diff --git a/eduserver/api/input.go b/eduserver/api/input.go
index f8599e1cc..342764972 100644
--- a/eduserver/api/input.go
+++ b/eduserver/api/input.go
@@ -75,6 +75,17 @@ type InputReceiptEventRequest struct {
 // InputReceiptEventResponse is a response to InputReceiptEventRequest
 type InputReceiptEventResponse struct{}
 
+// InputPresenceRequest is a request to EDUServerInputAPI
+type InputPresenceRequest struct {
+	UserID    string                      `json:"user_id"`
+	Status    string                      `json:"status"`
+	StatusMsg string                      `json:"status_msg"`
+	Timestamp gomatrixserverlib.Timestamp `json:"timestamp"`
+}
+
+// InputPresenceResponse is a response to InputPresenceRequest
+type InputPresenceResponse struct{}
+
 // EDUServerInputAPI is used to write events to the typing server.
 type EDUServerInputAPI interface {
 	InputTypingEvent(
@@ -94,4 +105,10 @@ type EDUServerInputAPI interface {
 		request *InputReceiptEventRequest,
 		response *InputReceiptEventResponse,
 	) error
+
+	InputPresence(
+		ctx context.Context,
+		request *InputPresenceRequest,
+		response *InputPresenceResponse,
+	) error
 }
diff --git a/eduserver/api/output.go b/eduserver/api/output.go
index 650458a29..b36e06e0c 100644
--- a/eduserver/api/output.go
+++ b/eduserver/api/output.go
@@ -85,3 +85,11 @@ type FederationReceiptData struct {
 	Data     ReceiptTS `json:"data"`
 	EventIDs []string  `json:"event_ids"`
 }
+
+// OutputPresence is an entry in the presence output kafka log
+type OutputPresence struct {
+	UserID    string                      `json:"user_id"`
+	Status    string                      `json:"status"`
+	StatusMsg string                      `json:"status_msg"`
+	Timestamp gomatrixserverlib.Timestamp `json:"timestamp"`
+}
diff --git a/eduserver/api/wrapper.go b/eduserver/api/wrapper.go
index 7907f4d39..470638e4f 100644
--- a/eduserver/api/wrapper.go
+++ b/eduserver/api/wrapper.go
@@ -86,3 +86,20 @@ func SendReceipt(
 	response := InputReceiptEventResponse{}
 	return eduAPI.InputReceiptEvent(ctx, &request, &response)
 }
+
+// SetPresence sends a presence change to the EDU Server
+func SetPresence(
+	ctx context.Context,
+	eduAPI EDUServerInputAPI,
+	userID, status, statusMsg string,
+	timestamp gomatrixserverlib.Timestamp,
+) error {
+	request := InputPresenceRequest{
+		UserID:    userID,
+		Status:    status,
+		StatusMsg: statusMsg,
+		Timestamp: timestamp,
+	}
+	response := InputPresenceResponse{}
+	return eduAPI.InputPresence(ctx, &request, &response)
+}