diff --git a/backend/src/middleware/permissionsMiddleware.ts b/backend/src/middleware/permissionsMiddleware.ts
index 1fc84b665..a38610efd 100644
--- a/backend/src/middleware/permissionsMiddleware.ts
+++ b/backend/src/middleware/permissionsMiddleware.ts
@@ -462,6 +462,7 @@ export default shield(
       switchUserRole: isAdmin,
       markTeaserAsViewed: allow,
       saveCategorySettings: isAuthenticated,
+      updateOnlineStatus: isAuthenticated,
       CreateRoom: isAuthenticated,
       CreateMessage: isAuthenticated,
       MarkMessagesAsSeen: isAuthenticated,
diff --git a/backend/src/models/User.ts b/backend/src/models/User.ts
index b8d024216..6d95ec4a4 100644
--- a/backend/src/models/User.ts
+++ b/backend/src/models/User.ts
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ export default {
   },
   invitedBy: { type: 'relationship', relationship: 'INVITED', target: 'User', direction: 'in' },
   lastActiveAt: { type: 'string', isoDate: true },
+  lastOnlineStatus: { type: 'string' },
   createdAt: { type: 'string', isoDate: true, default: () => new Date().toISOString() },
   updatedAt: {
     type: 'string',
diff --git a/backend/src/schema/resolvers/users.ts b/backend/src/schema/resolvers/users.ts
index 6f79a4ea9..da36b3316 100644
--- a/backend/src/schema/resolvers/users.ts
+++ b/backend/src/schema/resolvers/users.ts
@@ -314,6 +314,26 @@ export default {
         session.close()
       }
     },
+    updateOnlineStatus: async (object, args, context, resolveInfo) => {
+      const { status } = args
+      const {
+        user: { id },
+      } = context
+
+      // Last Online Time is saved as `lastActiveAt`
+      const session = context.driver.session()
+      await session.writeTransaction((transaction) => {
+        return transaction.run(
+          `
+          MATCH (user:User {id: $id})
+            SET user.lastOnlineStatus = $status
+        `,
+          { id, status },
+        )
+      })
+
+      return true
+    },
   },
   User: {
     email: async (parent, params, context, resolveInfo) => {
diff --git a/backend/src/schema/types/enum/OnlineStatus.gql b/backend/src/schema/types/enum/OnlineStatus.gql
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7827ddb0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/schema/types/enum/OnlineStatus.gql
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+enum OnlineStatus {
+  online
+  away
+}
diff --git a/backend/src/schema/types/type/User.gql b/backend/src/schema/types/type/User.gql
index f406e4e45..70b10aa42 100644
--- a/backend/src/schema/types/type/User.gql
+++ b/backend/src/schema/types/type/User.gql
@@ -224,6 +224,8 @@ type Mutation {
   switchUserRole(role: UserRole!, id: ID!): User
 
   saveCategorySettings(activeCategories: [String]): Boolean
+  
+  updateOnlineStatus(status: OnlineStatus!): Boolean!
 
   requestPasswordReset(email: String!): Boolean!
   resetPassword(email: String!, nonce: String!, newPassword: String!): Boolean!