diff --git a/osu.Desktop/DiscordRichPresence.cs b/osu.Desktop/DiscordRichPresence.cs
index 6c7e7d393f..7dd9250ab6 100644
--- a/osu.Desktop/DiscordRichPresence.cs
+++ b/osu.Desktop/DiscordRichPresence.cs
@@ -51,12 +51,9 @@ namespace osu.Desktop
         [Resolved]
         private LocalUserStatisticsProvider statisticsProvider { get; set; } = null!;
 
-        [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 Bindable<DiscordRichPresenceMode> privacyMode = new Bindable<DiscordRichPresenceMode>();
+        private IBindable<DiscordRichPresenceMode> privacyMode = null!;
+        private IBindable<UserStatus> userStatus = null!;
+        private IBindable<UserActivity?> userActivity = null!;
 
         private readonly RichPresence presence = new RichPresence
         {
@@ -71,8 +68,12 @@ namespace osu.Desktop
         private IBindable<APIUser>? user;
 
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
-        private void load()
+        private void load(OsuConfigManager config, SessionStatics session)
         {
+            privacyMode = config.GetBindable<DiscordRichPresenceMode>(OsuSetting.DiscordRichPresence);
+            userStatus = config.GetBindable<UserStatus>(OsuSetting.UserOnlineStatus);
+            userActivity = session.GetBindable<UserActivity?>(Static.UserOnlineActivity);
+
             client = new DiscordRpcClient(client_id)
             {
                 // SkipIdenticalPresence allows us to fire SetPresence at any point and leave it to the underlying implementation
@@ -105,15 +106,11 @@ namespace osu.Desktop
         {
             base.LoadComplete();
 
-            config.BindWith(OsuSetting.DiscordRichPresence, privacyMode);
-
             user = api.LocalUser.GetBoundCopy();
-            status.BindTo(api.Status);
-            activity.BindTo(api.Activity);
 
             ruleset.BindValueChanged(_ => schedulePresenceUpdate());
-            status.BindValueChanged(_ => schedulePresenceUpdate());
-            activity.BindValueChanged(_ => schedulePresenceUpdate());
+            userStatus.BindValueChanged(_ => schedulePresenceUpdate());
+            userActivity.BindValueChanged(_ => schedulePresenceUpdate());
             privacyMode.BindValueChanged(_ => schedulePresenceUpdate());
 
             multiplayerClient.RoomUpdated += onRoomUpdated;
@@ -145,13 +142,13 @@ namespace osu.Desktop
                 if (!client.IsInitialized)
                     return;
 
-                if (!api.IsLoggedIn || status.Value == UserStatus.Offline || privacyMode.Value == DiscordRichPresenceMode.Off)
+                if (!api.IsLoggedIn || userStatus.Value == UserStatus.Offline || privacyMode.Value == DiscordRichPresenceMode.Off)
                 {
                     client.ClearPresence();
                     return;
                 }
 
-                bool hideIdentifiableInformation = privacyMode.Value == DiscordRichPresenceMode.Limited || status.Value == UserStatus.DoNotDisturb;
+                bool hideIdentifiableInformation = privacyMode.Value == DiscordRichPresenceMode.Limited || userStatus.Value == UserStatus.DoNotDisturb;
 
                 updatePresence(hideIdentifiableInformation);
                 client.SetPresence(presence);
@@ -164,12 +161,12 @@ namespace osu.Desktop
                 return;
 
             // user activity
-            if (activity.Value != null)
+            if (userActivity.Value != null)
             {
-                presence.State = clampLength(activity.Value.GetStatus(hideIdentifiableInformation));
-                presence.Details = clampLength(activity.Value.GetDetails(hideIdentifiableInformation) ?? string.Empty);
+                presence.State = clampLength(userActivity.Value.GetStatus(hideIdentifiableInformation));
+                presence.Details = clampLength(userActivity.Value.GetDetails(hideIdentifiableInformation) ?? string.Empty);
 
-                if (activity.Value.GetBeatmapID(hideIdentifiableInformation) is int beatmapId && beatmapId > 0)
+                if (userActivity.Value.GetBeatmapID(hideIdentifiableInformation) is int beatmapId && beatmapId > 0)
                 {
                     presence.Buttons = new[]
                     {
diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestSceneNowPlayingCommand.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestSceneNowPlayingCommand.cs
index 1e9b0317fb..428554f761 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestSceneNowPlayingCommand.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestSceneNowPlayingCommand.cs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Testing;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
-using osu.Game.Online.API;
+using osu.Game.Configuration;
 using osu.Game.Online.Chat;
 using osu.Game.Online.Rooms;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mods;
@@ -23,17 +23,23 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Online
         [Cached(typeof(IChannelPostTarget))]
         private PostTarget postTarget { get; set; }
 
-        private DummyAPIAccess api => (DummyAPIAccess)API;
+        private SessionStatics session = null!;
 
         public TestSceneNowPlayingCommand()
         {
             Add(postTarget = new PostTarget());
         }
 
+        [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
+        private void load()
+        {
+            Dependencies.Cache(session = new SessionStatics());
+        }
+
         [Test]
         public void TestGenericActivity()
         {
-            AddStep("Set activity", () => api.Activity.Value = new UserActivity.InLobby(new Room()));
+            AddStep("Set activity", () => session.SetValue(Static.UserOnlineActivity, new UserActivity.InLobby(new Room())));
 
             AddStep("Run command", () => Add(new NowPlayingCommand(new Channel())));
 
@@ -43,7 +49,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Online
         [Test]
         public void TestEditActivity()
         {
-            AddStep("Set activity", () => api.Activity.Value = new UserActivity.EditingBeatmap(new BeatmapInfo()));
+            AddStep("Set activity", () => session.SetValue(Static.UserOnlineActivity, new UserActivity.EditingBeatmap(new BeatmapInfo())));
 
             AddStep("Run command", () => Add(new NowPlayingCommand(new Channel())));
 
@@ -53,7 +59,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Online
         [Test]
         public void TestPlayActivity()
         {
-            AddStep("Set activity", () => api.Activity.Value = new UserActivity.InSoloGame(new BeatmapInfo(), new OsuRuleset().RulesetInfo));
+            AddStep("Set activity", () => session.SetValue(Static.UserOnlineActivity, new UserActivity.InSoloGame(new BeatmapInfo(), new OsuRuleset().RulesetInfo)));
 
             AddStep("Run command", () => Add(new NowPlayingCommand(new Channel())));
 
@@ -64,7 +70,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Online
         [TestCase(false)]
         public void TestLinkPresence(bool hasOnlineId)
         {
-            AddStep("Set activity", () => api.Activity.Value = new UserActivity.InLobby(new Room()));
+            AddStep("Set activity", () => session.SetValue(Static.UserOnlineActivity, new UserActivity.InLobby(new Room())));
 
             AddStep("Set beatmap", () => Beatmap.Value = new DummyWorkingBeatmap(Audio, null)
             {
@@ -82,7 +88,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Online
         [Test]
         public void TestModPresence()
         {
-            AddStep("Set activity", () => api.Activity.Value = new UserActivity.InSoloGame(new BeatmapInfo(), new OsuRuleset().RulesetInfo));
+            AddStep("Set activity", () => session.SetValue(Static.UserOnlineActivity, new UserActivity.InSoloGame(new BeatmapInfo(), new OsuRuleset().RulesetInfo)));
 
             AddStep("Add Hidden mod", () => SelectedMods.Value = new[] { Ruleset.Value.CreateInstance().CreateMod<ModHidden>() });
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/Configuration/SessionStatics.cs b/osu.Game/Configuration/SessionStatics.cs
index c55a597c32..bdfb0217ad 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Configuration/SessionStatics.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Configuration/SessionStatics.cs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ using osu.Game.Online.API.Requests.Responses;
 using osu.Game.Overlays;
 using osu.Game.Overlays.Mods;
 using osu.Game.Scoring;
+using osu.Game.Users;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Configuration
 {
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Configuration
             SetDefault(Static.TouchInputActive, RuntimeInfo.IsMobile);
             SetDefault<ScoreInfo>(Static.LastLocalUserScore, null);
             SetDefault<ScoreInfo>(Static.LastAppliedOffsetScore, null);
+            SetDefault<UserActivity>(Static.UserOnlineActivity, null);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -92,5 +94,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Configuration
         /// This is reset when a new challenge is up.
         /// </summary>
         DailyChallengeIntroPlayed,
+
+        UserOnlineActivity,
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Online/API/APIAccess.cs b/osu.Game/Online/API/APIAccess.cs
index dcb8a193bc..f7fbacf76c 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Online/API/APIAccess.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Online/API/APIAccess.cs
@@ -60,8 +60,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Online.API
 
         public IBindable<APIUser> LocalUser => localUser;
         public IBindableList<APIRelation> Friends => friends;
-        public IBindable<UserStatus> Status => configStatus;
-        public IBindable<UserActivity> Activity => activity;
 
         public INotificationsClient NotificationsClient { get; }
 
@@ -71,8 +69,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Online.API
 
         private BindableList<APIRelation> friends { get; } = new BindableList<APIRelation>();
 
-        private Bindable<UserActivity> activity { get; } = new Bindable<UserActivity>();
-
         protected bool HasLogin => authentication.Token.Value != null || (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(ProvidedUsername) && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(password));
 
         private readonly Bindable<UserStatus> configStatus = new Bindable<UserStatus>();
diff --git a/osu.Game/Online/API/DummyAPIAccess.cs b/osu.Game/Online/API/DummyAPIAccess.cs
index 3fef2b59cf..48c08afb8c 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Online/API/DummyAPIAccess.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Online/API/DummyAPIAccess.cs
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ using osu.Game.Online.API.Requests.Responses;
 using osu.Game.Online.Chat;
 using osu.Game.Online.Notifications.WebSocket;
 using osu.Game.Tests;
-using osu.Game.Users;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Online.API
 {
@@ -28,10 +27,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Online.API
 
         public BindableList<APIRelation> Friends { get; } = new BindableList<APIRelation>();
 
-        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;
 
@@ -197,8 +192,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Online.API
 
         IBindable<APIUser> IAPIProvider.LocalUser => LocalUser;
         IBindableList<APIRelation> IAPIProvider.Friends => Friends;
-        IBindable<UserStatus> IAPIProvider.Status => Status;
-        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 9ac7343885..3b6763d736 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Online/API/IAPIProvider.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Online/API/IAPIProvider.cs
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ using osu.Game.Localisation;
 using osu.Game.Online.API.Requests.Responses;
 using osu.Game.Online.Chat;
 using osu.Game.Online.Notifications.WebSocket;
-using osu.Game.Users;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Online.API
 {
@@ -24,16 +23,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Online.API
         /// </summary>
         IBindableList<APIRelation> Friends { get; }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// The status for the current user that's broadcast to other players.
-        /// </summary>
-        IBindable<UserStatus> Status { get; }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// The activity for the current user that's broadcast to other players.
-        /// </summary>
-        IBindable<UserActivity?> Activity { get; }
-
         /// <summary>
         /// The language supplied by this provider to API requests.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/osu.Game/Online/Chat/NowPlayingCommand.cs b/osu.Game/Online/Chat/NowPlayingCommand.cs
index 0e6f6f0bf6..db44017a1b 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Online/Chat/NowPlayingCommand.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Online/Chat/NowPlayingCommand.cs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Bindables;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
+using osu.Game.Configuration;
 using osu.Game.Online.API;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mods;
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Online.Chat
         private IBindable<RulesetInfo> currentRuleset { get; set; } = null!;
 
         private readonly Channel? target;
+        private IBindable<UserActivity?> userActivity = null!;
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Creates a new <see cref="NowPlayingCommand"/> to post the currently-playing beatmap to a parenting <see cref="IChannelPostTarget"/>.
@@ -43,6 +45,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Online.Chat
             this.target = target;
         }
 
+        [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
+        private void load(SessionStatics session)
+        {
+            userActivity = session.GetBindable<UserActivity?>(Static.UserOnlineActivity);
+        }
+
         protected override void LoadComplete()
         {
             base.LoadComplete();
@@ -52,7 +60,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Online.Chat
             int beatmapOnlineID;
             string beatmapDisplayTitle;
 
-            switch (api.Activity.Value)
+            switch (userActivity.Value)
             {
                 case UserActivity.InGame game:
                     verb = "playing";
@@ -92,14 +100,14 @@ namespace osu.Game.Online.Chat
 
             string getRulesetPart()
             {
-                if (api.Activity.Value is not UserActivity.InGame) return string.Empty;
+                if (userActivity.Value is not UserActivity.InGame) return string.Empty;
 
                 return $"<{currentRuleset.Value.Name}>";
             }
 
             string getModPart()
             {
-                if (api.Activity.Value is not UserActivity.InGame) return string.Empty;
+                if (userActivity.Value is not UserActivity.InGame) return string.Empty;
 
                 if (selectedMods.Value.Count == 0)
                 {
diff --git a/osu.Game/Online/Metadata/OnlineMetadataClient.cs b/osu.Game/Online/Metadata/OnlineMetadataClient.cs
index 101307636a..01d7a564fa 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Online/Metadata/OnlineMetadataClient.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Online/Metadata/OnlineMetadataClient.cs
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Online.Metadata
 
         private readonly string endpoint;
 
+        [Resolved]
+        private IAPIProvider api { get; set; } = null!;
+
         private IHubClientConnector? connector;
         private Bindable<int> lastQueueId = null!;
         private IBindable<APIUser> localUser = null!;
@@ -48,7 +51,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Online.Metadata
         }
 
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
-        private void load(IAPIProvider api, OsuConfigManager config)
+        private void load(OsuConfigManager config, SessionStatics session)
         {
             // Importantly, we are intentionally not using MessagePack here to correctly support derived class serialization.
             // More information on the limitations / reasoning can be found in osu-server-spectator's initialisation code.
@@ -72,11 +75,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Online.Metadata
                 IsConnected.BindValueChanged(isConnectedChanged, true);
             }
 
-            lastQueueId = config.GetBindable<int>(OsuSetting.LastProcessedMetadataId);
-
             localUser = api.LocalUser.GetBoundCopy();
-            userStatus = api.Status.GetBoundCopy();
-            userActivity = api.Activity.GetBoundCopy()!;
+            lastQueueId = config.GetBindable<int>(OsuSetting.LastProcessedMetadataId);
+            userStatus = config.GetBindable<UserStatus>(OsuSetting.UserOnlineStatus);
+            userActivity = session.GetBindable<UserActivity?>(Static.UserOnlineActivity);
         }
 
         protected override void LoadComplete()
@@ -240,7 +242,14 @@ namespace osu.Game.Online.Metadata
                     throw new OperationCanceledException();
 
                 // must be scheduled before any remote calls to avoid mis-ordering.
-                Schedule(() => userStates.Clear());
+                Schedule(() =>
+                {
+                    bool hadLocalUserState = userStates.TryGetValue(api.LocalUser.Value.OnlineID, out var presence);
+                    userStates.Clear();
+                    if (hadLocalUserState)
+                        userStates[api.LocalUser.Value.OnlineID] = presence;
+                });
+
                 Debug.Assert(connection != null);
                 await connection.InvokeAsync(nameof(IMetadataServer.EndWatchingUserPresence)).ConfigureAwait(false);
                 Logger.Log($@"{nameof(OnlineMetadataClient)} stopped watching user presence", LoggingTarget.Network);
diff --git a/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs b/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs
index 859991496d..40d13ae0b7 100644
--- a/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs
@@ -211,6 +211,8 @@ namespace osu.Game
 
         private Bindable<float> uiScale;
 
+        private Bindable<UserActivity> configUserActivity;
+
         private Bindable<string> configSkin;
 
         private readonly string[] args;
@@ -391,6 +393,8 @@ namespace osu.Game
 
             Ruleset.ValueChanged += r => configRuleset.Value = r.NewValue.ShortName;
 
+            configUserActivity = SessionStatics.GetBindable<UserActivity>(Static.UserOnlineActivity);
+
             configSkin = LocalConfig.GetBindable<string>(OsuSetting.Skin);
 
             // Transfer skin from config to realm instance once on startup.
@@ -1588,14 +1592,14 @@ namespace osu.Game
             {
                 backButtonVisibility.UnbindFrom(currentOsuScreen.BackButtonVisibility);
                 OverlayActivationMode.UnbindFrom(currentOsuScreen.OverlayActivationMode);
-                API.Activity.UnbindFrom(currentOsuScreen.Activity);
+                configUserActivity.UnbindFrom(currentOsuScreen.Activity);
             }
 
             if (newScreen is IOsuScreen newOsuScreen)
             {
                 backButtonVisibility.BindTo(newOsuScreen.BackButtonVisibility);
                 OverlayActivationMode.BindTo(newOsuScreen.OverlayActivationMode);
-                API.Activity.BindTo(newOsuScreen.Activity);
+                configUserActivity.BindTo(newOsuScreen.Activity);
 
                 GlobalCursorDisplay.MenuCursor.HideCursorOnNonMouseInput = newOsuScreen.HideMenuCursorOnNonMouseInput;
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/IOsuScreen.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/IOsuScreen.cs
index 9e474ed0c6..69bde877c7 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/IOsuScreen.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/IOsuScreen.cs
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens
         /// <summary>
         /// The current <see cref="UserActivity"/> for this screen.
         /// </summary>
-        IBindable<UserActivity> Activity { get; }
+        Bindable<UserActivity> Activity { get; }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// The amount of parallax to be applied while this screen is displayed.
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/OsuScreen.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/OsuScreen.cs
index ab66241a77..f5325b3928 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/OsuScreen.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/OsuScreen.cs
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens
         /// </summary>
         protected readonly Bindable<UserActivity> Activity = new Bindable<UserActivity>();
 
-        IBindable<UserActivity> IOsuScreen.Activity => Activity;
+        Bindable<UserActivity> IOsuScreen.Activity => Activity;
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Whether to disallow changes to game-wise Beatmap/Ruleset bindables for this screen (and all children).