diff --git a/src/as/com/threerings/crowd/data/BodyObject.as b/src/as/com/threerings/crowd/data/BodyObject.as
index d76fdab40..0dade0653 100644
--- a/src/as/com/threerings/crowd/data/BodyObject.as
+++ b/src/as/com/threerings/crowd/data/BodyObject.as
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ public class BodyObject extends ClientObject
     {
         var who :String = username.toString() + " (" + getOid();
         if (status != OccupantInfo.ACTIVE) {
-            who += (" " + OccupantInfo.X_STATUS[status]);
+            who += (" " + getStatusTranslation());
         }
         who += ")";
         return who;
@@ -216,5 +216,14 @@ public class BodyObject extends ClientObject
         status = ins.readByte();
         awayMessage = (ins.readField(String) as String);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Get a translation suffix for this occupant's status.
+     * Can be overridden to translate nonstandard statuses.
+     */
+    protected function getStatusTranslation () :String
+    {
+        return OccupantInfo.X_STATUS[status];
+    }
 }
 }
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/crowd/data/BodyObject.java b/src/java/com/threerings/crowd/data/BodyObject.java
index 0062fa5f6..056d95647 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/crowd/data/BodyObject.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/crowd/data/BodyObject.java
@@ -222,10 +222,19 @@ public class BodyObject extends ClientObject
     {
         buf.append(getOid());
         if (status != OccupantInfo.ACTIVE) {
-            buf.append(" ").append(OccupantInfo.X_STATUS[status]);
+            buf.append(" ").append(getStatusTranslation());
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get a translation suffix for this occupant's status.
+     * Can be overridden to translate nonstandard statuses.
+     */
+    protected String getStatusTranslation ()
+    {
+        return OccupantInfo.X_STATUS[status];
+    }
+
     /** The default (no tokens) access control. */
     protected static final TokenRing EMPTY_TOKENS = new TokenRing();
 }