diff --git a/config/bridge.go b/config/bridge.go
index bedd879..bf4fad9 100644
--- a/config/bridge.go
+++ b/config/bridge.go
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ type BridgeConfig struct {
 	SyncDirectChatList    bool `yaml:"sync_direct_chat_list"`
 	DefaultBridgeReceipts bool `yaml:"default_bridge_receipts"`
 	DefaultBridgePresence bool `yaml:"default_bridge_presence"`
+	SendPresenceOnTyping  bool `yaml:"send_presence_on_typing"`
 
 	ForceActiveDeliveryReceipts bool `yaml:"force_active_delivery_receipts"`
 
diff --git a/config/upgrade.go b/config/upgrade.go
index c7a4e46..51ad8dc 100644
--- a/config/upgrade.go
+++ b/config/upgrade.go
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ func (helper *UpgradeHelper) doUpgrade() {
 	helper.Copy(Bool, "bridge", "sync_direct_chat_list")
 	helper.Copy(Bool, "bridge", "default_bridge_receipts")
 	helper.Copy(Bool, "bridge", "default_bridge_presence")
+	helper.Copy(Bool, "bridge", "send_presence_on_typing")
 	helper.Copy(Bool, "bridge", "force_active_delivery_receipts")
 	helper.Copy(Map, "bridge", "double_puppet_server_map")
 	helper.Copy(Bool, "bridge", "double_puppet_allow_discovery")
diff --git a/example-config.yaml b/example-config.yaml
index 41e2949..4e4c1ab 100644
--- a/example-config.yaml
+++ b/example-config.yaml
@@ -147,6 +147,10 @@ bridge:
     # Existing users won't be affected when these are changed.
     default_bridge_receipts: true
     default_bridge_presence: true
+    # Send the presence as "available" to whatsapp when users start typing on a portal. 
+    # This works as a workaround for homeservers that do not support presence, and allows 
+    # users to see when the whatsapp user on the other side is typing during a conversation.
+    send_presence_on_typing: false
     # Should the bridge always send "active" delivery receipts (two gray ticks on WhatsApp)
     # even if the user isn't marked as online (e.g. when presence bridging isn't enabled)?
     #
diff --git a/portal.go b/portal.go
index 4da13aa..fefdc32 100644
--- a/portal.go
+++ b/portal.go
@@ -2815,6 +2815,12 @@ func (portal *Portal) setTyping(userIDs []id.UserID, state types.ChatPresence) {
 		if err != nil {
 			portal.log.Warnln("Error sending chat presence:", err)
 		}
+		if portal.bridge.Config.Bridge.SendPresenceOnTyping {
+			err = user.Client.SendPresence(types.PresenceAvailable)
+			if err != nil {
+				user.log.Warnln("Failed to set presence:", err)
+			}
+		}
 	}
 }