diff --git a/src/core/engines/noweb/session.noweb.core.ts b/src/core/engines/noweb/session.noweb.core.ts
index f4aff3c6..8fe9aced 100644
--- a/src/core/engines/noweb/session.noweb.core.ts
+++ b/src/core/engines/noweb/session.noweb.core.ts
@@ -212,6 +212,10 @@ export class WhatsappSessionNoWebCore extends WhatsappSession {
     const browser = fullSyncEnabled
       ? Browsers.ubuntu('Desktop')
       : Browsers.ubuntu('Chrome');
+    let markOnlineOnConnect = this.sessionConfig?.noweb?.markOnline;
+    if (markOnlineOnConnect == undefined) {
+      markOnlineOnConnect = true;
+    }
     return {
       agent: agent,
       fetchAgent: agent,
@@ -229,6 +233,7 @@ export class WhatsappSessionNoWebCore extends WhatsappSession {
       getMessage: (key) => this.getMessage(key),
       syncFullHistory: fullSyncEnabled,
       msgRetryCounterCache: this.msgRetryCounterCache,
+      markOnlineOnConnect: markOnlineOnConnect,
     };
   }
 
diff --git a/src/structures/sessions.dto.ts b/src/structures/sessions.dto.ts
index 6c54832c..b8278319 100644
--- a/src/structures/sessions.dto.ts
+++ b/src/structures/sessions.dto.ts
@@ -80,6 +80,12 @@ export class NowebConfig {
   @Type(() => NowebStoreConfig)
   @IsOptional()
   store?: NowebStoreConfig;
+
+  @ApiProperty({
+    description: 'Mark the session as online when it connects to the server.',
+  })
+  @IsBoolean()
+  markOnline: boolean = true;
 }
 
 export class SessionConfig {