diff --git a/src/presence.rs b/src/presence.rs
index fb26d94f..3b3c1faa 100644
--- a/src/presence.rs
+++ b/src/presence.rs
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ use error::Error;
 
 use ns;
 
+use stanza_error;
 use delay;
 use ecaps2;
 
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ pub enum PresencePayload {
     Show(Show),
     Status(Status),
     Priority(Priority),
+    StanzaError(stanza_error::StanzaError),
     Delay(delay::Delay),
     ECaps2(ecaps2::ECaps2),
 }
@@ -177,7 +179,9 @@ pub fn parse_presence(root: &Element) -> Result<Presence, Error> {
             }
             priority = Some(Priority::from_str(elem.text().as_ref())?);
         } else {
-            let payload = if let Ok(delay) = delay::parse_delay(elem) {
+            let payload = if let Ok(stanza_error) = stanza_error::parse_stanza_error(elem) {
+                Some(PresencePayload::StanzaError(stanza_error))
+            } else if let Ok(delay) = delay::parse_delay(elem) {
                 Some(PresencePayload::Delay(delay))
             } else if let Ok(ecaps2) = ecaps2::parse_ecaps2(elem) {
                 Some(PresencePayload::ECaps2(ecaps2))
@@ -222,6 +226,7 @@ pub fn serialise_payload(payload: &PresencePayload) -> Element {
                     .append(format!("{}", priority))
                     .build()
         },
+        PresencePayload::StanzaError(ref stanza_error) => stanza_error::serialise(stanza_error),
         PresencePayload::Delay(ref delay) => delay::serialise(delay),
         PresencePayload::ECaps2(ref ecaps2) => ecaps2::serialise(ecaps2),
     }