diff --git a/src/api2/tape/changer.rs b/src/api2/tape/changer.rs
index 68a61f59..a50e8c15 100644
--- a/src/api2/tape/changer.rs
+++ b/src/api2/tape/changer.rs
@@ -162,7 +162,9 @@ pub async fn transfer(
     let mut changer_config: ScsiTapeChanger = config.lookup("changer", &name)?;
 
     tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || {
-        changer_config.transfer(from, to)
+        changer_config.transfer(from, to)?;
+        let _ = changer_config.status(false); // update status cache
+        Ok(())
     }).await?
 }
 
diff --git a/src/api2/tape/drive.rs b/src/api2/tape/drive.rs
index eeda9e21..37428c4b 100644
--- a/src/api2/tape/drive.rs
+++ b/src/api2/tape/drive.rs
@@ -156,6 +156,8 @@ pub fn load_media(
             let (mut changer, _) = required_media_changer(&config, &drive)?;
             changer.load_media(&label_text)?;
 
+            let _ = changer.status(); // update status cache
+
             Ok(())
         },
     )?;
@@ -261,6 +263,9 @@ pub fn unload(
 
             let (mut changer, _) = required_media_changer(&config, &drive)?;
             changer.unload_media(target_slot)?;
+
+            let _ = changer.status(); // update status cache
+
             Ok(())
         },
     )?;
@@ -419,6 +424,7 @@ pub fn eject_media(
         move |_worker, config| {
             if let Some((mut changer, _)) = media_changer(&config, &drive)? {
                 changer.unload_media(None)?;
+                let _ = changer.status(); // update status cache
             } else {
                 let mut drive = open_drive(&config, &drive)?;
                 drive.eject_media()?;
@@ -861,6 +867,8 @@ pub fn update_inventory(
                     continue;
                 }
 
+                let _ = changer.status(); // update status cache
+
                 let mut drive = open_drive(&config, &drive)?;
                 match drive.read_label() {
                     Err(err) => {
@@ -879,6 +887,7 @@ pub fn update_inventory(
                     }
                 }
                 changer.unload_media(None)?;
+                let _ = changer.status(); // update status cache
             }
             Ok(())
         },
diff --git a/www/tape/ChangerStatus.js b/www/tape/ChangerStatus.js
index 05ca8892..bedeaaec 100644
--- a/www/tape/ChangerStatus.js
+++ b/www/tape/ChangerStatus.js
@@ -395,7 +395,15 @@ Ext.define('PBS.TapeManagement.ChangerStatus', {
 	    }).show();
 	},
 
-	reload: async function() {
+	reload: function() {
+	    this.reload_full(true);
+	},
+
+	reload_no_cache: function() {
+	    this.reload_full(false);
+	},
+
+	reload_full: async function(use_cache) {
 	    let me = this;
 	    let view = me.getView();
 	    let vm = me.getViewModel();
@@ -409,7 +417,11 @@ Ext.define('PBS.TapeManagement.ChangerStatus', {
 		Proxmox.Utils.setErrorMask(me.lookup('content'));
 		let status_fut = PBS.Async.api2({
 		    timeout: 5*60*1000,
+		    method: 'GET',
 		    url: `/api2/extjs/tape/changer/${encodeURIComponent(changer)}/status`,
+		    params: {
+			cache: use_cache,
+		    },
 		});
 		let drives_fut = PBS.Async.api2({
 		    timeout: 5*60*1000,
@@ -554,7 +566,7 @@ Ext.define('PBS.TapeManagement.ChangerStatus', {
 	{
 	    text: gettext('Reload'),
 	    xtype: 'proxmoxButton',
-	    handler: 'reload',
+	    handler: 'reload_no_cache',
 	    selModel: false,
 	},
 	'-',