diff --git a/src/applications/calendar/controller/PhabricatorCalendarBrowseController.php b/src/applications/calendar/controller/PhabricatorCalendarBrowseController.php
index ec6143b324..41faebe319 100644
--- a/src/applications/calendar/controller/PhabricatorCalendarBrowseController.php
+++ b/src/applications/calendar/controller/PhabricatorCalendarBrowseController.php
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ final class PhabricatorCalendarBrowseController
       $event->setEpochRange($status->getDateFrom(), $status->getDateTo());
 
       $name_text = $handles[$status->getUserPHID()]->getName();
-      $status_text = $status->getTextStatus();
+      $status_text = $status->getHumanStatus();
       $event->setUserPHID($status->getUserPHID());
       $event->setName("{$name_text} ({$status_text})");
       $details = '';
diff --git a/src/applications/people/conduit/ConduitAPI_user_addstatus_Method.php b/src/applications/people/conduit/ConduitAPI_user_addstatus_Method.php
index da64d4ce2c..0e8b206fe3 100644
--- a/src/applications/people/conduit/ConduitAPI_user_addstatus_Method.php
+++ b/src/applications/people/conduit/ConduitAPI_user_addstatus_Method.php
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ final class ConduitAPI_user_addstatus_Method extends ConduitAPI_user_Method {
     $user_phid   = $request->getUser()->getPHID();
     $from        = $request->getValue('fromEpoch');
     $to          = $request->getValue('toEpoch');
-    $status      = ucfirst($request->getValue('status'));
+    $status      = $request->getValue('status');
     $description = $request->getValue('description', '');
 
     try {
diff --git a/src/applications/people/storage/PhabricatorUserStatus.php b/src/applications/people/storage/PhabricatorUserStatus.php
index af765da39f..8b771ae33d 100644
--- a/src/applications/people/storage/PhabricatorUserStatus.php
+++ b/src/applications/people/storage/PhabricatorUserStatus.php
@@ -11,6 +11,15 @@ final class PhabricatorUserStatus extends PhabricatorUserDAO {
   const STATUS_AWAY = 1;
   const STATUS_SPORADIC = 2;
 
+  private static $statusTexts = array(
+    self::STATUS_AWAY => 'away',
+    self::STATUS_SPORADIC => 'sporadic',
+  );
+
+  public function getTextStatus() {
+    return self::$statusTexts[$this->status];
+  }
+
   public function getStatusOptions() {
     return array(
       self::STATUS_AWAY     => pht('Away'),
@@ -18,7 +27,7 @@ final class PhabricatorUserStatus extends PhabricatorUserDAO {
     );
   }
 
-  public function getTextStatus() {
+  public function getHumanStatus() {
     $options = $this->getStatusOptions();
     return $options[$this->status];
   }
@@ -33,7 +42,7 @@ final class PhabricatorUserStatus extends PhabricatorUserDAO {
   }
 
   public function setTextStatus($status) {
-    $statuses = array_flip($this->getStatusOptions());
+    $statuses = array_flip(self::$statusTexts);
     return $this->setStatus($statuses[$status]);
   }
 
diff --git a/src/applications/phid/PhabricatorObjectHandle.php b/src/applications/phid/PhabricatorObjectHandle.php
index a9a94c388b..7fd232c385 100644
--- a/src/applications/phid/PhabricatorObjectHandle.php
+++ b/src/applications/phid/PhabricatorObjectHandle.php
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ final class PhabricatorObjectHandle {
   private $timestamp;
   private $alternateID;
   private $status = PhabricatorObjectHandleStatus::STATUS_OPEN;
+  private $title;
   private $complete;
   private $disabled;
 
@@ -51,6 +52,11 @@ final class PhabricatorObjectHandle {
     return $this->status;
   }
 
+  public function setTitle($title) {
+    $this->title = $title;
+    return $this;
+  }
+
   public function setFullName($full_name) {
     $this->fullName = $full_name;
     return $this;
@@ -176,7 +182,7 @@ final class PhabricatorObjectHandle {
 
     if ($this->status != PhabricatorObjectHandleStatus::STATUS_OPEN) {
       $class .= ' handle-status-'.$this->status;
-      $title = $this->status;
+      $title = (isset($this->title) ? $this->title : $this->status);
     }
 
     if ($this->disabled) {
diff --git a/src/applications/phid/handle/PhabricatorObjectHandleData.php b/src/applications/phid/handle/PhabricatorObjectHandleData.php
index 937d5d0dd9..4cba669f1a 100644
--- a/src/applications/phid/handle/PhabricatorObjectHandleData.php
+++ b/src/applications/phid/handle/PhabricatorObjectHandleData.php
@@ -223,12 +223,11 @@ final class PhabricatorObjectHandleData {
               $handle->setAlternateID($user->getID());
               $handle->setComplete(true);
               if (isset($statuses[$phid])) {
-                $status = $statuses[$phid]->getTextStatus();
+                $handle->setStatus($statuses[$phid]->getTextStatus());
                 if ($this->viewer) {
-                  $date = $statuses[$phid]->getDateTo();
-                  $status .= ' until '.phabricator_date($date, $this->viewer);
+                  $handle->setTitle(
+                    $statuses[$phid]->getTerseSummary($this->viewer));
                 }
-                $handle->setStatus($status);
               }
               $handle->setDisabled($user->getIsDisabled());