diff --git a/litecord/blueprints/user/billing.py b/litecord/blueprints/user/billing.py
index 7817ec9..592d3e4 100644
--- a/litecord/blueprints/user/billing.py
+++ b/litecord/blueprints/user/billing.py
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ from quart import Blueprint, jsonify, request, current_app as app
 
 from litecord.auth import token_check
 from litecord.schemas import validate
-from litecord.storage import timestamp_
 from litecord.snowflake import snowflake_datetime, get_snowflake
 from litecord.errors import BadRequest
+from litecord.types import timestamp_
 
 bp = Blueprint('users_billing', __name__)
 
@@ -43,6 +43,20 @@ class PaymentStatus:
     FAILED = 2
 
 
+class PremiumType:
+    TIER_1 = 1
+    TIER_2 = 2
+    NONE = None
+
+
+PLAN_ID_TO_TYPE = {
+    'premium_month_tier_1': PremiumType.TIER_1,
+    'premium_month_tier_2': PremiumType.TIER_2,
+    'premium_year_tier_1': PremiumType.TIER_1,
+    'premium_year_tier_2': PremiumType.TIER_2,
+}
+
+
 # how much should a payment be, depending
 # of the subscription
 AMOUNTS = {
diff --git a/litecord/blueprints/user/billing_job.py b/litecord/blueprints/user/billing_job.py
index a89de2e..3f91072 100644
--- a/litecord/blueprints/user/billing_job.py
+++ b/litecord/blueprints/user/billing_job.py
@@ -6,11 +6,13 @@ from asyncio import sleep, CancelledError
 from logbook import Logger
 
 from litecord.blueprints.user.billing import (
-    get_subscription, get_payment_ids, get_payment, create_payment
+    get_subscription, get_payment_ids, get_payment, create_payment,
+    SubscriptionStatus
 )
 
 from litecord.snowflake import snowflake_datetime
-from litecord.types import MINUTES
+from litecord.types import MINUTES, HOURS
+from litecord.enums import UserFlags
 
 log = Logger(__name__)
 
@@ -75,6 +77,65 @@ async def _process_user_payments(app, user_id: int):
                   sub_id, threshold - delta.days)
 
 
+async def _process_subscription(app, subscription_id: int):
+    sub = await get_subscription(subscription_id, app.db)
+
+    user_id = int(sub['user_id'])
+
+    if sub['status'] != SubscriptionStatus.ACTIVE:
+        log.debug('ignoring sub {}, not active',
+                  subscription_id)
+        return
+
+    # if the subscription is still active
+    # (should get cancelled status on failed
+    #  payments), then we should update premium status
+    first_payment_id = await app.db.fetchval("""
+    SELECT MIN(id)
+    FROM user_payments
+    WHERE subscription_id = $1
+    """, subscription_id)
+
+    first_payment_ts = snowflake_datetime(first_payment_id)
+
+    premium_since = await app.db.fetchval("""
+    SELECT premium_since
+    FROM users
+    WHERE id = $1
+    """, user_id)
+
+    premium_since = premium_since or datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(0)
+
+    delta = abs(first_payment_ts - premium_since)
+
+    # if the time difference between the first payment
+    # and the premium_since column is more than 24h
+    # we update it.
+    if delta.total_seconds() < 24 * HOURS:
+        return
+
+    old_flags = await app.db.fetchval("""
+    SELECT flags
+    FROM users
+    WHERE id = $1
+    """, user_id)
+
+    new_flags = old_flags | UserFlags.premium_early
+    log.debug('updating flags {}, {} => {}',
+              user_id, old_flags, new_flags)
+
+    await app.db.execute("""
+    UPDATE users
+    SET premium_since = $1, flags = $2
+    WHERE id = $3
+    """, first_payment_ts, new_flags, user_id)
+
+    user_object = await app.storage.get_user(user_id, secure=True)
+
+    # dispatch updated user to all clients
+    await app.dispatcher.dispatch_user(user_id, 'USER_UPDATE', user_object)
+
+
 async def payment_job(app):
     """Main payment job function.
 
@@ -98,6 +159,16 @@ async def payment_job(app):
         except Exception:
             log.exception('error while processing user payments')
 
+    subscribers = await app.db.fetch("""
+    SELECT id
+    FROM user_subscriptions
+    """)
+
+    for row in subscribers:
+        try:
+            await _process_subscription(app, row['id'])
+        except Exception:
+            log.exception('error while processing subscription')
     log.debug('rescheduling..')
     try:
         await _resched(app)
diff --git a/litecord/storage.py b/litecord/storage.py
index 7adef28..04dfe87 100644
--- a/litecord/storage.py
+++ b/litecord/storage.py
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ from litecord.blueprints.channel.reactions import (
     EmojiType, emoji_sql, partial_emoji
 )
 
+from litecord.blueprints.user.billing import PLAN_ID_TO_TYPE
+
+from litecord.types import timestamp_
+
 
 log = Logger(__name__)
 
@@ -29,10 +33,6 @@ def str_(val):
     return maybe(str, val)
 
 
-def timestamp_(dt):
-    return f'{dt.isoformat()}+00:00' if dt else None
-
-
 async def _set_json(con):
     """Set JSON and JSONB codecs for an
     asyncpg connection."""
@@ -110,6 +110,15 @@ class Storage:
             duser['mobile'] = False
             duser['phone'] = None
 
+            plan_id = await self.db.fetchval("""
+            SELECT payment_gateway_plan_id
+            FROM user_subscriptions
+            WHERE status = 1
+              AND user_id = $1
+            """, user_id)
+
+            duser['premium_type'] = PLAN_ID_TO_TYPE.get(plan_id)
+
         return duser
 
     async def search_user(self, username: str, discriminator: str) -> int:
diff --git a/litecord/types.py b/litecord/types.py
index 8b3a5bf..43c21ce 100644
--- a/litecord/types.py
+++ b/litecord/types.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ KILOBYTES = 1024
 
 # time units
 MINUTES = 60
-HOUR = 60 * MINUTES
+HOURS = 60 * MINUTES
 
 
 class Color:
@@ -20,3 +20,7 @@ class Color:
 
     def __int__(self):
         return self.value
+
+
+def timestamp_(dt):
+    return f'{dt.isoformat()}+00:00' if dt else None
diff --git a/schema.sql b/schema.sql
index ef8278c..cfdf955 100644
--- a/schema.sql
+++ b/schema.sql
@@ -207,6 +207,8 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS user_subscriptions (
     -- gateway = 1: stripe
     -- gateway = 2: braintree
     payment_gateway int DEFAULT 0,
+
+    -- "premium_<month|year>_tier_<int>"
     payment_gateway_plan_id text,
 
     -- status = 1: active