diff --git a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Databox/Record/LegacyRecordRepository.php b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Databox/Record/LegacyRecordRepository.php
index bc098412af..53d68bfc0c 100644
--- a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Databox/Record/LegacyRecordRepository.php
+++ b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Databox/Record/LegacyRecordRepository.php
@@ -125,7 +125,8 @@ class LegacyRecordRepository implements RecordRepository
                 $connection->quoteIdentifier('type'),
                 'originalname AS originalName',
                 'sha256',
-                'mime'
+                'mime',
+                'LPAD(BIN(status), 32, \'0\') as status'
             )
             ->from('record', 'r');
     }
diff --git a/lib/classes/cache/databox.php b/lib/classes/cache/databox.php
index 229eb7676c..4e9ed4dd82 100644
--- a/lib/classes/cache/databox.php
+++ b/lib/classes/cache/databox.php
@@ -75,8 +75,6 @@ class cache_databox
                     $databox->delete_data_from_cache($key);
                     $key = 'record_' . $sbas_id . '_' . $row['value'] . '_' . \record_adapter::CACHE_SHA256;
                     $databox->delete_data_from_cache($key);
-                    $key = 'record_' . $sbas_id . '_' . $row['value'] . '_' . \record_adapter::CACHE_STATUS;
-                    $databox->delete_data_from_cache($key);
                     $key = 'record_' . $sbas_id . '_' . $row['value'] . '_' . \record_adapter::CACHE_TECHNICAL_DATA;
                     $databox->delete_data_from_cache($key);
 
diff --git a/lib/classes/record/adapter.php b/lib/classes/record/adapter.php
index 8b59ad0693..eeb048b1cb 100644
--- a/lib/classes/record/adapter.php
+++ b/lib/classes/record/adapter.php
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ class record_adapter implements RecordInterface, cache_cacheableInterface
     const CACHE_SHA256 = 'sha256';
     const CACHE_SUBDEFS = 'subdefs';
     const CACHE_GROUPING = 'grouping';
-    const CACHE_STATUS = 'status';
 
     /**
      * @param Application $app
@@ -78,6 +77,10 @@ class record_adapter implements RecordInterface, cache_cacheableInterface
     private $collection_id;
     private $mime;
     private $number;
+
+    /**
+     * @var string
+     */
     private $status;
     private $subdefs;
     private $type;
@@ -524,51 +527,6 @@ class record_adapter implements RecordInterface, cache_cacheableInterface
         return $this->sha256;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * @return string
-     */
-    public function get_status()
-    {
-        if (!$this->status) {
-            $this->status = $this->retrieve_status();
-        }
-
-        return $this->status;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * @return string
-     * @throws Exception
-     * @throws \Doctrine\DBAL\DBALException
-     */
-    protected function retrieve_status()
-    {
-        try {
-            $data = $this->get_data_from_cache(self::CACHE_STATUS);
-        } catch (Exception $e) {
-            $data = false;
-        }
-
-        if (false !== $data) {
-            return $data;
-        }
-
-        $status = $this->getDataboxConnection()->fetchColumn(
-            'SELECT BIN(status) as status FROM record WHERE record_id = :record_id',
-            [':record_id' => $this->getRecordId()]
-        );
-
-        if (false === $status) {
-            throw new Exception('status not found');
-        }
-
-        $status = str_pad($status, 32, '0', STR_PAD_LEFT);
-
-        $this->set_data_to_cache($status, self::CACHE_STATUS);
-
-        return $status;
-    }
-
     public function has_subdef($name)
     {
         return in_array($name, $this->get_available_subdefs(), false);
@@ -1490,9 +1448,6 @@ class record_adapter implements RecordInterface, cache_cacheableInterface
     {
         switch ($option)
         {
-            case self::CACHE_STATUS:
-                $this->status = null;
-                break;
             case self::CACHE_SUBDEFS:
                 $this->subdefs = null;
                 break;
@@ -1785,7 +1740,9 @@ class record_adapter implements RecordInterface, cache_cacheableInterface
             ['status' => bindec($status), 'record_id' => $this->getRecordId()]
         );
 
-        $this->delete_data_from_cache(self::CACHE_STATUS);
+        $this->status = str_pad($status, 32, '0', STR_PAD_LEFT);
+        // modification date is now unknown, delete from cache to reload on another record
+        $this->delete_data_from_cache();
 
         $this->dispatch(RecordEvents::STATUS_CHANGED, new StatusChangedEvent($this));
     }
@@ -1795,7 +1752,7 @@ class record_adapter implements RecordInterface, cache_cacheableInterface
      */
     public function getStatus()
     {
-        return $this->get_status();
+        return $this->status;
     }
 
     /** {@inheritdoc} */
@@ -1828,6 +1785,7 @@ class record_adapter implements RecordInterface, cache_cacheableInterface
             'created'       => $this->created->format(DATE_ISO8601),
             'base_id'       => $this->base_id,
             'collection_id' => $this->collection_id,
+            'status' => $this->status,
         ];
 
         $this->set_data_to_cache($data);
@@ -1853,6 +1811,7 @@ class record_adapter implements RecordInterface, cache_cacheableInterface
         $this->original_name = $row['originalName'];
         $this->sha256 = $row['sha256'];
         $this->mime = $row['mime'];
+        $this->status = str_pad($row['status'], 32, '0', STR_PAD_LEFT);
     }
 
     /**