diff --git a/src/CONST.ts b/src/CONST.ts
index 8698c59f8b84..8100465f7c79 100755
--- a/src/CONST.ts
+++ b/src/CONST.ts
@@ -1262,6 +1262,7 @@ const CONST = {
     PUSHER: {
         PRIVATE_USER_CHANNEL_PREFIX: 'private-encrypted-user-accountID-',
         PRIVATE_REPORT_CHANNEL_PREFIX: 'private-report-reportID-',
+        PRESENCE_ACTIVE_GUIDES: 'presence-activeGuides',
     },
 
     EMOJI_SPACER: 'SPACER',
diff --git a/src/components/ActiveGuidesEventListener.tsx b/src/components/ActiveGuidesEventListener.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2599576c9c23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/ActiveGuidesEventListener.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import {useEffect, useRef} from 'react';
+import {useOnyx} from 'react-native-onyx';
+import {subscribeToActiveGuides} from '@userActions/User';
+import ONYXKEYS from '@src/ONYXKEYS';
+
+function ActiveGuidesEventListener() {
+    const [user] = useOnyx(ONYXKEYS.USER);
+    const didSubscribeToActiveGuides = useRef(false);
+    useEffect(() => {
+        if (didSubscribeToActiveGuides.current) {
+            return;
+        }
+        if (user?.isGuide) {
+            didSubscribeToActiveGuides.current = true;
+            subscribeToActiveGuides();
+        }
+    }, [user]);
+    return null;
+}
+
+export default ActiveGuidesEventListener;
diff --git a/src/libs/Navigation/AppNavigator/AuthScreens.tsx b/src/libs/Navigation/AppNavigator/AuthScreens.tsx
index 5a84657d1677..dee84a4f201f 100644
--- a/src/libs/Navigation/AppNavigator/AuthScreens.tsx
+++ b/src/libs/Navigation/AppNavigator/AuthScreens.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-import React, {memo, useEffect, useMemo, useRef} from 'react';
+import React, {memo, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState} from 'react';
 import {View} from 'react-native';
 import type {OnyxEntry} from 'react-native-onyx';
 import Onyx, {withOnyx} from 'react-native-onyx';
 import type {ValueOf} from 'type-fest';
+import ActiveGuidesEventListener from '@components/ActiveGuidesEventListener';
 import ComposeProviders from '@components/ComposeProviders';
 import OptionsListContextProvider from '@components/OptionListContextProvider';
 import {SearchContextProvider} from '@components/Search/SearchContext';
@@ -117,7 +118,7 @@ function getCentralPaneScreenListeners(screenName: CentralPaneName) {
 }
 
 function initializePusher() {
-    Pusher.init({
+    return Pusher.init({
         appKey: CONFIG.PUSHER.APP_KEY,
         cluster: CONFIG.PUSHER.CLUSTER,
         authEndpoint: `${CONFIG.EXPENSIFY.DEFAULT_API_ROOT}api/AuthenticatePusher?`,
@@ -235,6 +236,7 @@ function AuthScreens({session, lastOpenedPublicRoomID, initialLastUpdateIDApplie
         [StyleUtils, shouldUseNarrowLayout, onboardingIsMediumOrLargerScreenWidth, styles],
     );
     const modal = useRef<OnyxTypes.Modal>({});
+    const [didPusherInit, setDidPusherInit] = useState(false);
 
     let initialReportID: string | undefined;
     const isInitialRender = useRef(true);
@@ -272,7 +274,9 @@ function AuthScreens({session, lastOpenedPublicRoomID, initialLastUpdateIDApplie
         NetworkConnection.listenForReconnect();
         NetworkConnection.onReconnect(handleNetworkReconnect);
         PusherConnectionManager.init();
-        initializePusher();
+        initializePusher().then(() => {
+            setDidPusherInit(true);
+        });
 
         // If we are on this screen then we are "logged in", but the user might not have "just logged in". They could be reopening the app
         // or returning from background. If so, we'll assume they have some app data already and we can call reconnectApp() instead of openApp().
@@ -572,6 +576,7 @@ function AuthScreens({session, lastOpenedPublicRoomID, initialLastUpdateIDApplie
                 </RootStack.Navigator>
                 <SearchRouter />
             </View>
+            {didPusherInit && <ActiveGuidesEventListener />}
         </ComposeProviders>
     );
 }
diff --git a/src/libs/Pusher/pusher.ts b/src/libs/Pusher/pusher.ts
index a3383dbadb8a..1a511eec391c 100644
--- a/src/libs/Pusher/pusher.ts
+++ b/src/libs/Pusher/pusher.ts
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ function getChannel(channelName: string): Channel | undefined {
 /**
  * Binds an event callback to a channel + eventName
  */
-function bindEventToChannel<EventName extends PusherEventName>(channel: Channel | undefined, eventName: EventName, eventCallback: (data: EventData<EventName>) => void = () => {}) {
+function bindEventToChannel<EventName extends PusherEventName>(channel: Channel | undefined, eventName?: EventName, eventCallback: (data: EventData<EventName>) => void = () => {}) {
     if (!eventName || !channel) {
         return;
     }
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ function bindEventToChannel<EventName extends PusherEventName>(channel: Channel
  */
 function subscribe<EventName extends PusherEventName>(
     channelName: string,
-    eventName: EventName,
+    eventName?: EventName,
     eventCallback: (data: EventData<EventName>) => void = () => {},
     onResubscribe = () => {},
 ): Promise<void> {
diff --git a/src/libs/actions/User.ts b/src/libs/actions/User.ts
index eb78da49cdda..7ef7d6b94c9e 100644
--- a/src/libs/actions/User.ts
+++ b/src/libs/actions/User.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import * as ReportActionsUtils from '@libs/ReportActionsUtils';
 import playSound, {SOUNDS} from '@libs/Sound';
 import playSoundExcludingMobile from '@libs/Sound/playSoundExcludingMobile';
 import Visibility from '@libs/Visibility';
+import CONFIG from '@src/CONFIG';
 import CONST from '@src/CONST';
 import ONYXKEYS from '@src/ONYXKEYS';
 import ROUTES from '@src/ROUTES';
@@ -1327,6 +1328,13 @@ function requestRefund() {
     API.write(WRITE_COMMANDS.REQUEST_REFUND, null);
 }
 
+function subscribeToActiveGuides() {
+    const pusherChannelName = `${CONST.PUSHER.PRESENCE_ACTIVE_GUIDES}${CONFIG.PUSHER.SUFFIX}`;
+    Pusher.subscribe(pusherChannelName).catch(() => {
+        Log.hmmm('[User] Failed to initially subscribe to Pusher channel', {pusherChannelName});
+    });
+}
+
 function setIsDebugModeEnabled(isDebugModeEnabled: boolean) {
     Onyx.merge(ONYXKEYS.USER, {isDebugModeEnabled});
 }
@@ -1369,6 +1377,7 @@ export {
     requestValidateCodeAction,
     addPendingContactMethod,
     clearValidateCodeActionError,
+    subscribeToActiveGuides,
     dismissGBRTooltip,
     setIsDebugModeEnabled,
 };
diff --git a/src/types/onyx/User.ts b/src/types/onyx/User.ts
index a7bb60ea12e6..56b7a83d1618 100644
--- a/src/types/onyx/User.ts
+++ b/src/types/onyx/User.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ type User = {
     /** Whether the form is being submitted */
     loading?: boolean;
 
+    /** Whether the user is Expensify Guide */
+    isGuide?: boolean;
+
     /** Whether the debug mode is currently enabled */
     isDebugModeEnabled?: boolean;
 };