diff --git a/apps/meteor/client/definitions/IRocketChatDesktop.ts b/apps/meteor/client/definitions/IRocketChatDesktop.ts
index a0707e9ba6d..b91a23ac112 100644
--- a/apps/meteor/client/definitions/IRocketChatDesktop.ts
+++ b/apps/meteor/client/definitions/IRocketChatDesktop.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,49 @@
+type ServerInfo = {
+	version: string;
+};
+
+type Badge = '•' | number;
+
+type ThemeAppearance = 'dark' | 'light' | 'auto' | 'high-contrast' | undefined;
+
+type VideoCallWindowOptions = {
+	providerName?: string | undefined;
+};
+
 type OutlookEventsResponse = { status: 'success' | 'canceled' };
 
 export interface IRocketChatDesktop {
-	openInternalVideoChatWindow?: (url: string, options: { providerName: string | undefined }) => void;
-	getOutlookEvents?: (date: Date) => Promise<OutlookEventsResponse>;
-	setOutlookExchangeUrl?: (url: string, userId: string) => Promise<void>;
-	hasOutlookCredentials?: () => Promise<boolean>;
-	clearOutlookCredentials?: () => Promise<void> | void;
-	openDocumentViewer?: (url: string, format: string, options: any) => void;
+	onReady: (cb: (serverInfo: ServerInfo) => void) => void;
+	setServerInfo: (serverInfo: ServerInfo) => void;
+	setUrlResolver: (getAbsoluteUrl: (relativePath?: string) => string) => void;
+	setBadge: (badge: Badge) => void;
+	setFavicon: (faviconUrl: string) => void;
+	setBackground: (imageUrl: string) => void;
+	setSidebarCustomTheme: (customTheme: string) => void;
+	setTitle: (title: string) => void;
+	setUserLoggedIn: (userLoggedIn: boolean) => void;
+	setUserPresenceDetection: (options: {
+		isAutoAwayEnabled: boolean;
+		idleThreshold: number | null;
+		setUserOnline: (online: boolean) => void;
+	}) => void;
+	setUserThemeAppearance: (themeAppearance: ThemeAppearance) => void;
+	createNotification: (
+		options: NotificationOptions & {
+			canReply?: boolean;
+			title: string;
+			onEvent: (eventDescriptor: { type: string; detail: unknown }) => void;
+		},
+	) => Promise<unknown>;
+	destroyNotification: (id: unknown) => void;
+	getInternalVideoChatWindowEnabled: () => boolean;
+	openInternalVideoChatWindow: (url: string, options: VideoCallWindowOptions) => void;
+	setGitCommitHash: (gitCommitHash: string) => void;
+	writeTextToClipboard: (text: string) => void;
+	getOutlookEvents: (date: Date) => Promise<OutlookEventsResponse>;
+	setOutlookExchangeUrl: (url: string, userId: string) => void;
+	hasOutlookCredentials: () => Promise<boolean>;
+	clearOutlookCredentials: () => void;
+	setUserToken: (token: string, userId: string) => void;
+	openDocumentViewer: (url: string, format: string, options: any) => void;
 }
diff --git a/apps/meteor/client/lib/userPresence.ts b/apps/meteor/client/lib/userPresence.ts
index 31ed7570f32..835c3230781 100644
--- a/apps/meteor/client/lib/userPresence.ts
+++ b/apps/meteor/client/lib/userPresence.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export class UserPresence {
 
 	private storeUser: (doc: IUser) => void = () => undefined;
 
-	private startTimer() {
+	startTimer() {
 		this.stopTimer();
 		if (!this.awayTime) return;
 
@@ -70,15 +70,42 @@ export class UserPresence {
 		const isLoggingIn = useIsLoggingIn();
 		const enableAutoAway = useUserPreference<boolean>('enableAutoAway');
 		const idleTimeLimit = useUserPreference<number>('idleTimeLimit') ?? 300;
+		const { RocketChatDesktop } = window;
 
 		this.user = user;
 		this.connected = connected;
-		this.awayTime = enableAutoAway ? idleTimeLimit * 1000 : undefined;
+		this.awayTime = enableAutoAway && !RocketChatDesktop ? idleTimeLimit * 1000 : undefined;
 		this.goOnline = useMethod('UserPresence:online');
 		this.goAway = useMethod('UserPresence:away');
 		this.storeUser = Users.use((state) => state.store);
 
 		useEffect(() => {
+			if (!RocketChatDesktop) return;
+
+			RocketChatDesktop.setUserPresenceDetection({
+				isAutoAwayEnabled: enableAutoAway ?? false,
+				idleThreshold: idleTimeLimit,
+				setUserOnline: (online) => {
+					if (!online) {
+						this.goAway();
+						return;
+					}
+					this.goOnline();
+				},
+			});
+
+			return () => {
+				RocketChatDesktop.setUserPresenceDetection({
+					isAutoAwayEnabled: false,
+					idleThreshold: null,
+					setUserOnline: () => undefined,
+				});
+			};
+		}, [RocketChatDesktop, enableAutoAway, idleTimeLimit]);
+
+		useEffect(() => {
+			if (RocketChatDesktop) return;
+
 			const documentEvents = ['mousemove', 'mousedown', 'touchend', 'keydown'] as const;
 			documentEvents.forEach((key) => document.addEventListener(key, this.setOnline));
 			window.addEventListener('focus', this.setOnline);
@@ -87,7 +114,7 @@ export class UserPresence {
 				documentEvents.forEach((key) => document.removeEventListener(key, this.setOnline));
 				window.removeEventListener('focus', this.setOnline);
 			};
-		}, []);
+		}, [RocketChatDesktop]);
 
 		useEffect(() => {
 			if (!user || !connected || isLoggingIn) return;
diff --git a/apps/meteor/client/main.ts b/apps/meteor/client/main.ts
index 087ae21dedf..2d1b6f396dd 100644
--- a/apps/meteor/client/main.ts
+++ b/apps/meteor/client/main.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import './serviceWorker';
 import './startup/accounts';
+import './startup/fakeUserPresence';
 
 import('@rocket.chat/fuselage-polyfills')
 	.then(() => import('./meteorOverrides'))
diff --git a/apps/meteor/client/providers/UserPresenceProvider.tsx b/apps/meteor/client/providers/UserPresenceProvider.tsx
index 8cf1322c9ae..8c2ca06c991 100644
--- a/apps/meteor/client/providers/UserPresenceProvider.tsx
+++ b/apps/meteor/client/providers/UserPresenceProvider.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { useMemo, useEffect } from 'react';
 import { Presence } from '../lib/presence';
 import { UserPresence } from '../lib/userPresence';
 
-const userPresence = new UserPresence();
+export const userPresence = new UserPresence();
 
 type UserPresenceProviderProps = {
 	children?: ReactNode;
diff --git a/apps/meteor/client/startup/fakeUserPresence.ts b/apps/meteor/client/startup/fakeUserPresence.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3bda53c5055
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/meteor/client/startup/fakeUserPresence.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+// backport of rocketchat:user-presence for the desktop app
+
+if (window.RocketChatDesktop) {
+	const fakeUserPresenceModule = {
+		UserPresence: {
+			awayTime: undefined,
+			start: () => undefined,
+		},
+	};
+
+	window.require = ((fn) =>
+		Object.assign((id: string) => {
+			if (id === 'meteor/rocketchat:user-presence') {
+				return fakeUserPresenceModule;
+			}
+			return fn(id);
+		}, fn))(window.require);
+}
diff --git a/apps/meteor/client/views/room/contextualBar/VideoConference/hooks/useVideoConfOpenCall.spec.tsx b/apps/meteor/client/views/room/contextualBar/VideoConference/hooks/useVideoConfOpenCall.spec.tsx
index bf51e9bab4c..74f3a6f3f56 100644
--- a/apps/meteor/client/views/room/contextualBar/VideoConference/hooks/useVideoConfOpenCall.spec.tsx
+++ b/apps/meteor/client/views/room/contextualBar/VideoConference/hooks/useVideoConfOpenCall.spec.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ describe('with window.RocketChatDesktop set', () => {
 	beforeEach(() => {
 		window.RocketChatDesktop = {
 			openInternalVideoChatWindow: jest.fn(),
-		};
+		} as any;
 	});
 
 	afterAll(() => {