diff --git a/lsp/src/configuration.rs b/lsp/src/configuration.rs
index 5e4b4e8..a97101b 100644
--- a/lsp/src/configuration.rs
+++ b/lsp/src/configuration.rs
@@ -52,9 +52,16 @@ impl Rules {
     }
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
+pub enum IdleAction {
+    ClearActivity,  // Clear the activity
+    ChangeActivity, // Change the activity
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct Idle {
-    pub timeout: u64, // in seconds
+    pub timeout: u64,       // in seconds
+    pub action: IdleAction, // what to do when idle
 
     pub state: Option<String>,
     pub details: Option<String>,
@@ -69,6 +76,7 @@ impl Default for Idle {
     fn default() -> Self {
         Idle {
             timeout: 300,
+            action: IdleAction::ChangeActivity,
 
             state: Some("Idling".to_string()),
             details: Some("In Zed".to_string()),
@@ -175,6 +183,15 @@ impl Configuration {
 
             if let Some(idle) = options.get("idle") {
                 self.idle.timeout = idle.get("timeout").and_then(|t| t.as_u64()).unwrap_or(300);
+                self.idle.action = idle.get("action").and_then(|a| a.as_str()).map_or(
+                    IdleAction::ChangeActivity,
+                    |action| match action {
+                        "clear_activity" => IdleAction::ClearActivity,
+                        "change_activity" => IdleAction::ChangeActivity,
+                        _ => IdleAction::ChangeActivity,
+                    },
+                );
+
                 set_option!(self, idle, state, "state");
                 set_option!(self, idle, details, "details");
                 set_option!(self, idle, large_image, "large_image");
diff --git a/lsp/src/discord.rs b/lsp/src/discord.rs
index 24263cf..0ca5cf2 100644
--- a/lsp/src/discord.rs
+++ b/lsp/src/discord.rs
@@ -73,6 +73,13 @@ impl Discord {
             .await
     }
 
+    pub async fn clear_activity(&self) {
+        let mut client = self.get_client().await;
+        client
+            .clear_activity()
+            .unwrap_or_else(|_| println!("Failed to clear activity"));
+    }
+
     #[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
     pub async fn change_activity(
         &self,
diff --git a/lsp/src/main.rs b/lsp/src/main.rs
index ebf5c99..25de29a 100644
--- a/lsp/src/main.rs
+++ b/lsp/src/main.rs
@@ -141,6 +141,13 @@ impl Backend {
             let config_guard = config_clone.lock().await;
             let placeholders = Placeholders::new(None, &config_guard, "");
 
+            let discord_guard = discord_clone.lock().await;
+
+            if config_guard.idle.action == configuration::IdleAction::ClearActivity {
+                discord_guard.clear_activity().await;
+                return;
+            }
+
             let (state, details, large_image, large_text, small_image, small_text) =
                 Backend::process_fields(
                     &placeholders,
@@ -152,7 +159,6 @@ impl Backend {
                     &config_guard.idle.small_text,
                 );
 
-            let discord_guard = discord_clone.lock().await;
             discord_guard
                 .change_activity(
                     state,