diff --git a/apps/meteor/tests/e2e/presence-stale.spec.ts b/apps/meteor/tests/e2e/presence-stale.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..fc639f0610366
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/meteor/tests/e2e/presence-stale.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+import { UserStatus, type IUserSession } from '@rocket.chat/core-typings';
+
+import { Users } from './fixtures/userStates';
+import { HomeChannel } from './page-objects';
+import { test, expect } from './utils/test';
+
+test.describe('Should remove stale sessions', () => {
+	test('user1 sees user2 offline after inactivity', async ({ browser, db }) => {
+		test.slow();
+
+		const [user1Context, user2Context] = await Promise.all([
+			browser.newContext({ storageState: Users.user1.state }),
+			browser.newContext({ storageState: Users.user2.state }),
+		]);
+
+		const [user1Page, user2Page] = await Promise.all([user1Context.newPage(), user2Context.newPage()]);
+
+		await Promise.all([user1Page.goto('/home'), user2Page.goto('/home')]);
+
+		const user1Home = new HomeChannel(user1Page);
+
+		await user1Home.sidenav.openChat('user2');
+
+		await Promise.all([
+			expect(user1Home.content.channelHeader).toContainText('user2'),
+			expect(user1Home.content.channelHeader.locator('.rcx-status-bullet--online')).toBeVisible(),
+		]);
+
+		await test.step('Simulate inactivity by updating user2 session and status', async () => {
+			await test.step('Close user2 page to simulate disconnection', async () => {
+				await user2Context.setOffline(true);
+			});
+			await db.users.updateStatusById(Users.user2.data._id, {
+				status: UserStatus.ONLINE,
+				statusConnection: UserStatus.ONLINE,
+			});
+
+			const user2Session: IUserSession = (await db.usersSessions.findOneById(Users.user2.data._id)) ?? {
+				_id: Users.user2.data._id,
+				connections: [],
+			};
+
+			expect(user2Session.connections.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+
+			await db.usersSessions.col.updateOne(
+				{ _id: Users.user2.data._id },
+				{
+					$set: {
+						connections: user2Session.connections.map((connection) => ({
+							...connection,
+							_createdAt: new Date(connection._createdAt.getTime() - 6 * 60 * 1000),
+							_updatedAt: new Date(connection._updatedAt.getTime() - 6 * 60 * 1000),
+							status: UserStatus.ONLINE,
+						})),
+					},
+				},
+			);
+		});
+
+		await expect(user1Home.content.channelHeader.getByRole('button', { name: 'user2', exact: true }).getByRole('img')).toContainClass(
+			'rcx-status-bullet--online',
+			{ timeout: 120_000 },
+		);
+
+		await expect(user1Home.content.channelHeader.getByRole('button', { name: 'user2', exact: true }).getByRole('img')).toContainClass(
+			'rcx-status-bullet--offline',
+			{ timeout: 120_000 },
+		);
+
+		await user1Context.close();
+		await user2Context.close();
+	});
+});
diff --git a/apps/meteor/tests/e2e/utils/db.ts b/apps/meteor/tests/e2e/utils/db.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..b509d97152a1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/meteor/tests/e2e/utils/db.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import { UsersSessionsRaw, UsersRaw } from '@rocket.chat/models';
+import { MongoClient } from 'mongodb';
+
+import { URL_MONGODB } from '../config/constants';
+
+export class DatabaseClient {
+	client: MongoClient;
+
+	users: UsersRaw;
+
+	usersSessions: UsersSessionsRaw;
+
+	private constructor(client: MongoClient) {
+		this.client = client;
+		this.users = new UsersRaw(client.db());
+		this.usersSessions = new UsersSessionsRaw(client.db());
+	}
+
+	static async connect(): Promise<DatabaseClient> {
+		return new DatabaseClient(await MongoClient.connect(URL_MONGODB));
+	}
+
+	async close(): Promise<void> {
+		await this.client.close();
+	}
+}
diff --git a/apps/meteor/tests/e2e/utils/test.ts b/apps/meteor/tests/e2e/utils/test.ts
index 716c91d25aaf9..48cee45b1127c 100644
--- a/apps/meteor/tests/e2e/utils/test.ts
+++ b/apps/meteor/tests/e2e/utils/test.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import type { Locator, APIResponse, APIRequestContext } from '@playwright/test';
 import { test as baseTest, request as baseRequest } from '@playwright/test';
 import { v4 as uuid } from 'uuid';
 
+import { DatabaseClient } from './db';
 import { BASE_API_URL, API_PREFIX, ADMIN_CREDENTIALS } from '../config/constants';
 import { Users } from '../fixtures/userStates';
 
@@ -37,7 +38,17 @@ let apiContext: APIRequestContext;
 
 const cacheFromCredentials = new Map<string, string>();
 
-export const test = baseTest.extend<BaseTest>({
+export const test = baseTest.extend<BaseTest, { db: DatabaseClient }>({
+	db: [
+		// eslint-disable-next-line no-empty-pattern
+		async ({}, use) => {
+			const db = await DatabaseClient.connect();
+			await use(db);
+			await db.close();
+		},
+		{ scope: 'worker' },
+	],
+
 	context: async ({ context }, use) => {
 		if (!process.env.E2E_COVERAGE) {
 			await use(context);