diff --git a/plugins/chat/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/chat-user-info.gjs b/plugins/chat/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/chat-user-info.gjs
index 3a02e015ac0..76fa342e91f 100644
--- a/plugins/chat/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/chat-user-info.gjs
+++ b/plugins/chat/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/chat-user-info.gjs
@@ -1,10 +1,19 @@
 import Component from "@glimmer/component";
+import { modifier } from "ember-modifier";
 import UserStatusMessage from "discourse/components/user-status-message";
 import { userPath } from "discourse/lib/url";
 import ChatUserAvatar from "discourse/plugins/chat/discourse/components/chat-user-avatar";
 import ChatUserDisplayName from "discourse/plugins/chat/discourse/components/chat-user-display-name";
 
 export default class ChatUserInfo extends Component {
+  trackUserStatus = modifier((element, [user]) => {
+    user.statusManager.trackStatus();
+
+    return () => {
+      user.statusManager.stopTrackingStatus();
+    };
+  });
+
   get avatarSize() {
     return this.args.avatarSize ?? "medium";
   }
@@ -42,10 +51,12 @@ export default class ChatUserInfo extends Component {
       {{/if}}
 
       {{#if this.showStatus}}
-        <UserStatusMessage
-          @status={{@user.status}}
-          @showDescription={{this.showStatusDescription}}
-        />
+        <div class="user-status" {{this.trackUserStatus @user}}>
+          <UserStatusMessage
+            @status={{@user.status}}
+            @showDescription={{this.showStatusDescription}}
+          />
+        </div>
       {{/if}}
     {{/if}}
   </template>
diff --git a/plugins/chat/test/javascripts/components/chat-user-info-test.js b/plugins/chat/test/javascripts/components/chat-user-info-test.js
index 26e06e5fab7..38eaa4711ec 100644
--- a/plugins/chat/test/javascripts/components/chat-user-info-test.js
+++ b/plugins/chat/test/javascripts/components/chat-user-info-test.js
@@ -14,4 +14,21 @@ module("Discourse Chat | Component | chat-user-info", function (hooks) {
     assert.dom().containsText(this.user.username);
     assert.dom().containsText(this.user.name);
   });
+
+  test("status message", async function (assert) {
+    this.siteSettings.enable_user_status = true;
+
+    this.set("user", this.currentUser);
+
+    this.user.setProperties({
+      status: { description: "happy", emoji: "smile" },
+    });
+
+    await render(
+      hbs`<ChatUserInfo @user={{this.user}} @showStatus={{true}} @showStatusDescription={{true}} />`
+    );
+
+    assert.dom("img.emoji[alt='smile']").exists("it shows the emoji");
+    assert.dom().containsText("happy");
+  });
 });