diff --git a/backends/swiften/main.cpp b/backends/swiften/main.cpp
index 1a0bff558a3cd5b102b0a38cdcf0644279d48c0d..7af2703baa84e56a86ecc465e1f964a17f8d341d 100644
--- a/backends/swiften/main.cpp
+++ b/backends/swiften/main.cpp
@@ -224,6 +224,10 @@ class SwiftenPlugin : public NetworkPlugin {
 				return;
 			}
 
+			if (presence->getPayload<Swift::MUCUserPayload>() != NULL || presence->getPayload<Swift::MUCPayload>() != NULL) {
+				return;
+			}
+
 			LOG4CXX_INFO(logger, user << ": " << presence->getFrom().toBare().toString() << " presence changed");
 
 			std::string message = presence->getStatus();