diff --git a/sleekxmpp/stanza/presence.py b/sleekxmpp/stanza/presence.py
index c66246c..0da7ffc 100644
--- a/sleekxmpp/stanza/presence.py
+++ b/sleekxmpp/stanza/presence.py
@@ -5,36 +5,34 @@
 
     See the file license.txt for copying permission.
 """
-from .. xmlstream.stanzabase import StanzaBase
-from xml.etree import cElementTree as ET
+
 from . error import Error
 from . rootstanza import RootStanza
+from .. xmlstream.stanzabase import StanzaBase, ET
+
 
 class Presence(RootStanza):
-	interfaces = set(('type', 'to', 'from', 'id', 'status', 'priority'))
+	interfaces = set(('type', 'to', 'from', 'id', 'show', 'status', 'priority'))
 	types = set(('available', 'unavailable', 'error', 'probe', 'subscribe', 'subscribed', 'unsubscribe', 'unsubscribed'))
 	showtypes = set(('dnd', 'chat', 'xa', 'away'))
-	sub_interfaces = set(('status', 'priority'))
+	sub_interfaces = set(('show', 'status', 'priority'))
 	name = 'presence'
 	plugin_attrib = name
 	namespace = 'jabber:client'
 
-	def getShowElement(self):
-		return self.xml.find("{%s}show" % self.namespace)
+	def setShow(self, show):
+		if show in self.showtypes:
+			self._setSubText('show', text=show)
+		return self
 
 	def setType(self, value):
-		show = self.getShowElement()
 		if value in self.types:
-			if show is not None:
-				self.xml.remove(show)
+			self['show'] = None
 			if value == 'available':
 				value = ''
 			self._setAttr('type', value)
 		elif value in self.showtypes:
-			if show is None:
-				show = ET.Element("{%s}show" % self.namespace)
-				self.xml.append(show)
-			show.text = value
+			self['show'] = value
 		return self
 
 	def setPriority(self, value):
@@ -48,9 +46,7 @@ class Presence(RootStanza):
 	def getType(self):
 		out = self._getAttr('type')
 		if not out:
-			show = self.getShowElement()
-			if show is not None:
-				out = show.text
+			out = self['show']
 		if not out or out is None:
 			out = 'available'
 		return out
diff --git a/tests/test_presencestanzas.py b/tests/test_presencestanzas.py
index 23eb911..02799c8 100644
--- a/tests/test_presencestanzas.py
+++ b/tests/test_presencestanzas.py
@@ -1,31 +1,53 @@
-import unittest
+import sleekxmpp
+from sleektest import *
+from sleekxmpp.stanza.presence import Presence
 
-class testpresencestanzas(unittest.TestCase):
-
-	def setUp(self):
-		import sleekxmpp.stanza.presence as p
-		self.p = p
+class TestPresenceStanzas(SleekTest):
 	
-	def testPresenceShowRegression(self):
-		"Regression check presence['type'] = 'dnd' show value working"
-		p = self.p.Presence()
+        def testPresenceShowRegression(self):
+		"""Regression check presence['type'] = 'dnd' show value working"""
+		p = self.Presence()
 		p['type'] = 'dnd'
-		self.failUnless(str(p) == "<presence><show>dnd</show></presence>")
-	
+		self.checkPresence(p, """
+                  <presence><show>dnd</show></presence>
+                """)
+
+        def testPresenceType(self):
+		"""Test manipulating presence['type']"""
+		p = self.Presence()
+		p['type'] = 'available'
+		self.checkPresence(p, """
+                  <presence />
+                """)
+		self.failUnless(p['type'] == 'available', "Incorrect presence['type'] for type 'available'")
+
+		for showtype in ['away', 'chat', 'dnd', 'xa']:
+			p['type'] = showtype
+			self.checkPresence(p, """
+                          <presence><show>%s</show></presence>
+                        """ % showtype)
+			self.failUnless(p['type'] == showtype, "Incorrect presence['type'] for type '%s'" % showtype)
+
+		p['type'] = None
+		self.checkPresence(p, """
+                  <presence />
+                """)
+
 	def testPresenceUnsolicitedOffline(self):
-		"Unsolicted offline presence does not spawn changed_status or update roster"
-		p = self.p.Presence()
+		"""Unsolicted offline presence does not spawn changed_status or update roster"""
+		p = self.Presence()
 		p['type'] = 'unavailable'
 		p['from'] = 'bill@chadmore.com/gmail15af'
-		import sleekxmpp
+		
 		c = sleekxmpp.ClientXMPP('crap@wherever', 'password')
 		happened = []
 		def handlechangedpresence(event):
 			happened.append(True)
 		c.add_event_handler("changed_status", handlechangedpresence)
 		c._handlePresence(p)
+		
 		self.failUnless(happened == [], "changed_status event triggered for superfulous unavailable presence")
 		self.failUnless(c.roster == {}, "Roster updated for superfulous unavailable presence")
         
 
-suite = unittest.TestLoader().loadTestsFromTestCase(testpresencestanzas)
+suite = unittest.TestLoader().loadTestsFromTestCase(TestPresenceStanzas)