diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 334f3cf..e7c6624 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ Meteor.publish('userPresence', function() {
   
   // ProTip: unless you need it, don't send lastSeen down as it'll make your 
   // templates constantly re-render (and use bandwidth)
-  return Meteor.presences.find(filter, {fields: {state: true, userId: true}});
+  return Meteor.presences.find(filter, {fields: {state: true, focus: true, userId: true}});
 });
 ```
 
diff --git a/presence_client.js b/presence_client.js
index bc36a9d..7aaace5 100644
--- a/presence_client.js
+++ b/presence_client.js
@@ -5,9 +5,12 @@ PRESENCE_INTERVAL = 1000;
 // This function will be called a) reactively, b) every 1 second
 //
 Meteor.Presence = {
-  // The presnce will contained in, which will be reset to null
+  // The presence will contained in, which will be reset to null
   // when they close the browser tab or log off
   state: function() { return 'online'; },
+
+  // Track browser focus
+  focus: true,
   
   // we get told about the sessionId by the server, track it here so we
   // overwrite the correct thing
@@ -23,6 +26,15 @@ Meteor.Presence = {
   }
 }
 
+// Watch browser focus
+Meteor.startup(function() {
+  window.onfocus = function() {
+    Meteor.Presence.focus = true;
+  }
+  window.onblur = function() {
+    Meteor.Presence.focus = false;
+  }
+});
 
 // try to maintain sessionId across hot-code-reload
 if (Meteor._reload) {
@@ -58,7 +70,8 @@ Meteor.autorun(function() {
   
   Meteor.call('setPresence', 
     Meteor.Presence.sessionId, 
-    Meteor.Presence.state(), function(err, sessionId) {
+    Meteor.Presence.state(),
+    Meteor.Presence.focus, function(err, sessionId) {
       if (err) {
         console.log(err);
         return;
diff --git a/presence_server.js b/presence_server.js
index a67617e..198d8c3 100644
--- a/presence_server.js
+++ b/presence_server.js
@@ -3,12 +3,13 @@ PRESENCE_INTERVAL = 1000;
 
 // a method to indicate that the user is still online
 Meteor.methods({
-  setPresence: function(sessionId, state) {
+  setPresence: function(sessionId, state, focus) {
     // console.log(sessionId, state);
     
     // we use the sessionId to tell if this is a new record or not
     var props = {
         state: state,
+        focus: focus,
         lastSeen: new Date()
     };