diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 832d0ac..a7e7b7b 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -8,12 +8,16 @@ This file is part of discord-qrm2 and is released under the terms of the GNU
 General Public License, version 2.
 """
 
+from datetime import time, datetime
+import random
+
+import pytz
+
 import discord
 from discord.ext import commands, tasks
 
 import common as cmn
 import info
-
 import data.options as opt
 import data.keys as keys
 
@@ -113,6 +117,12 @@ async def _extctl_unload(ctx: commands.Context, extension: str):
 async def on_ready():
     print(f"Logged in as: {bot.user} - {bot.user.id}")
     print("------")
+    if opt.status_mode == "time":
+        _ensure_activity_time.start()
+    elif opt.status_mode == "random":
+        _ensure_activity_random.start()
+    else:
+        _ensure_activity_fixed.start()
 
 
 @bot.event
@@ -128,13 +138,38 @@ async def on_message(message):
 # --- Tasks ---
 
 @tasks.loop(minutes=5)
-async def _ensure_activity():
-    await bot.change_presence(activity=discord.Game(name=opt.game))
+async def _ensure_activity_time():
+    status = opt.statuses[0]
+
+    try:
+        tz = pytz.timezone(opt.status_tz)
+    except pytz.exceptions.UnknownTimeZoneError:
+        await bot.change_presence(activity=discord.Game(name="with invalid timezones."))
+        return
+
+    now = datetime.now(tz=tz).time()
+
+    for sts in opt.time_statuses:
+        start_time = time(hour=sts[1][0], minute=sts[1][1], tzinfo=tz)
+        end_time = time(hour=sts[2][0], minute=sts[2][1], tzinfo=tz)
+        if start_time < now <= end_time:
+            status = sts[0]
+
+    await bot.change_presence(activity=discord.Game(name=status))
 
 
-@_ensure_activity.before_loop
-async def _before_ensure_activity():
-    await bot.wait_until_ready()
+@tasks.loop(minutes=5)
+async def _ensure_activity_random():
+    status = random.choice(opt.statuses)
+
+    await bot.change_presence(activity=discord.Game(name=status))
+
+
+@tasks.loop(minutes=5)
+async def _ensure_activity_fixed():
+    status = opt.statuses[0]
+
+    await bot.change_presence(activity=discord.Game(name=status))
 
 
 # --- Run ---
@@ -142,8 +177,6 @@ async def _before_ensure_activity():
 for ext in opt.exts:
     bot.load_extension(ext_dir + '.' + ext)
 
-_ensure_activity.start()
-
 
 try:
     bot.run(keys.discord_token)
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index a31e785..21f069a 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ discord.py
 ctyparser
 beautifulsoup4
 lxml
+pytz
diff --git a/templates/data/options.py b/templates/data/options.py
index 6fe15b7..194b7ad 100644
--- a/templates/data/options.py
+++ b/templates/data/options.py
@@ -29,8 +29,21 @@ owners_uids = (200102491231092736,)
 # The extensions to load when running the bot.
 exts = ['ae7q', 'base', 'fun', 'grid', 'ham', 'image', 'lookup', 'morse', 'qrz', 'study', 'weather']
 
-# The text to put in the "playing" status.
-game = 'with lids on 7.200'
+# Either "time", "random", or "fixed" (first item in statuses)
+status_mode = "fixed"
+
+# Random statuses pool
+statuses = ["with lids on the air", "with fire"]
+
+# Timezone for the status (string)
+# See https://pythonhosted.org/pytz/ for more info
+status_tz = 'US/Eastern'
+# The text to put in the "playing" status, with start and stop times
+time_statuses = [('with lids on 3.840', (00, 00), (6, 00)),
+                 ('with lids on 7.200', (6, 00), (10, 00)),
+                 ('with lids on 14.313', (10, 00), (18, 00)),
+                 ('with lids on 7.200', (18, 00), (20, 00)),
+                 ('with lids on 3.840', (20, 00), (23, 59))]
 
 # Emoji IDs and keywords for emoji reactions
 # Use the format {emoji_id (int): ('tuple', 'of', 'lowercase', 'keywords')}