diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 90afa5c..4864011 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -140,6 +140,13 @@
 			<version>4.4.1</version>
 		</dependency>
 
+		<!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.apache.commons/commons-configuration2 -->
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
+			<artifactId>commons-configuration2</artifactId>
+			<version>2.10.1</version>
+		</dependency>
+
 		<!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/javax.activation/activation -->
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>javax.activation</groupId>
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/taliox/zulip/ZulipRestExecutor.java b/src/main/java/io/taliox/zulip/ZulipRestExecutor.java
index cd76252..d97797f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/taliox/zulip/ZulipRestExecutor.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/taliox/zulip/ZulipRestExecutor.java
@@ -2,6 +2,14 @@
 
 import io.taliox.zulip.calls.ZulipRestAPICall;
 import io.taliox.zulip.controller.HttpController;
+import org.apache.commons.configuration2.INIConfiguration;
+import org.apache.commons.configuration2.SubnodeConfiguration;
+import org.apache.commons.configuration2.ex.ConfigurationException;
+
+import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
+import java.io.FileReader;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.Reader;
 
 /**
  * The Class ZulipRestExecutor which is responsible for executing requests and
@@ -27,6 +35,31 @@ public ZulipRestExecutor(String userName, String password, String serverURL) {
 		this.httpController = new HttpController(userName, password, serverURL);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * A constructor for the Zulip REST API executor taking the file name of a zuliprc file. The information from the
+	 * file is used to configure the executor.
+	 * <br/>
+	 * An example that will be accepted:
+	 * [api]
+	 * email=some@mail.com
+	 * key=API_KEY
+	 * site=https://your.zulip.com
+	 * <br/>
+	 * The Executor is responsible for communicating with your Zulip server.
+	 * @param zuliprcFileName
+	 * 				Name of the zuliprc file which can be generated by a Zulip client.
+	 */
+	public ZulipRestExecutor(String zuliprcFileName) throws IOException, ConfigurationException {
+		INIConfiguration iniConfiguration = new INIConfiguration();
+        iniConfiguration.read(new FileReader(zuliprcFileName));
+		SubnodeConfiguration apiSection = iniConfiguration.getSection("api");
+		this.httpController = new HttpController(
+				apiSection.getString("email"),
+				apiSection.getString("key"),
+				apiSection.getString("site")
+		);
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Executes a HTTP call to a Zulip server.
 	 * 
@@ -38,4 +71,4 @@ public String executeCall(ZulipRestAPICall call) {
 		return call.execute(this);
 	}
 	
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/taliox/zulip/calls/users/PostUserStatus.java b/src/main/java/io/taliox/zulip/calls/users/PostUserStatus.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0bdeb94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/io/taliox/zulip/calls/users/PostUserStatus.java
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+package io.taliox.zulip.calls.users;
+
+import io.taliox.zulip.ZulipRestExecutor;
+import io.taliox.zulip.calls.ZulipRestAPICall;
+import org.apache.http.client.methods.HttpPost;
+
+/**
+ * Updates the status for the currently authenticated user. See the API description for details on updating the status.
+ *
+ * @see <a href=
+ *       "https://zulip.com/api/update-status">https://zulip.com/api/update-status</a>
+ */
+public class PostUserStatus extends ZulipRestAPICall {
+
+    /**
+     * The content of the status message.
+     * @see <a href=
+     *  "https://zulip.com/api/update-status#parameter-status_text">API description</a>
+     */
+    private final String statusText;
+    /**
+     * The name of the status emoji.
+     * @see <a href=
+     *  "https://zulip.com/api/update-status#parameter-emoji_name">API description</a>
+     */
+    private final String emojiName;
+
+    /**
+     * Instantiate a new {@link PostUserStatus}.
+     *
+     * @param statusText
+     *              The content of the status message. If left empty, the status message will be cleared.
+     * @param emojiName
+     *              The name of the status emoji for display in the client.
+     */
+    public PostUserStatus(String statusText, String emojiName) {
+        this.statusText = statusText;
+        this.emojiName = emojiName;
+        setZulipAPIUrl("/api/v1/users/me/status");
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String execute(ZulipRestExecutor executor) {
+        setHttpController(executor.httpController);
+        HttpPost post = new HttpPost(this.httpController.getServer() + getZulipAPIUrl());
+        getParameters().put("status_text", this.statusText);
+        getParameters().put("emoji_name", this.emojiName);
+        return performRequest(getParameters(), post);
+    }
+}