diff --git a/apps/browser/src/auth/background/service-factories/auth-service.factory.ts b/apps/browser/src/auth/background/service-factories/auth-service.factory.ts
index fa52ca6231..bc4e621bc6 100644
--- a/apps/browser/src/auth/background/service-factories/auth-service.factory.ts
+++ b/apps/browser/src/auth/background/service-factories/auth-service.factory.ts
@@ -23,9 +23,12 @@ import {
   stateServiceFactory,
 } from "../../../platform/background/service-factories/state-service.factory";
 
+import { AccountServiceInitOptions, accountServiceFactory } from "./account-service.factory";
+
 type AuthServiceFactoryOptions = FactoryOptions;
 
 export type AuthServiceInitOptions = AuthServiceFactoryOptions &
+  AccountServiceInitOptions &
   MessagingServiceInitOptions &
   CryptoServiceInitOptions &
   ApiServiceInitOptions &
@@ -41,6 +44,7 @@ export function authServiceFactory(
     opts,
     async () =>
       new AuthService(
+        await accountServiceFactory(cache, opts),
         await messagingServiceFactory(cache, opts),
         await cryptoServiceFactory(cache, opts),
         await apiServiceFactory(cache, opts),
diff --git a/apps/browser/src/background/main.background.ts b/apps/browser/src/background/main.background.ts
index 3e84b7544b..51417c16fb 100644
--- a/apps/browser/src/background/main.background.ts
+++ b/apps/browser/src/background/main.background.ts
@@ -568,6 +568,7 @@ export default class MainBackground {
     );
 
     this.authService = new AuthService(
+      this.accountService,
       backgroundMessagingService,
       this.cryptoService,
       this.apiService,
diff --git a/apps/cli/src/bw.ts b/apps/cli/src/bw.ts
index 7af40b1ebd..5c6423708a 100644
--- a/apps/cli/src/bw.ts
+++ b/apps/cli/src/bw.ts
@@ -494,6 +494,7 @@ export class Main {
     );
 
     this.authService = new AuthService(
+      this.accountService,
       this.messagingService,
       this.cryptoService,
       this.apiService,
diff --git a/libs/angular/src/services/jslib-services.module.ts b/libs/angular/src/services/jslib-services.module.ts
index beda7cbf4f..57a3fe63ab 100644
--- a/libs/angular/src/services/jslib-services.module.ts
+++ b/libs/angular/src/services/jslib-services.module.ts
@@ -345,6 +345,7 @@ const typesafeProviders: Array<SafeProvider> = [
     provide: AuthServiceAbstraction,
     useClass: AuthService,
     deps: [
+      AccountServiceAbstraction,
       MessagingServiceAbstraction,
       CryptoServiceAbstraction,
       ApiServiceAbstraction,
diff --git a/libs/common/src/auth/abstractions/auth.service.ts b/libs/common/src/auth/abstractions/auth.service.ts
index dc51e2fdb0..9e4fd3cd0b 100644
--- a/libs/common/src/auth/abstractions/auth.service.ts
+++ b/libs/common/src/auth/abstractions/auth.service.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
+import { Observable } from "rxjs";
+
 import { AuthenticationStatus } from "../enums/authentication-status";
 
 export abstract class AuthService {
-  getAuthStatus: (userId?: string) => Promise<AuthenticationStatus>;
-  logOut: (callback: () => void) => void;
+  /** Authentication status for the active user */
+  abstract activeAccountStatus$: Observable<AuthenticationStatus>;
+  /** @deprecated use {@link activeAccountStatus$} instead */
+  abstract getAuthStatus: (userId?: string) => Promise<AuthenticationStatus>;
+  abstract logOut: (callback: () => void) => void;
 }
diff --git a/libs/common/src/auth/services/auth.service.spec.ts b/libs/common/src/auth/services/auth.service.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dd4daf8cfa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/common/src/auth/services/auth.service.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+import { MockProxy, mock } from "jest-mock-extended";
+import { firstValueFrom } from "rxjs";
+
+import { FakeAccountService, mockAccountServiceWith } from "../../../spec";
+import { ApiService } from "../../abstractions/api.service";
+import { CryptoService } from "../../platform/abstractions/crypto.service";
+import { MessagingService } from "../../platform/abstractions/messaging.service";
+import { StateService } from "../../platform/abstractions/state.service";
+import { Utils } from "../../platform/misc/utils";
+import { UserId } from "../../types/guid";
+import { AuthenticationStatus } from "../enums/authentication-status";
+
+import { AuthService } from "./auth.service";
+
+describe("AuthService", () => {
+  let sut: AuthService;
+
+  let accountService: FakeAccountService;
+  let messagingService: MockProxy<MessagingService>;
+  let cryptoService: MockProxy<CryptoService>;
+  let apiService: MockProxy<ApiService>;
+  let stateService: MockProxy<StateService>;
+
+  const userId = Utils.newGuid() as UserId;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    accountService = mockAccountServiceWith(userId);
+    messagingService = mock<MessagingService>();
+    cryptoService = mock<CryptoService>();
+    apiService = mock<ApiService>();
+    stateService = mock<StateService>();
+
+    sut = new AuthService(
+      accountService,
+      messagingService,
+      cryptoService,
+      apiService,
+      stateService,
+    );
+  });
+
+  describe("activeAccountStatus$", () => {
+    test.each([
+      AuthenticationStatus.LoggedOut,
+      AuthenticationStatus.Locked,
+      AuthenticationStatus.Unlocked,
+    ])(
+      `should emit %p when activeAccount$ emits an account with %p auth status`,
+      async (status) => {
+        accountService.activeAccountSubject.next({
+          id: userId,
+          email: "email",
+          name: "name",
+          status,
+        });
+
+        expect(await firstValueFrom(sut.activeAccountStatus$)).toEqual(status);
+      },
+    );
+  });
+});
diff --git a/libs/common/src/auth/services/auth.service.ts b/libs/common/src/auth/services/auth.service.ts
index 14d49956a4..ae5dd30a36 100644
--- a/libs/common/src/auth/services/auth.service.ts
+++ b/libs/common/src/auth/services/auth.service.ts
@@ -1,18 +1,30 @@
+import { Observable, distinctUntilChanged, map, shareReplay } from "rxjs";
+
 import { ApiService } from "../../abstractions/api.service";
 import { CryptoService } from "../../platform/abstractions/crypto.service";
 import { MessagingService } from "../../platform/abstractions/messaging.service";
 import { StateService } from "../../platform/abstractions/state.service";
 import { KeySuffixOptions } from "../../platform/enums";
+import { AccountService } from "../abstractions/account.service";
 import { AuthService as AuthServiceAbstraction } from "../abstractions/auth.service";
 import { AuthenticationStatus } from "../enums/authentication-status";
 
 export class AuthService implements AuthServiceAbstraction {
+  activeAccountStatus$: Observable<AuthenticationStatus>;
+
   constructor(
+    protected accountService: AccountService,
     protected messagingService: MessagingService,
     protected cryptoService: CryptoService,
     protected apiService: ApiService,
     protected stateService: StateService,
-  ) {}
+  ) {
+    this.activeAccountStatus$ = this.accountService.activeAccount$.pipe(
+      map((account) => account.status),
+      distinctUntilChanged(),
+      shareReplay({ bufferSize: 1, refCount: false }),
+    );
+  }
 
   async getAuthStatus(userId?: string): Promise<AuthenticationStatus> {
     // If we don't have an access token or userId, we're logged out