diff --git a/components/Shell.tsx b/components/Shell.tsx
index caccb5409b..a102128770 100644
--- a/components/Shell.tsx
+++ b/components/Shell.tsx
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {
   LinkIcon,
   LogoutIcon,
   PuzzleIcon,
+  MoonIcon,
 } from "@heroicons/react/solid";
 import { signOut, useSession } from "next-auth/react";
 import Link from "next/link";
@@ -356,14 +357,25 @@ function UserDropdown({ small }: { small?: boolean }) {
   const { t } = useLocale();
   const query = useMeQuery();
   const user = query.data;
+  const mutation = trpc.useMutation("viewer.away");
+  const utils = trpc.useContext();
 
   return (
     <Dropdown>
       <DropdownMenuTrigger asChild>
         <div className="flex items-center w-full space-x-2 cursor-pointer group">
           <span
-            className={classNames(small ? "w-8 h-8" : "w-10 h-10", "bg-gray-300 rounded-full flex-shrink-0")}>
+            className={classNames(
+              small ? "w-8 h-8" : "w-10 h-10",
+              "bg-gray-300 rounded-full flex-shrink-0 relative"
+            )}>
             <Avatar imageSrc={user?.avatar || ""} alt={user?.username || "Nameless User"} />
+            {!user?.away && (
+              <div className="absolute bottom-0 right-0 w-3 h-3 bg-green-500 border-2 border-white rounded-full"></div>
+            )}
+            {user?.away && (
+              <div className="absolute bottom-0 right-0 w-3 h-3 bg-yellow-500 border-2 border-white rounded-full"></div>
+            )}
           </span>
           {!small && (
             <span className="flex items-center flex-grow truncate">
@@ -384,6 +396,26 @@ function UserDropdown({ small }: { small?: boolean }) {
         </div>
       </DropdownMenuTrigger>
       <DropdownMenuContent>
+        <DropdownMenuItem>
+          <a
+            onClick={() => {
+              mutation.mutate({ away: !user?.away });
+              utils.invalidateQueries("viewer.me");
+            }}
+            className="flex px-4 py-2 text-sm cursor-pointer hover:bg-gray-100 hover:text-gray-900">
+            <MoonIcon
+              className={classNames(
+                user?.away
+                  ? "text-purple-500 group-hover:text-purple-700"
+                  : "text-gray-500 group-hover:text-gray-700",
+                "mr-2 flex-shrink-0 h-5 w-5"
+              )}
+              aria-hidden="true"
+            />
+            {user?.away ? t("set_as_free") : t("set_as_away")}
+          </a>
+        </DropdownMenuItem>
+        <DropdownMenuSeparator className="h-px bg-gray-200" />
         {user?.username && (
           <DropdownMenuItem>
             <a
diff --git a/components/ui/Dropdown.tsx b/components/ui/Dropdown.tsx
index 7f5dc8f0f8..c092087d6f 100644
--- a/components/ui/Dropdown.tsx
+++ b/components/ui/Dropdown.tsx
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ export const DropdownMenuContent = forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, DropdownMenuConten
     return (
       <DropdownMenuPrimitive.Content
         {...props}
-        className="z-10 mt-1 text-sm origin-top-right bg-white rounded-sm shadow-lg w-44 ring-1 ring-black ring-opacity-5 focus:outline-none"
+        className="z-10 w-48 mt-1 text-sm origin-top-right bg-white rounded-sm shadow-lg ring-1 ring-black ring-opacity-5 focus:outline-none"
         ref={forwardedRef}>
         {children}
       </DropdownMenuPrimitive.Content>
diff --git a/pages/[user].tsx b/pages/[user].tsx
index 4dd7f39606..d570eef5f3 100644
--- a/pages/[user].tsx
+++ b/pages/[user].tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { ArrowRightIcon } from "@heroicons/react/outline";
+import { MoonIcon } from "@heroicons/react/solid";
 import { GetServerSidePropsContext } from "next";
 import Link from "next/link";
 import { useRouter } from "next/router";
@@ -49,23 +50,31 @@ export default function User(props: inferSSRProps<typeof getServerSideProps>) {
               <p className="text-neutral-500 dark:text-white">{user.bio}</p>
             </div>
             <div className="space-y-6" data-testid="event-types">
-              {eventTypes.map((type) => (
-                <div
-                  key={type.id}
-                  className="relative bg-white border rounded-sm group dark:bg-neutral-900 dark:border-0 dark:hover:border-neutral-600 hover:bg-gray-50 border-neutral-200 hover:border-brand">
-                  <ArrowRightIcon className="absolute w-4 h-4 text-black transition-opacity opacity-0 right-3 top-3 dark:text-white group-hover:opacity-100" />
-                  <Link
-                    href={{
-                      pathname: `/${user.username}/${type.slug}`,
-                      query,
-                    }}>
-                    <a className="block px-6 py-4" data-testid="event-type-link">
-                      <h2 className="font-semibold text-neutral-900 dark:text-white">{type.title}</h2>
-                      <EventTypeDescription eventType={type} />
-                    </a>
-                  </Link>
+              {user.away && (
+                <div className="relative px-6 py-4 bg-white border rounded-sm group dark:bg-neutral-900 dark:border-0 border-neutral-200">
+                  <MoonIcon className="w-8 h-8 mb-4 text-neutral-800" />
+                  <h2 className="font-semibold text-neutral-900 dark:text-white">{t("user_away")}</h2>
+                  <p className="text-neutral-500 dark:text-white">{t("user_away_description")}</p>
                 </div>
-              ))}
+              )}
+              {!user.away &&
+                eventTypes.map((type) => (
+                  <div
+                    key={type.id}
+                    className="relative bg-white border rounded-sm group dark:bg-neutral-900 dark:border-0 dark:hover:border-neutral-600 hover:bg-gray-50 border-neutral-200 hover:border-brand">
+                    <ArrowRightIcon className="absolute w-4 h-4 text-black transition-opacity opacity-0 right-3 top-3 dark:text-white group-hover:opacity-100" />
+                    <Link
+                      href={{
+                        pathname: `/${user.username}/${type.slug}`,
+                        query,
+                      }}>
+                      <a className="block px-6 py-4" data-testid="event-type-link">
+                        <h2 className="font-semibold text-neutral-900 dark:text-white">{type.title}</h2>
+                        <EventTypeDescription eventType={type} />
+                      </a>
+                    </Link>
+                  </div>
+                ))}
             </div>
             {eventTypes.length === 0 && (
               <div className="overflow-hidden rounded-sm shadow">
@@ -102,6 +111,7 @@ export const getServerSideProps = async (context: GetServerSidePropsContext) =>
       avatar: true,
       theme: true,
       plan: true,
+      away: true,
     },
   });
 
diff --git a/prisma/migrations/20220105104913_add_away_field/migration.sql b/prisma/migrations/20220105104913_add_away_field/migration.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7f2996fbb7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/prisma/migrations/20220105104913_add_away_field/migration.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+-- AlterTable
+ALTER TABLE "users" ADD COLUMN     "away" BOOLEAN NOT NULL DEFAULT false;
diff --git a/prisma/schema.prisma b/prisma/schema.prisma
index f64c8e2687..2f5e8abdb9 100644
--- a/prisma/schema.prisma
+++ b/prisma/schema.prisma
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ model User {
   brandColor          String               @default("#292929")
   // the location where the events will end up
   destinationCalendar DestinationCalendar?
+  away                Boolean              @default(false)
   metadata            Json?
 
   @@map(name: "users")
diff --git a/public/static/locales/en/common.json b/public/static/locales/en/common.json
index 3c960f86b3..e342647375 100644
--- a/public/static/locales/en/common.json
+++ b/public/static/locales/en/common.json
@@ -570,5 +570,9 @@
   "error_required_field": "This field is required.",
   "status": "Status",
   "team_view_user_availability": "View user availability",
-  "team_view_user_availability_disabled": "User needs to accept invite to view availability"
+  "team_view_user_availability_disabled": "User needs to accept invite to view availability",
+  "set_as_away": "Set yourself as away",
+  "set_as_free": "Disable away status",
+  "user_away": "This user is currently away.",
+  "user_away_description": "The person you are trying to book has set themselves to away, and therefore is not accepting new bookings."
 }
diff --git a/server/createContext.ts b/server/createContext.ts
index d56103d136..ac410c8c62 100644
--- a/server/createContext.ts
+++ b/server/createContext.ts
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ async function getUserFromSession({
       twoFactorEnabled: true,
       brandColor: true,
       plan: true,
+      away: true,
       credentials: {
         select: {
           id: true,
diff --git a/server/routers/viewer.tsx b/server/routers/viewer.tsx
index 8669794116..c01eb20ed3 100644
--- a/server/routers/viewer.tsx
+++ b/server/routers/viewer.tsx
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ const loggedInViewerRouter = createProtectedRouter()
         twoFactorEnabled,
         brandColor,
         plan,
+        away,
       } = ctx.user;
       const me = {
         id,
@@ -73,10 +74,26 @@ const loggedInViewerRouter = createProtectedRouter()
         twoFactorEnabled,
         brandColor,
         plan,
+        away,
       };
       return me;
     },
   })
+  .mutation("away", {
+    input: z.object({
+      away: z.boolean(),
+    }),
+    async resolve({ input, ctx }) {
+      await ctx.prisma.user.update({
+        where: {
+          email: ctx.user.email,
+        },
+        data: {
+          away: input.away,
+        },
+      });
+    },
+  })
   .query("eventTypes", {
     async resolve({ ctx }) {
       const { prisma } = ctx;