diff --git a/src/components/BreakoutRoomsEditor/SelectableParticipant.vue b/src/components/BreakoutRoomsEditor/SelectableParticipant.vue
index 6b1503cf3ea..4658cbadaac 100644
--- a/src/components/BreakoutRoomsEditor/SelectableParticipant.vue
+++ b/src/components/BreakoutRoomsEditor/SelectableParticipant.vue
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ import IconCheck from 'vue-material-design-icons/Check.vue'
 
 import AvatarWrapper from '../AvatarWrapper/AvatarWrapper.vue'
 
-import { getPreloadedUserStatus, getStatusMessage } from '../../utils/userStatus.js'
+import { getPreloadedUserStatus, getStatusMessage } from '../../utils/userStatus.ts'
 
 export default {
 	name: 'SelectableParticipant',
diff --git a/src/components/ConversationIcon.vue b/src/components/ConversationIcon.vue
index 1709d9e54a4..bd61da75aa1 100644
--- a/src/components/ConversationIcon.vue
+++ b/src/components/ConversationIcon.vue
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ import { useIsDarkTheme } from '../composables/useIsDarkTheme.ts'
 import { AVATAR, CONVERSATION } from '../constants.js'
 import { getConversationAvatarOcsUrl } from '../services/avatarService.ts'
 import { hasTalkFeature } from '../services/CapabilitiesManager.ts'
-import { getPreloadedUserStatus } from '../utils/userStatus.js'
+import { getPreloadedUserStatus } from '../utils/userStatus.ts'
 
 const supportsAvatar = hasTalkFeature('local', 'avatar')
 
diff --git a/src/components/RightSidebar/Participants/Participant.vue b/src/components/RightSidebar/Participants/Participant.vue
index 3500be4aa70..4591de3cf27 100644
--- a/src/components/RightSidebar/Participants/Participant.vue
+++ b/src/components/RightSidebar/Participants/Participant.vue
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ import {
 import { hasTalkFeature } from '../../../services/CapabilitiesManager.ts'
 import { formattedTime } from '../../../utils/formattedTime.ts'
 import { readableNumber } from '../../../utils/readableNumber.ts'
-import { getPreloadedUserStatus, getStatusMessage } from '../../../utils/userStatus.js'
+import { getPreloadedUserStatus, getStatusMessage } from '../../../utils/userStatus.ts'
 
 export default {
 	name: 'Participant',
diff --git a/src/components/TopBar/TopBar.vue b/src/components/TopBar/TopBar.vue
index 49369b6484b..5e8c0d08e7f 100644
--- a/src/components/TopBar/TopBar.vue
+++ b/src/components/TopBar/TopBar.vue
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ import { AVATAR, CONVERSATION } from '../../constants.js'
 import BrowserStorage from '../../services/BrowserStorage.js'
 import { getTalkConfig } from '../../services/CapabilitiesManager.ts'
 import { useChatExtrasStore } from '../../stores/chatExtras.js'
-import { getPreloadedUserStatus, getStatusMessage } from '../../utils/userStatus.js'
+import { getPreloadedUserStatus, getStatusMessage } from '../../utils/userStatus.ts'
 import { localCallParticipantModel, localMediaModel } from '../../utils/webrtc/index.js'
 
 export default {
diff --git a/src/composables/useSortParticipants.js b/src/composables/useSortParticipants.js
index c7a9e9a01b9..d78dff8b4da 100644
--- a/src/composables/useSortParticipants.js
+++ b/src/composables/useSortParticipants.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import { computed } from 'vue'
 
 import { useStore } from './useStore.js'
 import { ATTENDEE, PARTICIPANT } from '../constants.js'
-import { isDoNotDisturb } from '../utils/userStatus.js'
+import { isDoNotDisturb } from '../utils/userStatus.ts'
 
 const MODERATOR_TYPES = [PARTICIPANT.TYPE.OWNER, PARTICIPANT.TYPE.MODERATOR, PARTICIPANT.TYPE.GUEST_MODERATOR]
 
diff --git a/src/types/index.ts b/src/types/index.ts
index 71147a5dd9e..d9b706301a8 100644
--- a/src/types/index.ts
+++ b/src/types/index.ts
@@ -55,7 +55,22 @@ export type JoinRoomFullResponse = {
 }
 
 // Participants
+export type ParticipantStatus = {
+	status?: string | null,
+	message?: string | null,
+	icon?: string | null,
+	clearAt?: number | null,
+}
 export type Participant = components['schemas']['Participant']
+export type ParticipantSearchResult = {
+	id: string,
+	label: string,
+	icon: string,
+	source: string,
+	subline: string,
+	shareWithDisplayNameUnique: string,
+	status: ParticipantStatus | '',
+}
 
 // Chats
 export type Mention = RichObject<'server'|'call-type'|'icon-url'>
diff --git a/src/utils/userStatus.js b/src/utils/userStatus.ts
similarity index 65%
rename from src/utils/userStatus.js
rename to src/utils/userStatus.ts
index 3510bb58be3..5a0af58051d 100644
--- a/src/utils/userStatus.js
+++ b/src/utils/userStatus.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,19 @@
  */
 import { t } from '@nextcloud/l10n'
 
-export function getPreloadedUserStatus(userData) {
+import type {
+	Conversation,
+	Participant,
+	ParticipantSearchResult,
+	ParticipantStatus,
+} from '../types/index.ts'
+
+/**
+ * Generate user status object to use as preloaded status with NcAvatar
+ *
+ * @param userData user data (from conversation, participant, search result)
+ */
+export function getPreloadedUserStatus(userData?: Conversation | Participant | ParticipantSearchResult): ParticipantStatus | undefined {
 	if (!userData || typeof userData !== 'object') {
 		return undefined
 	}
@@ -32,13 +44,9 @@ export function getPreloadedUserStatus(userData) {
 /**
  * Generate full status message for user according to its status data
  *
- * @param {object} userData user data
- * @param {string} [userData.status] status of user
- * @param {string} [userData.statusIcon] status icon of user
- * @param {string} [userData.statusMessage] status message of user
- * @return {string}
+ * @param userData user data (formatted via getPreloadedUserStatus() )
  */
-export function getStatusMessage(userData) {
+export function getStatusMessage(userData?: ParticipantStatus | ''): string {
 	if (!userData) {
 		return ''
 	}
@@ -59,10 +67,8 @@ export function getStatusMessage(userData) {
 /**
  * Check if current status is "Do not disturb"
  *
- * @param {object} userData user data
- * @param {string} [userData.status] status of user
- * @return {boolean}
+ * @param userData user data
  */
-export function isDoNotDisturb(userData) {
+export function isDoNotDisturb(userData: Conversation | Participant | ParticipantSearchResult): boolean {
 	return userData?.status === 'dnd'
 }