diff --git a/src/middleware/includedFieldsMiddleware.js b/src/middleware/includedFieldsMiddleware.js
index 6d8ccf8..ed9a141 100644
--- a/src/middleware/includedFieldsMiddleware.js
+++ b/src/middleware/includedFieldsMiddleware.js
@@ -24,6 +24,6 @@ const includeFieldsRecursively = (includedFields) => {
 }
 
 export default {
-  Query: includeFieldsRecursively(['id', 'disabled', 'deleted']),
-  Mutation: includeFieldsRecursively(['id', 'disabled', 'deleted'])
+  Query: includeFieldsRecursively(['id', 'disabled', 'deleted', 'preferences']),
+  Mutation: includeFieldsRecursively(['id', 'disabled', 'deleted', 'preferences'])
 }
diff --git a/src/middleware/index.js b/src/middleware/index.js
index 6ed0955..4e4064c 100644
--- a/src/middleware/index.js
+++ b/src/middleware/index.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import xssMiddleware from './xssMiddleware'
 import permissionsMiddleware from './permissionsMiddleware'
 import userMiddleware from './userMiddleware'
 import includedFieldsMiddleware from './includedFieldsMiddleware'
+import lastActiveMiddleware from './lastActiveMiddleware'
 
 export default schema => {
   let middleware = [
@@ -20,7 +21,8 @@ export default schema => {
     fixImageUrlsMiddleware,
     softDeleteMiddleware,
     userMiddleware,
-    includedFieldsMiddleware
+    includedFieldsMiddleware,
+    lastActiveMiddleware
   ]
 
   // add permisions middleware at the first position (unless we're seeding)
diff --git a/src/middleware/lastActiveMiddleware.js b/src/middleware/lastActiveMiddleware.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c7f3708
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/middleware/lastActiveMiddleware.js
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+import values from 'lodash/values'
+
+const queue = {
+  users: {},
+  driver: null,
+  add: (context, lastActiveAt) => {
+    queue.driver = context.driver
+    queue.users[context.user.id] = {
+      id: context.user.id,
+      lastActiveAt
+    }
+  },
+  run: async () => {
+    if (!queue.driver || !values(queue.users).length) return
+
+    const users = { ...queue.users }
+    queue.users = {}
+
+    const session = queue.driver.session()
+    await session.run(`
+      UNWIND $users AS user
+      MATCH(u:User {id: user.id})
+      SET u.lastActiveAt = user.lastActiveAt`, {
+      users: values(users)
+    })
+    session.close()
+  }
+}
+setInterval(queue.run, 10000)
+
+export default {
+  Mutation: async (resolve, root, args, context, info) => {
+    if (context.user) queue.add(context, (new Date()).toISOString())
+    return resolve(root, args, context, info)
+  },
+  Query: async (resolve, root, args, context, info) => {
+    if (context.user) queue.add(context, (new Date()).toISOString())
+    return resolve(root, args, context, info)
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/middleware/permissionsMiddleware.js b/src/middleware/permissionsMiddleware.js
index 62999c2..b85714f 100644
--- a/src/middleware/permissionsMiddleware.js
+++ b/src/middleware/permissionsMiddleware.js
@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@ const isAuthor = rule({ cache: 'no_cache' })(async (parent, args, { user, driver
   return authorId === user.id
 })
 
+const wantsToShowOnlineStatus = rule({ cache: 'no_cache' })(async (parent, args, { user, driver }) => {
+  const preferences = parent.preferences || []
+  return preferences.indexOf('hideOnlineStatus') < 0
+})
+
 // Permissions
 const permissions = shield({
   Query: {
@@ -68,7 +73,9 @@ const permissions = shield({
   },
   User: {
     email: isMyOwn,
-    password: isMyOwn
+    password: isMyOwn,
+    preferences: or(isMyOwn, isAdmin),
+    lastActiveAt: or(wantsToShowOnlineStatus, isModerator)
   }
 })
 
diff --git a/src/schema.graphql b/src/schema.graphql
index af7764f..b5ea3f4 100644
--- a/src/schema.graphql
+++ b/src/schema.graphql
@@ -121,6 +121,11 @@ type User {
 
   createdAt: String
   updatedAt: String
+  "Date of last interaction with the system"
+  lastActiveAt: String
+
+  "User preferences like 'hideOnlineStatus'"
+  preferences: [UserPreferenceEnum]
 
   friends: [User]! @relation(name: "FRIENDS", direction: "BOTH")
   friendsCount: Int! @cypher(statement: "MATCH (this)<-[:FRIENDS]->(r:User) RETURN COUNT(DISTINCT r)")
@@ -167,6 +172,10 @@ type User {
   badgesCount: Int! @cypher(statement: "MATCH (this)<-[:REWARDED]-(r:Badge) RETURN COUNT(r)")
 }
 
+enum UserPreferenceEnum {
+  hideOnlineStatus
+}
+
 type Post {
   id: ID!
   activityId: String
diff --git a/src/seed/factories/users.js b/src/seed/factories/users.js
index 491b3f9..60d0da2 100644
--- a/src/seed/factories/users.js
+++ b/src/seed/factories/users.js
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 import faker from 'faker'
 import uuid from 'uuid/v4'
+import helpers from '../seed-helpers'
+
+// random preferences, chance 1 to 3
+const preferences = [
+  'null',
+  '[hideOnlineStatus]',
+  'null'
+]
 
 export default function create (params) {
   const {
@@ -25,7 +33,8 @@ export default function create (params) {
         about: "${about}",
         role: ${role},
         disabled: ${disabled},
-        deleted: ${deleted}
+        deleted: ${deleted},
+        preferences: ${helpers.random(preferences)}
       ) {
         id
         name