diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 78befe59..5bcfe305 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@ First you need to create a Discord bot user, which you can do by following the i
       "irc": ["irc_nick1", "irc_nick2"], // Ignore specified IRC nicks and do not send their messages to Discord.
       "discord": ["discord_nick1", "discord_nick2"] // Ignore specified Discord nicks and do not send their messages to IRC.
     },
+    // Sets the discord activity status, can be set to one of "PLAYING, STREAMING, LISTENING or WATCHING"
+  	"discordStatus": ["PLAYING", "with you!"],
     // List of webhooks per channel
     "webhooks": {
       "#discord": "https://discordapp.com/api/webhooks/id/token"
diff --git a/lib/bot.js b/lib/bot.js
index 141b4b5d..5fcc9b02 100644
--- a/lib/bot.js
+++ b/lib/bot.js
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ class Bot {
     this.ircStatusNotices = options.ircStatusNotices;
     this.announceSelfJoin = options.announceSelfJoin;
     this.webhookOptions = options.webhooks;
+    this.discordStatus = options.discordStatus;
 
     // Nicks to ignore
     this.ignoreUsers = options.ignoreUsers || {};
@@ -125,6 +126,10 @@ class Bot {
   attachListeners() {
     this.discord.on('ready', () => {
       logger.info('Connected to Discord');
+      if (this.discordStatus) {
+        this.discord.user.setActivity(this.discordStatus[1], { type: this.discordStatus[0] });
+        logger.info('The activity for', this.discord.user.username, 'has been set to', this.discordStatus[0].toLowerCase(), this.discordStatus[1]);
+      }
     });
 
     this.ircClient.on('registered', (message) => {