diff --git a/src/config/types.discord.ts b/src/config/types.discord.ts
index 73a84383ff8..ba65d1c8d1b 100644
--- a/src/config/types.discord.ts
+++ b/src/config/types.discord.ts
@@ -175,6 +175,14 @@ export type DiscordAccountConfig = {
   pluralkit?: DiscordPluralKitConfig;
   /** Outbound response prefix override for this channel/account. */
   responsePrefix?: string;
+  /** Bot activity status text (e.g. "Watching X"). */
+  activity?: string;
+  /** Bot status (online|dnd|idle|invisible). Default: online. */
+  status?: "online" | "dnd" | "idle" | "invisible" | "offline";
+  /** Activity type (0=Game, 1=Streaming, 2=Listening, 3=Watching, 5=Competing). Default: 3 (Watching). */
+  activityType?: number;
+  /** Streaming URL (Twitch/YouTube). Required if activityType=1. */
+  activityUrl?: string;
 };
 
 export type DiscordConfig = {
diff --git a/src/config/zod-schema.providers-core.ts b/src/config/zod-schema.providers-core.ts
index 7e2c4bd0f47..dfd2fb0ba30 100644
--- a/src/config/zod-schema.providers-core.ts
+++ b/src/config/zod-schema.providers-core.ts
@@ -332,6 +332,10 @@ export const DiscordAccountSchema = z
       .strict()
       .optional(),
     responsePrefix: z.string().optional(),
+    activity: z.string().optional(),
+    status: z.enum(["online", "dnd", "idle", "invisible", "offline"]).optional(),
+    activityType: z.number().int().min(0).max(5).optional(),
+    activityUrl: z.string().optional(),
   })
   .strict();
 
diff --git a/src/discord/monitor/provider.ts b/src/discord/monitor/provider.ts
index 24391c17314..06365b1fd97 100644
--- a/src/discord/monitor/provider.ts
+++ b/src/discord/monitor/provider.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Client, type BaseMessageInteractiveComponent } from "@buape/carbon";
+import { Client, ReadyListener, type BaseMessageInteractiveComponent } from "@buape/carbon";
 import { GatewayIntents, GatewayPlugin } from "@buape/carbon/gateway";
 import { Routes } from "discord-api-types/v10";
 import { HttpsProxyAgent } from "https-proxy-agent";
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ import {
   registerDiscordListener,
 } from "./listeners.js";
 import { createDiscordMessageHandler } from "./message-handler.js";
+import { resolveDiscordPresenceUpdate } from "./presence.js";
 import {
   createDiscordCommandArgFallbackButton,
   createDiscordNativeCommand,
@@ -557,6 +558,22 @@ export async function monitorDiscordProvider(opts: MonitorDiscordOpts = {}) {
     );
   }
 
+  class DiscordStatusReadyListener extends ReadyListener {
+    async handle(_data: unknown, client: Client) {
+      const gateway = client.getPlugin<GatewayPlugin>("gateway");
+      if (!gateway) {
+        return;
+      }
+
+      const presence = resolveDiscordPresenceUpdate(discordCfg);
+      if (!presence) {
+        return;
+      }
+
+      gateway.updatePresence(presence);
+    }
+  }
+
   const client = new Client(
     {
       baseUrl: "http://localhost",
@@ -568,7 +585,7 @@ export async function monitorDiscordProvider(opts: MonitorDiscordOpts = {}) {
     },
     {
       commands,
-      listeners: [],
+      listeners: [new DiscordStatusReadyListener()],
       components,
     },
     [createDiscordGatewayPlugin({ discordConfig: discordCfg, runtime })],