diff --git a/group_vars/matrix_servers b/group_vars/matrix_servers
index 7adc85210..37dd57b56 100755
--- a/group_vars/matrix_servers
+++ b/group_vars/matrix_servers
@@ -1883,6 +1883,8 @@ matrix_mx_puppet_discord_homeserver_token: "{{ '%s' | format(matrix_homeserver_g
 
 matrix_mx_puppet_discord_login_shared_secret: "{{ matrix_synapse_ext_password_provider_shared_secret_auth_shared_secret if matrix_synapse_ext_password_provider_shared_secret_auth_enabled else '' }}"
 
+matrix_mx_puppet_discord_presence_enabled: "{{ matrix_homeserver_implementation != 'synapse' or matrix_synapse_presence_enabled }}"
+
 # Postgres is the default, except if not using internal Postgres server
 matrix_mx_puppet_discord_database_engine: "{{ 'postgres' if devture_postgres_enabled else 'sqlite' }}"
 matrix_mx_puppet_discord_database_hostname: "{{ devture_postgres_connection_hostname if devture_postgres_enabled else '' }}"
diff --git a/roles/custom/matrix-bridge-mx-puppet-discord/defaults/main.yml b/roles/custom/matrix-bridge-mx-puppet-discord/defaults/main.yml
index 02db895ad..8419e1a7e 100644
--- a/roles/custom/matrix-bridge-mx-puppet-discord/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/custom/matrix-bridge-mx-puppet-discord/defaults/main.yml
@@ -68,6 +68,9 @@ matrix_mx_puppet_discord_homeserver_token: ''
 # Can be set to enable automatic double-puppeting via Shared Secret Auth (https://github.com/devture/matrix-synapse-shared-secret-auth).
 matrix_mx_puppet_discord_login_shared_secret: ''
 
+matrix_mx_puppet_discord_presence_enabled: true
+matrix_mx_puppet_discord_presence_interval: 5000
+
 # Database configuration
 matrix_mx_puppet_discord_database_engine: 'sqlite'
 
diff --git a/roles/custom/matrix-bridge-mx-puppet-discord/templates/config.yaml.j2 b/roles/custom/matrix-bridge-mx-puppet-discord/templates/config.yaml.j2
index a1c0cc486..dce3292ed 100644
--- a/roles/custom/matrix-bridge-mx-puppet-discord/templates/config.yaml.j2
+++ b/roles/custom/matrix-bridge-mx-puppet-discord/templates/config.yaml.j2
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ bridge:
 
 presence:
   # Bridge Discord online/offline status
-  enabled: true
+  enabled: {{ matrix_mx_puppet_discord_presence_enabled | to_json }}
   # How often to send status to the homeserver in milliseconds
-  interval: 5000
+  interval: {{ matrix_mx_puppet_discord_presence_interval | to_json }}
 
 provisioning:
   # Regex of Matrix IDs allowed to use the puppet bridge