diff --git a/ext/tox/extconf.rb b/ext/tox/extconf.rb
index 541b667..3d4e464 100755
--- a/ext/tox/extconf.rb
+++ b/ext/tox/extconf.rb
@@ -36,5 +36,8 @@ have_library LIBTOXCORE, 'tox_group_peernumber_is_ours' and
 have_library LIBTOXCORE, 'tox_self_get_name_size' and
 have_library LIBTOXCORE, 'tox_self_get_name' and
 have_library LIBTOXCORE, 'tox_self_set_name' and
+have_library LIBTOXCORE, 'tox_self_get_status_message_size' and
+have_library LIBTOXCORE, 'tox_self_get_status_message' and
+have_library LIBTOXCORE, 'tox_self_set_status_message' and
 
 create_makefile "#{NAME}/#{NAME}" or exit(1)
diff --git a/ext/tox/tox.c b/ext/tox/tox.c
index 5b63d9f..ea7bec1 100644
--- a/ext/tox/tox.c
+++ b/ext/tox/tox.c
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ static VALUE cTox_group_message_send(VALUE self, VALUE group_number, VALUE text)
 static VALUE cTox_group_peernumber_is_ours(VALUE self, VALUE group_number, VALUE peer_number);
 static VALUE cTox_name(VALUE self);
 static VALUE cTox_name_ASSIGN(VALUE self, VALUE name);
+static VALUE cTox_status_message(VALUE self);
+static VALUE cTox_status_message_ASSIGN(VALUE self, VALUE text);
 
 static void on_friend_request(
   Tox *tox,
@@ -108,6 +110,8 @@ void Init_tox()
   rb_define_method(cTox, "group_peernumber_is_ours", cTox_group_peernumber_is_ours, 2);
   rb_define_method(cTox, "name", cTox_name, 0);
   rb_define_method(cTox, "name=", cTox_name_ASSIGN, 1);
+  rb_define_method(cTox, "status_message", cTox_status_message, 0);
+  rb_define_method(cTox, "status_message=", cTox_status_message_ASSIGN, 1);
 
   cTox_cOptions = rb_define_class_under(cTox, "Options", rb_cObject);
   rb_define_alloc_func(cTox_cOptions, cTox_cOptions_alloc);
@@ -412,6 +416,42 @@ VALUE cTox_name_ASSIGN(const VALUE self, const VALUE name)
     return Qtrue;
 }
 
+VALUE cTox_status_message(const VALUE self)
+{
+  cTox_ *tox;
+
+  char text[TOX_MAX_STATUS_MESSAGE_LENGTH];
+  size_t text_size;
+
+  Data_Get_Struct(self, cTox_, tox);
+
+  text_size = tox_self_get_status_message_size(tox->tox);
+
+  if (text_size > 0)
+    tox_self_get_status_message(tox->tox, (uint8_t*)text);
+
+  return rb_str_new(text, text_size);
+}
+
+VALUE cTox_status_message_ASSIGN(const VALUE self, const VALUE text)
+{
+  cTox_ *tox;
+
+  bool result;
+  TOX_ERR_SET_INFO error;
+
+  Check_Type(text, T_STRING);
+
+  Data_Get_Struct(self, cTox_, tox);
+
+  result = tox_self_set_status_message(tox->tox, (uint8_t*)RSTRING_PTR(text), RSTRING_LEN(text), &error);
+
+  if (error != TOX_ERR_SET_INFO_OK || !result)
+    return Qfalse;
+  else
+    return Qtrue;
+}
+
 void on_friend_request(
   Tox *const tox,
   const uint8_t *const key,