diff --git a/src/gui/UserStatusSelectorDialog.qml b/src/gui/UserStatusSelectorDialog.qml
index 3f86f8cf9bd25..28d09254aa08e 100644
--- a/src/gui/UserStatusSelectorDialog.qml
+++ b/src/gui/UserStatusSelectorDialog.qml
@@ -4,10 +4,14 @@ import com.nextcloud.desktopclient 1.0 as NC
 
 Window {
     id: dialog
+
+    title: qsTr("Set user status")
     
     property NC.UserStatusSelectorModel model: NC.UserStatusSelectorModel {
         onFinished: dialog.close()
     }
+    property int userIndex
+    onUserIndexChanged: model.load(userIndex)
 
     minimumWidth: view.implicitWidth
     minimumHeight: view.implicitHeight
diff --git a/src/gui/tray/UserLine.qml b/src/gui/tray/UserLine.qml
index 740cd1a915685..d401457ccfc68 100644
--- a/src/gui/tray/UserLine.qml
+++ b/src/gui/tray/UserLine.qml
@@ -184,10 +184,7 @@ MenuItem {
                     font.pixelSize: Style.topLinePixelSize
                     palette.windowText: Style.ncTextColor
                     hoverEnabled: true
-                    onClicked: {
-                        showUserStatusSelectorDialog(index)
-                        accountMenu.close()
-                    }
+                    onClicked: showUserStatusSelectorDialog(index)
 
                     background: Item {
                         height: parent.height
diff --git a/src/gui/tray/Window.qml b/src/gui/tray/Window.qml
index cfb6aaacd40c4..50b099ec65c01 100644
--- a/src/gui/tray/Window.qml
+++ b/src/gui/tray/Window.qml
@@ -175,10 +175,6 @@ Window {
                         }
                     }
 
-                    Loader {
-                        id: userStatusSelectorDialogLoader
-                    }
-
                     Menu {
                         id: accountMenu
 
@@ -221,15 +217,36 @@ Window {
                             userLineInstantiator.active = true;
                         }
 
+                        Loader {
+                            id: userStatusSelectorDialogLoader
+
+                            property int userIndex
+
+                            function openDialog(newUserIndex) {
+                                console.log(`About to show dialog for user with index ${newUserIndex}`);
+                                userIndex = newUserIndex;
+                                active = true;
+                                item.show();
+                            }
+
+                            active: false
+                            sourceComponent: UserStatusSelectorDialog {
+                                userIndex: userStatusSelectorDialogLoader.userIndex
+                            }
+
+                            onLoaded: {
+                                item.model.load(userIndex);
+                                item.show();
+                            }
+                        }
+
                         Instantiator {
                             id: userLineInstantiator
                             model: UserModel
                             delegate: UserLine {
                                 onShowUserStatusSelectorDialog: {
-                                    userStatusSelectorDialogLoader.source = "qrc:/qml/src/gui/UserStatusSelectorDialog.qml"
-                                    userStatusSelectorDialogLoader.item.title = qsTr("Set user status")
-                                    userStatusSelectorDialogLoader.item.model.load(index)
-                                    userStatusSelectorDialogLoader.item.show()
+                                    userStatusSelectorDialogLoader.openDialog(model.index);
+                                    accountMenu.close();
                                 }
                             }
                             onObjectAdded: accountMenu.insertItem(index, object)
diff --git a/src/gui/userstatusselectormodel.cpp b/src/gui/userstatusselectormodel.cpp
index da0b44c1523c6..38a1df82d85f2 100644
--- a/src/gui/userstatusselectormodel.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/userstatusselectormodel.cpp
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ UserStatusSelectorModel::UserStatusSelectorModel(const UserStatus &userStatus,
 void UserStatusSelectorModel::load(int id)
 {
     reset();
+    qCDebug(lcUserStatusDialogModel) << "Loading user status connector for user with index: " << id;
     _userStatusConnector = UserModel::instance()->userStatusConnector(id);
     init();
 }
@@ -102,6 +103,7 @@ void UserStatusSelectorModel::reset()
 
 void UserStatusSelectorModel::init()
 {
+    Q_ASSERT(_userStatusConnector);
     if (!_userStatusConnector) {
         return;
     }
@@ -177,7 +179,8 @@ void UserStatusSelectorModel::clearError()
 
 void UserStatusSelectorModel::setOnlineStatus(UserStatus::OnlineStatus status)
 {
-    if (status == _userStatus.state()) {
+    Q_ASSERT(_userStatusConnector);
+    if (!_userStatusConnector || status == _userStatus.state()) {
         return;
     }