1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/storage/presence.py b/synapse/storage/presence.py
index 21d0696640..7460f98a1f 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/presence.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/presence.py
@@ -37,6 +37,13 @@ class UserPresenceState(namedtuple("UserPresenceState",
     status_msg (str): User set status message.
     """
 
+    def as_dict(self):
+        return dict(self._asdict())
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def from_dict(d):
+        return UserPresenceState(**d)
+
     def copy_and_replace(self, **kwargs):
         return self._replace(**kwargs)