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Employees have limited personal time to engage in activities that enable them to recover from a demanding work environment and perform at a high level. To evaluate the importance of non‐work creative activity, we conducted two studies that examine the relationships between non‐work creative activity, recovery experiences, and performance‐related behaviours at work. Study 1 included employees who provided self‐rated performance‐related outcomes, whereas Study 2 included employees with other‐rated (co‐workers and subordinates) performance‐related outcomes. Creative activity was positively associated with recovery experiences (i.e., mastery, control, and relaxation) and performance‐related outcomes (i.e., job creativity and extra‐role behaviours). The mediating effects of recovery experiences were examined to better understand the underlying processes involved in the relationship between …