diff --git a/src/framework/bot.rs b/src/framework/bot.rs
index a72dfad..076628c 100644
--- a/src/framework/bot.rs
+++ b/src/framework/bot.rs
@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@ use std::{fmt::Debug, sync::Arc};
 use async_trait::async_trait;
 use thiserror::Error;
 use twilight_cache_inmemory::{DefaultInMemoryCache, ResourceType};
-use twilight_gateway::{Event, EventTypeFlags, Intents, Shard, ShardId, StreamExt};
+use twilight_gateway::{ConfigBuilder, Event, EventTypeFlags, Intents, Shard, ShardId, StreamExt};
 use twilight_http::Client;
+use twilight_model::gateway::payload::outgoing::update_presence::UpdatePresencePayload;
 
 use crate::{
     framework::{
@@ -92,6 +93,7 @@ where
 pub struct Bot<T: Send + Sync> {
     shard: ShardId,
     state: Arc<T>,
+    presence: Option<UpdatePresencePayload>,
     prefixes: Arc<dyn PrefixGetter<T> + Send + Sync>,
     intents: Intents,
     cached_resource_types: Vec<ResourceType>,
@@ -113,6 +115,7 @@ impl<T: 'static + Send + Sync> Bot<T> {
         Self {
             shard: ShardId::new(0, 1),
             state: Arc::new(state),
+            presence: None,
             prefixes: Arc::new(prefixes),
             intents: Intents::empty(),
             cached_resource_types: Vec::new(),
@@ -140,6 +143,11 @@ impl<T: 'static + Send + Sync> Bot<T> {
         self
     }
 
+    pub fn presence(mut self, presence: UpdatePresencePayload) -> Self {
+        self.presence = Some(presence);
+        self
+    }
+
     pub fn command(mut self, command: impl Command<T> + 'static) -> Self {
         self.commands.push(Arc::new(command));
         self
@@ -250,7 +258,15 @@ impl<T: 'static + Send + Sync> Bot<T> {
             cache,
         });
 
-        let mut gateway = Shard::new(bot.shard, token.to_string(), bot.intents);
+        let mut config = ConfigBuilder::new(token.to_string(), bot.intents);
+
+        if let Some(presence) = &bot.presence {
+            config = config.presence(presence.clone());
+        }
+
+        let config = config.build();
+
+        let mut gateway = Shard::with_config(bot.shard, config);
 
         loop {
             if let Some(Ok(event)) = gateway.next_event(EventTypeFlags::all()).await {