diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 09e398c..1345718 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -112,6 +112,10 @@
 			<id>vault-repo</id>
 			<url>http://nexus.hc.to/content/repositories/pub_releases</url>
 		</repository>
+		<repository>
+			<id>Essentials</id>
+			<url>http://repo.ess3.net/</url>
+		</repository>
 	</repositories>
 
 	<dependencies>
@@ -152,5 +156,10 @@
 			<version>master-SNAPSHOT</version> <!--  1.6 -->
 			<scope>provided</scope>
 		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>net.ess3</groupId>
+			<artifactId>Essentials</artifactId>
+			<version>2.13.1</version>
+		</dependency>
 	</dependencies>
 </project>
diff --git a/src/main/java/buttondevteam/discordplugin/listeners/MCListener.java b/src/main/java/buttondevteam/discordplugin/listeners/MCListener.java
index 9b88372..25a9a06 100644
--- a/src/main/java/buttondevteam/discordplugin/listeners/MCListener.java
+++ b/src/main/java/buttondevteam/discordplugin/listeners/MCListener.java
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import buttondevteam.lib.TBMCPlayerGetInfoEvent;
 import buttondevteam.lib.TBMCPlayerJoinEvent;
 import buttondevteam.lib.TBMCPlayerQuitEvent;
 import buttondevteam.lib.TBMCYEEHAWEvent;
+import net.ess3.api.events.AfkStatusChangeEvent;
 import sx.blah.discord.handle.obj.IUser;
 import sx.blah.discord.handle.obj.Status.StatusType;
 
@@ -59,4 +60,9 @@ public class MCListener implements Listener {
 	public void onPlayerYEEHAW(TBMCYEEHAWEvent e) {
 		DiscordPlugin.sendMessageToChannel(DiscordPlugin.chatchannel, e.getSender() + " YEEHAWs");
 	}
+
+	public void onPlayerAFK(AfkStatusChangeEvent e) {
+		DiscordPlugin.sendMessageToChannel(DiscordPlugin.chatchannel,
+				e.getAffected().getBase().getDisplayName() + " is " + (e.getValue() ? "now" : "no longer") + " AFK.");
+	}
 }