diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Gameplay/TestSceneSpectator.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Gameplay/TestSceneSpectator.cs
index 558778c918..df4b85b37a 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Gameplay/TestSceneSpectator.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Gameplay/TestSceneSpectator.cs
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Gameplay
             AddUntilStep("wait for screen load", () => spectatorScreen.LoadState == LoadState.Loaded);
         }
 
-        internal class TestSpectatorStreamingClient : SpectatorStreamingClient
+        public class TestSpectatorStreamingClient : SpectatorStreamingClient
         {
             public readonly User StreamingUser = new User { Id = 1234, Username = "Test user" };
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Dashboard/CurrentlyPlayingDisplay.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Dashboard/CurrentlyPlayingDisplay.cs
index cb88065ec6..8832cb52ea 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Dashboard/CurrentlyPlayingDisplay.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Dashboard/CurrentlyPlayingDisplay.cs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ using osu.Framework.Screens;
 using osu.Game.Online.API;
 using osu.Game.Online.API.Requests;
 using osu.Game.Online.Spectator;
+using osu.Game.Screens.Multi.Match.Components;
 using osu.Game.Screens.Play;
 using osu.Game.Users;
 using osuTK;
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Dashboard
     {
         private IBindableList<int> playingUsers;
 
-        private FillFlowContainer<UserPanel> userFlow;
+        private FillFlowContainer<PlayingUserPanel> userFlow;
 
         [Resolved]
         private SpectatorStreamingClient spectatorStreaming { get; set; }
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Dashboard
             RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X;
             AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Y;
 
-            InternalChild = userFlow = new FillFlowContainer<UserPanel>
+            InternalChild = userFlow = new FillFlowContainer<PlayingUserPanel>
             {
                 RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X,
                 AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Y,
@@ -78,19 +79,53 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Dashboard
             }), true);
         }
 
-        [Resolved(canBeNull: true)]
-        private OsuGame game { get; set; }
-
-        private UserPanel createUserPanel(User user)
-        {
-            return new UserGridPanel(user).With(panel =>
+        private PlayingUserPanel createUserPanel(User user) =>
+            new PlayingUserPanel(user).With(panel =>
             {
                 panel.Anchor = Anchor.TopCentre;
                 panel.Origin = Anchor.TopCentre;
-                panel.Width = 290;
-                panel.ShowProfileOnClick = false;
-                panel.Action = () => game?.PerformFromScreen(s => s.Push(new Spectator(user)));
             });
+
+        private class PlayingUserPanel : CompositeDrawable
+        {
+            public readonly User User;
+
+            [Resolved(canBeNull: true)]
+            private OsuGame game { get; set; }
+
+            public PlayingUserPanel(User user)
+            {
+                User = user;
+
+                AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Both;
+
+                InternalChildren = new Drawable[]
+                {
+                    new FillFlowContainer
+                    {
+                        AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                        Direction = FillDirection.Vertical,
+                        Spacing = new Vector2(2),
+                        Children = new Drawable[]
+                        {
+                            new UserGridPanel(user)
+                            {
+                                Width = 290,
+                                Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
+                                Origin = Anchor.Centre,
+                            },
+                            new PurpleTriangleButton
+                            {
+                                Width = 290,
+                                Text = "Watch",
+                                Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
+                                Origin = Anchor.Centre,
+                                Action = () => game?.PerformFromScreen(s => s.Push(new Spectator(user)))
+                            }
+                        }
+                    },
+                };
+            }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Users/UserPanel.cs b/osu.Game/Users/UserPanel.cs
index e97ff4287f..0981136dba 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Users/UserPanel.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Users/UserPanel.cs
@@ -20,10 +20,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Users
     {
         public readonly User User;
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Perform an action in addition to showing the user's profile.
+        /// This should be used to perform auxiliary tasks and not as a primary action for clicking a user panel (to maintain a consistent UX).
+        /// </summary>
         public new Action Action;
 
-        public bool ShowProfileOnClick = true;
-
         protected Action ViewProfile { get; private set; }
 
         protected Drawable Background { get; private set; }
@@ -70,8 +72,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Users
             base.Action = ViewProfile = () =>
             {
                 Action?.Invoke();
-                if (ShowProfileOnClick)
-                    profileOverlay?.ShowUser(User);
+                profileOverlay?.ShowUser(User);
             };
         }