diff --git a/paircd/handler/away.py b/paircd/handler/away.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..80775ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/paircd/handler/away.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+from paircd.client import Client
+from paircd.command_handler import CommandHandler
+from paircd.message import Message
+from paircd.reply import RPL_NOWAWAY, RPL_UNAWAY
+from paircd.server import Server
+
+
+class AwayHandler(CommandHandler):
+    def __init__(self) -> None:
+        super().__init__("AWAY")
+
+    async def handle(self, server: Server, client: Client, msg: Message) -> None:
+        if len(msg.args) == 0 or len(msg.args[0]) == 0:
+            client.away = ""
+            client.write_message(RPL_UNAWAY(client.nickname))
+        else:
+            client.away = msg.args[0]
+            client.write_message(RPL_NOWAWAY(client.nickname))
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diff --git a/paircd/handlers.py b/paircd/handlers.py
index 5ca0cba..1985d23 100644
--- a/paircd/handlers.py
+++ b/paircd/handlers.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 from logging import WARN
+from paircd.handler.away import AwayHandler
 from typing import Dict
 
 from paircd.client import Client
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ from paircd.handler.user import UserHandler
 from paircd.handler.who import WhoHandler
 
 HANDLER_CLASSES = [
+    AwayHandler,
     JoinHandler,
     ModeHandler,
     NickHandler,