diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/viewmodels/right_panel/RoomSummaryCardViewModel.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/viewmodels/right_panel/RoomSummaryCardViewModel.tsx
index d336dc42e5..903066f65b 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/viewmodels/right_panel/RoomSummaryCardViewModel.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/viewmodels/right_panel/RoomSummaryCardViewModel.tsx
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import {
     RoomEvent,
     RoomStateEvent,
 } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/matrix";
+import { type UserStatus } from "@element-hq/web-shared-components";
 
 import { useMatrixClientContext } from "../../../contexts/MatrixClientContext";
 import { useIsEncrypted } from "../../../hooks/useIsEncrypted";
@@ -41,9 +42,16 @@ import { usePinnedEvents } from "../../../hooks/usePinnedEvents";
 import { tagRoom } from "../../../utils/room/tagRoom";
 import { inviteToRoom } from "../../../utils/room/inviteToRoom";
 import { getTagsForRoom } from "../../../utils/room/getTagsForRoom";
+import { useDmMember } from "../../views/avatars/WithPresenceIndicator";
+import { useUserStatus } from "../../../hooks/useUserStatus";
 
 export interface RoomSummaryCardState {
     isDirectMessage: boolean;
+    /**
+     * The MSC4426 status of the other user if this room is a DM.
+     * Should be undefined for non-DM rooms.
+     */
+    userStatus: UserStatus | undefined;
     /**
      * Whether the room is encrypted, used to display the correct badge and icon
      */
@@ -182,6 +190,8 @@ export function useRoomSummaryCardViewModel(
     const isFavorite = roomTags.includes(DefaultTagID.Favourite);
 
     const isDirectMessage = useIsDirectMessage(room);
+    const dmMember = useDmMember(room);
+    const userStatus = useUserStatus(dmMember?.userId);
 
     const onRoomMembersClick = (): void => {
         RightPanelStore.instance.pushCard({ phase: RightPanelPhases.MemberList }, true);
@@ -261,6 +271,7 @@ export function useRoomSummaryCardViewModel(
 
     return {
         isDirectMessage,
+        userStatus,
         isRoomEncrypted,
         roomJoinRule,
         e2eStatus,
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/views/right_panel/RoomSummaryCardView.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/views/right_panel/RoomSummaryCardView.tsx
index 23d858e414..320d12dee3 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/views/right_panel/RoomSummaryCardView.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/views/right_panel/RoomSummaryCardView.tsx
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ import ErrorIcon from "@vector-im/compound-design-tokens/assets/web/icons/error"
 import ErrorSolidIcon from "@vector-im/compound-design-tokens/assets/web/icons/error-solid";
 import ChevronDownIcon from "@vector-im/compound-design-tokens/assets/web/icons/chevron-down";
 import { JoinRule, type Room } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/matrix";
-import { Box, Flex, HistoryVisibilityBadge, LinkedText } from "@element-hq/web-shared-components";
+import { Box, Flex, HistoryVisibilityBadge, LinkedText, StatusTextView } from "@element-hq/web-shared-components";
 
 import BaseCard from "./BaseCard.tsx";
 import { _t } from "../../../languageHandler.tsx";
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ const RoomSummaryCardView: React.FC<IProps> = ({
             >
                 {name}
             </Heading>
+            {vm.userStatus && <StatusTextView status={vm.userStatus} />}
             <Text
                 as="div"
                 size="sm"
diff --git a/apps/web/test/unit-tests/components/views/right_panel/RoomSummaryCardView-test.tsx b/apps/web/test/unit-tests/components/views/right_panel/RoomSummaryCardView-test.tsx
index cd38d48e09..101905d62b 100644
--- a/apps/web/test/unit-tests/components/views/right_panel/RoomSummaryCardView-test.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/test/unit-tests/components/views/right_panel/RoomSummaryCardView-test.tsx
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ describe("<RoomSummaryCard />", () => {
     // Setup mock view models
     const vmDefaultValues: RoomSummaryCardState = {
         isDirectMessage: false,
+        userStatus: undefined,
         isRoomEncrypted: false,
         e2eStatus: undefined,
         isVideoRoom: false,
@@ -325,4 +326,31 @@ describe("<RoomSummaryCard />", () => {
             expect(screen.queryByText("Public room")).toBeInTheDocument();
         });
     });
+
+    describe("user status", () => {
+        it("shows the other user's status when set", () => {
+            mocked(useRoomSummaryCardViewModel).mockReturnValue({
+                ...vmDefaultValues,
+                isDirectMessage: true,
+                userStatus: { emoji: "💬", text: "In a meeting" },
+            });
+
+            getComponent();
+
+            expect(screen.getByText("In a meeting")).toBeInTheDocument();
+            expect(screen.getByText("💬")).toBeInTheDocument();
+        });
+
+        it("does not show a status when there is none", () => {
+            mocked(useRoomSummaryCardViewModel).mockReturnValue({
+                ...vmDefaultValues,
+                isDirectMessage: true,
+                userStatus: undefined,
+            });
+
+            getComponent();
+
+            expect(screen.queryByText("In a meeting")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+        });
+    });
 });
diff --git a/packages/shared-components/src/status/StatusTextView.module.css b/packages/shared-components/src/status/StatusTextView.module.css
index 2437172197..7b584b4f5c 100644
--- a/packages/shared-components/src/status/StatusTextView.module.css
+++ b/packages/shared-components/src/status/StatusTextView.module.css
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
     display: inline-flex;
     align-items: center;
     gap: var(--cpd-space-1x);
+    max-width: 100%;
 
     span {
         font: var(--cpd-font-body-md-medium);
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@
     .menuStatusText {
         overflow: hidden;
         min-width: 0;
+        white-space: nowrap;
         text-overflow: ellipsis;
     }
 }