diff --git a/osu.Server.Spectator/Database/DatabaseAccess.cs b/osu.Server.Spectator/Database/DatabaseAccess.cs
index fb4c3336..3e893582 100644
--- a/osu.Server.Spectator/Database/DatabaseAccess.cs
+++ b/osu.Server.Spectator/Database/DatabaseAccess.cs
@@ -103,6 +103,18 @@ public async Task UpdateRoomSettingsAsync(MultiplayerRoom room)
             });
         }
 
+        public async Task UpdateRoomStatusAsync(MultiplayerRoom room)
+        {
+            var connection = await getConnectionAsync();
+
+            await connection.ExecuteAsync("UPDATE multiplayer_rooms SET status = @Status WHERE id = @RoomID", new
+            {
+                RoomID = room.RoomID,
+                // needs ToString() to store as enums correctly, see https://github.com/DapperLib/Dapper/issues/813.
+                Status = room.State.ToDatabaseRoomStatus().ToString(),
+            });
+        }
+
         public async Task UpdateRoomHostAsync(MultiplayerRoom room)
         {
             var connection = await getConnectionAsync();
diff --git a/osu.Server.Spectator/Database/IDatabaseAccess.cs b/osu.Server.Spectator/Database/IDatabaseAccess.cs
index 31e75f2f..8df0f0f6 100644
--- a/osu.Server.Spectator/Database/IDatabaseAccess.cs
+++ b/osu.Server.Spectator/Database/IDatabaseAccess.cs
@@ -56,6 +56,11 @@ public interface IDatabaseAccess : IDisposable
         /// </summary>
         Task UpdateRoomSettingsAsync(MultiplayerRoom room);
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Updates the current status of <paramref name="room"/> in the database.
+        /// </summary>
+        Task UpdateRoomStatusAsync(MultiplayerRoom room);
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Updates the current host of <paramref name="room"/> in the database.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/osu.Server.Spectator/Database/Models/database_room_status.cs b/osu.Server.Spectator/Database/Models/database_room_status.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5529d8f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osu.Server.Spectator/Database/Models/database_room_status.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+// Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
+// See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
+
+using System;
+using osu.Game.Online.Multiplayer;
+
+namespace osu.Server.Spectator.Database.Models
+{
+    // ReSharper disable once InconsistentNaming
+    [Serializable]
+    public enum database_room_status
+    {
+        idle,
+        playing
+    }
+
+    public static class DatabaseRoomStatusExtensions
+    {
+        public static database_room_status ToDatabaseRoomStatus(this MultiplayerRoomState state)
+        {
+            switch (state)
+            {
+                case MultiplayerRoomState.Open:
+                case MultiplayerRoomState.Closed:
+                    return database_room_status.idle;
+
+                case MultiplayerRoomState.WaitingForLoad:
+                case MultiplayerRoomState.Playing:
+                    return database_room_status.playing;
+
+                default:
+                    throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(nameof(state), state, null);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/osu.Server.Spectator/Database/Models/multiplayer_room.cs b/osu.Server.Spectator/Database/Models/multiplayer_room.cs
index f4ffd97b..46087bf4 100644
--- a/osu.Server.Spectator/Database/Models/multiplayer_room.cs
+++ b/osu.Server.Spectator/Database/Models/multiplayer_room.cs
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ public class multiplayer_room
         public DateTimeOffset? updated_at { get; set; }
         public DateTimeOffset? deleted_at { get; set; }
         public room_category category { get; set; }
+        public database_room_status status { get; set; }
         public database_match_type type { get; set; }
         public database_queue_mode queue_mode { get; set; }
         public ushort auto_start_duration { get; set; }
diff --git a/osu.Server.Spectator/Hubs/Multiplayer/MultiplayerHub.cs b/osu.Server.Spectator/Hubs/Multiplayer/MultiplayerHub.cs
index 0004b715..e2d5837e 100644
--- a/osu.Server.Spectator/Hubs/Multiplayer/MultiplayerHub.cs
+++ b/osu.Server.Spectator/Hubs/Multiplayer/MultiplayerHub.cs
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public MultiplayerHub(
             Rooms = rooms;
             this.databaseFactory = databaseFactory;
             this.chatFilters = chatFilters;
-            HubContext = new MultiplayerHubContext(hubContext, rooms, users, loggerFactory);
+            HubContext = new MultiplayerHubContext(hubContext, rooms, users, databaseFactory, loggerFactory);
         }
 
         public Task<MultiplayerRoom> JoinRoom(long roomId) => JoinRoomWithPassword(roomId, string.Empty);
diff --git a/osu.Server.Spectator/Hubs/Multiplayer/MultiplayerHubContext.cs b/osu.Server.Spectator/Hubs/Multiplayer/MultiplayerHubContext.cs
index d9bf0be2..01c7da43 100644
--- a/osu.Server.Spectator/Hubs/Multiplayer/MultiplayerHubContext.cs
+++ b/osu.Server.Spectator/Hubs/Multiplayer/MultiplayerHubContext.cs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 using osu.Game.Online.API;
 using osu.Game.Online.Multiplayer;
 using osu.Game.Online.Rooms;
+using osu.Server.Spectator.Database;
 using osu.Server.Spectator.Entities;
 using osu.Server.Spectator.Extensions;
 
@@ -30,17 +31,20 @@ public class MultiplayerHubContext : IMultiplayerHubContext
         private readonly IHubContext<MultiplayerHub> context;
         private readonly EntityStore<ServerMultiplayerRoom> rooms;
         private readonly EntityStore<MultiplayerClientState> users;
+        private readonly IDatabaseFactory databaseFactory;
         private readonly ILogger logger;
 
         public MultiplayerHubContext(
             IHubContext<MultiplayerHub> context,
             EntityStore<ServerMultiplayerRoom> rooms,
             EntityStore<MultiplayerClientState> users,
+            IDatabaseFactory databaseFactory,
             ILoggerFactory loggerFactory)
         {
             this.context = context;
             this.rooms = rooms;
             this.users = users;
+            this.databaseFactory = databaseFactory;
 
             logger = loggerFactory.CreateLogger(nameof(MultiplayerHub).Replace("Hub", string.Empty));
         }
@@ -161,7 +165,11 @@ public async Task ChangeAndBroadcastUserBeatmapAvailability(ServerMultiplayerRoo
         public async Task ChangeRoomState(ServerMultiplayerRoom room, MultiplayerRoomState newState)
         {
             log(room, null, $"Room state changing from {room.State} to {newState}");
+
             room.State = newState;
+            using (var db = databaseFactory.GetInstance())
+                await db.UpdateRoomStatusAsync(room);
+
             await context.Clients.Group(MultiplayerHub.GetGroupId(room.RoomID)).SendAsync(nameof(IMultiplayerClient.RoomStateChanged), newState);
         }