Index: purple-facebook-0.9.6/pidgin/libpurple/protocols/facebook/facebook.c
===================================================================
--- purple-facebook-0.9.6.orig/pidgin/libpurple/protocols/facebook/facebook.c
+++ purple-facebook-0.9.6/pidgin/libpurple/protocols/facebook/facebook.c
@@ -299,6 +299,10 @@ fb_cb_api_contacts(FbApi *api, GSList *u
 			fb_data_image_add(fata, user->icon, fb_cb_icon,
 			                  bdy, NULL);
 		}
+
+		if (purple_account_get_bool(acct, "inactive-as-away", FALSE)) {
+			purple_protocol_got_user_status(acct, uid, purple_primitive_get_id_from_type(PURPLE_STATUS_AWAY), NULL);
+		}
 	}
 
 	fb_data_image_queue(fata);
@@ -351,6 +355,10 @@ fb_cb_api_contacts_delta(FbApi *api, GSL
 		purple_blist_add_buddy(bdy, NULL, grp, NULL);
 
 		purple_buddy_set_server_alias(bdy, user->name);
+
+		if (purple_account_get_bool(acct, "inactive-as-away", FALSE)) {
+			purple_protocol_got_user_status(acct, uid, purple_primitive_get_id_from_type(PURPLE_STATUS_AWAY), NULL);
+		}
 	}
 
 	for (l = removed; l != NULL; l = l->next) {
@@ -631,7 +639,7 @@ fb_cb_api_presences(FbApi *api, GSList *
 		if (pres->active) {
 			pstat = PURPLE_STATUS_AVAILABLE;
 		} else {
-			pstat = PURPLE_STATUS_OFFLINE;
+			pstat = purple_account_get_bool(acct, "inactive-as-away", FALSE) ? PURPLE_STATUS_AWAY : PURPLE_STATUS_OFFLINE;
 		}
 
 		FB_ID_TO_STR(pres->uid, uid);
@@ -1740,6 +1748,10 @@ purple_init_plugin(PurplePlugin *plugin)
 	                                     "group-chat-open", TRUE);
 	opts = g_list_prepend(opts, opt);
 
+	opt = purple_account_option_bool_new(_("Show inactive buddies as away"),
+	                                     "inactive-as-away", FALSE);
+	opts = g_list_prepend(opts, opt);
+
 	opt = purple_account_option_bool_new(_("Login as a Workplace account"),
 	                                     "work", FALSE);
 	opts = g_list_prepend(opts, opt);