diff --git a/app/definitions/IUser.ts b/app/definitions/IUser.ts
index 7a82aa64e..aaf49bd28 100644
--- a/app/definitions/IUser.ts
+++ b/app/definitions/IUser.ts
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ export interface IUser extends IRocketChatRecord, Omit<ILoggedUser, 'username' |
 	name?: string;
 	services?: IUserServices;
 	emails?: IUserEmail[];
-	status?: UserStatus;
+	status: UserStatus;
 	statusConnection?: string;
 	lastLogin?: Date;
 	avatarOrigin?: string;
diff --git a/app/definitions/rest/v1/users.ts b/app/definitions/rest/v1/users.ts
index 251ff3ded..e8e27c9d4 100644
--- a/app/definitions/rest/v1/users.ts
+++ b/app/definitions/rest/v1/users.ts
@@ -34,4 +34,7 @@ export type UsersEndpoints = {
 	'users.register': {
 		POST: (params: { name: string; email: string; username: string; pass: string }) => { user: IUserRegistered };
 	};
+	'users.setStatus': {
+		POST: (params: { status: string; message: string }) => {};
+	};
 };
diff --git a/app/lib/rocketchat/services/restApi.ts b/app/lib/rocketchat/services/restApi.ts
index c838bcd8d..de888e3a6 100644
--- a/app/lib/rocketchat/services/restApi.ts
+++ b/app/lib/rocketchat/services/restApi.ts
@@ -265,10 +265,8 @@ export const setUserPreferences = (userId: string, data: Partial<INotificationPr
 	// RC 0.62.0
 	sdk.post('users.setPreferences', { userId, data });
 
-export const setUserStatus = (status?: string, message?: string): any =>
+export const setUserStatus = (status: string, message: string) =>
 	// RC 1.2.0
-	// TODO: missing definitions from server
-	// @ts-ignore
 	sdk.post('users.setStatus', { status, message });
 
 export const setReaction = (emoji: string, messageId: string) =>
diff --git a/app/views/StatusView.tsx b/app/views/StatusView.tsx
index a8822df00..2f89660be 100644
--- a/app/views/StatusView.tsx
+++ b/app/views/StatusView.tsx
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import SafeAreaView from '../containers/SafeAreaView';
 import Status from '../containers/Status/Status';
 import TextInput from '../containers/TextInput';
 import { LISTENER } from '../containers/Toast';
-import { IApplicationState, IBaseScreen } from '../definitions';
+import { IApplicationState, IBaseScreen, IUser } from '../definitions';
 import I18n from '../i18n';
 import RocketChat from '../lib/rocketchat';
 import { getUserSelector } from '../selectors/login';
@@ -54,19 +54,13 @@ const styles = StyleSheet.create({
 	}
 });
 
-interface IUser {
-	id?: string;
-	status?: string;
-	statusText?: string;
-}
-
 interface IStatusViewState {
 	statusText: string;
 	loading: boolean;
 }
 
 interface IStatusViewProps extends IBaseScreen<any, 'StatusView'> {
-	user: IUser;
+	user: Pick<IUser, 'id' | 'status' | 'statusText'>;
 	isMasterDetail: boolean;
 	Accounts_AllowInvisibleStatusOption: boolean;
 }