diff --git a/interactions/api/gateway.py b/interactions/api/gateway.py
index 992ad353b..5430efcd7 100644
--- a/interactions/api/gateway.py
+++ b/interactions/api/gateway.py
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 
 log = get_logger("gateway")
 
-
 __all__ = ("_Heartbeat", "WebSocketClient")
 
 
@@ -621,3 +620,20 @@ def shard(self) -> Optional[List[Tuple[int]]]:
     def presence(self) -> Optional[ClientPresence]:
         """Returns the current presence."""
         return self.__presence
+
+    async def _update_presence(self, presence: ClientPresence) -> None:
+        """
+        Sends an ``UPDATE_PRESENCE`` packet to the gateway.
+
+        .. note::
+            There is a ratelimit to using this method (5 per minute).
+            As there's no gateway ratelimiter yet, breaking this ratelimit
+            will force your bot to disconnect.
+
+        :param presence: The presence to change the bot to on identify.
+        :type presence: ClientPresence
+        """
+        payload: dict = {"op": OpCodeType.PRESENCE, "d": presence._json}
+        await self._send_packet(payload)
+        log.debug(f"UPDATE_PRESENCE: {presence._json}")
+        self.__presence = presence
diff --git a/interactions/api/gateway.pyi b/interactions/api/gateway.pyi
index 6665c76b6..cce247c90 100644
--- a/interactions/api/gateway.pyi
+++ b/interactions/api/gateway.pyi
@@ -79,3 +79,4 @@ class WebSocketClient:
     @property
     def presence(self) -> None: ...
     async def restart(self): ...
+    async def _update_presence(self, presence: ClientPresence) -> None: ...
diff --git a/interactions/client.py b/interactions/client.py
index 146c619d6..a67c526c6 100644
--- a/interactions/client.py
+++ b/interactions/client.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 from .api.models.flags import Intents
 from .api.models.guild import Guild
 from .api.models.misc import MISSING, Snowflake
+from .api.models.presence import ClientPresence
 from .api.models.team import Application
 from .base import get_logger
 from .decor import command
@@ -330,6 +331,20 @@ def event(self, coro: Coroutine, name: Optional[str] = MISSING) -> Callable[...,
         self._websocket._dispatch.register(coro, name if name is not MISSING else coro.__name__)
         return coro
 
+    async def change_presence(self, presence: ClientPresence) -> None:
+        """
+        A method that changes the current client's presence on runtime.
+
+         .. note::
+            There is a ratelimit to using this method (5 per minute).
+            As there's no gateway ratelimiter yet, breaking this ratelimit
+            will force your bot to disconnect.
+
+        :param presence: The presence to change the bot to on identify.
+        :type presence: ClientPresence
+        """
+        await self._websocket._update_presence(presence)
+
     def __check_command(
         self,
         command: ApplicationCommand,
diff --git a/interactions/client.pyi b/interactions/client.pyi
index 11e22dd9f..12af602a4 100644
--- a/interactions/client.pyi
+++ b/interactions/client.pyi
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ class Client:
     async def _login(self) -> None: ...
     async def wait_until_ready(self) -> None: ...
     def event(self, coro: Coroutine, name: Optional[str] = None) -> Callable[..., Any]: ...
+    def change_presence(self, presence: ClientPresence) -> None: ...
     def __check_command(
         self,
         command: ApplicationCommand,
diff --git a/interactions/models/component.py b/interactions/models/component.py
index 16c6e5106..9bafe9547 100644
--- a/interactions/models/component.py
+++ b/interactions/models/component.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 from ..api.error import InteractionException
 from ..api.models.message import Emoji
-from ..api.models.misc import MISSING, DictSerializerMixin
+from ..api.models.misc import DictSerializerMixin
 from ..enums import ButtonStyle, ComponentType, TextStyleType