diff --git a/eduserver/api/output.go b/eduserver/api/output.go
index 2fbc08b54..0efe0b732 100644
--- a/eduserver/api/output.go
+++ b/eduserver/api/output.go
@@ -97,3 +97,6 @@ type OutputPresenceData struct {
 	LastActiveAgo int64                       `json:"last_active_ago,omitempty"`
 	StreamPos     types2.StreamPosition       `json:"stream_pos"`
 }
+
+type FederationPresenceData struct {
+}
diff --git a/federationapi/routing/send.go b/federationapi/routing/send.go
index 5f214e0fc..cb4bc345d 100644
--- a/federationapi/routing/send.go
+++ b/federationapi/routing/send.go
@@ -502,6 +502,13 @@ func (t *txnReq) processEDUs(ctx context.Context) {
 					}
 				}
 			}
+		case gomatrixserverlib.MPresence:
+			payload := eduserverAPI.FederationPresenceData{}
+			util.GetLogger(ctx).Debug("%s", e.Content)
+			if err := json.Unmarshal(e.Content, &payload); err != nil {
+				util.GetLogger(ctx).WithError(err).Error("Failed to unmarshal presence event")
+				continue
+			}
 		default:
 			util.GetLogger(ctx).WithField("type", e.Type).Debug("Unhandled EDU")
 		}