diff --git a/apps/user_status/src/UserStatus.vue b/apps/user_status/src/UserStatus.vue
index d632d58a33cc4..704629f859f41 100644
--- a/apps/user_status/src/UserStatus.vue
+++ b/apps/user_status/src/UserStatus.vue
@@ -43,7 +43,9 @@
 		</NcButton>
 
 		<!-- Status management modal -->
-		<SetStatusModal v-if="isModalOpen" @close="closeModal" />
+		<SetStatusModal v-if="isModalOpen"
+			:inline="inline"
+			@close="closeModal" />
 	</component>
 </template>
 
diff --git a/apps/user_status/src/components/SetStatusModal.vue b/apps/user_status/src/components/SetStatusModal.vue
index d763c09489516..4047db23843b6 100644
--- a/apps/user_status/src/components/SetStatusModal.vue
+++ b/apps/user_status/src/components/SetStatusModal.vue
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 <template>
 	<NcModal size="normal"
 		:name="$t('user_status', 'Set status')"
+		:set-return-focus="setReturnFocus"
 		@close="closeModal">
 		<div class="set-status-modal">
 			<!-- Status selector -->
@@ -108,6 +109,18 @@ export default {
 	},
 	mixins: [OnlineStatusMixin],
 
+	props: {
+		/**
+		 * Whether the component should be rendered as a Dashboard Status or a User Menu Entries
+		 * true = Dashboard Status
+		 * false = User Menu Entries
+		 */
+		inline: {
+			type: Boolean,
+			default: false,
+		},
+	},
+
 	data() {
 		return {
 			clearAt: null,
@@ -156,6 +169,13 @@ export default {
 
 			return this.$t('user_status', 'Reset status')
 		},
+
+		setReturnFocus() {
+			if (this.inline) {
+				return undefined
+			}
+			return document.querySelector('[aria-controls="header-menu-user-menu"]') ?? undefined
+		},
 	},
 
 	watch: {