diff --git a/CHANGELOG.mkdn b/CHANGELOG.mkdn
index 8b76a4b..822da9d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.mkdn
+++ b/CHANGELOG.mkdn
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ CHANGELOG
 * Ping server if no ping from server to test connection - Kiooeht [evacipatedBox] (Idea: Lexi [lexicalNuance])
 * MSPA comic update notifier - Kiooeht [evacipatedBox]
 * Volume control - Kiooeht [evacipatedBox]
+* Set IRC away on idle - Kiooeht [evacipatedBox]
 * Bug fixes
     * Logviewer updates - Kiooeht [evacipatedBox]
     * Memo scrollbar thing - Kiooeht [evacipatedBox]
diff --git a/TODO.mkdn b/TODO.mkdn
index b82d4cf..ebc0b2a 100644
--- a/TODO.mkdn
+++ b/TODO.mkdn
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ Features
 * Remote quirk disable
 * Tab completion of two letter names
 * Compress exit dumps into one line (eg. FTC, CTC, PTC1-12 ceased responding to memo)
+* Customizable name alerts
 
 Bugs
 ----
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ Bugs
 * right clicking an offline chum and choosing remove asks you why you're reporting someone, and if you hit cancel the menus stop working
 * Closing a timeclone doesn't actually cease for everyone else
 * Alt characters break quirks
+* +q(~) and +a(&) do weird things
 
 Windows Bugs
 ------------
diff --git a/irc.py b/irc.py
index 71a96fd..30400c1 100644
--- a/irc.py
+++ b/irc.py
@@ -277,6 +277,16 @@ class PesterIRC(QtCore.QThread):
         except socket.error:
             self.setConnectionBroken()
 
+    @QtCore.pyqtSlot(bool)
+    def setAway(self, away=True):
+        try:
+            if away:
+                self.cli.send("AWAY Idle")
+            else:
+                self.cli.send("AWAY")
+        except socket.error:
+            self.setConnectionBroken()
+
     moodUpdated = QtCore.pyqtSignal(QtCore.QString, Mood)
     colorUpdated = QtCore.pyqtSignal(QtCore.QString, QtGui.QColor)
     messageReceived = QtCore.pyqtSignal(QtCore.QString, QtCore.QString)
diff --git a/pesterchum.py b/pesterchum.py
index 0b0cbb6..2cb08a3 100644
--- a/pesterchum.py
+++ b/pesterchum.py
@@ -2318,6 +2318,7 @@ class PesterWindow(MovingWindow):
     @QtCore.pyqtSlot(bool)
     def toggleIdle(self, idle):
         if idle:
+            self.setAway.emit(True)
             sysColor = QtGui.QColor(self.theme["convo/systemMsgColor"])
             verb = self.theme["convo/text/idle"]
             for (h, convo) in self.convos.iteritems():
@@ -2327,6 +2328,7 @@ class PesterWindow(MovingWindow):
                     self.chatlog.log(h, msg)
                     self.sendMessage.emit("PESTERCHUM:IDLE", h)
         else:
+            self.setAway.emit(False)
             self.idletime = 0
     @QtCore.pyqtSlot()
     def checkIdle(self):
@@ -2943,6 +2945,7 @@ class PesterWindow(MovingWindow):
     reconnectIRC = QtCore.pyqtSignal()
     gainAttention = QtCore.pyqtSignal(QtGui.QWidget)
     pingServer = QtCore.pyqtSignal()
+    setAway = QtCore.pyqtSignal(bool)
 
 class PesterTray(QtGui.QSystemTrayIcon):
     def __init__(self, icon, mainwindow, parent):
@@ -3101,8 +3104,8 @@ class MainProgram(QtCore.QObject):
                    'channelNames(QString)'),
                   ('inviteChum(QString, QString)',
                    'inviteChum(QString, QString)'),
-                  ('pingServer()',
-                   'pingServer()'),
+                  ('pingServer()', 'pingServer()'),
+                  ('setAway(bool)', 'setAway(bool)'),
                   ('reconnectIRC()', 'reconnectIRC()')
                   ]
 # IRC --> Main window