diff --git a/apps/web/src/hooks/useUserStatus.ts b/apps/web/src/hooks/useUserStatus.ts
index 39c86f897c..131e43f9ae 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/hooks/useUserStatus.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/hooks/useUserStatus.ts
@@ -8,11 +8,12 @@ Please see LICENSE files in the repository root for full details.
 import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
 import { ClientEvent, MatrixError } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/matrix";
 import { logger as rootLogger } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/logger";
+import { type UserStatus } from "@element-hq/web-shared-components";
 
 import { useMatrixClientContext } from "../contexts/MatrixClientContext";
 import { useTypedEventEmitter } from "./useEventEmitter";
 import { useFeatureEnabled } from "./useSettings";
-import { type UserStatus, validateUserStatus } from "../utils/userStatus";
+import { validateUserStatus } from "../utils/userStatus";
 
 const logger = rootLogger.getChild("useUserStatus");
 
@@ -32,9 +33,8 @@ export function useUserStatus(userId: string | undefined): UserStatus | undefine
         if (syncedUserId !== userId) {
             return;
         }
-        if (syncProfile["org.matrix.msc4426.status"]) {
-            setRawUserStatus(syncProfile["org.matrix.msc4426.status"]);
-        }
+
+        setRawUserStatus(syncProfile["org.matrix.msc4426.status"]);
     });
     useEffect(() => {
         (async () => {
diff --git a/apps/web/src/slash-commands/status.ts b/apps/web/src/slash-commands/status.ts
index e52e1e5c2e..e19c73ec9d 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/slash-commands/status.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/slash-commands/status.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import SettingsStore from "../settings/SettingsStore";
 import { reject, success } from "./utils";
 import { UserFriendlyError } from "../languageHandler";
 import { TimelineRenderingType } from "../contexts/RoomContext";
-import { userStatusTextWithinMaxLength } from "../utils/userStatus";
+import { setUserStatus, userStatusTextWithinMaxLength } from "../utils/userStatus";
 
 export const statusCommand = new Command({
     command: "status",
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export const statusCommand = new Command({
             return reject(new UserFriendlyError("slash_command|status|too_long_text"));
         }
         return success(
-            cli.setExtendedProfileProperty("org.matrix.msc4426.status", {
+            setUserStatus(cli, {
                 emoji: emoji.segment,
                 text,
             }),
diff --git a/apps/web/src/stores/OwnProfileStore.ts b/apps/web/src/stores/OwnProfileStore.ts
index 788e8b81cb..a1a2d8ebe6 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/stores/OwnProfileStore.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/stores/OwnProfileStore.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import {
     ClientEvent,
 } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/matrix";
 import { throttle } from "lodash";
+import { type UserStatus } from "@element-hq/web-shared-components";
 
 import { type ActionPayload } from "../dispatcher/payloads";
 import { AsyncStoreWithClient } from "./AsyncStoreWithClient";
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ import { MatrixClientPeg } from "../MatrixClientPeg";
 import { _t } from "../languageHandler";
 import { mediaFromMxc } from "../customisations/Media";
 import SettingsStore from "../settings/SettingsStore";
-import { type UserStatus, validateUserStatus } from "../utils/userStatus";
+import { validateUserStatus } from "../utils/userStatus";
 
 interface IState {
     displayName?: string;
diff --git a/apps/web/src/utils/userStatus.ts b/apps/web/src/utils/userStatus.ts
index 66a4a6f3cb..6020b6bf89 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/utils/userStatus.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/utils/userStatus.ts
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only OR GPL-3.0-only OR LicenseRef-Element-Com
 Please see LICENSE files in the repository root for full details.
 */
 
-const MAX_STATUS_TEXT_BYTES = 256;
+import { type UserStatus } from "@element-hq/web-shared-components";
+import { type MatrixClient } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/matrix";
 
-export interface UserStatus {
-    emoji: string;
-    text: string;
-}
+// MSC4426 defines the maximum length of a status to be 256 bytes of UTF-8,
+// so we truncate anything longer than that.
+const MAX_STATUS_TEXT_BYTES = 256;
 
 export function userStatusTextWithinMaxLength(text: string): boolean {
     const textEncoder = new TextEncoder();
@@ -34,3 +34,14 @@ export function validateUserStatus(rawUserStatus: unknown): UserStatus | undefin
             : `${rawUserStatus.text.slice(0, MAX_STATUS_TEXT_BYTES)}…`,
     };
 }
+
+export function setUserStatus(client: MatrixClient, userStatus: UserStatus): Promise<void> {
+    return client.setExtendedProfileProperty("org.matrix.msc4426.status", {
+        emoji: userStatus.emoji,
+        text: userStatus.text,
+    });
+}
+
+export function clearUserStatus(client: MatrixClient): Promise<void> {
+    return client.setExtendedProfileProperty("org.matrix.msc4426.status", null);
+}
diff --git a/apps/web/src/viewmodels/menus/UserMenuViewModel.ts b/apps/web/src/viewmodels/menus/UserMenuViewModel.ts
index a97ee5a4ab..ee021d3f46 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/viewmodels/menus/UserMenuViewModel.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/viewmodels/menus/UserMenuViewModel.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
  */
 
 import { BaseViewModel, type UserMenuSnapshot, type UserMenuViewActions } from "@element-hq/web-shared-components";
+import { logger } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/logger";
 
 import { OwnProfileStore } from "../../stores/OwnProfileStore";
 import { UPDATE_EVENT } from "../../stores/AsyncStore";
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ import { shouldShowFeedback } from "../../utils/Feedback";
 import { getHomePageUrl } from "../../utils/pages";
 import SdkConfig from "../../SdkConfig";
 import type { MatrixClient } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/matrix";
+import { clearUserStatus } from "../../utils/userStatus";
 
 // Matches maximum size of an avatar in the UserMenu
 const AVATAR_PX = 88;
@@ -42,7 +44,7 @@ export class UserMenuViewModel extends BaseViewModel<UserMenuSnapshot, undefined
             expanded: !isPanelCollapsed,
             manageAccountHref: accountManagementEndpoint,
             showAvatar: isAuthenticated,
-            statusEmoji: OwnProfileStore.instance.userStatus?.emoji,
+            userStatus: OwnProfileStore.instance.userStatus,
             actions: {
                 createAccount: !isAuthenticated,
                 signIn: !isAuthenticated,
@@ -57,7 +59,7 @@ export class UserMenuViewModel extends BaseViewModel<UserMenuSnapshot, undefined
 
     public constructor(
         private readonly dispatcher: MatrixDispatcher,
-        client: MatrixClient,
+        private readonly client: MatrixClient,
         isPanelCollapsed: boolean,
         accountManagementEndpoint?: string,
     ) {
@@ -73,8 +75,8 @@ export class UserMenuViewModel extends BaseViewModel<UserMenuSnapshot, undefined
     public readonly recalculateProfile = (): void => {
         const displayName = OwnProfileStore.instance.displayName || this.snapshot.current.userId;
         const avatarUrl = OwnProfileStore.instance.getHttpAvatarUrl(AVATAR_PX) ?? undefined;
-        const statusEmoji = OwnProfileStore.instance.userStatus?.emoji;
-        this.snapshot.merge({ displayName, avatarUrl, statusEmoji });
+        const userStatus = OwnProfileStore.instance.userStatus;
+        this.snapshot.merge({ displayName, avatarUrl, userStatus });
     };
 
     public readonly setOpen = (isOpen: boolean): void => {
@@ -128,4 +130,11 @@ export class UserMenuViewModel extends BaseViewModel<UserMenuSnapshot, undefined
             action: Action.ViewUserSettings,
         });
     };
+
+    public readonly clearStatus = (): void => {
+        this.setOpen(false);
+        clearUserStatus(this.client).catch((err) => {
+            logger.warn("Failed to clear user status", err);
+        });
+    };
 }
diff --git a/apps/web/src/viewmodels/room/timeline/event-tile/DisambiguatedProfileViewModel.ts b/apps/web/src/viewmodels/room/timeline/event-tile/DisambiguatedProfileViewModel.ts
index ec7cc97702..76a9939087 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/viewmodels/room/timeline/event-tile/DisambiguatedProfileViewModel.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/viewmodels/room/timeline/event-tile/DisambiguatedProfileViewModel.ts
@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@ import {
     type DisambiguatedProfileViewActions,
     type DisambiguatedProfileViewSnapshot,
     type DisambiguatedProfileViewModel as DisambiguatedProfileViewModelInterface,
+    type UserStatus,
 } from "@element-hq/web-shared-components";
 import { type MouseEvent } from "react";
 
 import { _t } from "../../../../languageHandler";
 import { getUserNameColorClass } from "../../../../utils/FormattingUtils";
 import UserIdentifier from "../../../../customisations/UserIdentifier";
-import { type UserStatus } from "../../../../utils/userStatus";
 
 /**
  * Information about a member for disambiguation purposes.
diff --git a/apps/web/test/slash-commands/status-test.ts b/apps/web/test/slash-commands/status-test.ts
index 2f81af17c6..e2ff04d03f 100644
--- a/apps/web/test/slash-commands/status-test.ts
+++ b/apps/web/test/slash-commands/status-test.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ describe("/status", () => {
 
     beforeEach(() => {
         client = stubClient();
-        client.setExtendedProfileProperty = jest.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined);
     });
 
     function run(args?: string) {
diff --git a/apps/web/test/test-utils/test-utils.ts b/apps/web/test/test-utils/test-utils.ts
index b0e6dccce2..dd3800f766 100644
--- a/apps/web/test/test-utils/test-utils.ts
+++ b/apps/web/test/test-utils/test-utils.ts
@@ -360,6 +360,7 @@ export function createTestClient(): MatrixClient {
         deleteRoomTag: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue({}),
         setRoomTag: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue({}),
         getExtendedProfileProperty: jest.fn(),
+        setExtendedProfileProperty: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
     } as unknown as MatrixClient;
 
     client.reEmitter = new ReEmitter(client);
diff --git a/apps/web/test/unit-tests/components/views/spaces/__snapshots__/SpacePanel-test.tsx.snap b/apps/web/test/unit-tests/components/views/spaces/__snapshots__/SpacePanel-test.tsx.snap
index 8f3449cee6..c2ba1f8a10 100644
--- a/apps/web/test/unit-tests/components/views/spaces/__snapshots__/SpacePanel-test.tsx.snap
+++ b/apps/web/test/unit-tests/components/views/spaces/__snapshots__/SpacePanel-test.tsx.snap
@@ -7,19 +7,19 @@ exports[`<SpacePanel /> should show all activated MetaSpaces in the correct orde
     class="mx_SpacePanel collapsed newUi"
   >
     <div
-      class="_wrapper_11z86_8 mx_UserMenu"
+      class="_wrapper_bh5eg_8 mx_UserMenu"
     >
       <button
         aria-expanded="false"
         aria-haspopup="menu"
         aria-label="User menu"
-        class="_triggerButton_11z86_80"
+        class="_triggerButton_bh5eg_107"
         data-state="closed"
         id="radix-react-use-id-1"
         type="button"
       >
         <div
-          class="_avatarWrapper_11z86_57"
+          class="_avatarWrapper_bh5eg_57"
         >
           <span
             aria-label="@test:test"
diff --git a/apps/web/test/unit-tests/utils/userStatus-test.ts b/apps/web/test/unit-tests/utils/userStatus-test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5ae29dcded
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/web/test/unit-tests/utils/userStatus-test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2026 Element Creations Ltd.
+
+SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only OR GPL-3.0-only OR LicenseRef-Element-Commercial
+Please see LICENSE files in the repository root for full details.
+*/
+
+import { type MatrixClient } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/matrix";
+
+import { clearUserStatus, setUserStatus, userStatusTextWithinMaxLength } from "../../../src/utils/userStatus";
+import { stubClient } from "../../test-utils";
+
+describe("userStatus utils", () => {
+    describe("userStatusTextWithinMaxLength", () => {
+        it("returns true for text within the max length", () => {
+            const text = "a".repeat(256);
+            expect(userStatusTextWithinMaxLength(text)).toBe(true);
+        });
+        it("returns false for text exceeding the max length", () => {
+            const text = "a".repeat(257);
+            expect(userStatusTextWithinMaxLength(text)).toBe(false);
+        });
+    });
+
+    describe("setUserStatus", () => {
+        let client: MatrixClient;
+
+        beforeEach(() => {
+            client = stubClient();
+        });
+
+        it("sets the user status with valid input", async () => {
+            setUserStatus(client, { emoji: "🐳", text: "Feeling a little blue" });
+
+            expect(client.setExtendedProfileProperty).toHaveBeenCalledWith("org.matrix.msc4426.status", {
+                emoji: "🐳",
+                text: "Feeling a little blue",
+            });
+        });
+    });
+
+    describe("clearUserStatus", () => {
+        let client: MatrixClient;
+
+        beforeEach(() => {
+            client = stubClient();
+        });
+
+        it("clears the user status", async () => {
+            clearUserStatus(client);
+
+            expect(client.setExtendedProfileProperty).toHaveBeenCalledWith("org.matrix.msc4426.status", null);
+        });
+    });
+});
diff --git a/apps/web/test/viewmodels/menus/UserMenuViewModel-test.ts b/apps/web/test/viewmodels/menus/UserMenuViewModel-test.ts
index 5bc355670f..939417ae18 100644
--- a/apps/web/test/viewmodels/menus/UserMenuViewModel-test.ts
+++ b/apps/web/test/viewmodels/menus/UserMenuViewModel-test.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ describe("UserMenuViewModel", () => {
             ...mockClientMethodsUser(),
             ...mockClientMethodsServer(),
             getAuthMetadata: jest.fn().mockRejectedValue(new MatrixError({ errcode: "M_UNRECOGNIZED" }, 404)),
+            setExtendedProfileProperty: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
         });
         SdkContextClass.instance.client = client;
     });
@@ -153,6 +154,15 @@ describe("UserMenuViewModel", () => {
         );
     });
 
+    it("can clear a user status", async () => {
+        const vm = new UserMenuViewModel(dispatcher, client, true);
+        vm.setOpen(true);
+        vm.clearStatus();
+        await waitFor(() =>
+            expect(client.setExtendedProfileProperty).toHaveBeenCalledWith("org.matrix.msc4426.status", null),
+        );
+    });
+
     it("should be able to open the createAccount screen as a guest", async () => {
         client.isGuest.mockReturnValue(true);
         const dispatcherSpy = jest.fn();
diff --git a/apps/web/test/viewmodels/menus/__snapshots__/UserMenuViewModel-test.ts.snap b/apps/web/test/viewmodels/menus/__snapshots__/UserMenuViewModel-test.ts.snap
index 8d38b6e0b6..979c0c5994 100644
--- a/apps/web/test/viewmodels/menus/__snapshots__/UserMenuViewModel-test.ts.snap
+++ b/apps/web/test/viewmodels/menus/__snapshots__/UserMenuViewModel-test.ts.snap
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ exports[`UserMenuViewModel should generate a menu options for a guest 1`] = `
   "manageAccountHref": undefined,
   "open": true,
   "showAvatar": false,
-  "statusEmoji": undefined,
   "userId": "@alice:domain",
+  "userStatus": undefined,
 }
 `;
 
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ exports[`UserMenuViewModel should generate a menu options for a logged in client
   "manageAccountHref": undefined,
   "open": true,
   "showAvatar": true,
-  "statusEmoji": undefined,
   "userId": "@alice:domain",
+  "userStatus": undefined,
 }
 `;
diff --git a/packages/shared-components/__vis__/linux/__baselines__/menus/UserMenu/UserMenu.stories.tsx/all-options-auto.png b/packages/shared-components/__vis__/linux/__baselines__/menus/UserMenu/UserMenu.stories.tsx/all-options-auto.png
deleted file mode 100644
index b7c8ed96a4..0000000000
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diff --git a/packages/shared-components/__vis__/linux/__baselines__/menus/UserMenu/UserMenu.stories.tsx/with-status-emoji-auto.png b/packages/shared-components/__vis__/linux/__baselines__/menus/UserMenu/UserMenu.stories.tsx/with-status-auto.png
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/shared-components/__vis__/linux/__baselines__/menus/UserMenu/UserMenu.stories.tsx/with-status-emoji-auto.png
rename to packages/shared-components/__vis__/linux/__baselines__/menus/UserMenu/UserMenu.stories.tsx/with-status-auto.png
diff --git a/packages/shared-components/__vis__/linux/__baselines__/menus/UserMenu/UserMenu.stories.tsx/with-status-open-auto.png b/packages/shared-components/__vis__/linux/__baselines__/menus/UserMenu/UserMenu.stories.tsx/with-status-open-auto.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cbccc232fc
Binary files /dev/null and b/packages/shared-components/__vis__/linux/__baselines__/menus/UserMenu/UserMenu.stories.tsx/with-status-open-auto.png differ
diff --git a/packages/shared-components/src/core/userStatus.ts b/packages/shared-components/src/core/userStatus.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6aada947ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/shared-components/src/core/userStatus.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2026 Element Creations Ltd.
+
+SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only OR GPL-3.0-only OR LicenseRef-Element-Commercial
+Please see LICENSE files in the repository root for full details.
+*/
+
+/**
+ * A tuple of an emoji and string representing a user's MSC4426 status.
+ * The emoji should be a single grapheme cluster.
+ */
+export interface UserStatus {
+    emoji: string;
+    text: string;
+}
diff --git a/packages/shared-components/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json b/packages/shared-components/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
index 215fcb8013..80bed47b08 100644
--- a/packages/shared-components/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
+++ b/packages/shared-components/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
     },
     "menus": {
         "user_menu": {
+            "clear_status": "Clear",
             "create_an_account": "Create an account",
             "got_an_account": "Got an account?",
             "manage_account": "Manage account",
diff --git a/packages/shared-components/src/index.ts b/packages/shared-components/src/index.ts
index fd59874ba2..d8ada8a735 100644
--- a/packages/shared-components/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/shared-components/src/index.ts
@@ -88,5 +88,6 @@ export * from "./core/utils/numbers";
 export * from "./core/utils/FormattingUtils";
 export * from "./core/i18n/I18nApi";
 export * from "./core/utils/linkify";
+export type * from "./core/userStatus.ts";
 // MVVM
 export * from "./core/viewmodel";
diff --git a/packages/shared-components/src/menus/UserMenu/UserMenu.module.css b/packages/shared-components/src/menus/UserMenu/UserMenu.module.css
index f571f565f0..1aa0eccf47 100644
--- a/packages/shared-components/src/menus/UserMenu/UserMenu.module.css
+++ b/packages/shared-components/src/menus/UserMenu/UserMenu.module.css
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
     overflow: visible;
 }
 
-.statusEmoji {
+.iconStatusEmoji {
     position: absolute;
     width: 20px;
     height: 20px;
@@ -77,6 +77,33 @@
     background-color: var(--cpd-color-bg-canvas-default);
 }
 
+.statusButton {
+    border-radius: 30px;
+    background: var(--cpd-color-bg-subtle-secondary);
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    padding-inline-start: var(--cpd-space-2x);
+    gap: 6px;
+    white-space: nowrap;
+    overflow: hidden;
+    max-width: 100%;
+
+    .menuStatusEmoji {
+        flex-shrink: 0;
+    }
+
+    .menuStatusText {
+        overflow: hidden;
+        min-width: 0;
+        text-overflow: ellipsis;
+    }
+
+    span {
+        font: var(--cpd-font-body-md-medium);
+        color: var(--cpd-color-text-secondary);
+    }
+}
+
 .triggerButton {
     border: none;
     background: none;
diff --git a/packages/shared-components/src/menus/UserMenu/UserMenu.stories.tsx b/packages/shared-components/src/menus/UserMenu/UserMenu.stories.tsx
index d2c1d54016..fd84d42dc5 100644
--- a/packages/shared-components/src/menus/UserMenu/UserMenu.stories.tsx
+++ b/packages/shared-components/src/menus/UserMenu/UserMenu.stories.tsx
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ const UserMenuWrapperImpl = (snapshot: UserMenuViewSnapshot): JSX.Element => {
         openHomePage: fn(),
         openSecurity: fn(),
         openSettings: fn(),
+        clearStatus: fn(),
     });
     return <UserMenuView vm={vm} />;
 };
@@ -67,6 +68,21 @@ export const LongerName: Story = {
     },
 };
 
+// Rules needed for any story where the menu is open, for the reasons
+// given in each rule.
+const MENU_OPEN_A11Y_RULES = [
+    {
+        // Menu contains a header which is invalid
+        id: "aria-required-children",
+        enabled: false,
+    },
+    {
+        // Menu pops open by default
+        id: "aria-hidden-focus",
+        enabled: false,
+    },
+];
+
 export const Open: Story = {
     args: {
         open: true,
@@ -83,18 +99,7 @@ export const Open: Story = {
              * to learn more.
              */
             config: {
-                rules: [
-                    {
-                        // Menu contains a header which is invalid
-                        id: "aria-required-children",
-                        enabled: false,
-                    },
-                    {
-                        // Menu pops open by default
-                        id: "aria-hidden-focus",
-                        enabled: false,
-                    },
-                ],
+                rules: MENU_OPEN_A11Y_RULES,
             },
         },
     },
@@ -150,18 +155,7 @@ export const GuestOpen: Story = {
              * to learn more.
              */
             config: {
-                rules: [
-                    {
-                        // Menu contains a header which is invalid
-                        id: "aria-required-children",
-                        enabled: false,
-                    },
-                    {
-                        // Menu pops open by default
-                        id: "aria-hidden-focus",
-                        enabled: false,
-                    },
-                ],
+                rules: MENU_OPEN_A11Y_RULES,
             },
         },
     },
@@ -170,26 +164,28 @@ export const GuestOpen: Story = {
     tags: ["!dev", "!autodocs"],
 };
 
-export const WithStatusEmoji: Story = {
+export const WithStatus: Story = {
     args: {
-        statusEmoji: "🐹",
+        userStatus: {
+            emoji: "🐹",
+            text: "On the wheel",
+        },
     },
 };
 
-export const AllOptions: Story = {
+export const WithStatusOpen: Story = {
     args: {
-        displayName: "Alice",
-        userId: "@alice:example.org",
-        manageAccountHref: "#",
-        showAvatar: true,
-        actions: {
-            createAccount: true,
-            signIn: true,
-            linkNewDevice: true,
-            openSecurity: true,
-            openHomePage: true,
-            openFeedback: true,
-            openSettings: true,
-        } satisfies Record<keyof UserMenuViewSnapshot["actions"], true>,
+        open: true,
+        userStatus: {
+            emoji: "🐹",
+            text: "On the wheel",
+        },
+    },
+    parameters: {
+        a11y: {
+            config: {
+                rules: MENU_OPEN_A11Y_RULES,
+            },
+        },
     },
 };
diff --git a/packages/shared-components/src/menus/UserMenu/UserMenu.test.tsx b/packages/shared-components/src/menus/UserMenu/UserMenu.test.tsx
index 2c12a2d88b..822e77f582 100644
--- a/packages/shared-components/src/menus/UserMenu/UserMenu.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/shared-components/src/menus/UserMenu/UserMenu.test.tsx
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import userEvent from "@testing-library/user-event";
 
 import * as stories from "./UserMenu.stories.tsx";
 
-const { Default, LongerName, Condensed, Guest, Open, NoAvatar, WithStatusEmoji } = composeStories(stories);
+const { Default, LongerName, Condensed, Guest, Open, NoAvatar, WithStatus, WithStatusOpen } = composeStories(stories);
 
 describe("UserMenu", () => {
     it("renders a button", async () => {
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ describe("UserMenu", () => {
         expect(container).toMatchSnapshot();
     });
     it("renders the status emoji when set", async () => {
-        const { container } = render(<WithStatusEmoji />);
+        const { container } = render(<WithStatus />);
         expect(container).toMatchSnapshot();
     });
     it("renders a menu", async () => {
@@ -50,4 +50,8 @@ describe("UserMenu", () => {
         const { baseElement } = render(<NoAvatar />);
         expect(baseElement).toMatchSnapshot();
     });
+    it("renders an open menu with user status", async () => {
+        const { container } = render(<WithStatusOpen />);
+        expect(container).toMatchSnapshot();
+    });
 });
diff --git a/packages/shared-components/src/menus/UserMenu/UserMenu.tsx b/packages/shared-components/src/menus/UserMenu/UserMenu.tsx
index 2ed5db2713..31301a3c5b 100644
--- a/packages/shared-components/src/menus/UserMenu/UserMenu.tsx
+++ b/packages/shared-components/src/menus/UserMenu/UserMenu.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  */
 
 import React, { type JSX } from "react";
-import { Avatar, Button, Link, Menu, MenuItem, Separator, Text } from "@vector-im/compound-web";
+import { Avatar, Button, IconButton, Link, Menu, MenuItem, Separator, Text } from "@vector-im/compound-web";
 import {
     ChatProblemIcon,
     DevicesIcon,
@@ -14,12 +14,15 @@ import {
     LockIcon,
     PopOutIcon,
     SettingsIcon,
+    CloseIcon,
 } from "@vector-im/compound-design-tokens/assets/web/icons";
 import classNames from "classnames";
 
 import styles from "./UserMenu.module.css";
 import { useViewModel, type ViewModel } from "../../core/viewmodel";
 import { useI18n } from "../../core/i18n/i18nContext";
+import { type UserStatus } from "../../core/userStatus";
+import { _t } from "../..";
 
 export interface UserMenuViewSnapshot {
     /**
@@ -51,9 +54,9 @@ export interface UserMenuViewSnapshot {
      */
     manageAccountHref?: string;
     /**
-     * The user status emoji to display, or undefined for no icon.
+     * The user status to display, or undefined for no icon / status.
      */
-    statusEmoji?: string;
+    userStatus?: UserStatus;
     /**
      * A set of actions that the user can perform from the menu.
      */
@@ -101,6 +104,10 @@ export declare interface UserMenuViewActions {
      * Called to open the settings dialog.
      */
     openSettings: () => void;
+    /**
+     * Called when the user clicks the button to clear theirt status.
+     */
+    clearStatus: () => void;
 }
 
 export type UserMenuViewProps = {
@@ -111,15 +118,40 @@ export type UserMenuViewProps = {
     className?: string;
 };
 
+function StatusButton({ status, clearStatus }: { status: UserStatus; clearStatus: () => void }): JSX.Element {
+    return (
+        <div className={styles.statusButton}>
+            <Text as="span" className={styles.menuStatusEmoji}>
+                {status.emoji}
+            </Text>
+            <Text as="span" className={styles.menuStatusText}>
+                {status.text}
+            </Text>
+            <IconButton
+                onClick={clearStatus}
+                aria-label={_t("menus|user_menu|clear_status")}
+                tooltip={_t("menus|user_menu|clear_status")}
+                size="28px"
+            >
+                <CloseIcon />
+            </IconButton>
+        </div>
+    );
+}
+
 export function UserMenuView({ vm, className }: UserMenuViewProps): JSX.Element {
-    const { userId, displayName, avatarUrl, expanded, open, manageAccountHref, actions, showAvatar, statusEmoji } =
+    const { userId, displayName, avatarUrl, expanded, open, manageAccountHref, actions, showAvatar, userStatus } =
         useViewModel(vm);
     const { translate: _t } = useI18n();
     const trigger = (
         <button className={styles.triggerButton} aria-label={_t("menus|user_menu|title")}>
             <div className={styles.avatarWrapper}>
                 <Avatar id={userId} name={displayName} type="round" size="36px" src={avatarUrl} />
-                {statusEmoji && <span className={styles.statusEmoji}>{statusEmoji}</span>}
+                {userStatus && (
+                    <Text as="div" className={styles.iconStatusEmoji}>
+                        {userStatus.emoji}
+                    </Text>
+                )}
             </div>
         </button>
     );
@@ -143,6 +175,7 @@ export function UserMenuView({ vm, className }: UserMenuViewProps): JSX.Element
                     <Text className={styles.displayname} type="body" size="lg" weight="semibold" as="span">
                         {displayName}
                     </Text>
+                    {userStatus && <StatusButton status={userStatus} clearStatus={vm.clearStatus} />}
                     <Text data-testid="userId" size="md" as="span" type="body">
                         {userId}
                     </Text>
diff --git a/packages/shared-components/src/menus/UserMenu/__snapshots__/UserMenu.test.tsx.snap b/packages/shared-components/src/menus/UserMenu/__snapshots__/UserMenu.test.tsx.snap
index f1de919ab3..c23fe6619b 100644
--- a/packages/shared-components/src/menus/UserMenu/__snapshots__/UserMenu.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/packages/shared-components/src/menus/UserMenu/__snapshots__/UserMenu.test.tsx.snap
@@ -845,6 +845,62 @@ exports[`UserMenu > renders an open menu 1`] = `
 </body>
 `;
 
+exports[`UserMenu > renders an open menu with user status 1`] = `
+<div
+  aria-hidden="true"
+  data-aria-hidden="true"
+>
+  <div
+    class="UserMenu-module_wrapper"
+  >
+    <button
+      aria-controls="radix-react-use-id-1"
+      aria-expanded="true"
+      aria-haspopup="menu"
+      aria-label="User menu"
+      class="UserMenu-module_triggerButton"
+      data-state="open"
+      id="radix-react-use-id-2"
+      type="button"
+    >
+      <div
+        class="UserMenu-module_avatarWrapper"
+      >
+        <span
+          aria-label="@person-name:homeserver.com"
+          class="_avatar_va14e_8"
+          data-color="1"
+          data-type="round"
+          role="img"
+          style="--cpd-avatar-size: 36px;"
+        >
+          <img
+            alt=""
+            class="_image_va14e_43"
+            data-type="round"
+            height="36px"
+            loading="lazy"
+            referrerpolicy="no-referrer"
+            src="/static/element.png"
+            width="36px"
+          />
+        </span>
+        <div
+          class="_typography_6v6n8_153 _font-body-md-regular_6v6n8_50 UserMenu-module_iconStatusEmoji"
+        >
+          🐹
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </button>
+    <span
+      class="_typography_6v6n8_153 _font-heading-sm-semibold_6v6n8_93 UserMenu-module_displayName"
+    >
+      Sally Sanderson
+    </span>
+  </div>
+</div>
+`;
+
 exports[`UserMenu > renders condensed view 1`] = `
 <div>
   <div
@@ -923,11 +979,11 @@ exports[`UserMenu > renders the status emoji when set 1`] = `
             width="36px"
           />
         </span>
-        <span
-          class="UserMenu-module_statusEmoji"
+        <div
+          class="_typography_6v6n8_153 _font-body-md-regular_6v6n8_50 UserMenu-module_iconStatusEmoji"
         >
           🐹
-        </span>
+        </div>
       </div>
     </button>
     <span