--- a/frontends/src/primitivus/chat.py	Fri Jul 15 22:13:09 2016 +0200
+++ b/frontends/src/primitivus/chat.py	Sun Jul 17 16:47:33 2016 +0200
@@ -152,6 +152,10 @@
         return self.occupant_data.nick.lower() < other.occupant_data.nick.lower()
 
     @property
+    def markup(self):
+        return self._generateMarkup()
+
+    @property
     def parent(self):
         return self.mess_data.parent
 
@@ -159,6 +163,10 @@
     def nick(self):
         return self.occupant_data.nick
 
+    def redraw(self):
+        self._w.set_text(self.markup)
+        self.occupant_data.parent.host.redraw()  # FIXME: should not be necessary
+
     def selectable(self):
         return True
 
@@ -181,13 +189,19 @@
         #       should be more intuitive and themable
         o = self.occupant_data
         markup = []
-        markup.append(('info_msg', '{}{} '.format(
+        markup.append(('info_msg', u'{}{} '.format(
             o.role[0].upper(),
             o.affiliation[0].upper(),
             )))
         markup.append(o.nick)
+        if o.state is not None:
+            markup.append(u' {}'.format(C.CHAT_STATE_ICON[o.state]))
         return markup
 
+    # events
+    def updated(self, attributes):
+        self.redraw()
+
 
 class OccupantsWidget(urwid.WidgetWrap):
 
@@ -572,6 +586,11 @@
         if self.type == C.CHAT_GROUP:
             self.host.removeListener('presence', self.presenceListener)
 
+    def onChatState(self, from_jid, state, profile):
+        super(Chat, self).onChatState(from_jid, state, profile)
+        if self.type == C.CHAT_ONE2ONE:
+            self.title_dynamic = C.CHAT_STATE_ICON[state]
+            self.host.redraw()  # FIXME: should not be necessary
 
 quick_widgets.register(quick_chat.QuickChat, Chat)
 quick_widgets.register(quick_games.Tarot, game_tarot.TarotGame)