diff --git a/td/telegram/ContactsManager.cpp b/td/telegram/ContactsManager.cpp
index 7cacf81bb..6ec8086a0 100644
--- a/td/telegram/ContactsManager.cpp
+++ b/td/telegram/ContactsManager.cpp
@@ -10887,6 +10887,11 @@ Result<BotData> ContactsManager::get_bot_data(UserId user_id) const {
   return bot_data;
 }
 
+bool ContactsManager::is_user_status_exact(UserId user_id) const {
+  auto u = get_user(user_id);
+  return u != nullptr && !u->is_deleted && !u->is_bot && u->was_online > 0;
+}
+
 bool ContactsManager::can_report_user(UserId user_id) const {
   auto u = get_user(user_id);
   return u != nullptr && !u->is_deleted && u->is_bot && !u->is_support;
diff --git a/td/telegram/ContactsManager.h b/td/telegram/ContactsManager.h
index b91edec81..94a0c4013 100644
--- a/td/telegram/ContactsManager.h
+++ b/td/telegram/ContactsManager.h
@@ -393,6 +393,8 @@ class ContactsManager : public Actor {
   bool is_user_bot(UserId user_id) const;
   Result<BotData> get_bot_data(UserId user_id) const TD_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT;
 
+  bool is_user_status_exact(UserId user_id) const;
+
   bool can_report_user(UserId user_id) const;
 
   bool have_user(UserId user_id) const;
diff --git a/td/telegram/MessagesManager.cpp b/td/telegram/MessagesManager.cpp
index 4b209a020..5fb8c6372 100644
--- a/td/telegram/MessagesManager.cpp
+++ b/td/telegram/MessagesManager.cpp
@@ -24035,7 +24035,21 @@ void MessagesManager::send_dialog_action(DialogId dialog_id, const tl_object_ptr
     return promise.set_value(Unit());
   }
 
-  if (dialog_id.get_type() == DialogType::SecretChat) {
+  auto dialog_type = dialog_id.get_type();
+  if (dialog_type == DialogType::User || dialog_type == DialogType::SecretChat) {
+    UserId user_id = dialog_type == DialogType::User
+                         ? dialog_id.get_user_id()
+                         : td_->contacts_manager_->get_secret_chat_user_id(dialog_id.get_secret_chat_id());
+    if (!user_id.is_valid() || td_->contacts_manager_->is_user_bot(user_id) ||
+        td_->contacts_manager_->is_user_deleted(user_id)) {
+      return promise.set_value(Unit());
+    }
+    if (!td_->auth_manager_->is_bot() && !td_->contacts_manager_->is_user_status_exact(user_id)) {
+      return promise.set_value(Unit());
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (dialog_type == DialogType::SecretChat) {
     tl_object_ptr<secret_api::SendMessageAction> send_action;
     switch (action->get_id()) {
       case td_api::chatActionCancel::ID: