diff --git a/Riot/Utils/Tools.m b/Riot/Utils/Tools.m
index 77ae6837e..128fe3694 100644
--- a/Riot/Utils/Tools.m
+++ b/Riot/Utils/Tools.m
@@ -36,7 +36,11 @@
                 presenceText = [VectorL10n roomParticipantsIdle];
                 break;
                 
-            case MXPresenceUnknown: // Do like matrix-js-sdk
+            case MXPresenceUnknown:
+                // Fix https://github.com/vector-im/element-ios/issues/6597
+                // Return nil because we don't want to display anything if the status is unknown
+                return nil;
+                
             case MXPresenceOffline:
                 presenceText = [VectorL10n roomParticipantsOffline];
                 break;
diff --git a/changelog.d/6597.change b/changelog.d/6597.change
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..46ca176a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/6597.change
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Hide the presence info if the presence status is unknown.