diff --git a/src/channel.ts b/src/channel.ts
index f1370de81..5ffb0bcb9 100644
--- a/src/channel.ts
+++ b/src/channel.ts
@@ -656,7 +656,7 @@ export class Channel<StreamChatGenerics extends ExtendableGenerics = DefaultGene
    * @param {string} [parent_id] set this field to `message.id` to indicate that typing event is happening in a thread
    */
   async keystroke(parent_id?: string, options?: { user_id: string }) {
-    if (!this.getConfig()?.typing_events) {
+    if (!this._isTypingIndicatorsEnabled()) {
       return;
     }
     const now = new Date();
@@ -680,7 +680,7 @@ export class Channel<StreamChatGenerics extends ExtendableGenerics = DefaultGene
    * @param {string} [parent_id] set this field to `message.id` to indicate that typing event is happening in a thread
    */
   async stopTyping(parent_id?: string, options?: { user_id: string }) {
-    if (!this.getConfig()?.typing_events) {
+    if (!this._isTypingIndicatorsEnabled()) {
       return;
     }
     this.lastTypingEvent = null;
@@ -692,6 +692,13 @@ export class Channel<StreamChatGenerics extends ExtendableGenerics = DefaultGene
     } as Event<StreamChatGenerics>);
   }
 
+  _isTypingIndicatorsEnabled(): boolean {
+    if (!this.getConfig()?.typing_events) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    return this.getClient().user?.privacy_settings?.typing_indicators?.enabled ?? true;
+  }
+
   /**
    * lastMessage - return the last message, takes into account that last few messages might not be perfectly sorted
    *
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index 6d14135bc..9b1318bcf 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -702,6 +702,7 @@ export type OwnUserBase<StreamChatGenerics extends ExtendableGenerics = DefaultG
   unread_count: number;
   unread_threads: number;
   invisible?: boolean;
+  privacy_settings?: PrivacySettings;
   roles?: string[];
 };
 
@@ -819,12 +820,22 @@ export type UserResponse<StreamChatGenerics extends ExtendableGenerics = Default
   language?: TranslationLanguages | '';
   last_active?: string;
   online?: boolean;
+  privacy_settings?: PrivacySettings;
   push_notifications?: PushNotificationSettings;
   revoke_tokens_issued_before?: string;
   shadow_banned?: boolean;
   updated_at?: string;
 };
 
+export type PrivacySettings = {
+  read_receipts?: {
+    enabled?: boolean;
+  };
+  typing_indicators?: {
+    enabled?: boolean;
+  };
+};
+
 export type PushNotificationSettings = {
   disabled?: boolean;
   disabled_until?: string | null;
diff --git a/src/utils.ts b/src/utils.ts
index cb0609bc0..3730df582 100644
--- a/src/utils.ts
+++ b/src/utils.ts
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ export function isOwnUserBaseProperty(property: string) {
     unread_count: true,
     unread_threads: true,
     invisible: true,
+    privacy_settings: true,
     roles: true,
   };