diff --git a/hookbox/channel.py b/hookbox/channel.py
index 3207a1d..ef55f95 100644
--- a/hookbox/channel.py
+++ b/hookbox/channel.py
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ class Channel(object):
         'moderated_subscribe': False,
         'moderated_unsubscribe': False,
         'presenceful': False,
+        'server_presenceful': False,
+        'server_user_presence': [],
         'anonymous': False,
         'polling': {
             'mode': "",
@@ -242,7 +244,18 @@ def state_set(self, key, val):
             return
         self.state[key] = val
         self.state_broadcast(updates={ key: val })
-    
+
+    def state_multi_set(self, state):
+        #Set multiple state values at once
+        updates = {}
+        for k,v in state.iteritems():
+            if k in self.state and self.state[k]==v:
+                pass
+            else:
+                self.state[k] = v
+                updates[k] = v
+        self.state_broadcast(updates=updates)
+
     def state_broadcast(self, updates={}, deletes=[]):
         frame = { 
             "channel_name": self.name, 
diff --git a/hookbox/server.py b/hookbox/server.py
index 655909b..f486c72 100644
--- a/hookbox/server.py
+++ b/hookbox/server.py
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ def __init__(self, bound_socket, bound_api_socket, config, outputter):
         self.conns_by_cookie = {}
         self.conns = {}
         self.users = {}
+        self.user_channel_presence = {}
         self.pool = EventletPool()
 
     def _ws_wrapper(self, environ, start_response):
@@ -284,6 +285,9 @@ def get_user(self, name):
         if name not in self.users:
             self.users[name] = User(self, name)
             self.admin.user_event('create', name, self.users[name].serialize())
+            if name in self.user_channel_presence:
+                for channel in self.user_channel_presence[name]:
+                    channel.state_set(name, True)
         return self.users[name]
 
     def remove_user(self, name):
@@ -298,8 +302,13 @@ def remove_user(self, name):
                 pass
             except Exception, e:
                 self.logger.warn("Unexpected error when removing user: %s", e, exc_info=True)
+
+            if name in self.user_channel_presence:
+                for channel in self.user_channel_presence[name]:
+                    channel.state_set(name, False)
         
     def create_channel(self, conn, channel_name, options={}, needs_auth=True):
+        local_options = options.copy()
         if channel_name in self.channels:
             raise ExpectedException("Channel already exists")
         if needs_auth:
@@ -309,10 +318,23 @@ def create_channel(self, conn, channel_name, options={}, needs_auth=True):
             }
             success, callback_options = self.http_request('create_channel', cookie_string, form)
             if success:
-                options.update(callback_options)
+                local_options.update(callback_options)
             else:
                 raise ExpectedException(callback_options.get('error', 'Unauthorized'))
-        chan = self.channels[channel_name] = channel.Channel(self, channel_name, **options)
+
+        chan = self.channels[channel_name] = channel.Channel(self, channel_name, **local_options)
+
+        #If channel needs to know about server presence, register channel with users
+        if chan.server_presenceful:
+            user_state = {}
+            for user in chan.server_user_presence:
+                user_state[user] = user in self.users
+                if user not in self.user_channel_presence:
+                    self.user_channel_presence[user] = [chan]
+                else:
+                    self.user_channel_presence[user].append(chan)
+            chan.state_multi_set(user_state)
+
         self.admin.channel_event('create_channel', channel_name, chan.serialize())
 
     def destroy_channel(self, channel_name, needs_auth=True):
@@ -320,6 +342,10 @@ def destroy_channel(self, channel_name, needs_auth=True):
             return None
         channel = self.channels[channel_name]
         if channel.destroy(needs_auth):
+            if channel.server_presenceful:
+                for user in channel.server_user_presence:
+                    self.user_channel_presence[user].remove(channel)
+                
             del self.channels[channel_name]
             self.admin.channel_event('destroy_channel', channel_name, None)
 
@@ -333,12 +359,13 @@ def get_channel(self, conn, channel_name):
 
     def maybe_auto_subscribe(self, user, options, conn=None):
         #print 'maybe autosubscribe....'
+        use_conn = conn if conn else user
         for destination in options.get('auto_subscribe', ()):
             #print 'subscribing to', destination
-            channel = self.get_channel(user, destination)
+            channel = self.get_channel(use_conn, destination)
             channel.subscribe(user, conn=conn, needs_auth=False)
         for destination in options.get('auto_unsubscribe', ()):
-            channel = self.get_channel(user, destination)
+            channel = self.get_channel(use_conn, destination)
             channel.unsubscribe(user, conn=conn, needs_auth=False)
 
 
diff --git a/hookbox/user.py b/hookbox/user.py
index 254b796..1664ef5 100644
--- a/hookbox/user.py
+++ b/hookbox/user.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ class User(object):
     _options = {
         'reflective': True,
         'moderated_message': True,
+        'auto_subscribe': []
     }
 
     def __init__(self, server, name, **options):