diff --git a/C4/SIP/Sip/MsgType.pm b/C4/SIP/Sip/MsgType.pm
index a631a023fd..7ac89d10ab 100644
--- a/C4/SIP/Sip/MsgType.pm
+++ b/C4/SIP/Sip/MsgType.pm
@@ -503,6 +503,7 @@ sub handle_patron_status {
 
     $ils->check_inst_id( $fields->{ (FID_INST_ID) }, "handle_patron_status" );
     $patron = $ils->find_patron( $fields->{ (FID_PATRON_ID) } );
+    $patron->update_lastseen() if $patron;
     $resp = build_patron_status( $patron, $lang, $fields, $server );
     $self->write_msg( $resp, undef, $server->{account}->{terminator}, $server->{account}->{encoding} );
     return (PATRON_STATUS_REQ);
diff --git a/t/db_dependent/SIP/Message.t b/t/db_dependent/SIP/Message.t
index dee74f8166..ff001ad7e7 100755
--- a/t/db_dependent/SIP/Message.t
+++ b/t/db_dependent/SIP/Message.t
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 # along with Koha; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses>.
 
 use Modern::Perl;
-use Test::More tests => 17;
+use Test::More tests => 18;
 use Test::Exception;
 use Test::MockObject;
 use Test::MockModule;
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ subtest 'hold_patron_name() tests' => sub {
     $schema->storage->txn_rollback;
 };
 
-subtest 'Lastseen response' => sub {
+subtest 'Lastseen response patron_info' => sub {
 
     my $schema = Koha::Database->new->schema;
     $schema->storage->txn_begin;
@@ -247,6 +247,57 @@ subtest 'Lastseen response' => sub {
 
 };
 
+subtest 'Lastseen response patron status' => sub {
+
+    my $schema = Koha::Database->new->schema;
+    $schema->storage->txn_begin;
+
+    plan tests => 6;
+    my $builder = t::lib::TestBuilder->new();
+    my $branchcode = $builder->build({ source => 'Branch' })->{branchcode};
+    my ( $response, $findpatron );
+    my $mocks = create_mocks( \$response, \$findpatron, \$branchcode );
+    my $seen_patron = $builder->build({
+        source => 'Borrower',
+        value  => {
+            lastseen => '2001-01-01',
+            password => hash_password( PATRON_PW ),
+            branchcode => $branchcode,
+        },
+    });
+    my $cardnum = $seen_patron->{cardnumber};
+    my $sip_patron = C4::SIP::ILS::Patron->new( $cardnum );
+    $findpatron = $sip_patron;
+
+    my $siprequest = PATRON_STATUS_REQ. 'engYYYYMMDDZZZZHHMMSS'.
+        FID_INST_ID. $branchcode. '|'.
+        FID_PATRON_ID. $cardnum. '|'.
+        FID_PATRON_PWD. PATRON_PW. '|';
+    my $msg = C4::SIP::Sip::MsgType->new( $siprequest, 0 );
+
+    my $server = { ils => $mocks->{ils} };
+    undef $response;
+    t::lib::Mocks::mock_preference( 'TrackLastPatronActivity', '' );
+    $msg->handle_patron_status( $server );
+
+    isnt( $response, undef, 'At least we got a response.' );
+    my $respcode = substr( $response, 0, 2 );
+    is( $respcode, PATRON_STATUS_RESP, 'Response code fine' );
+    $seen_patron = Koha::Patrons->find({ cardnumber => $seen_patron->{cardnumber} });
+    is( output_pref({str => $seen_patron->lastseen(), dateonly => 1}), output_pref({str => '2001-01-01', dateonly => 1}),'Last seen not updated if not tracking patrons');
+    undef $response;
+    t::lib::Mocks::mock_preference( 'TrackLastPatronActivity', '1' );
+    $msg->handle_patron_status( $server );
+
+    isnt( $response, undef, 'At least we got a response.' );
+    $respcode = substr( $response, 0, 2 );
+    is( $respcode, PATRON_STATUS_RESP, 'Response code fine' );
+    $seen_patron = Koha::Patrons->find({ cardnumber => $seen_patron->cardnumber() });
+    is( output_pref({str => $seen_patron->lastseen(), dateonly => 1}), output_pref({dt => dt_from_string(), dateonly => 1}),'Last seen updated if tracking patrons');
+    $schema->storage->txn_rollback;
+
+};
+
 subtest "Test patron_status_string" => sub {
     my $schema = Koha::Database->new->schema;
     $schema->storage->txn_begin;