,11 +34,13 @@ return Widget.extend({
             placeholder: _t("Say something"),
             input_less: false,
         });
+        this.status = this.options.status;
         this.unread_msgs = unread_msgs || 0;
         this.is_hidden = false;
     },
     start: function () {
         this.$input = this.$('.o_chat_input input');
+        this.$header = this.$('.o_chat_header');
 
         this.thread = new ChatThread(this, {
             channel_id: this.channel_id,
@@ -62,7 +65,18 @@ return Widget.extend({
     },
     update_unread: function (counter) {
         this.unread_msgs = counter;
-        this.$('.o_unread_counter').text(counter > 0 ? '(' + counter + ')' : '');
+        this.render_header();
+    },
+    update_status: function (status) {
+        this.status = status;
+        this.render_header();
+    },
+    render_header: function () {
+        this.$header.html(QWeb.render('mail.ChatWindowHeaderContent', {
+            status: this.status,
+            title: this.title,
+            unread_counter: this.unread_msgs,
+        }));
     },
     fold: function () {
         this.$el.animate({
diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/js/window_manager.js b/addons/mail/static/src/js/window_manager.js
index a98a9de5cc0..dfd882e02d3 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/js/window_manager.js
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/js/window_manager.js
@@ -39,7 +39,10 @@ function open_chat (session) {
     var chat_session = _.findWhere(chat_sessions, {id: session.id});
     if (!chat_session) {
         var prefix = !session.is_chat ? "#" : "";
-        var options = { input_less: session.mass_mailing };
+        var options = {
+            input_less: session.mass_mailing,
+            status: session.status,
+        };
         chat_session = {
             id: session.id,
             uuid: session.uuid,
@@ -332,6 +335,14 @@ core.bus.on('web_client_ready', null, function () {
         }
     });
 
+    chat_manager.bus.on('update_dm_presence', null, function (channel) {
+        _.each(chat_sessions, function (session) {
+            if (channel.id === session.id) {
+                session.window.update_status(channel.status);
+            }
+        });
+    });
+
     chat_manager.is_ready.then(function() {
         _.each(chat_manager.get_channels(), function (channel) {
             if (channel.is_detached) {
diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/less/client_action.less b/addons/mail/static/src/less/client_action.less
index ecf4785f03e..430cc46d75a 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/less/client_action.less
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/less/client_action.less
@@ -273,7 +273,6 @@
     font-size: 10px;
     position: relative;
     bottom: 1px;
-    margin-right: 3px;
     &.o_user_online {
         color: @odoo-brand-optional;
     }
diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/xml/chat_window.xml b/addons/mail/static/src/xml/chat_window.xml
index 7bb854a274c..fda9222681a 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/xml/chat_window.xml
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/xml/chat_window.xml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
         <div class="o_chat_window">
             <div class="o_chat_header">
                 <t t-call="mail.ChatWindowHeaderContent">
+                    <t t-set="status" t-value="widget.status"/>
                     <t t-set="title" t-value="widget.title"/>
                     <t t-set="unread_counter" t-value="widget.unread_msgs"/>
                 </t>
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@
                 <t t-foreach="sessions" t-as="session">
                     <li class="o_chat_header" t-att-data-session-id="session.id">
                         <t t-call="mail.ChatWindowHeaderContent">
+                            <t t-set="status" t-value="session.window.status"/>
                             <t t-set="title" t-value="session.window.title"/>
                             <t t-set="unread_counter" t-value="session.window.unread_msgs"/>
                         </t>
@@ -50,10 +52,9 @@
 
     <t t-name="mail.ChatWindowHeaderContent">
         <span class="o_chat_title">
+            <t t-if="status" t-call="mail.chat.UserStatus"/>
             <t t-esc="title"/>
-            <span class="o_unread_counter">
-                <t t-if="unread_counter">(<t t-esc="unread_counter"/>)</t>
-            </span>
+            <span t-if="unread_counter"> (<t t-esc="unread_counter"/>)</span>
         </span>
         <span>
             <a href="#" class="o_chat_window_close fa fa-close"/>