diff --git a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/gui/main/presence/GlobalStatusSelectorBox.java b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/gui/main/presence/GlobalStatusSelectorBox.java
index 01c25306a..563221781 100644
--- a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/gui/main/presence/GlobalStatusSelectorBox.java
+++ b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/gui/main/presence/GlobalStatusSelectorBox.java
@@ -95,12 +95,6 @@ public class GlobalStatusSelectorBox
      */
     private ButtonGroup group = new ButtonGroup();
 
-    /**
-     * Ignore protocols that don't have presence operation sets
-     * when looking for global status.
-     */
-    private static boolean ignoreNonPresenceOpSetProtocols = false;
-
     /**
      * Creates an instance of <tt>SimpleStatusSelectorBox</tt>.
      *
@@ -120,13 +114,6 @@ public GlobalStatusSelectorBox(MainFrame mainFrame)
         this.add(titleLabel);
         this.addSeparator();
 
-        String ignoreStrValue
-            = GuiActivator.getResources().getSettingsString(
-                "net.java.sip.communicator.service.protocol.globalstatus" +
-                    ".IGNORE_NONPRESENCEOPSET_PROTOCOLS");
-        if(ignoreStrValue != null)
-            ignoreNonPresenceOpSetProtocols = Boolean.valueOf(ignoreStrValue);
-
         PresenceStatus offlineStatus = null;
         // creates menu item entry for every global status
         for(GlobalStatusEnum status : GlobalStatusEnum.globalStatusSet)
@@ -419,6 +406,7 @@ private void updateGlobalStatus()
 
         Iterator<ProtocolProviderService> pProviders
             = mainFrame.getProtocolProviders();
+        boolean hasAvailableProvider = false;
 
         while (pProviders.hasNext())
         {
@@ -439,8 +427,11 @@ private void updateGlobalStatus()
             OperationSetPresence presence
                 = protocolProvider.getOperationSet(OperationSetPresence.class);
 
-            if(presence == null && ignoreNonPresenceOpSetProtocols)
+            if(presence == null)
+            {
+                hasAvailableProvider = true;
                 continue;
+            }
 
             int presenceStatus
                 = (presence == null)
@@ -451,6 +442,10 @@ private void updateGlobalStatus()
                 status = presenceStatus;
         }
 
+        // if we have at least one online provider
+        if(status == 0 && hasAvailableProvider)
+            status = PresenceStatus.AVAILABLE_THRESHOLD;
+
         JCheckBoxMenuItem item = getItemFromStatus(status);
         item.setSelected(true);
 
diff --git a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/osdependent/jdic/StatusSubMenu.java b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/osdependent/jdic/StatusSubMenu.java
index da3596dc7..bdbc626b3 100644
--- a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/osdependent/jdic/StatusSubMenu.java
+++ b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/osdependent/jdic/StatusSubMenu.java
@@ -59,12 +59,6 @@ public class StatusSubMenu
      */
     private static boolean hideAccountStatusSelectors = false;
 
-    /**
-     * Ignore protocols that don't have presence operation sets
-     * when looking for global status.
-     */
-    private static boolean ignoreNonPresenceOpSetProtocols = false;
-
     /**
      * Creates an instance of <tt>StatusSubMenu</tt>.
      * 
@@ -113,13 +107,6 @@ public StatusSubMenu(SystrayServiceJdicImpl tray, boolean swing)
                         hideAccountStatusSelectors);
         }
 
-        String ignoreStrValue
-            = OsDependentActivator.getResources().getSettingsString(
-                "net.java.sip.communicator.service.protocol.globalstatus" +
-                    ".IGNORE_NONPRESENCEOPSET_PROTOCOLS");
-        if(ignoreStrValue != null)
-            ignoreNonPresenceOpSetProtocols = Boolean.valueOf(ignoreStrValue);
-
         PresenceStatus offlineStatus = null;
         // creates menu item entry for every global status
         for(GlobalStatusEnum status : GlobalStatusEnum.globalStatusSet)
@@ -389,6 +376,7 @@ public void registrationStateChanged(RegistrationStateChangeEvent evt)
     private void updateGlobalStatus()
     {
         int status = 0;
+        boolean hasAvailableProvider = false;
 
         for(ProtocolProviderService protocolProvider : getProtocolProviders())
         {
@@ -407,8 +395,11 @@ private void updateGlobalStatus()
             OperationSetPresence presence
                 = protocolProvider.getOperationSet(OperationSetPresence.class);
 
-            if(presence == null && ignoreNonPresenceOpSetProtocols)
+            if(presence == null)
+            {
+                hasAvailableProvider = true;
                 continue;
+            }
 
             int presenceStatus
                 = (presence == null)
@@ -419,6 +410,10 @@ private void updateGlobalStatus()
                 status = presenceStatus;
         }
 
+        // if we have at least one online provider
+        if(status == 0 && hasAvailableProvider)
+            status = PresenceStatus.AVAILABLE_THRESHOLD;
+
         selectItemFromStatus(status);
     }