diff --git a/ElementX/Sources/Mocks/ClientProxyMock.swift b/ElementX/Sources/Mocks/ClientProxyMock.swift
index 09a46983a..3a9ad7485 100644
--- a/ElementX/Sources/Mocks/ClientProxyMock.swift
+++ b/ElementX/Sources/Mocks/ClientProxyMock.swift
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ enum ClientProxyMockError: Error {
 }
 
 extension ClientProxyMock {
+    // swiftlint:disable:next function_body_length
     convenience init(_ configuration: ClientProxyMockConfiguration) {
         self.init()
         
@@ -91,6 +92,8 @@ extension ClientProxyMock {
         loadUserProfileIfNeededReturnValue = .success(())
         setUserDisplayNameReturnValue = .failure(.sdkError(ClientProxyMockError.generic))
         setUserAvatarMediaReturnValue = .success(())
+        isUserStatusSupportedReturnValue = .success(false)
+        setUserStatusReturnValue = .failure(.sdkError(ClientProxyMockError.generic))
         removeUserAvatarReturnValue = .success(())
         isAliasAvailableReturnValue = .success(true)
         searchUsersSearchTermLimitReturnValue = .success(.init(results: [], limited: false))
diff --git a/ElementX/Sources/Mocks/Generated/GeneratedMocks.swift b/ElementX/Sources/Mocks/Generated/GeneratedMocks.swift
index 147029e01..b48775c25 100644
--- a/ElementX/Sources/Mocks/Generated/GeneratedMocks.swift
+++ b/ElementX/Sources/Mocks/Generated/GeneratedMocks.swift
@@ -3235,6 +3235,34 @@ nonisolated class ClientProxyMock: ClientProxyProtocol, @unchecked Sendable {
             return removeUserAvatarReturnValue
         }
     }
+    //MARK: - isUserStatusSupported
+
+    private let isUserStatusSupportedCallsCountLock = NSLock()
+    private nonisolated(unsafe) var isUserStatusSupportedUnderlyingCallsCount = 0
+    var isUserStatusSupportedCallsCount: Int {
+        get { isUserStatusSupportedCallsCountLock.withLock { isUserStatusSupportedUnderlyingCallsCount } }
+        set { isUserStatusSupportedCallsCountLock.withLock { isUserStatusSupportedUnderlyingCallsCount = newValue } }
+    }
+    var isUserStatusSupportedCalled: Bool {
+        return isUserStatusSupportedCallsCount > 0
+    }
+
+    private let isUserStatusSupportedReturnValueLock = NSLock()
+    private nonisolated(unsafe) var isUserStatusSupportedUnderlyingReturnValue: Result<Bool, ClientProxyError>!
+    var isUserStatusSupportedReturnValue: Result<Bool, ClientProxyError>! {
+        get { isUserStatusSupportedReturnValueLock.withLock { isUserStatusSupportedUnderlyingReturnValue } }
+        set { isUserStatusSupportedReturnValueLock.withLock { isUserStatusSupportedUnderlyingReturnValue = newValue } }
+    }
+    nonisolated(unsafe) var isUserStatusSupportedClosure: (() async -> Result<Bool, ClientProxyError>)?
+
+    @concurrent func isUserStatusSupported() async -> Result<Bool, ClientProxyError> {
+        isUserStatusSupportedCallsCountLock.withLock { isUserStatusSupportedUnderlyingCallsCount += 1 }
+        if let isUserStatusSupportedClosure = isUserStatusSupportedClosure {
+            return await isUserStatusSupportedClosure()
+        } else {
+            return isUserStatusSupportedReturnValue
+        }
+    }
     //MARK: - setUserStatus
 
     private let setUserStatusCallsCountLock = NSLock()
diff --git a/ElementX/Sources/Screens/Settings/SettingsScreen/SettingsScreenModels.swift b/ElementX/Sources/Screens/Settings/SettingsScreen/SettingsScreenModels.swift
index b26ee5f13..29c06a6f4 100644
--- a/ElementX/Sources/Screens/Settings/SettingsScreen/SettingsScreenModels.swift
+++ b/ElementX/Sources/Screens/Settings/SettingsScreen/SettingsScreenModels.swift
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ enum SettingsScreenSecuritySectionMode {
 struct SettingsScreenViewState: BindableState {
     var deviceID: String?
     var userProfile: UserProfile
-    var showUserStatus: Bool
+    var showUserStatus = false
     var showLinkNewDeviceButton: Bool
     var accountProfileURL: URL?
     var showAccountDeactivation: Bool
diff --git a/ElementX/Sources/Screens/Settings/SettingsScreen/SettingsScreenViewModel.swift b/ElementX/Sources/Screens/Settings/SettingsScreen/SettingsScreenViewModel.swift
index 2a1cbe380..1ef4bd394 100644
--- a/ElementX/Sources/Screens/Settings/SettingsScreen/SettingsScreenViewModel.swift
+++ b/ElementX/Sources/Screens/Settings/SettingsScreen/SettingsScreenViewModel.swift
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ class SettingsScreenViewModel: SettingsScreenViewModelType, SettingsScreenViewMo
         
         super.init(initialViewState: .init(deviceID: userSession.clientProxy.deviceID,
                                            userProfile: userSession.clientProxy.userProfilePublisher.value,
-                                           showUserStatus: appSettings.userStatusEnabled,
                                            showLinkNewDeviceButton: appSettings.linkNewDeviceEnabled,
                                            showAccountDeactivation: userSession.clientProxy.canDeactivateAccount,
                                            showDeveloperOptions: appSettings.developerOptionsEnabled,
@@ -86,9 +85,12 @@ class SettingsScreenViewModel: SettingsScreenViewModelType, SettingsScreenViewMo
             .store(in: &cancellables)
         
         Task {
+            if appSettings.userStatusEnabled, case .success(true) = await userSession.clientProxy.isUserStatusSupported() {
+                state.showUserStatus = true
+            }
             await userSession.clientProxy.loadUserProfileIfNeeded()
-            await state.accountProfileURL = userSession.clientProxy.accountURL(action: .profile)
         }
+        Task { await state.accountProfileURL = userSession.clientProxy.accountURL(action: .profile) }
     }
     
     override func process(viewAction: SettingsScreenViewAction) {
diff --git a/ElementX/Sources/Services/Client/ClientProxy.swift b/ElementX/Sources/Services/Client/ClientProxy.swift
index c59af281d..9fd565ca1 100644
--- a/ElementX/Sources/Services/Client/ClientProxy.swift
+++ b/ElementX/Sources/Services/Client/ClientProxy.swift
@@ -281,7 +281,11 @@ class ClientProxy: ClientProxyProtocol {
         
         try await client.setUtdDelegate(utdDelegate: ClientDecryptionErrorDelegate(actionsSubject: actionsSubject))
         
-        let canSubscribeToUserProfile = appSettings.userStatusEnabled // TODO: @pixlwave to add a /versions check too.
+        let canSubscribeToUserProfile = if appSettings.userStatusEnabled, case .success(true) = await isUserStatusSupported() {
+            true
+        } else {
+            false
+        }
         
         if !canSubscribeToUserProfile {
             loadUserAvatarURLFromCache()
@@ -753,6 +757,15 @@ class ClientProxy: ClientProxyProtocol {
         }
     }
     
+    func isUserStatusSupported() async -> Result<Bool, ClientProxyError> {
+        do {
+            return try await .success(client.isUserStatusSupported())
+        } catch {
+            MXLog.error("Failed detecting user status support with error: \(error)")
+            return .failure(.sdkError(error))
+        }
+    }
+    
     // periphery:ignore - might be useful to have
     func setUserStatus(_ status: UserStatus.Raw) async -> Result<Void, ClientProxyError> {
         do {
diff --git a/ElementX/Sources/Services/Client/ClientProxyProtocol.swift b/ElementX/Sources/Services/Client/ClientProxyProtocol.swift
index ccf5d649d..4c0931c10 100644
--- a/ElementX/Sources/Services/Client/ClientProxyProtocol.swift
+++ b/ElementX/Sources/Services/Client/ClientProxyProtocol.swift
@@ -226,6 +226,7 @@ protocol ClientProxyProtocol: AnyObject {
     func setUserDisplayName(_ name: String) async -> Result<Void, ClientProxyError>
     func setUserAvatar(media: MediaInfo) async -> Result<Void, ClientProxyError>
     func removeUserAvatar() async -> Result<Void, ClientProxyError>
+    func isUserStatusSupported() async -> Result<Bool, ClientProxyError>
     func setUserStatus(_ status: UserStatus.Raw) async -> Result<Void, ClientProxyError>
     func removeUserStatus() async -> Result<Void, ClientProxyError>
     
diff --git a/SDKMocks/Sources/Generated/SDKGeneratedMocks.swift b/SDKMocks/Sources/Generated/SDKGeneratedMocks.swift
index 8dcfc341e..4a1fc320d 100644
--- a/SDKMocks/Sources/Generated/SDKGeneratedMocks.swift
+++ b/SDKMocks/Sources/Generated/SDKGeneratedMocks.swift
@@ -1835,6 +1835,39 @@ open class ClientSDKMock: MatrixRustSDK.Client, @unchecked Sendable {
         }
     }
 
+    //MARK: - isUserStatusSupported
+
+    open var isUserStatusSupportedThrowableError: Error?
+    private let isUserStatusSupportedCallsCountLock = NSLock()
+    private var isUserStatusSupportedUnderlyingCallsCount = 0
+    open var isUserStatusSupportedCallsCount: Int {
+        get { isUserStatusSupportedCallsCountLock.withLock { isUserStatusSupportedUnderlyingCallsCount } }
+        set { isUserStatusSupportedCallsCountLock.withLock { isUserStatusSupportedUnderlyingCallsCount = newValue } }
+    }
+    open var isUserStatusSupportedCalled: Bool {
+        return isUserStatusSupportedCallsCount > 0
+    }
+
+    private let isUserStatusSupportedReturnValueLock = NSLock()
+    open var isUserStatusSupportedUnderlyingReturnValue: Bool!
+    open var isUserStatusSupportedReturnValue: Bool! {
+        get { isUserStatusSupportedReturnValueLock.withLock { isUserStatusSupportedUnderlyingReturnValue } }
+        set { isUserStatusSupportedReturnValueLock.withLock { isUserStatusSupportedUnderlyingReturnValue = newValue } }
+    }
+    open var isUserStatusSupportedClosure: (() async throws -> Bool)?
+
+    open override func isUserStatusSupported() async throws -> Bool {
+        if let error = isUserStatusSupportedThrowableError {
+            throw error
+        }
+        isUserStatusSupportedCallsCountLock.withLock { isUserStatusSupportedUnderlyingCallsCount += 1 }
+        if let isUserStatusSupportedClosure = isUserStatusSupportedClosure {
+            return try await isUserStatusSupportedClosure()
+        } else {
+            return isUserStatusSupportedReturnValue
+        }
+    }
+
     //MARK: - joinRoomById
 
     open var joinRoomByIdRoomIdThrowableError: Error?