diff --git a/src/bin/kawari-world.rs b/src/bin/kawari-world.rs
index 418091f..d4dc701 100644
--- a/src/bin/kawari-world.rs
+++ b/src/bin/kawari-world.rs
@@ -336,6 +336,12 @@ async fn client_loop(
                                                 connection.send_inventory(false).await;
                                                 connection.send_stats(&chara_details).await;
 
+                                                let online_status = if connection.player_data.gm_rank == GameMasterRank::NormalUser {
+                                                    OnlineStatus::Online
+                                                } else {
+                                                    OnlineStatus::GameMasterBlue
+                                                };
+
                                                 // send player spawn
                                                 {
                                                     let ipc = ServerZoneIpcSegment {
@@ -346,8 +352,8 @@ async fn client_loop(
                                                             content_id: connection.player_data.content_id,
                                                             current_world_id: config.world.world_id,
                                                             home_world_id: config.world.world_id,
-                                                            gm_rank: GameMasterRank::Debug,
-                                                            online_status: OnlineStatus::GameMasterBlue,
+                                                            gm_rank: connection.player_data.gm_rank,
+                                                            online_status,
                                                             common: common.clone(),
                                                                                              ..Default::default()
                                                         }),
diff --git a/src/ipc/zone/common_spawn.rs b/src/ipc/zone/common_spawn.rs
index 28b65be..e726b8b 100644
--- a/src/ipc/zone/common_spawn.rs
+++ b/src/ipc/zone/common_spawn.rs
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ pub enum OnlineStatus {
 #[binrw]
 #[brw(little)]
 #[brw(repr = u8)]
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Default, PartialEq)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, Default, PartialEq)]
 pub enum GameMasterRank {
     #[default]
     NormalUser,
@@ -116,6 +116,23 @@ pub enum GameMasterRank {
     Debug = 90,
 }
 
+impl TryFrom<u8> for GameMasterRank {
+    type Error = ();
+
+    fn try_from(value: u8) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+        match value {
+            0 => Ok(Self::NormalUser),
+            1 => Ok(Self::GameMaster),
+            3 => Ok(Self::EventJunior),
+            4 => Ok(Self::EventSenior),
+            5 => Ok(Self::Support),
+            7 => Ok(Self::Senior),
+            90 => Ok(Self::Debug),
+            _ => Err(()),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[binrw]
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub struct DisplayFlag(u32);
diff --git a/src/world/connection.rs b/src/world/connection.rs
index 763be05..d94eb94 100644
--- a/src/world/connection.rs
+++ b/src/world/connection.rs
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ use crate::{
         chat::ServerChatIpcSegment,
         zone::{
             ActorControl, ActorControlSelf, ActorControlTarget, ClientZoneIpcSegment, CommonSpawn,
-            ContainerInfo, DisplayFlag, Equip, InitZone, ItemInfo, Move, NpcSpawn, ObjectKind,
-            PlayerStats, PlayerSubKind, ServerZoneIpcData, ServerZoneIpcSegment, StatusEffect,
-            StatusEffectList, UpdateClassInfo, Warp, WeatherChange,
+            ContainerInfo, DisplayFlag, Equip, GameMasterRank, InitZone, ItemInfo, Move, NpcSpawn,
+            ObjectKind, PlayerStats, PlayerSubKind, ServerZoneIpcData, ServerZoneIpcSegment,
+            StatusEffect, StatusEffectList, UpdateClassInfo, Warp, WeatherChange,
         },
     },
     opcodes::ServerZoneIpcType,
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ pub struct PlayerData {
     pub inventory: Inventory,
 
     pub teleport_query: TeleportQuery,
+    pub gm_rank: GameMasterRank,
 }
 
 /// Represents a single connection between an instance of the client and the world server
diff --git a/src/world/database.rs b/src/world/database.rs
index 09832c0..0488947 100644
--- a/src/world/database.rs
+++ b/src/world/database.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,10 @@ use crate::{
         workdefinitions::{CharaMake, ClientSelectData, RemakeMode},
     },
     inventory::Inventory,
-    ipc::lobby::{CharacterDetails, CharacterFlag},
+    ipc::{
+        lobby::{CharacterDetails, CharacterFlag},
+        zone::GameMasterRank,
+    },
 };
 
 use super::PlayerData;
@@ -44,7 +47,7 @@ impl WorldDatabase {
 
         // Create characters data table
         {
-            let query = "CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS character_data (content_id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY, name STRING, chara_make STRING, city_state INTEGER, zone_id INTEGER, pos_x REAL, pos_y REAL, pos_z REAL, rotation REAL, inventory STRING, remake_mode INTEGER);";
+            let query = "CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS character_data (content_id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY, name STRING, chara_make STRING, city_state INTEGER, zone_id INTEGER, pos_x REAL, pos_y REAL, pos_z REAL, rotation REAL, inventory STRING, remake_mode INTEGER, gm_rank INTEGER);";
             connection.execute(query, ()).unwrap();
         }
 
@@ -139,15 +142,16 @@ impl WorldDatabase {
             .unwrap();
 
         stmt = connection
-            .prepare("SELECT pos_x, pos_y, pos_z, rotation, zone_id, inventory FROM character_data WHERE content_id = ?1")
+            .prepare("SELECT pos_x, pos_y, pos_z, rotation, zone_id, inventory, gm_rank FROM character_data WHERE content_id = ?1")
             .unwrap();
-        let (pos_x, pos_y, pos_z, rotation, zone_id, inventory_json): (
+        let (pos_x, pos_y, pos_z, rotation, zone_id, inventory_json, gm_rank): (
             f32,
             f32,
             f32,
             f32,
             u16,
             String,
+            u8,
         ) = stmt
             .query_row((content_id,), |row| {
                 Ok((
@@ -157,6 +161,7 @@ impl WorldDatabase {
                     row.get(3)?,
                     row.get(4)?,
                     row.get(5)?,
+                    row.get(6)?,
                 ))
             })
             .unwrap();
@@ -175,6 +180,7 @@ impl WorldDatabase {
             rotation,
             zone_id,
             inventory,
+            gm_rank: GameMasterRank::try_from(gm_rank).unwrap(),
             ..Default::default()
         }
     }
@@ -344,7 +350,7 @@ impl WorldDatabase {
         // insert char data
         connection
             .execute(
-                "INSERT INTO character_data VALUES (?1, ?2, ?3, ?4, ?5, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, ?6, 0);",
+                "INSERT INTO character_data VALUES (?1, ?2, ?3, ?4, ?5, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, ?6, 0, 0);",
                 (
                     content_id,
                     name,