diff --git a/apps/dav/appinfo/info.xml b/apps/dav/appinfo/info.xml
index 4ea561f0e48c2..7a7c6a9ded93f 100644
--- a/apps/dav/appinfo/info.xml
+++ b/apps/dav/appinfo/info.xml
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
 		<command>OCA\DAV\Command\CreateSubscription</command>
 		<command>OCA\DAV\Command\DeleteCalendar</command>
 		<command>OCA\DAV\Command\FixCalendarSyncCommand</command>
+		<command>OCA\DAV\Command\GetAbsenceCommand</command>
 		<command>OCA\DAV\Command\ListAddressbooks</command>
 		<command>OCA\DAV\Command\ListCalendarShares</command>
 		<command>OCA\DAV\Command\ListCalendars</command>
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@
 		<command>OCA\DAV\Command\RemoveInvalidShares</command>
 		<command>OCA\DAV\Command\RetentionCleanupCommand</command>
 		<command>OCA\DAV\Command\SendEventReminders</command>
+		<command>OCA\DAV\Command\SetAbsenceCommand</command>
 		<command>OCA\DAV\Command\SyncBirthdayCalendar</command>
 		<command>OCA\DAV\Command\SyncSystemAddressBook</command>
 	</commands>
diff --git a/apps/dav/composer/composer/autoload_classmap.php b/apps/dav/composer/composer/autoload_classmap.php
index 5da486b4ff5e0..5de755848aabe 100644
--- a/apps/dav/composer/composer/autoload_classmap.php
+++ b/apps/dav/composer/composer/autoload_classmap.php
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@
     'OCA\\DAV\\Command\\CreateSubscription' => $baseDir . '/../lib/Command/CreateSubscription.php',
     'OCA\\DAV\\Command\\DeleteCalendar' => $baseDir . '/../lib/Command/DeleteCalendar.php',
     'OCA\\DAV\\Command\\FixCalendarSyncCommand' => $baseDir . '/../lib/Command/FixCalendarSyncCommand.php',
+    'OCA\\DAV\\Command\\GetAbsenceCommand' => $baseDir . '/../lib/Command/GetAbsenceCommand.php',
     'OCA\\DAV\\Command\\ListAddressbooks' => $baseDir . '/../lib/Command/ListAddressbooks.php',
     'OCA\\DAV\\Command\\ListCalendarShares' => $baseDir . '/../lib/Command/ListCalendarShares.php',
     'OCA\\DAV\\Command\\ListCalendars' => $baseDir . '/../lib/Command/ListCalendars.php',
@@ -168,6 +169,7 @@
     'OCA\\DAV\\Command\\RemoveInvalidShares' => $baseDir . '/../lib/Command/RemoveInvalidShares.php',
     'OCA\\DAV\\Command\\RetentionCleanupCommand' => $baseDir . '/../lib/Command/RetentionCleanupCommand.php',
     'OCA\\DAV\\Command\\SendEventReminders' => $baseDir . '/../lib/Command/SendEventReminders.php',
+    'OCA\\DAV\\Command\\SetAbsenceCommand' => $baseDir . '/../lib/Command/SetAbsenceCommand.php',
     'OCA\\DAV\\Command\\SyncBirthdayCalendar' => $baseDir . '/../lib/Command/SyncBirthdayCalendar.php',
     'OCA\\DAV\\Command\\SyncSystemAddressBook' => $baseDir . '/../lib/Command/SyncSystemAddressBook.php',
     'OCA\\DAV\\Comments\\CommentNode' => $baseDir . '/../lib/Comments/CommentNode.php',
diff --git a/apps/dav/composer/composer/autoload_static.php b/apps/dav/composer/composer/autoload_static.php
index 5252038120c24..5ad69cac7b2ce 100644
--- a/apps/dav/composer/composer/autoload_static.php
+++ b/apps/dav/composer/composer/autoload_static.php
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ class ComposerStaticInitDAV
         'OCA\\DAV\\Command\\CreateSubscription' => __DIR__ . '/..' . '/../lib/Command/CreateSubscription.php',
         'OCA\\DAV\\Command\\DeleteCalendar' => __DIR__ . '/..' . '/../lib/Command/DeleteCalendar.php',
         'OCA\\DAV\\Command\\FixCalendarSyncCommand' => __DIR__ . '/..' . '/../lib/Command/FixCalendarSyncCommand.php',
+        'OCA\\DAV\\Command\\GetAbsenceCommand' => __DIR__ . '/..' . '/../lib/Command/GetAbsenceCommand.php',
         'OCA\\DAV\\Command\\ListAddressbooks' => __DIR__ . '/..' . '/../lib/Command/ListAddressbooks.php',
         'OCA\\DAV\\Command\\ListCalendarShares' => __DIR__ . '/..' . '/../lib/Command/ListCalendarShares.php',
         'OCA\\DAV\\Command\\ListCalendars' => __DIR__ . '/..' . '/../lib/Command/ListCalendars.php',
@@ -183,6 +184,7 @@ class ComposerStaticInitDAV
         'OCA\\DAV\\Command\\RemoveInvalidShares' => __DIR__ . '/..' . '/../lib/Command/RemoveInvalidShares.php',
         'OCA\\DAV\\Command\\RetentionCleanupCommand' => __DIR__ . '/..' . '/../lib/Command/RetentionCleanupCommand.php',
         'OCA\\DAV\\Command\\SendEventReminders' => __DIR__ . '/..' . '/../lib/Command/SendEventReminders.php',
+        'OCA\\DAV\\Command\\SetAbsenceCommand' => __DIR__ . '/..' . '/../lib/Command/SetAbsenceCommand.php',
         'OCA\\DAV\\Command\\SyncBirthdayCalendar' => __DIR__ . '/..' . '/../lib/Command/SyncBirthdayCalendar.php',
         'OCA\\DAV\\Command\\SyncSystemAddressBook' => __DIR__ . '/..' . '/../lib/Command/SyncSystemAddressBook.php',
         'OCA\\DAV\\Comments\\CommentNode' => __DIR__ . '/..' . '/../lib/Comments/CommentNode.php',
diff --git a/apps/dav/lib/Command/GetAbsenceCommand.php b/apps/dav/lib/Command/GetAbsenceCommand.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..50d8df4ab38f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/dav/lib/Command/GetAbsenceCommand.php
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+/**
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 Nextcloud GmbH and Nextcloud contributors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
+ */
+
+namespace OCA\DAV\Command;
+
+use OCA\DAV\Service\AbsenceService;
+use OCP\IUserManager;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Command\Command;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputArgument;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Output\OutputInterface;
+
+class GetAbsenceCommand extends Command {
+
+	public function __construct(
+		private IUserManager $userManager,
+		private AbsenceService $absenceService,
+	) {
+		parent::__construct();
+	}
+
+	protected function configure(): void {
+		$this->setName('dav:absence:get');
+		$this->addArgument(
+			'user-id',
+			InputArgument::REQUIRED,
+			'User ID of the affected account'
+		);
+	}
+
+	public function execute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output): int {
+		$userId = $input->getArgument('user-id');
+
+		$user = $this->userManager->get($userId);
+		if ($user === null) {
+			$output->writeln('<error>User not found</error>');
+			return 1;
+		}
+
+		$absence = $this->absenceService->getAbsence($userId);
+		if ($absence === null) {
+			$output->writeln('<info>No absence set</info>');
+			return 0;
+		}
+
+		$output->writeln('<info>Start day:</info> ' . $absence->getFirstDay());
+		$output->writeln('<info>End day:</info> ' . $absence->getLastDay());
+		$output->writeln('<info>Short message:</info> ' . $absence->getStatus());
+		$output->writeln('<info>Message:</info> ' . $absence->getMessage());
+		$output->writeln('<info>Replacement user:</info> ' . ($absence->getReplacementUserId() ?? 'none'));
+		$output->writeln('<info>Replacement display name:</info> ' . ($absence->getReplacementUserDisplayName() ?? 'none'));
+
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/apps/dav/lib/Command/SetAbsenceCommand.php b/apps/dav/lib/Command/SetAbsenceCommand.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..bf91a163f955c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/dav/lib/Command/SetAbsenceCommand.php
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+/**
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 Nextcloud GmbH and Nextcloud contributors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
+ */
+
+namespace OCA\DAV\Command;
+
+use OCA\DAV\Service\AbsenceService;
+use OCP\IUserManager;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Command\Command;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputArgument;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Output\OutputInterface;
+
+class SetAbsenceCommand extends Command {
+
+	public function __construct(
+		private IUserManager $userManager,
+		private AbsenceService $absenceService,
+	) {
+		parent::__construct();
+	}
+
+	protected function configure(): void {
+		$this->setName('dav:absence:set');
+		$this->addArgument(
+			'user-id',
+			InputArgument::REQUIRED,
+			'User ID of the affected account'
+		);
+		$this->addArgument(
+			'first-day',
+			InputArgument::REQUIRED,
+			'Inclusive start day formatted as YYYY-MM-DD'
+		);
+		$this->addArgument(
+			'last-day',
+			InputArgument::REQUIRED,
+			'Inclusive end day formatted as YYYY-MM-DD'
+		);
+		$this->addArgument(
+			'short-message',
+			InputArgument::REQUIRED,
+			'Short message'
+		);
+		$this->addArgument(
+			'message',
+			InputArgument::REQUIRED,
+			'Message'
+		);
+		$this->addArgument(
+			'replacement-user-id',
+			InputArgument::OPTIONAL,
+			'Replacement user id'
+		);
+	}
+
+	public function execute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output): int {
+		$userId = $input->getArgument('user-id');
+
+		$user = $this->userManager->get($userId);
+		if ($user === null) {
+			$output->writeln('<error>User not found</error>');
+			return 1;
+		}
+
+		$replacementUserId = $input->getArgument('replacement-user-id');
+		if ($replacementUserId === null) {
+			$replacementUser = null;
+		} else {
+			$replacementUser = $this->userManager->get($replacementUserId);
+			if ($replacementUser === null) {
+				$output->writeln('<error>Replacement user not found</error>');
+				return 2;
+			}
+		}
+
+		$this->absenceService->createOrUpdateAbsence(
+			$user,
+			$input->getArgument('first-day'),
+			$input->getArgument('last-day'),
+			$input->getArgument('short-message'),
+			$input->getArgument('message'),
+			$replacementUser?->getUID(),
+			$replacementUser?->getDisplayName(),
+		);
+
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+}