diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index f430a7bb15..05c7442921 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -339,6 +339,8 @@ Asterisk Manager Interface
  * The redirect command now has new parameters ExtraContext, ExtraExtension, 
    and ExtraPriority to allow redirecting the second channel to a different
    location than the first.
+ * Added new event "JabberStatus" in the Jabber module to monitor buddies
+   status.
 
 Channel Event Logging
 ---------------------
diff --git a/res/res_jabber.c b/res/res_jabber.c
index ced9ea973c..79e31c6e3a 100644
--- a/res/res_jabber.c
+++ b/res/res_jabber.c
@@ -2394,6 +2394,12 @@ static void aji_handle_presence(struct aji_client *client, ikspak *pak)
 	default:
 		ast_debug(3, "JABBER: Kinky! how did that happen %i\n", pak->show);
 	}
+
+	manager_event(EVENT_FLAG_USER, "JabberStatus",
+			"Account: %s\r\nJID: %s\r\nResource: %s\r\nStatus: %d\r\nPriority: %d"
+			"\r\nDescription: %s\r\n",
+			client->name, pak->from->partial, found->resource, found->status,
+			found->priority, found->description);
 }
 
 /*!