diff --git a/osu.Desktop/DiscordRichPresence.cs b/osu.Desktop/DiscordRichPresence.cs
index 32a8ba51a3..94804ad1cc 100644
--- a/osu.Desktop/DiscordRichPresence.cs
+++ b/osu.Desktop/DiscordRichPresence.cs
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ namespace osu.Desktop
         [Resolved]
         private OsuConfigManager config { get; set; } = null!;
 
-        private readonly IBindable<UserStatus?> status = new Bindable<UserStatus?>();
-        private readonly IBindable<UserActivity> activity = new Bindable<UserActivity>();
+        private readonly IBindable<UserStatus> status = new Bindable<UserStatus>();
+        private readonly IBindable<UserActivity?> activity = new Bindable<UserActivity?>();
         private readonly Bindable<DiscordRichPresenceMode> privacyMode = new Bindable<DiscordRichPresenceMode>();
 
         private readonly RichPresence presence = new RichPresence
@@ -108,14 +108,8 @@ namespace osu.Desktop
             config.BindWith(OsuSetting.DiscordRichPresence, privacyMode);
 
             user = api.LocalUser.GetBoundCopy();
-            user.BindValueChanged(u =>
-            {
-                status.UnbindBindings();
-                status.BindTo(u.NewValue.Status);
-
-                activity.UnbindBindings();
-                activity.BindTo(u.NewValue.Activity);
-            }, true);
+            status.BindTo(api.Status);
+            activity.BindTo(api.Activity);
 
             ruleset.BindValueChanged(_ => schedulePresenceUpdate());
             status.BindValueChanged(_ => schedulePresenceUpdate());
diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Menus/TestSceneLoginOverlay.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Menus/TestSceneLoginOverlay.cs
index 609bc6e166..5c12e0c102 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Menus/TestSceneLoginOverlay.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Menus/TestSceneLoginOverlay.cs
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Menus
             AddStep("clear handler", () => dummyAPI.HandleRequest = null);
 
             assertDropdownState(UserAction.Online);
-            AddStep("change user state", () => dummyAPI.LocalUser.Value.Status.Value = UserStatus.DoNotDisturb);
+            AddStep("change user state", () => dummyAPI.Status.Value = UserStatus.DoNotDisturb);
             assertDropdownState(UserAction.DoNotDisturb);
         }
 
diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestSceneUserClickableAvatar.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestSceneUserClickableAvatar.cs
index 4539eae25f..fce888094d 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestSceneUserClickableAvatar.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestSceneUserClickableAvatar.cs
@@ -62,10 +62,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Online
                 CountryCode = countryCode,
                 CoverUrl = cover,
                 Colour = color ?? "000000",
-                Status =
-                {
-                    Value = UserStatus.Online
-                },
+                IsOnline = true
             };
 
             return new ClickableAvatar(user, showPanel)
diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestSceneUserPanel.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestSceneUserPanel.cs
index 3f1d961588..4c2e47d336 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestSceneUserPanel.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestSceneUserPanel.cs
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Online
                         Id = 3103765,
                         CountryCode = CountryCode.JP,
                         CoverUrl = @"https://assets.ppy.sh/user-cover-presets/1/df28696b58541a9e67f6755918951d542d93bdf1da41720fcca2fd2c1ea8cf51.jpeg",
-                        Status = { Value = UserStatus.Online }
+                        IsOnline = true
                     }) { Width = 300 },
                     boundPanel1 = new UserGridPanel(new APIUser
                     {
diff --git a/osu.Game/Online/API/APIAccess.cs b/osu.Game/Online/API/APIAccess.cs
index 00fe3bb005..4f8c5dcb22 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Online/API/APIAccess.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Online/API/APIAccess.cs
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Online.API
 
         public IBindable<APIUser> LocalUser => localUser;
         public IBindableList<APIRelation> Friends => friends;
+        public Bindable<UserStatus> Status { get; } = new Bindable<UserStatus>(UserStatus.Online);
         public IBindable<UserActivity> Activity => activity;
 
         public INotificationsClient NotificationsClient { get; }
@@ -73,7 +74,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Online.API
         private Bindable<UserActivity> activity { get; } = new Bindable<UserActivity>();
 
         private Bindable<UserStatus?> configStatus { get; } = new Bindable<UserStatus?>();
-        private Bindable<UserStatus?> localUserStatus { get; } = new Bindable<UserStatus?>();
 
         protected bool HasLogin => authentication.Token.Value != null || (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(ProvidedUsername) && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(password));
 
@@ -121,17 +121,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Online.API
                 state.Value = APIState.Connecting;
             }
 
-            localUser.BindValueChanged(u =>
-            {
-                u.OldValue?.Activity.UnbindFrom(activity);
-                u.NewValue.Activity.BindTo(activity);
-
-                u.OldValue?.Status.UnbindFrom(localUserStatus);
-                u.NewValue.Status.BindTo(localUserStatus);
-            }, true);
-
-            localUserStatus.BindTo(configStatus);
-
             var thread = new Thread(run)
             {
                 Name = "APIAccess",
@@ -342,9 +331,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Online.API
                     {
                         Debug.Assert(ThreadSafety.IsUpdateThread);
 
-                        me.Status.Value = configStatus.Value ?? UserStatus.Online;
-
                         localUser.Value = me;
+                        Status.Value = configStatus.Value ?? UserStatus.Online;
 
                         state.Value = me.SessionVerified ? APIState.Online : APIState.RequiresSecondFactorAuth;
                         failureCount = 0;
@@ -381,9 +369,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Online.API
 
             localUser.Value = new APIUser
             {
-                Username = ProvidedUsername,
-                Status = { Value = configStatus.Value ?? UserStatus.Online }
+                Username = ProvidedUsername
             };
+
+            Status.Value = configStatus.Value ?? UserStatus.Online;
         }
 
         public void Perform(APIRequest request)
diff --git a/osu.Game/Online/API/DummyAPIAccess.cs b/osu.Game/Online/API/DummyAPIAccess.cs
index 5d63c04925..b338f4e8cb 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Online/API/DummyAPIAccess.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Online/API/DummyAPIAccess.cs
@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Online.API
 
         public BindableList<APIRelation> Friends { get; } = new BindableList<APIRelation>();
 
-        public Bindable<UserActivity> Activity { get; } = new Bindable<UserActivity>();
+        public Bindable<UserStatus> Status { get; } = new Bindable<UserStatus>(UserStatus.Online);
+
+        public Bindable<UserActivity?> Activity { get; } = new Bindable<UserActivity?>();
 
         public DummyNotificationsClient NotificationsClient { get; } = new DummyNotificationsClient();
         INotificationsClient IAPIProvider.NotificationsClient => NotificationsClient;
@@ -69,15 +71,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Online.API
         /// </summary>
         public IBindable<APIState> State => state;
 
-        public DummyAPIAccess()
-        {
-            LocalUser.BindValueChanged(u =>
-            {
-                u.OldValue?.Activity.UnbindFrom(Activity);
-                u.NewValue.Activity.BindTo(Activity);
-            }, true);
-        }
-
         public virtual void Queue(APIRequest request)
         {
             request.AttachAPI(this);
@@ -204,7 +197,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Online.API
 
         IBindable<APIUser> IAPIProvider.LocalUser => LocalUser;
         IBindableList<APIRelation> IAPIProvider.Friends => Friends;
-        IBindable<UserActivity> IAPIProvider.Activity => Activity;
+        IBindable<UserActivity?> IAPIProvider.Activity => Activity;
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Skip 2FA requirement for next login.
diff --git a/osu.Game/Online/API/IAPIProvider.cs b/osu.Game/Online/API/IAPIProvider.cs
index 1c4b2da742..cc065a659a 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Online/API/IAPIProvider.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Online/API/IAPIProvider.cs
@@ -24,10 +24,15 @@ namespace osu.Game.Online.API
         /// </summary>
         IBindableList<APIRelation> Friends { get; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The current user's status.
+        /// </summary>
+        Bindable<UserStatus> Status { get; }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// The current user's activity.
         /// </summary>
-        IBindable<UserActivity> Activity { get; }
+        IBindable<UserActivity?> Activity { get; }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// The language supplied by this provider to API requests.
diff --git a/osu.Game/Online/API/Requests/Responses/APIUser.cs b/osu.Game/Online/API/Requests/Responses/APIUser.cs
index a829484506..30fceab852 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Online/API/Requests/Responses/APIUser.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Online/API/Requests/Responses/APIUser.cs
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using JetBrains.Annotations;
 using Newtonsoft.Json;
-using osu.Framework.Bindables;
 using osu.Game.Extensions;
 using osu.Game.Users;
 
@@ -56,10 +55,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Online.API.Requests.Responses
             set => countryCodeString = value.ToString();
         }
 
-        public readonly Bindable<UserStatus?> Status = new Bindable<UserStatus?>();
-
-        public readonly Bindable<UserActivity> Activity = new Bindable<UserActivity>();
-
         [JsonProperty(@"profile_colour")]
         public string Colour;
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/Online/Metadata/OnlineMetadataClient.cs b/osu.Game/Online/Metadata/OnlineMetadataClient.cs
index a8a14b1c78..b3204a7cd1 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Online/Metadata/OnlineMetadataClient.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Online/Metadata/OnlineMetadataClient.cs
@@ -37,8 +37,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Online.Metadata
         private IHubClientConnector? connector;
         private Bindable<int> lastQueueId = null!;
         private IBindable<APIUser> localUser = null!;
+
+        private IBindable<UserStatus> userStatus = null!;
         private IBindable<UserActivity?> userActivity = null!;
-        private IBindable<UserStatus?>? userStatus;
 
         private HubConnection? connection => connector?.CurrentConnection;
 
@@ -75,22 +76,20 @@ namespace osu.Game.Online.Metadata
             lastQueueId = config.GetBindable<int>(OsuSetting.LastProcessedMetadataId);
 
             localUser = api.LocalUser.GetBoundCopy();
+            userStatus = api.Status.GetBoundCopy();
             userActivity = api.Activity.GetBoundCopy()!;
         }
 
         protected override void LoadComplete()
         {
             base.LoadComplete();
-            localUser.BindValueChanged(_ =>
+
+            userStatus.BindValueChanged(status =>
             {
                 if (localUser.Value is not GuestUser)
-                {
-                    userStatus = localUser.Value.Status.GetBoundCopy();
-                    userStatus.BindValueChanged(status => UpdateStatus(status.NewValue), true);
-                }
-                else
-                    userStatus = null;
+                    UpdateStatus(status.NewValue);
             }, true);
+
             userActivity.BindValueChanged(activity =>
             {
                 if (localUser.Value is not GuestUser)
@@ -117,7 +116,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Online.Metadata
             if (localUser.Value is not GuestUser)
             {
                 UpdateActivity(userActivity.Value);
-                UpdateStatus(userStatus?.Value);
+                UpdateStatus(userStatus.Value);
             }
 
             if (lastQueueId.Value >= 0)
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Dashboard/CurrentlyOnlineDisplay.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Dashboard/CurrentlyOnlineDisplay.cs
index ee277ff538..2ca548fdf5 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Dashboard/CurrentlyOnlineDisplay.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Dashboard/CurrentlyOnlineDisplay.cs
@@ -140,15 +140,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Dashboard
 
                             Schedule(() =>
                             {
-                                // explicitly refetch the user's status.
-                                // things may have changed in between the time of scheduling and the time of actual execution.
-                                if (onlineUsers.TryGetValue(userId, out var updatedStatus))
+                                userFlow.Add(userPanels[userId] = createUserPanel(user).With(p =>
                                 {
-                                    user.Activity.Value = updatedStatus.Activity;
-                                    user.Status.Value = updatedStatus.Status;
-                                }
-
-                                userFlow.Add(userPanels[userId] = createUserPanel(user));
+                                    p.Status.Value = onlineUsers.GetValueOrDefault(userId).Status;
+                                    p.Activity.Value = onlineUsers.GetValueOrDefault(userId).Activity;
+                                }));
                             });
                         });
                     }
@@ -162,8 +158,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Dashboard
                     {
                         if (userPanels.TryGetValue(kvp.Key, out var panel))
                         {
-                            panel.User.Activity.Value = kvp.Value.Activity;
-                            panel.User.Status.Value = kvp.Value.Status;
+                            panel.Activity.Value = kvp.Value.Activity;
+                            panel.Status.Value = kvp.Value.Status;
                         }
                     }
 
@@ -223,6 +219,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Dashboard
         {
             public readonly APIUser User;
 
+            public readonly Bindable<UserStatus?> Status = new Bindable<UserStatus?>();
+            public readonly Bindable<UserActivity> Activity = new Bindable<UserActivity>();
+
             public BindableBool CanSpectate { get; } = new BindableBool();
 
             public IEnumerable<LocalisableString> FilterTerms { get; }
@@ -271,8 +270,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Dashboard
                                 Anchor = Anchor.TopCentre,
                                 Origin = Anchor.TopCentre,
                                 // this is SHOCKING
-                                Activity = { BindTarget = User.Activity },
-                                Status = { BindTarget = User.Status },
+                                Activity = { BindTarget = Activity },
+                                Status = { BindTarget = Status },
                             },
                             new PurpleRoundedButton
                             {
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Login/LoginPanel.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Login/LoginPanel.cs
index 84bd0c36b9..b947731f8b 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Login/LoginPanel.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Login/LoginPanel.cs
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ using osu.Game.Graphics.Sprites;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterface;
 using osu.Game.Localisation;
 using osu.Game.Online.API;
-using osu.Game.Online.API.Requests.Responses;
 using osu.Game.Overlays.Settings;
 using osu.Game.Users;
 using osuTK;
@@ -38,9 +37,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Login
         /// </summary>
         public Action? RequestHide;
 
-        private IBindable<APIUser> user = null!;
-        private readonly Bindable<UserStatus?> status = new Bindable<UserStatus?>();
-
+        private readonly Bindable<UserStatus> status = new Bindable<UserStatus>();
         private readonly IBindable<APIState> apiState = new Bindable<APIState>();
 
         [Resolved]
@@ -71,13 +68,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Login
             apiState.BindTo(api.State);
             apiState.BindValueChanged(onlineStateChanged, true);
 
-            user = api.LocalUser.GetBoundCopy();
-            user.BindValueChanged(u =>
-            {
-                status.UnbindBindings();
-                status.BindTo(u.NewValue.Status);
-            }, true);
-
+            status.BindTo(api.Status);
             status.BindValueChanged(e => updateDropdownCurrent(e.NewValue), true);
         }
 
@@ -163,17 +154,17 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Login
                         switch (action.NewValue)
                         {
                             case UserAction.Online:
-                                api.LocalUser.Value.Status.Value = UserStatus.Online;
+                                status.Value = UserStatus.Online;
                                 dropdown.StatusColour = colours.Green;
                                 break;
 
                             case UserAction.DoNotDisturb:
-                                api.LocalUser.Value.Status.Value = UserStatus.DoNotDisturb;
+                                status.Value = UserStatus.DoNotDisturb;
                                 dropdown.StatusColour = colours.Red;
                                 break;
 
                             case UserAction.AppearOffline:
-                                api.LocalUser.Value.Status.Value = UserStatus.Offline;
+                                status.Value = UserStatus.Offline;
                                 dropdown.StatusColour = colours.Gray7;
                                 break;