diff --git a/apps/web/playwright/snapshots/invite/invite-dialog.spec.ts/send-your-first-message-view-linux.png b/apps/web/playwright/snapshots/invite/invite-dialog.spec.ts/send-your-first-message-view-linux.png
index b598dd9b68..18fb646765 100644
Binary files a/apps/web/playwright/snapshots/invite/invite-dialog.spec.ts/send-your-first-message-view-linux.png and b/apps/web/playwright/snapshots/invite/invite-dialog.spec.ts/send-your-first-message-view-linux.png differ
diff --git a/apps/web/playwright/snapshots/room/room-header.spec.ts/room-header-with-icon-linux.png b/apps/web/playwright/snapshots/room/room-header.spec.ts/room-header-with-icon-linux.png
index 8d41007913..9ef3eb221d 100644
Binary files a/apps/web/playwright/snapshots/room/room-header.spec.ts/room-header-with-icon-linux.png and b/apps/web/playwright/snapshots/room/room-header.spec.ts/room-header-with-icon-linux.png differ
diff --git a/apps/web/res/css/views/rooms/_RoomHeader.pcss b/apps/web/res/css/views/rooms/_RoomHeader.pcss
index a42811fae2..353120fd36 100644
--- a/apps/web/res/css/views/rooms/_RoomHeader.pcss
+++ b/apps/web/res/css/views/rooms/_RoomHeader.pcss
@@ -59,13 +59,12 @@ Please see LICENSE files in the repository root for full details.
 
 .mx_RoomHeader_heading {
     display: flex;
-    gap: var(--cpd-space-1x);
+    gap: var(--cpd-space-1-5x);
     align-items: center;
 }
 
 .mx_RoomHeader_icon {
     flex-shrink: 0;
-    padding: var(--cpd-space-1x);
 }
 
 .mx_RoomHeader .mx_FacePile {
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/views/rooms/RoomHeader/RoomHeader.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/views/rooms/RoomHeader/RoomHeader.tsx
index 4f7d0b9c1e..c1a4f8d810 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/views/rooms/RoomHeader/RoomHeader.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/views/rooms/RoomHeader/RoomHeader.tsx
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import ErrorIcon from "@vector-im/compound-design-tokens/assets/web/icons/error-
 import PublicIcon from "@vector-im/compound-design-tokens/assets/web/icons/public";
 import { HistoryVisibility, JoinRule, type Room } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/matrix";
 import { type ViewRoomOpts } from "@matrix-org/react-sdk-module-api/lib/lifecycles/RoomViewLifecycle";
-import { Flex, Box } from "@element-hq/web-shared-components";
+import { Flex, Box, StatusTextView } from "@element-hq/web-shared-components";
 import { CallType } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/webrtc/call";
 import { HistoryIcon, UserProfileSolidIcon } from "@vector-im/compound-design-tokens/assets/web/icons";
 
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ import { ToggleableIcon } from "./toggle/ToggleableIcon.tsx";
 import { CurrentRightPanelPhaseContextProvider } from "../../../../contexts/CurrentRightPanelPhaseContext.tsx";
 import { LocalRoom } from "../../../../models/LocalRoom.ts";
 import { useIsEncrypted } from "../../../../hooks/useIsEncrypted.ts";
+import { useUserStatus } from "../../../../hooks/useUserStatus.ts";
 
 function RoomHeaderButtons({
     room,
@@ -448,6 +449,7 @@ export default function RoomHeader({
     const historyVisibility = useRoomState(room, (state) => state.getHistoryVisibility());
     const dmMember = useDmMember(room);
     const isDirectMessage = !!dmMember;
+    const dmUserStatus = useUserStatus(dmMember?.userId);
     const isRoomEncrypted = useIsEncrypted(client, room);
     const e2eStatus = useEncryptionStatus(client, room);
     const askToJoinEnabled = useFeatureEnabled("feature_ask_to_join");
@@ -496,6 +498,10 @@ export default function RoomHeader({
                         >
                             <span className="mx_RoomHeader_truncated mx_lineClamp">{roomName}</span>
 
+                            {isDirectMessage && dmUserStatus && (
+                                <StatusTextView status={dmUserStatus} className="mx_RoomHeader_userStatus" />
+                            )}
+
                             {!isDirectMessage && joinRule === JoinRule.Public && (
                                 <Tooltip label={_t("common|public_room")} placement="right">
                                     <PublicIcon
diff --git a/apps/web/test/unit-tests/components/views/rooms/RoomHeader/RoomHeader-test.tsx b/apps/web/test/unit-tests/components/views/rooms/RoomHeader/RoomHeader-test.tsx
index 0a558e71ea..e5a56f4563 100644
--- a/apps/web/test/unit-tests/components/views/rooms/RoomHeader/RoomHeader-test.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/test/unit-tests/components/views/rooms/RoomHeader/RoomHeader-test.tsx
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import {
     RoomStateEvent,
     RoomMember,
     type MatrixClient,
+    ClientEvent,
 } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/matrix";
 import { KnownMembership } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/types";
 import { CryptoEvent, UserVerificationStatus } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/crypto-api";
@@ -729,6 +730,17 @@ describe("RoomHeader", () => {
         });
     });
 
+    it("does not show a user status for non-DM rooms", async () => {
+        SettingsStore.setValue("feature_user_status", null, SettingLevel.DEVICE, true);
+        client.doesServerSupportExtendedProfiles = jest.fn().mockResolvedValue(true);
+        mocked(client.getExtendedProfileProperty).mockResolvedValue({ emoji: "🐎", text: "on a horse" });
+
+        render(<RoomHeader room={room} />, getWrapper());
+
+        expect(screen.queryByText("on a horse")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+        expect(client.doesServerSupportExtendedProfiles).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
     it("shows a history icon if the room is encrypted and has shared history", async () => {
         mocked(client.getCrypto()!).isEncryptionEnabledInRoom.mockResolvedValue(true);
         await room.addLiveEvents(
@@ -811,6 +823,42 @@ describe("RoomHeader", () => {
             await waitFor(() => expect(getByLabelText(document.body, expectedLabel)).toBeInTheDocument());
         });
 
+        it("shows the user status", async () => {
+            SettingsStore.setValue("feature_user_status", null, SettingLevel.DEVICE, true);
+            client.doesServerSupportExtendedProfiles = jest.fn().mockResolvedValue(true);
+            mocked(client.getExtendedProfileProperty).mockResolvedValue({ emoji: "🐎", text: "on a horse" });
+
+            render(<RoomHeader room={room} />, getWrapper());
+
+            await waitFor(() => expect(screen.getByText("on a horse")).toBeInTheDocument());
+            expect(screen.getByText("🐎")).toBeInTheDocument();
+        });
+
+        it("updates user status when it changes", async () => {
+            SettingsStore.setValue("feature_user_status", null, SettingLevel.DEVICE, true);
+            client.doesServerSupportExtendedProfiles = jest.fn().mockResolvedValue(true);
+            mocked(client.getExtendedProfileProperty).mockResolvedValue({ emoji: "🐎", text: "on a horse" });
+
+            render(<RoomHeader room={room} />, getWrapper());
+
+            mocked(client.getExtendedProfileProperty).mockResolvedValue({ emoji: "🐴", text: "is a horse" });
+            client.emit(ClientEvent.UserProfileUpdate, "@bob:example.org", { emoji: "🐴", text: "is a horse" });
+
+            await waitFor(() => expect(screen.getByText("is a horse")).toBeInTheDocument());
+            expect(screen.getByText("🐴")).toBeInTheDocument();
+        });
+
+        it("does not show the user status when the feature is disabled", async () => {
+            SettingsStore.setValue("feature_user_status", null, SettingLevel.DEVICE, false);
+            client.doesServerSupportExtendedProfiles = jest.fn().mockResolvedValue(true);
+            mocked(client.getExtendedProfileProperty).mockResolvedValue({ emoji: "🐎", text: "on a horse" });
+
+            render(<RoomHeader room={room} />, getWrapper());
+
+            expect(screen.queryByText("on a horse")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+            expect(client.doesServerSupportExtendedProfiles).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+        });
+
         it("does not show the face pile for DMs", () => {
             SdkConfig.put({
                 features: {