diff --git a/back/src/Model/GameRoom.ts b/back/src/Model/GameRoom.ts
index 5b1e13bf..2971557d 100644
--- a/back/src/Model/GameRoom.ts
+++ b/back/src/Model/GameRoom.ts
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ export class GameRoom {
             position,
             false,
             this.positionNotifier,
-            joinRoomMessage.getAway(),
+            joinRoomMessage.getStatus(),
             socket,
             joinRoomMessage.getTagList(),
             joinRoomMessage.getVisitcardurl(),
diff --git a/back/src/Model/User.ts b/back/src/Model/User.ts
index 7a6a53f1..ec31d1f0 100644
--- a/back/src/Model/User.ts
+++ b/back/src/Model/User.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { Movable } from "../Model/Movable";
 import { PositionNotifier } from "../Model/PositionNotifier";
 import { ServerDuplexStream } from "grpc";
 import {
+    AvailabilityStatus,
     BatchMessage,
     CompanionMessage,
     FollowAbortMessage,
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ export class User implements Movable {
         private position: PointInterface,
         public silent: boolean,
         private positionNotifier: PositionNotifier,
-        private away: boolean,
+        private status: AvailabilityStatus,
         public readonly socket: UserSocket,
         public readonly tags: string[],
         public readonly visitCardUrl: string | null,
@@ -90,8 +91,8 @@ export class User implements Movable {
         return this.outlineColor;
     }
 
-    public isAway(): boolean {
-        return this.away;
+    public getStatus(): AvailabilityStatus {
+        return this.status;
     }
 
     get following(): User | undefined {
@@ -134,9 +135,9 @@ export class User implements Movable {
         }
         this.voiceIndicatorShown = details.getShowvoiceindicator()?.getValue();
 
-        const away = details.getAway();
-        if (away) {
-            this.away = away.getValue();
+        const status = details.getStatus();
+        if (status !== undefined) {
+            this.status = status;
         }
 
         const playerDetails = new SetPlayerDetailsMessage();
@@ -147,8 +148,8 @@ export class User implements Movable {
         if (this.voiceIndicatorShown !== undefined) {
             playerDetails.setShowvoiceindicator(new BoolValue().setValue(this.voiceIndicatorShown));
         }
-        if (details.getAway() !== undefined) {
-            playerDetails.setAway(new BoolValue().setValue(this.away));
+        if (details.getStatus() !== undefined) {
+            playerDetails.setStatus(details.getStatus());
         }
 
         this.positionNotifier.updatePlayerDetails(this, playerDetails);
diff --git a/back/src/Services/SocketManager.ts b/back/src/Services/SocketManager.ts
index c186658f..9a70a148 100644
--- a/back/src/Services/SocketManager.ts
+++ b/back/src/Services/SocketManager.ts
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ export class SocketManager {
             userJoinedZoneMessage.setUserid(thing.id);
             userJoinedZoneMessage.setUseruuid(thing.uuid);
             userJoinedZoneMessage.setName(thing.name);
-            userJoinedZoneMessage.setAway(thing.isAway());
+            userJoinedZoneMessage.setStatus(thing.getStatus());
             userJoinedZoneMessage.setCharacterlayersList(ProtobufUtils.toCharacterLayerMessages(thing.characterLayers));
             userJoinedZoneMessage.setPosition(ProtobufUtils.toPositionMessage(thing.getPosition()));
             userJoinedZoneMessage.setFromzone(this.toProtoZone(fromZone));
@@ -656,7 +656,7 @@ export class SocketManager {
                 userJoinedMessage.setUserid(thing.id);
                 userJoinedMessage.setUseruuid(thing.uuid);
                 userJoinedMessage.setName(thing.name);
-                userJoinedMessage.setAway(thing.isAway());
+                userJoinedMessage.setStatus(thing.getStatus());
                 userJoinedMessage.setCharacterlayersList(ProtobufUtils.toCharacterLayerMessages(thing.characterLayers));
                 userJoinedMessage.setPosition(ProtobufUtils.toPositionMessage(thing.getPosition()));
                 if (thing.visitCardUrl) {
diff --git a/front/src/Connexion/ConnexionModels.ts b/front/src/Connexion/ConnexionModels.ts
index 1231373f..d3909f55 100644
--- a/front/src/Connexion/ConnexionModels.ts
+++ b/front/src/Connexion/ConnexionModels.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import type { SignalData } from "simple-peer";
 import type { RoomConnection } from "./RoomConnection";
 import type { BodyResourceDescriptionInterface } from "../Phaser/Entity/PlayerTextures";
+import { AvailabilityStatus } from "../Messages/ts-proto-generated/protos/messages";
 
 export interface PointInterface {
     x: number;
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@ export interface MessageUserPositionInterface {
     name: string;
     characterLayers: BodyResourceDescriptionInterface[];
     position: PointInterface;
-    away: boolean;
+    status: AvailabilityStatus;
     visitCardUrl: string | null;
     companion: string | null;
     userUuid: string;
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ export interface MessageUserJoined {
     name: string;
     characterLayers: BodyResourceDescriptionInterface[];
     position: PointInterface;
-    away: boolean;
+    status: AvailabilityStatus;
     visitCardUrl: string | null;
     companion: string | null;
     userUuid: string;
diff --git a/front/src/Connexion/RoomConnection.ts b/front/src/Connexion/RoomConnection.ts
index e385fcc7..06a752f9 100644
--- a/front/src/Connexion/RoomConnection.ts
+++ b/front/src/Connexion/RoomConnection.ts
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ import {
     SetPlayerDetailsMessage as SetPlayerDetailsMessageTsProto,
     PingMessage as PingMessageTsProto,
     CharacterLayerMessage,
+    AvailabilityStatus,
 } from "../Messages/ts-proto-generated/protos/messages";
 import { Subject } from "rxjs";
 import { selectCharacterSceneVisibleStore } from "../Stores/SelectCharacterStore";
@@ -520,9 +521,9 @@ export class RoomConnection implements RoomConnection {
         this.socket.send(bytes);
     }
 
-    public emitPlayerAway(away: boolean): void {
+    public emitPlayerStatusChange(status: AvailabilityStatus): void {
         const message = SetPlayerDetailsMessageTsProto.fromPartial({
-            away,
+            status,
         });
         const bytes = ClientToServerMessageTsProto.encode({
             message: {
@@ -670,7 +671,7 @@ export class RoomConnection implements RoomConnection {
             characterLayers,
             visitCardUrl: message.visitCardUrl,
             position: ProtobufClientUtils.toPointInterface(position),
-            away: message.away,
+            status: message.status,
             companion: companion ? companion.name : null,
             userUuid: message.userUuid,
             outlineColor: message.hasOutline ? message.outlineColor : undefined,
diff --git a/front/src/Phaser/Components/PlayerStatusDot.ts b/front/src/Phaser/Components/PlayerStatusDot.ts
index 4e09451a..fe739bda 100644
--- a/front/src/Phaser/Components/PlayerStatusDot.ts
+++ b/front/src/Phaser/Components/PlayerStatusDot.ts
@@ -1,16 +1,11 @@
+import { AvailabilityStatus } from "../../Messages/ts-proto-generated/protos/messages";
 import { Easing } from "../../types";
 
-export enum PlayerStatus {
-    Online = "Online",
-    Silenced = "Silenced",
-    Away = "Away",
-}
-
 export class PlayerStatusDot extends Phaser.GameObjects.Container {
     private statusImage: Phaser.GameObjects.Image;
     private statusImageOutline: Phaser.GameObjects.Image;
 
-    private status: PlayerStatus;
+    private status: AvailabilityStatus;
 
     private readonly COLORS = {
         online: 0x8cc43f,
@@ -19,12 +14,13 @@ export class PlayerStatusDot extends Phaser.GameObjects.Container {
         awayOutline: 0x875d13,
         silenced: 0xe74c3c,
         silencedOutline: 0xc0392b,
+        never: 0xff00ff,
     };
 
     constructor(scene: Phaser.Scene, x: number, y: number) {
         super(scene, x, y);
 
-        this.status = PlayerStatus.Online;
+        this.status = AvailabilityStatus.ONLINE;
 
         this.statusImage = this.scene.add.image(0, 0, "iconStatusIndicatorInside");
         this.statusImageOutline = this.scene.add.image(0, 0, "iconStatusIndicatorOutline");
@@ -36,7 +32,7 @@ export class PlayerStatusDot extends Phaser.GameObjects.Container {
         this.scene.add.existing(this);
     }
 
-    public setStatus(status: PlayerStatus, instant: boolean = false): void {
+    public setStatus(status: AvailabilityStatus, instant: boolean = false): void {
         if (this.status === status) {
             return;
         }
@@ -73,12 +69,14 @@ export class PlayerStatusDot extends Phaser.GameObjects.Container {
 
     private getColors(): { filling: number; outline: number } {
         switch (this.status) {
-            case PlayerStatus.Online:
+            case AvailabilityStatus.ONLINE:
                 return { filling: this.COLORS.online, outline: this.COLORS.onlineOutline };
-            case PlayerStatus.Away:
+            case AvailabilityStatus.AWAY:
                 return { filling: this.COLORS.away, outline: this.COLORS.awayOutline };
-            case PlayerStatus.Silenced:
+            case AvailabilityStatus.SILENCED:
                 return { filling: this.COLORS.silenced, outline: this.COLORS.silencedOutline };
+            default:
+                return { filling: this.COLORS.never, outline: this.COLORS.never };
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/front/src/Phaser/Game/GameScene.ts b/front/src/Phaser/Game/GameScene.ts
index 5fa11d4b..8c2c5afc 100644
--- a/front/src/Phaser/Game/GameScene.ts
+++ b/front/src/Phaser/Game/GameScene.ts
@@ -100,9 +100,8 @@ import type { CoWebsite } from "../../WebRtc/CoWebsite/CoWesbite";
 import CancelablePromise from "cancelable-promise";
 import { Deferred } from "ts-deferred";
 import { SuperLoaderPlugin } from "../Services/SuperLoaderPlugin";
-import { PlayerDetailsUpdatedMessage } from "../../Messages/ts-proto-generated/protos/messages";
+import { AvailabilityStatus, PlayerDetailsUpdatedMessage } from "../../Messages/ts-proto-generated/protos/messages";
 import { privacyShutdownStore } from "../../Stores/PrivacyShutdownStore";
-import { PlayerStatus } from "../Components/PlayerStatusDot";
 export interface GameSceneInitInterface {
     initPosition: PointInterface | null;
     reconnecting: boolean;
@@ -710,7 +709,8 @@ export class GameScene extends DirtyScene {
         });
 
         this.privacyShutdownStoreUnsubscribe = privacyShutdownStore.subscribe((away) => {
-            this.connection?.emitPlayerAway(away);
+            // TODO: Might be a problem with SILENCED here
+            this.connection?.emitPlayerStatusChange(away ? AvailabilityStatus.AWAY : AvailabilityStatus.ONLINE);
         });
 
         Promise.all([
@@ -771,7 +771,7 @@ export class GameScene extends DirtyScene {
                         characterLayers: message.characterLayers,
                         name: message.name,
                         position: message.position,
-                        away: message.away,
+                        status: message.status,
                         visitCardUrl: message.visitCardUrl,
                         companion: message.companion,
                         userUuid: message.userUuid,
@@ -1956,8 +1956,8 @@ ${escapedMessage}
         if (addPlayerData.outlineColor !== undefined) {
             player.setApiOutlineColor(addPlayerData.outlineColor);
         }
-        if (addPlayerData.away !== undefined) {
-            player.setStatus(addPlayerData.away ? PlayerStatus.Away : PlayerStatus.Online, true);
+        if (addPlayerData.status !== undefined) {
+            player.setStatus(addPlayerData.status, true);
         }
         this.MapPlayers.add(player);
         this.MapPlayersByKey.set(player.userId, player);
@@ -2108,8 +2108,8 @@ ${escapedMessage}
         if (message.details?.showVoiceIndicator !== undefined) {
             character.showTalkIcon(message.details?.showVoiceIndicator);
         }
-        if (message.details?.away !== undefined) {
-            character.setStatus(message.details?.away ? PlayerStatus.Away : PlayerStatus.Online);
+        if (message.details?.status !== undefined) {
+            character.setStatus(message.details?.status);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/front/src/Phaser/Game/PlayerInterface.ts b/front/src/Phaser/Game/PlayerInterface.ts
index 571bf3cb..c6ac3420 100644
--- a/front/src/Phaser/Game/PlayerInterface.ts
+++ b/front/src/Phaser/Game/PlayerInterface.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { AvailabilityStatus } from "../../Messages/ts-proto-generated/protos/messages";
 import type { BodyResourceDescriptionInterface } from "../Entity/PlayerTextures";
 
 export interface PlayerInterface {
@@ -7,7 +8,7 @@ export interface PlayerInterface {
     visitCardUrl: string | null;
     companion: string | null;
     userUuid: string;
-    away: boolean;
+    status: AvailabilityStatus;
     color?: string;
     outlineColor?: number;
 }
diff --git a/front/src/Stores/PlayersStore.ts b/front/src/Stores/PlayersStore.ts
index 70c59b92..be270b5a 100644
--- a/front/src/Stores/PlayersStore.ts
+++ b/front/src/Stores/PlayersStore.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { writable } from "svelte/store";
 import type { PlayerInterface } from "../Phaser/Game/PlayerInterface";
 import type { RoomConnection } from "../Connexion/RoomConnection";
 import { getRandomColor } from "../WebRtc/ColorGenerator";
+import { AvailabilityStatus } from "../Messages/ts-proto-generated/protos/messages";
 
 let idCount = 0;
 
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ function createPlayersStore() {
                         visitCardUrl: message.visitCardUrl,
                         companion: message.companion,
                         userUuid: message.userUuid,
-                        away: message.away,
+                        status: message.status,
                         color: getRandomColor(),
                     });
                     return users;
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ function createPlayersStore() {
                     characterLayers: [],
                     visitCardUrl: null,
                     companion: null,
-                    away: false,
+                    status: AvailabilityStatus.ONLINE,
                     userUuid: "dummy",
                     color: getRandomColor(),
                 });
diff --git a/maps/tests/status_indicator.json b/maps/tests/status_indicator.json
index 8342a7b8..deb82e8d 100644
--- a/maps/tests/status_indicator.json
+++ b/maps/tests/status_indicator.json
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@
                  "rotation":0,
                  "text":
                     {
-                     "text":"Get into silent zone to show status dot for your WOKA",
+                     "text":"Get into silent zone to show red status dot for your WOKA",
                      "wrap":true
                     },
                  "type":"",
diff --git a/messages/protos/messages.proto b/messages/protos/messages.proto
index fae82184..43bb185c 100644
--- a/messages/protos/messages.proto
+++ b/messages/protos/messages.proto
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@ import "google/protobuf/wrappers.proto";
 
 /*********** PARTIAL MESSAGES **************/
 
+enum AvailabilityStatus {
+  ONLINE = 0;
+  SILENCED = 1;
+  AWAY = 2;
+}
+
 message PositionMessage {
   int32 x = 1;
   int32 y = 2;
@@ -53,7 +59,7 @@ message SetPlayerDetailsMessage {
   google.protobuf.UInt32Value outlineColor = 3;
   google.protobuf.BoolValue removeOutlineColor = 4;
   google.protobuf.BoolValue showVoiceIndicator = 5;
-  google.protobuf.BoolValue away = 6;
+  AvailabilityStatus status = 6;
 }
 
 message UserMovesMessage {
@@ -207,7 +213,7 @@ message UserJoinedMessage {
   string userUuid = 7;
   uint32 outlineColor = 8;
   bool hasOutline = 9;
-  bool away = 10;
+  AvailabilityStatus status = 10;
 }
 
 message UserLeftMessage {
@@ -346,7 +352,7 @@ message JoinRoomMessage {
   CompanionMessage companion = 8;
   string visitCardUrl = 9;
   string userRoomToken = 10;
-  bool away = 11;
+  AvailabilityStatus status = 11;
 }
 
 message UserJoinedZoneMessage {
@@ -360,7 +366,7 @@ message UserJoinedZoneMessage {
   string userUuid = 8;
   uint32 outlineColor = 9;
   bool hasOutline = 10;
-  bool away = 11;
+  AvailabilityStatus status = 11;
 }
 
 message UserLeftZoneMessage {
diff --git a/pusher/src/Model/Zone.ts b/pusher/src/Model/Zone.ts
index ab82bf1b..c15aeefd 100644
--- a/pusher/src/Model/Zone.ts
+++ b/pusher/src/Model/Zone.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import {
     ErrorMessage,
     PlayerDetailsUpdatedMessage,
     SetPlayerDetailsMessage,
+    AvailabilityStatus,
 } from "../Messages/generated/messages_pb";
 import { ClientReadableStream } from "grpc";
 import { PositionDispatcher } from "../Model/PositionDispatcher";
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ export class UserDescriptor {
         private name: string,
         private characterLayers: CharacterLayerMessage[],
         private position: PositionMessage,
-        private away: boolean,
+        private status: AvailabilityStatus,
         private visitCardUrl: string | null,
         private companion?: CompanionMessage,
         private outlineColor?: number
@@ -70,7 +71,7 @@ export class UserDescriptor {
             message.getName(),
             message.getCharacterlayersList(),
             position,
-            message.getAway(),
+            message.getStatus(),
             message.getVisitcardurl(),
             message.getCompanion(),
             message.getHasoutline() ? message.getOutlinecolor() : undefined
@@ -91,9 +92,9 @@ export class UserDescriptor {
         } else {
             this.outlineColor = playerDetails.getOutlinecolor()?.getValue();
         }
-        const away = playerDetails.getAway();
-        if (away) {
-            this.away = away.getValue();
+        const status = playerDetails.getStatus();
+        if (status !== undefined) {
+            this.status = status;
         }
     }
 
@@ -104,7 +105,7 @@ export class UserDescriptor {
         userJoinedMessage.setName(this.name);
         userJoinedMessage.setCharacterlayersList(this.characterLayers);
         userJoinedMessage.setPosition(this.position);
-        userJoinedMessage.setAway(this.away);
+        userJoinedMessage.setStatus(this.status);
         if (this.visitCardUrl) {
             userJoinedMessage.setVisitcardurl(this.visitCardUrl);
         }