diff --git a/examples/client.rs b/examples/client.rs
index 290e69a7..b136da78 100644
--- a/examples/client.rs
+++ b/examples/client.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use xmpp::jid::Jid;
 use xmpp::client::ClientBuilder;
 use xmpp::plugins::stanza::StanzaPlugin;
 use xmpp::plugins::messaging::{MessagingPlugin, MessageEvent};
-use xmpp::plugins::presence::{PresencePlugin, Show};
+use xmpp::plugins::presence::{PresencePlugin, Type};
 use xmpp::plugins::ping::{PingPlugin, PingEvent};
 
 use std::env;
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ fn main() {
     client.register_plugin(MessagingPlugin::new());
     client.register_plugin(PresencePlugin::new());
     client.register_plugin(PingPlugin::new());
-    client.plugin::<PresencePlugin>().set_presence(Show::Available, None).unwrap();
+    client.plugin::<PresencePlugin>().set_presence(Type::Available, None, None).unwrap();
     client.main().unwrap();
     /*loop {
         let event = client.next_event().unwrap();
diff --git a/src/plugins/presence.rs b/src/plugins/presence.rs
index e63b5b3e..344dd1f6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/presence.rs
+++ b/src/plugins/presence.rs
@@ -1,56 +1,9 @@
+use std::collections::BTreeMap;
+
 use error::Error;
 use plugin::PluginProxy;
 
-use minidom::Element;
-
-use ns;
-
-use std::fmt;
-
-use std::str::FromStr;
-
-#[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
-pub enum Show {
-    Available,
-    Away,
-    ExtendedAway,
-    DoNotDisturb,
-    Chat,
-    Unavailable,
-}
-
-impl fmt::Display for Show {
-    fn fmt(&self, fmt: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
-        match *self {
-            Show::Away => write!(fmt, "away"),
-            Show::ExtendedAway => write!(fmt, "xa"),
-            Show::DoNotDisturb => write!(fmt, "dnd"),
-            Show::Chat => write!(fmt, "chat"),
-
-            // will never be seen inside a <show>, maybe should crash?
-            Show::Available => write!(fmt, "available"),
-            Show::Unavailable => write!(fmt, "unavailable"),
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-#[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
-pub struct InvalidShow;
-
-impl FromStr for Show {
-    type Err = InvalidShow;
-
-    fn from_str(s: &str) -> Result<Show, InvalidShow> {
-        Ok(match s {
-            "away" => Show::Away,
-            "xa" => Show::ExtendedAway,
-            "dnd" => Show::DoNotDisturb,
-            "chat" => Show::Chat,
-
-            _ => { return Err(InvalidShow); }
-        })
-    }
-}
+pub use xmpp_parsers::presence::{Presence, PresenceType as Type, Show};
 
 pub struct PresencePlugin {
     proxy: PluginProxy,
@@ -63,33 +16,24 @@ impl PresencePlugin {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn set_presence(&self, show: Show, status: Option<String>) -> Result<(), Error> {
-        if show == Show::Unavailable {
-            self.proxy.send(Element::builder("presence")
-                                    .ns(ns::CLIENT)
-                                    .attr("type", "unavailable")
-                                    .build());
-        }
-        else {
-            let mut stanza = Element::builder("presence")
-                                     .ns(ns::CLIENT)
-                                     .build();
-            if let Some(stat) = status {
-                let elem = Element::builder("status")
-                                   .ns(ns::CLIENT)
-                                   .append(stat)
-                                   .build();
-                stanza.append_child(elem);
-            }
-            if show != Show::Available {
-                let mut elem = Element::builder("show")
-                                       .ns(ns::CLIENT)
-                                       .build();
-                elem.append_text_node(show.to_string());
-                stanza.append_child(elem);
-            }
-            self.proxy.send(stanza);
-        }
+    pub fn set_presence(&self, type_: Type, show: Option<Show>, status: Option<String>) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        let presence = Presence {
+            from: None,
+            to: None,
+            id: None,
+            type_: type_,
+            show: show,
+            priority: 0i8,
+            statuses: {
+                let mut statuses = BTreeMap::new();
+                if let Some(status) = status {
+                    statuses.insert(String::new(), status);
+                }
+                statuses
+            },
+            payloads: vec!(),
+        };
+        self.proxy.send(presence.into());
         Ok(())
     }
 }