diff --git a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/devices/banglejs/BangleJSCoordinator.java b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/devices/banglejs/BangleJSCoordinator.java
index d4f723513..08cea4e8a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/devices/banglejs/BangleJSCoordinator.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/devices/banglejs/BangleJSCoordinator.java
@@ -92,10 +92,8 @@ public class BangleJSCoordinator extends AbstractDeviceCoordinator {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public boolean supportsRealtimeData() {
-        // We could support this easily but I can't figure out how to push the
-        // act event into real-time data :(
-        return false;
+    public boolean supportsRealtimeData()  {
+        return true;
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/devices/banglejs/BangleJSSampleProvider.java b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/devices/banglejs/BangleJSSampleProvider.java
index afa0c4eda..0686f2de4 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/devices/banglejs/BangleJSSampleProvider.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/devices/banglejs/BangleJSSampleProvider.java
@@ -28,12 +28,15 @@ import nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.entities.DaoSession;
 import nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.entities.ID115ActivitySample;
 import nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.entities.ID115ActivitySampleDao;
 import nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.impl.GBDevice;
+import nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.model.ActivityKind;
 
 public class BangleJSSampleProvider extends AbstractSampleProvider<BangleJSActivitySample> {
     public BangleJSSampleProvider(GBDevice device, DaoSession session) {
         super(device, session);
     }
 
+    public static final int TYPE_ACTIVITY = 0;
+
     @Override
     public AbstractDao<BangleJSActivitySample, ?> getSampleDao() {
         return getSession().getBangleJSActivitySampleDao();
@@ -59,12 +62,17 @@ public class BangleJSSampleProvider extends AbstractSampleProvider<BangleJSActiv
 
     @Override
     public int normalizeType(int rawType) {
-        return rawType;
+        switch (rawType) {
+            case TYPE_ACTIVITY:
+                return ActivityKind.TYPE_ACTIVITY;
+            default: // fall through
+                return ActivityKind.TYPE_UNKNOWN;
+        }
     }
 
     @Override
     public int toRawActivityKind(int activityKind) {
-        return activityKind;
+        return TYPE_ACTIVITY;
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/devices/banglejs/BangleJSDeviceSupport.java b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/devices/banglejs/BangleJSDeviceSupport.java
index 471f4634c..3d8fed96c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/devices/banglejs/BangleJSDeviceSupport.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/devices/banglejs/BangleJSDeviceSupport.java
@@ -19,9 +19,12 @@ package nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.service.devices.banglejs;
 import android.bluetooth.BluetoothGatt;
 import android.bluetooth.BluetoothGattCharacteristic;
 import android.content.Context;
+import android.content.Intent;
 import android.net.Uri;
 import android.widget.Toast;
 
+import androidx.localbroadcastmanager.content.LocalBroadcastManager;
+
 import org.json.JSONArray;
 import org.json.JSONException;
 import org.json.JSONObject;
@@ -55,6 +58,7 @@ import nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.model.BatteryState;
 import nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.model.CalendarEventSpec;
 import nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.model.CallSpec;
 import nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.model.CannedMessagesSpec;
+import nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.model.DeviceService;
 import nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.model.MusicSpec;
 import nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.model.MusicStateSpec;
 import nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.model.NotificationSpec;
@@ -226,8 +230,8 @@ public class BangleJSDeviceSupport extends AbstractBTLEDeviceSupport {
                 int steps = 0;
                 if (json.has("hrm")) hrm = json.getInt("hrm");
                 if (json.has("stp")) steps = json.getInt("stp");
-                int activity = ActivityKind.TYPE_UNKNOWN;
-                if (json.has("act")) {
+                int activity = BangleJSSampleProvider.TYPE_ACTIVITY;
+                /*if (json.has("act")) {
                     String actName = "TYPE_" + json.getString("act").toUpperCase();
                     try {
                         Field f = ActivityKind.class.getField(actName);
@@ -239,7 +243,7 @@ public class BangleJSDeviceSupport extends AbstractBTLEDeviceSupport {
                     } catch (NoSuchFieldException e) {
                         LOG.info("JSON activity '"+actName+"' not found");
                     }
-                }
+                }*/
                 sample.setRawKind(activity);
                 sample.setHeartRate(hrm);
                 sample.setSteps(steps);
@@ -253,6 +257,12 @@ public class BangleJSDeviceSupport extends AbstractBTLEDeviceSupport {
                 } catch (Exception ex) {
                     LOG.warn("Error saving activity: " + ex.getLocalizedMessage());
                 }
+                // push realtime data
+                if (realtimeHRM || realtimeStep) {
+                    Intent intent = new Intent(DeviceService.ACTION_REALTIME_SAMPLES)
+                            .putExtra(DeviceService.EXTRA_REALTIME_SAMPLE, sample);
+                    LocalBroadcastManager.getInstance(getContext()).sendBroadcast(intent);
+                }
             } break;
         }
     }