diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/PresenceLabel.js b/src/components/views/rooms/PresenceLabel.js
index d06b46641c..b79de2b21c 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/PresenceLabel.js
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/PresenceLabel.js
@@ -55,17 +55,17 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         var d = parseInt(t / (60 * 60 * 24));
         if (t < 60) {
             if (t < 0) {
-                return "0s";
+                return _t("for %(amount)ss", {amount: 0});
             }
-            return s + "s";
+            return _t("for %(amount)ss", {amount: s});
         }
         if (t < 60 * 60) {
-            return m + "m";
+            return  _t("for %(amount)sm", {amount: m});
         }
         if (t < 24 * 60 * 60) {
-            return h + "h";
+            return  _t("for %(amount)sh", {amount: h});
         }
-        return d + "d ";
+        return  _t("for %(amount)sd", {amount: d});
     },
 
     getPrettyPresence: function(presence) {
@@ -77,9 +77,8 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
 
     render: function() {
         if (this.props.activeAgo >= 0) {
-            var ago = this.props.currentlyActive ? "" : "for " + (this.getDuration(this.props.activeAgo));
-            // var ago = this.getDuration(this.props.activeAgo) + " ago";
-            // if (this.props.currentlyActive) ago += " (now?)";
+            let duration = this.getDuration(this.props.activeAgo);
+            let ago = this.props.currentlyActive || !duration ? "" : duration;
             return (
                 <div className="mx_PresenceLabel">
                     { this.getPrettyPresence(this.props.presenceState) } { ago }
diff --git a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
index bd8b6d2367..729208dddc 100644
--- a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
+++ b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
@@ -765,6 +765,10 @@
   "Drop file here to upload": "Drop file here to upload",
   " (unsupported)": " (unsupported)",
   "Ongoing conference call%(supportedText)s. %(joinText)s": "Ongoing conference call%(supportedText)s. %(joinText)s",
+  "for %(amount)ss": "for %(amount)ss",
+  "for %(amount)sm": "for %(amount)sm",
+  "for %(amount)sh": "for %(amount)sh",
+  "for %(amount)sd": "for %(amount)sd",
   "Online": "Online",
   "Idle": "Idle",
   "Offline": "Offline",