diff --git a/src/provider-web.test.ts b/src/provider-web.test.ts
index 898e739c8..c9aae12e1 100644
--- a/src/provider-web.test.ts
+++ b/src/provider-web.test.ts
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ describe("provider-web", () => {
 
 		const listener = await monitorWebInbox({ verbose: false, onMessage });
 		const sock = getLastSocket();
+		expect(sock.sendPresenceUpdate).toHaveBeenCalledWith("available");
 		const upsert = {
 			type: "notify",
 			messages: [
@@ -174,10 +175,8 @@ describe("provider-web", () => {
 		expect(sock.readMessages).toHaveBeenCalledWith([
 			{ remoteJid: "999@s.whatsapp.net", id: "abc", participant: undefined, fromMe: false },
 		]);
-		expect(sock.sendPresenceUpdate).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-			"composing",
-			"999@s.whatsapp.net",
-		);
+		expect(sock.sendPresenceUpdate).toHaveBeenCalledWith("available");
+		expect(sock.sendPresenceUpdate).toHaveBeenCalledWith("composing", "999@s.whatsapp.net");
 		expect(sock.sendMessage).toHaveBeenCalledWith("999@s.whatsapp.net", {
 			text: "pong",
 		});
@@ -218,6 +217,7 @@ describe("provider-web", () => {
 				fromMe: false,
 			},
 		]);
+		expect(sock.sendPresenceUpdate).toHaveBeenCalledWith("available");
 		await listener.close();
 	});
 
diff --git a/src/provider-web.ts b/src/provider-web.ts
index 91bf8f638..6b86e3454 100644
--- a/src/provider-web.ts
+++ b/src/provider-web.ts
@@ -243,6 +243,13 @@ export async function monitorWebInbox(options: {
 }) {
 	const sock = await createWaSocket(false, options.verbose);
 	await waitForWaConnection(sock);
+	try {
+		// Advertise that the relay is online right after connecting.
+		await sock.sendPresenceUpdate("available");
+		if (isVerbose()) logVerbose("Sent global 'available' presence on connect");
+	} catch (err) {
+		logVerbose(`Failed to send 'available' presence on connect: ${String(err)}`);
+	}
 	const selfJid = sock.user?.id;
 	const selfE164 = selfJid ? jidToE164(selfJid) : null;
 	const seen = new Set<string>();