diff --git a/session.py b/session.py
index a345c69..2455f9e 100644
--- a/session.py
+++ b/session.py
@@ -447,6 +447,16 @@ class Session(YowsupApp):
 				room, participants)
 		self.groups[room].removeParticipants(participants)
 
+	# Called by superclass
+	def onContactStatusChanged(self, number, status):
+		self.logger.debug("%s changed their status to %s", number, status)
+		try:
+			buddy = self.buddies[number]
+			buddy.statusMsg = status
+			self.buddies.updateSpectrum(buddy)
+		except KeyError:
+			self.logger.debug("%s not in buddy list", number)
+
 	def onPresenceReceived(self, _type, name, jid, lastseen):
 		self.logger.info("Presence received: %s %s %s %s", _type, name, jid, lastseen)
 		buddy = jid.split("@")[0]
diff --git a/yowsupwrapper.py b/yowsupwrapper.py
index 8271400..fa4819a 100644
--- a/yowsupwrapper.py
+++ b/yowsupwrapper.py
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ from yowsup.layers.protocol_chatstate.protocolentities import *
 from yowsup.layers.protocol_contacts.protocolentities import *
 from yowsup.layers.protocol_groups.protocolentities import *
 from yowsup.layers.protocol_media.protocolentities import *
+from yowsup.layers.protocol_notifications.protocolentities import *
 from yowsup.layers.protocol_messages.protocolentities  import *
 from yowsup.layers.protocol_presence.protocolentities import *
 from yowsup.layers.protocol_profiles.protocolentities import *
@@ -545,6 +546,15 @@ class YowsupApp(object):
 		"""
 		pass
 
+	def onContactStatusChanged(self, number, status):
+		"""Called when a contacts changes their status
+
+		Args
+			number: (str) the number of the contact who changed their status
+			status: (str) the new status
+		"""
+		pass
+
 	def sendEntity(self, entity):
 		"""Sends an entity down the stack (as if YowsupAppLayer called toLower)"""
 		self.stack.broadcastEvent(YowLayerEvent(YowsupAppLayer.TO_LOWER_EVENT,
@@ -651,6 +661,11 @@ class YowsupAppLayer(YowInterfaceLayer):
 					entity.getGroupId().split('@')[0],
 					entity.getParticipants().keys()
 			)
+		elif isinstance(entity, StatusNotificationProtocolEntity):
+			self.caller.onContactStatusChanged(
+					entity._from.split('@')[0],
+					entity.status
+			)
 
 	@ProtocolEntityCallback('message')
 	def onMessageReceived(self, entity):