diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 40b0983..6f70b73 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -392,6 +392,18 @@ Command:
 * !inspire - Generate inspiration and post to the room
 * !inspire help - Show this help
 
+### User Status
+
+This is a substitute for matrix' (element's?) missing user status feature.
+Save a custom (status) message for users and allows to query them.
+
+Commands:
+
+* !status clear - clear my status
+* !status show [user] - show the status of the given user. If no user is given, show all status messages
+* !status help - show this text
+* !status [status] - set your status (your status must not begin with another command word.)
+
 
 ### Wolfram Alpha
 
diff --git a/modules/status.py b/modules/status.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b26030f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/status.py
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+from modules.common.module import BotModule
+
+
+class MatrixModule(BotModule):
+    """
+    This is a substitute for matrix' (element's?) missing user status feature.
+    Save a custom (status) message for users and allows to query them.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, name):
+        super().__init__(name)
+        self.status = dict()
+
+    async def matrix_message(self, bot, room, event):
+        args = event.body.split()
+        args.pop(0)
+        if len(args) < 1 or args[0] == "help":
+            await bot.send_text(room, self.help())
+        elif args[0] == "show":
+            if len(args) > 1:
+                if args[1] in self.status:
+                    await bot.send_text(room, f"Status message of {args[1]}: {self.status[args[1]]}")
+                else:
+                    await bot.send_text(room, f"No status known for {args[1]}")
+            else:
+                await bot.send_text(room, f"All status messages:\n{self.status}")
+        elif args[0] == "clear":
+            self.status.pop(event.sender)
+            await bot.send_text(room, f"Cleared status of {event.sender}")
+        else:
+            self.status[event.sender] = " ".join(args)
+            bot.save_settings()
+            await bot.send_text(room, f"Status message of {event.sender}: {self.status[event.sender]}")
+
+    def get_settings(self):
+        data = super().get_settings()
+        data["user_status_list"] = self.status
+        return data
+
+    def set_settings(self, data):
+        super().set_settings(data)
+        if data.get("user_status_list"):
+            self.status = data["user_status_list"]
+
+    def help(self):
+        return """
+        Store a status message per user and display them.
+        Usage:
+        !status clear - clear my status
+        !status show [user] - show the status of user. If no user is given, show all status messages
+        !status help - show this text
+        !status [status] - set your status
+        """