diff --git a/docs/configuration.md b/docs/configuration.md
index 8ac6cd1..b1ed910 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.md
+++ b/docs/configuration.md
@@ -290,7 +290,11 @@ Prefix to use snippets anonymously
 
 #### status
 **Default:** `Message me for help`  
-The bot's "Playing" text
+The bot's status text. Set to an empty value - `status = ""` - to disable.
+
+#### statusType
+**Default:** `playing`  
+The bot's status type. One of `playing`, `watching`, `listening`.
 
 #### syncPermissionsOnMove
 **Default:** `on`  
diff --git a/src/data/cfg.jsdoc.js b/src/data/cfg.jsdoc.js
index d04ea58..7b86312 100644
--- a/src/data/cfg.jsdoc.js
+++ b/src/data/cfg.jsdoc.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
  * @property {string} [snippetPrefix="!!"]
  * @property {string} [snippetPrefixAnon="!!!"]
  * @property {string} [status="Message me for help!"]
+ * @property {"playing"|"watching"|"listening"} [statusType="playing"]
  * @property {string} [responseMessage="Thank you for your message! Our mod team will reply to you here as soon as possible."]
  * @property {string} [closeMessage]
  * @property {boolean} [allowUserClose=false]
diff --git a/src/data/cfg.schema.json b/src/data/cfg.schema.json
index 57a36fd..697d2f4 100644
--- a/src/data/cfg.schema.json
+++ b/src/data/cfg.schema.json
@@ -81,6 +81,11 @@
       "type": "string",
       "default": "Message me for help!"
     },
+    "statusType": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "enum": ["playing", "watching", "listening"],
+      "default": "playing"
+    },
     "responseMessage": {
       "$ref": "#/definitions/multilineString",
       "default": "Thank you for your message! Our mod team will reply to you here as soon as possible."
diff --git a/src/main.js b/src/main.js
index 70d11e8..02e8cd2 100644
--- a/src/main.js
+++ b/src/main.js
@@ -103,7 +103,16 @@ function waitForGuild(guildId) {
 
 function initStatus() {
   function applyStatus() {
-    bot.editStatus(null, {name: config.status});
+    const type = {
+      "playing": 0,
+      "watching": 3,
+      "listening": 2,
+    }[config.statusType] || 0;
+    bot.editStatus(null, {name: config.status, type});
+  }
+
+  if (config.status == null || config.status === "") {
+    return;
   }
 
   // Set the bot status initially, then reapply it every hour since in some cases it gets unset