diff --git a/actions/imsettings.php b/actions/imsettings.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b34f8ca12d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/actions/imsettings.php
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+<?php
+/*
+ * Laconica - a distributed open-source microblogging tool
+ * Copyright (C) 2008, Controlez-Vous, Inc.
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+if (!defined('LACONICA')) { exit(1); }
+
+require_once(INSTALLDIR.'/lib/settingsaction.php');
+
+class ImsettingsAction extends SettingsAction {
+
+	function show_top($arr) {
+		$msg = $arr[0];
+		$success = $arr[1];
+		if ($msg) {
+			$this->message($msg, $success);
+		} else {
+			common_element('div', 'instructions',
+						   _t('You can send and receive notices through '.
+							  'Jabber/GTalk instant messages. Configure '.
+							  'your address and settings below.'));
+		}
+		$this->settings_menu();
+	}
+
+	function show_form($msg=NULL, $success=false) {
+		$user = common_current_user();
+		common_show_header(_t('IM settings'), NULL, array($msg, $success),
+						   array($this, 'show_top'));
+
+		common_element_start('form', array('method' => 'POST',
+										   'id' => 'imsettings',
+										   'action' =>
+										   common_local_url('imsettings')));
+		# too much common patterns here... abstractable?
+		common_input('jabber', _t('IM Address'),
+					 ($this->arg('jabber')) ? $this->arg('jabber') : $user->jabber,
+					 _t('Jabber or GTalk address, like "UserName@example.org"'));
+		common_checkbox('jabbernotify',
+		                _t('Send me notices through Jabber/GTalk.'));
+		common_checkbox('updatefrompresence',
+		                _t('Post a notice when my Jabber/GTalk status changes.'));
+		common_submit('submit', _t('Save'));
+		common_element_end('form');
+		common_show_footer();
+	}
+
+	function handle_post() {
+
+		$jabber = $this->trimmed('jabber');
+		$jabbernotify = $this->boolean('jabbernotify');
+		$updatefrompresence = $this->boolean('updatefrompresence');
+
+		if (!jabber_validate_jid($jabber)) {
+			$this->show_form(_('Not a valid Jabber ID'));
+			return;
+		} else if ($this->jabber_exists($jabber)) {
+			$this->show_form(_('Not a valid Jabber ID'));
+			return;
+		}
+
+		# Some validation
+
+		$user = common_current_user();
+
+		assert(!is_null($user)); # should already be checked
+
+		$user->query('BEGIN');
+
+		$original = clone($user);
+
+		$user->jabber = $jabber;
+		$user->jabbernotify = $jabbernotify;
+		$user->updatefrompresence = $updatefrompresence;
+
+		$result = $user->updateKeys($original); # For key columns
+
+		if ($result === FALSE) {
+			common_log_db_error($user, 'UPDATE', __FILE__);
+			common_server_error(_t('Couldnt update user.'));
+			return;
+		}
+
+		$result = $user->update($original); # For non-key columns
+
+		if ($result === FALSE) {
+			common_log_db_error($user, 'UPDATE', __FILE__);
+			common_server_error(_t('Couldnt update user.'));
+			return;
+		}
+
+		$user->query('COMMIT');
+
+		$this->show_form(_t('Settings saved.'), TRUE);
+	}
+
+	function jabber_exists($jabber) {
+		$user = common_current_user();
+		$other = User::staticGet('jabber', $jabber);
+		if (!$other) {
+			return false;
+		} else {
+			return $other->id != $user->id;
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/classes/User.php b/classes/User.php
index e735457f9d..370dad82f7 100644
--- a/classes/User.php
+++ b/classes/User.php
@@ -35,8 +35,11 @@ class User extends DB_DataObject
     public $password;                        // varchar(255)  
     public $email;                           // varchar(255)  unique_key
     public $jabber;                          // varchar(255)  unique_key
+    public $jabbernotify;                    // tinyint(1)  
+    public $updatefrompresence;              // tinyint(1)  
     public $sms;                             // varchar(64)  unique_key
     public $carrier;                         // int(4)  
+    public $smsnotify;                       // tinyint(1)  
     public $uri;                             // varchar(255)  unique_key
     public $created;                         // datetime()   not_null
     public $modified;                        // timestamp()   not_null default_CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
diff --git a/classes/stoica.ini b/classes/stoica.ini
index 96f3d06bc8..4fe395f59c 100644
--- a/classes/stoica.ini
+++ b/classes/stoica.ini
@@ -128,8 +128,11 @@ nickname = 2
 password = 2
 email = 2
 jabber = 2
+jabbernotify = 17
+updatefrompresence = 17
 sms = 2
 carrier = 1
+smsnotify = 17
 uri = 2
 created = 142
 modified = 384
diff --git a/lib/settingsaction.php b/lib/settingsaction.php
index dafa0e4bc9..fad6abaf12 100644
--- a/lib/settingsaction.php
+++ b/lib/settingsaction.php
@@ -21,67 +21,60 @@ if (!defined('LACONICA')) { exit(1); }
 
 class SettingsAction extends Action {
 
-	function handle($args) {
-		parent::handle($args);
-		if (!common_logged_in()) {
-			common_user_error(_t('Not logged in.'));
-			return;
-		} else if ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] == 'POST') {
-			$this->handle_post();
-		} else {
-			$this->show_form();
-		}
-	}
+    function handle($args) {
+        parent::handle($args);
+        if (!common_logged_in()) {
+            common_user_error(_t('Not logged in.'));
+            return;
+        } else if ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] == 'POST') {
+            $this->handle_post();
+        } else {
+            $this->show_form();
+        }
+    }
 
-	# override!
-	function handle_post() {
-		return false;
-	}
+    # override!
+    function handle_post() {
+        return false;
+    }
 
-	function show_form($msg=NULL, $success=false) {
-		return false;
-	}
+    function show_form($msg=NULL, $success=false) {
+        return false;
+    }
 
-	function message($msg, $success) {
-		if ($msg) {
-			common_element('div', ($success) ? 'success' : 'error',
-						   $msg);
-		}
-	}
+    function message($msg, $success) {
+        if ($msg) {
+            common_element('div', ($success) ? 'success' : 'error',
+                           $msg);
+        }
+    }
 
-	function settings_menu() {
-		$action = $this->trimmed('action');
-		common_element_start('ul', array('id' => 'nav_views'));
-		common_menu_item(common_local_url('profilesettings'),
-						 _t('Profile'), 
-						 _t('Change your profile settings'),
-						 $action == 'profilesettings');
-		common_menu_item(common_local_url('avatar'),
-						 _t('Avatar'), 
-						 _t('Upload a new profile image'),
-						 $action == 'avatar');
-		common_menu_item(common_local_url('password'),
-						 _t('Password'), 
-						 _t('Change your password'),
-						 $action == 'password');
-		common_menu_item(common_local_url('openidsettings'),
-						 _t('OpenID'), 
-						 _t('Add or remove OpenIDs'),
-						 $action == 'openidsettings');
-		if (false) {
-			common_menu_item(common_local_url('emailsettings'),
-							 _t('Email'),
-							 _t('Address and preferences'),
-							 $action == 'emailsettings');
-			common_menu_item(common_local_url('imsettings'),
-							 _t('IM'), 
-							 _t('Notifications by instant messenger'),
-							 $action == 'imsettings');
-			common_menu_item(common_local_url('phonesettings'),
-							 _t('Phone'), 
-							 _t('Notifications by phone'),
-							 $action == 'phonesettings');
-		}
-		common_element_end('ul');
-	}
+    function settings_menu() {
+        # action => array('prompt', 'title')
+        static $menu =
+        array('profilesettings' => 
+              array('Profile', 
+              		'Change your profile settings'),
+            'avatar' =>
+            array('Avatar',
+                  'Upload a new profile image'),
+            'password' =>
+            array('Password',
+                  'Change your password'),
+            'openidsettings' =>
+            array('OpenID', 
+                  'Add or remove OpenIDs'),
+            'imsettings' =>
+            array('IM',
+                  'Updates by instant messenger (IM)'));
+                       
+        $action = $this->trimmed('action');
+        common_element_start('ul', array('id' => 'nav_views'));
+        foreach ($menu as $menuaction => $menudesc) {
+            common_menu_item(common_local_url($menuaction),
+                    _t($menudesc[0]),
+                    _t($menudesc[1]));
+        }
+        common_element_end('ul');
+    }
 }
diff --git a/xmppdaemon.php b/xmppdaemon.php
index e055182c92..aa402b1e2c 100644
--- a/xmppdaemon.php
+++ b/xmppdaemon.php
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ class XMPPDaemon {
 		$resource = $matches[3];
 		return strtolower($node.'@'.$server);
 	}
-	
+
 	function handle() {
 		while(!$this->conn->disconnected) {
 			$payloads = $this->conn->processUntil(array('message', 'presence',
@@ -81,6 +81,12 @@ class XMPPDaemon {
 	}
 
 	function handle_message(&$pl) {
+		if ($pl['type'] != 'chat') {
+			return;
+		}
+		if (strlen($pl['body']) == 0) {
+			return;
+		}
 		$from = $this->normalize_jid($pl['from']);
 		$user = User::staticGet('jabber', $from);
 		if (!$user) {