diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Gameplay/TestSceneSpectator.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Gameplay/TestSceneSpectator.cs
index ea66144b21..def662d3ea 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Gameplay/TestSceneSpectator.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Gameplay/TestSceneSpectator.cs
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Gameplay
                 callbackInvoked = false;
             });
 
-            AddStep("bind event again", () => testSpectatorStreamingClient.OnUserBeganPlaying += callbackAction);
+            AddStep("bind event with run once immediately", () => testSpectatorStreamingClient.BindUserBeganPlaying(callbackAction, true));
             AddAssert("callback invoked", () => callbackInvoked);
 
             // Don't leave the event bound if test run succeeded.
diff --git a/osu.Game/Online/Spectator/SpectatorStreamingClient.cs b/osu.Game/Online/Spectator/SpectatorStreamingClient.cs
index 7bea49e102..4bbc420223 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Online/Spectator/SpectatorStreamingClient.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Online/Spectator/SpectatorStreamingClient.cs
@@ -69,25 +69,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Online.Spectator
         /// </summary>
         public event Action<int, FrameDataBundle> OnNewFrames;
 
-        private event Action<int, SpectatorState> onUserBeganPlaying;
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Called whenever a user starts a play session, or immediately if the user is being watched and currently in a play session.
         /// </summary>
-        public event Action<int, SpectatorState> OnUserBeganPlaying
-        {
-            add
-            {
-                onUserBeganPlaying += value;
-
-                lock (userLock)
-                {
-                    foreach (var (userId, state) in currentUserStates)
-                        value?.Invoke(userId, state);
-                }
-            }
-            remove => onUserBeganPlaying -= value;
-        }
+        public event Action<int, SpectatorState> OnUserBeganPlaying;
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Called whenever a user finishes a play session.
@@ -153,7 +138,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Online.Spectator
             lock (userLock)
                 currentUserStates[userId] = state;
 
-            onUserBeganPlaying?.Invoke(userId, state);
+            OnUserBeganPlaying?.Invoke(userId, state);
 
             return Task.CompletedTask;
         }
@@ -290,5 +275,24 @@ namespace osu.Game.Online.Spectator
 
             lastSendTime = Time.Current;
         }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Bind an action to <see cref="OnUserBeganPlaying"/> with the option of running the bound action once immediately.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="callback">The action to perform when a user begins playing.</param>
+        /// <param name="runOnceImmediately">Whether the action provided in <paramref name="callback"/> should be run once immediately for all users currently playing.</param>
+        public void BindUserBeganPlaying(Action<int, SpectatorState> callback, bool runOnceImmediately = false)
+        {
+            OnUserBeganPlaying += callback;
+
+            if (!runOnceImmediately)
+                return;
+
+            lock (userLock)
+            {
+                foreach (var (userId, state) in currentUserStates)
+                    callback(userId, state);
+            }
+        }
     }
 }