diff --git a/backend/src/realtime/realtime-note/realtime-user-status-adapter.ts b/backend/src/realtime/realtime-note/realtime-user-status-adapter.ts
index 7ee3e2522..f83e0c760 100644
--- a/backend/src/realtime/realtime-note/realtime-user-status-adapter.ts
+++ b/backend/src/realtime/realtime-note/realtime-user-status-adapter.ts
@@ -78,10 +78,23 @@ export class RealtimeUserStatusAdapter {
       },
     ) as Listener;
 
+    const realtimeUserSetActivityListener = connection.getTransporter().on(
+      MessageType.REALTIME_USER_SET_ACTIVITY,
+      (message) => {
+        if (this.realtimeUser.active === message.payload.active) {
+          return;
+        }
+        this.realtimeUser.active = message.payload.active;
+        this.sendRealtimeUserStatusUpdateEvent(connection);
+      },
+      { objectify: true },
+    ) as Listener;
+
     connection.getTransporter().on('disconnected', () => {
       transporterMessagesListener.off();
       transporterRequestMessageListener.off();
       clientRemoveListener.off();
+      realtimeUserSetActivityListener.off();
     });
   }
 
diff --git a/commons/src/message-transporters/message.ts b/commons/src/message-transporters/message.ts
index dfb2e410c..a93c394d4 100644
--- a/commons/src/message-transporters/message.ts
+++ b/commons/src/message-transporters/message.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ export enum MessageType {
   REALTIME_USER_STATE_SET = 'REALTIME_USER_STATE_SET',
   REALTIME_USER_SINGLE_UPDATE = 'REALTIME_USER_SINGLE_UPDATE',
   REALTIME_USER_STATE_REQUEST = 'REALTIME_USER_STATE_REQUEST',
+  REALTIME_USER_SET_ACTIVITY = 'REALTIME_USER_SET_ACTIVITY',
+
   READY = 'READY'
 }
 
@@ -30,6 +32,10 @@ export interface MessagePayloads {
     }
   }
   [MessageType.REALTIME_USER_SINGLE_UPDATE]: RemoteCursor
+
+  [MessageType.REALTIME_USER_SET_ACTIVITY]: {
+    active: boolean
+  }
 }
 
 export type Message<T extends MessageType> = T extends keyof MessagePayloads
diff --git a/frontend/locales/en.json b/frontend/locales/en.json
index c6c216c0a..53aeda3fe 100644
--- a/frontend/locales/en.json
+++ b/frontend/locales/en.json
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@
     },
     "onlineStatus": {
       "online": "Online",
-      "noUsers": "No users online"
+      "you": "(You)"
     },
     "error": {
       "locked": {
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/editor-page/editor-pane/editor-pane.tsx b/frontend/src/components/editor-page/editor-pane/editor-pane.tsx
index faceaaddc..70ce7062f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/editor-page/editor-pane/editor-pane.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/editor-page/editor-pane/editor-pane.tsx
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import { useOnNoteDeleted } from './hooks/yjs/use-on-note-deleted'
 import { useRealtimeConnection } from './hooks/yjs/use-realtime-connection'
 import { useRealtimeDoc } from './hooks/yjs/use-realtime-doc'
 import { useReceiveRealtimeUsers } from './hooks/yjs/use-receive-realtime-users'
+import { useSendRealtimeActivity } from './hooks/yjs/use-send-realtime-activity'
 import { useYDocSyncClientAdapter } from './hooks/yjs/use-y-doc-sync-client-adapter'
 import { useLinter } from './linter/linter'
 import { MaxLengthWarning } from './max-length-warning/max-length-warning'
@@ -82,6 +83,7 @@ export const EditorPane: React.FC<EditorPaneProps> = ({ scrollState, onScroll, o
 
   useBindYTextToRedux(realtimeDoc)
   useReceiveRealtimeUsers(messageTransporter)
+  useSendRealtimeActivity(messageTransporter)
 
   const extensions = useMemo(
     () => [
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/editor-page/editor-pane/hooks/yjs/use-send-realtime-activity.ts b/frontend/src/components/editor-page/editor-pane/hooks/yjs/use-send-realtime-activity.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a186dd02b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/components/editor-page/editor-pane/hooks/yjs/use-send-realtime-activity.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/*
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 The HedgeDoc developers (see AUTHORS file)
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
+ */
+import { useIsDocumentVisible } from '../../../../../hooks/common/use-is-document-visible'
+import type { MessageTransporter } from '@hedgedoc/commons'
+import { MessageType } from '@hedgedoc/commons'
+import { useEffect } from 'react'
+import { useIdle } from 'react-use'
+
+const INACTIVITY_TIMEOUT_SECONDS = 30
+
+/**
+ * Sends the activity state (based on the fact if the tab is focused) to the backend.
+ *
+ * @param messageTransporter The message transporter that handles the connection to the backend
+ */
+export const useSendRealtimeActivity = (messageTransporter: MessageTransporter) => {
+  const active = useIsDocumentVisible()
+  const idling = useIdle(INACTIVITY_TIMEOUT_SECONDS * 1000)
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    messageTransporter.doAsSoonAsReady(() => {
+      messageTransporter.sendMessage({
+        type: MessageType.REALTIME_USER_SET_ACTIVITY,
+        payload: {
+          active: active && !idling
+        }
+      })
+    })
+  }, [active, idling, messageTransporter])
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/editor-page/sidebar/user-line/user-line.module.scss b/frontend/src/components/editor-page/sidebar/user-line/user-line.module.scss
index 31cdede99..bc789558c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/editor-page/sidebar/user-line/user-line.module.scss
+++ b/frontend/src/components/editor-page/sidebar/user-line/user-line.module.scss
@@ -20,11 +20,3 @@
   flex: 1 1 0;
   overflow: hidden;
 }
-
-.active-indicator-container {
-  height: 100%;
-  display: flex;
-  flex: 0 0 20px;
-  align-items: center;
-  justify-content: center;
-}
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/editor-page/sidebar/user-line/user-line.tsx b/frontend/src/components/editor-page/sidebar/user-line/user-line.tsx
index 77725a67a..53c04e94a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/editor-page/sidebar/user-line/user-line.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/editor-page/sidebar/user-line/user-line.tsx
@@ -9,22 +9,28 @@ import { createCursorCssClass } from '../../editor-pane/codemirror-extensions/re
 import { ActiveIndicator } from '../users-online-sidebar-menu/active-indicator'
 import styles from './user-line.module.scss'
 import React, { useMemo } from 'react'
+import { Trans, useTranslation } from 'react-i18next'
 
 export interface UserLineProps {
   username: string | null
   displayName: string
   active: boolean
+  own?: boolean
   color: number
 }
 
 /**
  * Represents a user in the realtime activity status.
  *
- * @param username The name of the user to show.
- * @param color The color of the user's edits.
- * @param status The user's current online status.
+ * @param username The username of the user to show
+ * @param color The color of the user's edits
+ * @param status The user's current online status
+ * @param displayName The actual name that should be displayed
+ * @param own defines if this user line renders the own user or another one
  */
-export const UserLine: React.FC<UserLineProps> = ({ username, displayName, active, color }) => {
+export const UserLine: React.FC<UserLineProps> = ({ username, displayName, active, own = false, color }) => {
+  useTranslation()
+
   const avatar = useMemo(() => {
     if (username) {
       return (
@@ -48,9 +54,13 @@ export const UserLine: React.FC<UserLineProps> = ({ username, displayName, activ
         )}`}
       />
       {avatar}
-      <div className={styles['active-indicator-container']}>
+      {own ? (
+        <span className={'px-1'}>
+          <Trans i18nKey={'editor.onlineStatus.you'}></Trans>
+        </span>
+      ) : (
         <ActiveIndicator active={active} />
-      </div>
+      )}
     </div>
   )
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/editor-page/sidebar/users-online-sidebar-menu/active-indicator.module.scss b/frontend/src/components/editor-page/sidebar/users-online-sidebar-menu/active-indicator.module.scss
index b7286d880..7fcea26ef 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/editor-page/sidebar/users-online-sidebar-menu/active-indicator.module.scss
+++ b/frontend/src/components/editor-page/sidebar/users-online-sidebar-menu/active-indicator.module.scss
@@ -18,3 +18,11 @@
     background-color: #d20000;
   }
 }
+
+.active-indicator-container {
+  height: 100%;
+  display: flex;
+  flex: 0 0 20px;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/editor-page/sidebar/users-online-sidebar-menu/active-indicator.tsx b/frontend/src/components/editor-page/sidebar/users-online-sidebar-menu/active-indicator.tsx
index 03e86a3b5..8616eae81 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/editor-page/sidebar/users-online-sidebar-menu/active-indicator.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/editor-page/sidebar/users-online-sidebar-menu/active-indicator.tsx
@@ -16,5 +16,9 @@ export interface ActiveIndicatorProps {
  * @param status The state of the indicator to render
  */
 export const ActiveIndicator: React.FC<ActiveIndicatorProps> = ({ active }) => {
-  return <span className={`${styles['activeIndicator']} ${active ? styles.active : styles.inactive}`} />
+  return (
+    <div className={styles['active-indicator-container']}>
+      <span className={`${styles['activeIndicator']} ${active ? styles.active : styles.inactive}`} />
+    </div>
+  )
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/editor-page/sidebar/users-online-sidebar-menu/own-user-line.tsx b/frontend/src/components/editor-page/sidebar/users-online-sidebar-menu/own-user-line.tsx
index ccae46147..e90ab74ff 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/editor-page/sidebar/users-online-sidebar-menu/own-user-line.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/editor-page/sidebar/users-online-sidebar-menu/own-user-line.tsx
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export const OwnUserLine: React.FC = () => {
 
   return (
     <SidebarButton>
-      <UserLine displayName={ownDisplayname} username={ownUsername} color={ownStyleIndex} active={true} />
+      <UserLine displayName={ownDisplayname} username={ownUsername} color={ownStyleIndex} active={true} own={true} />
     </SidebarButton>
   )
 }