diff --git a/osu.Game/Online/SignalRWorkaroundTypes.cs b/osu.Game/Online/SignalRWorkaroundTypes.cs
index 59a12b3bf1..757bb07ec8 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Online/SignalRWorkaroundTypes.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Online/SignalRWorkaroundTypes.cs
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Online
             (typeof(UserActivity.EditingBeatmap), typeof(UserActivity)),
             (typeof(UserActivity.ModdingBeatmap), typeof(UserActivity)),
             (typeof(UserActivity.TestingBeatmap), typeof(UserActivity)),
+            (typeof(UserActivity.InDailyChallengeLobby), typeof(UserActivity)),
+            (typeof(UserActivity.PlayingDailyChallenge), typeof(UserActivity)),
         };
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/DailyChallenge/DailyChallenge.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/DailyChallenge/DailyChallenge.cs
index 6de11ec34c..5c8b500c93 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/DailyChallenge/DailyChallenge.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/DailyChallenge/DailyChallenge.cs
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ using osu.Game.Screens.OnlinePlay.Match;
 using osu.Game.Screens.OnlinePlay.Match.Components;
 using osu.Game.Screens.OnlinePlay.Playlists;
 using osu.Game.Screens.Play;
+using osu.Game.Users;
 using osuTK;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Screens.OnlinePlay.DailyChallenge
@@ -107,6 +108,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.OnlinePlay.DailyChallenge
 
         public override bool? ApplyModTrackAdjustments => true;
 
+        protected override UserActivity InitialActivity => new UserActivity.InDailyChallengeLobby();
+
         public DailyChallenge(Room room)
         {
             this.room = room;
@@ -526,7 +529,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.OnlinePlay.DailyChallenge
         private void startPlay()
         {
             sampleStart?.Play();
-            this.Push(new PlayerLoader(() => new PlaylistsPlayer(room, playlistItem)
+            this.Push(new PlayerLoader(() => new DailyChallengePlayer(room, playlistItem)
             {
                 Exited = () => Scheduler.AddOnce(() => leaderboard.RefetchScores())
             }));
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/DailyChallenge/DailyChallengePlayer.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/DailyChallenge/DailyChallengePlayer.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a5c61b8386
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/DailyChallenge/DailyChallengePlayer.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+// Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
+// See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
+
+using osu.Game.Online.Rooms;
+using osu.Game.Screens.OnlinePlay.Playlists;
+using osu.Game.Screens.Play;
+using osu.Game.Users;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Screens.OnlinePlay.DailyChallenge
+{
+    public partial class DailyChallengePlayer : PlaylistsPlayer
+    {
+        protected override UserActivity InitialActivity => new UserActivity.PlayingDailyChallenge(Beatmap.Value.BeatmapInfo, Ruleset.Value);
+
+        public DailyChallengePlayer(Room room, PlaylistItem playlistItem, PlayerConfiguration? configuration = null)
+            : base(room, playlistItem, configuration)
+        {
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/osu.Game/Users/UserActivity.cs b/osu.Game/Users/UserActivity.cs
index a792424562..16b30546de 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Users/UserActivity.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Users/UserActivity.cs
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Users
     [Union(41, typeof(EditingBeatmap))]
     [Union(42, typeof(ModdingBeatmap))]
     [Union(43, typeof(TestingBeatmap))]
+    [Union(51, typeof(InDailyChallengeLobby))]
+    [Union(52, typeof(PlayingDailyChallenge))]
     public abstract class UserActivity
     {
         public abstract string GetStatus(bool hideIdentifiableInformation = false);
@@ -58,6 +60,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Users
         [Union(23, typeof(InMultiplayerGame))]
         [Union(24, typeof(SpectatingMultiplayerGame))]
         [Union(31, typeof(InPlaylistGame))]
+        [Union(52, typeof(PlayingDailyChallenge))]
         public abstract class InGame : UserActivity
         {
             [Key(0)]
@@ -244,7 +247,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Users
             [SerializationConstructor]
             public SpectatingMultiplayerGame() { }
 
-            public override string GetStatus(bool hideIdentifiableInformation = false) => $"Watching others {base.GetStatus(hideIdentifiableInformation).ToLowerInvariant()}";
+            public override string GetStatus(bool hideIdentifiableInformation = false) => @"Spectating a multiplayer game";
         }
 
         [MessagePackObject]
@@ -277,5 +280,30 @@ namespace osu.Game.Users
                 ? null
                 : RoomName;
         }
+
+        [MessagePackObject]
+        public class InDailyChallengeLobby : UserActivity
+        {
+            [SerializationConstructor]
+            public InDailyChallengeLobby() { }
+
+            public override string GetStatus(bool hideIdentifiableInformation = false) => @"In daily challenge lobby";
+        }
+
+        [MessagePackObject]
+        public class PlayingDailyChallenge : InGame
+        {
+            public PlayingDailyChallenge(IBeatmapInfo beatmapInfo, IRulesetInfo ruleset)
+                : base(beatmapInfo, ruleset)
+            {
+            }
+
+            [SerializationConstructor]
+            public PlayingDailyChallenge()
+            {
+            }
+
+            public override string GetStatus(bool hideIdentifiableInformation = false) => @$"{RulesetPlayingVerb} in daily challenge";
+        }
     }
 }