diff --git a/src/ObservableObject.ts b/src/ObservableObject.ts
index b81d535ce..f377ede92 100644
--- a/src/ObservableObject.ts
+++ b/src/ObservableObject.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { createObservable } from './createObservable';
 import { beginBatch, endBatch, notify } from './batching';
 import {
     checkActivate,
@@ -25,7 +26,13 @@ import {
     isPrimitive,
     isPromise,
 } from './is';
-import type { ChildNodeValue, NodeValue, PromiseInfo, TrackingType } from './observableInterfaces';
+import type {
+    ChildNodeValue,
+    NodeValue,
+    ObservableObject,
+    ObservableState,
+    TrackingType,
+} from './observableInterfaces';
 import { onChange } from './onChange';
 import { updateTracking } from './tracking';
 
@@ -310,12 +317,12 @@ function updateNodes(parent: NodeValue, obj: Record<any, any> | Array<any> | und
     return retValue ?? false;
 }
 
-export function getProxy(node: NodeValue, p?: string) {
+export function getProxy(node: NodeValue, p?: string): ObservableObject {
     // Get the child node if p prop
     if (p !== undefined) node = getChildNode(node, p);
 
     // Create a proxy if not already cached and return it
-    return node.proxy || (node.proxy = new Proxy<NodeValue>(node, proxyHandler));
+    return (node.proxy || (node.proxy = new Proxy<NodeValue>(node, proxyHandler))) as ObservableObject<any>;
 }
 
 const proxyHandler: ProxyHandler<any> = {
@@ -445,6 +452,10 @@ const proxyHandler: ProxyHandler<any> = {
             return fnOrComputed;
         }
 
+        if (p === 'state' && node.state) {
+            return node.state;
+        }
+
         // Return an observable proxy to the property
         return getProxy(node, p);
     },
@@ -719,13 +730,22 @@ function updateNodesAndNotify(
 }
 
 export function extractPromise(node: NodeValue, value: Promise<any>) {
-    (value as PromiseInfo).status = 'pending';
+    if (!node.state) {
+        node.state = createObservable<ObservableState>(
+            {
+                isLoaded: false,
+            },
+            false,
+            getProxy,
+        ) as ObservableObject<ObservableState>;
+    }
     value
         .then((value) => {
             set(node, value);
+            node.state!.isLoaded.set(true);
         })
         .catch((error) => {
-            set(node, { error, status: 'rejected' } as PromiseInfo);
+            node.state!.error.set(error);
         });
 }
 
diff --git a/src/observableInterfaces.ts b/src/observableInterfaces.ts
index b72ac1f34..27a947776 100644
--- a/src/observableInterfaces.ts
+++ b/src/observableInterfaces.ts
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ type NonPrimitiveKeys<T> = Pick<T, { [K in keyof T]-?: T[K] extends Primitive ?
 type Recurse<T, K extends keyof T, TRecurse> = T[K] extends ObservableReadable
     ? T[K]
     : T[K] extends Promise<infer t>
-    ? Observable<t & PromiseInfo>
+    ? Observable<t & WithState>
     : T[K] extends Function
     ? T[K]
     : T[K] extends ObservableProxyTwoWay<infer t, infer t2>
@@ -292,13 +292,17 @@ export interface ObservablePersistRemoteFunctions<T = any, TState = {}> {
         params: ObservablePersistRemoteSetParams<T>,
     ): Promise<void | { changes?: object | undefined; dateModified?: number }>;
 }
-
-export interface ObservablePersistState {
-    isLoadedLocal: boolean;
+export interface ObservableState {
     isLoaded: boolean;
+    error?: Error;
+}
+export interface WithState {
+    state?: ObservableState;
+}
+export interface ObservablePersistState extends ObservableState {
+    isLoadedLocal: boolean;
     isEnabledLocal: boolean;
     isEnabledRemote: boolean;
-    error?: Error;
     dateModified?: number;
     clearLocal: () => Promise<void>;
     sync: () => Promise<void>;
@@ -440,6 +444,7 @@ interface BaseNodeValue {
     parentOther?: NodeValue;
     functions?: Map<string, Function | ObservableComputed<any>>;
     lazy?: boolean;
+    state?: Observable<ObservableState>;
 }
 
 export interface RootNodeValue extends BaseNodeValue {
@@ -489,7 +494,3 @@ export type ObservableProxyTwoWay<T extends Record<string, any>, T2> = {
 } & ObservableBaseFns<T> & {
         [symbolGetNode]: NodeValue;
     };
-export type PromiseInfo = {
-    error?: any;
-    status?: 'pending' | 'rejected';
-};
diff --git a/tests/tests.test.ts b/tests/tests.test.ts
index c3f039bb1..92bda56b4 100644
--- a/tests/tests.test.ts
+++ b/tests/tests.test.ts
@@ -2137,43 +2137,44 @@ describe('Promise values', () => {
         const promise = Promise.resolve(10);
         const obs = observable({ promise });
         expect(obs.promise).resolves.toEqual(10);
-        expect(obs.promise.status.get()).toEqual('pending');
+        expect(obs.promise.state.isLoaded.get()).toEqual(false);
         await promise;
         expect(obs.promise.get()).toEqual(10);
+        expect(obs.promise.state.isLoaded.get()).toEqual(true);
     });
     test('Promise child works when set later', async () => {
         const obs = observable({ promise: undefined as unknown as Promise<number> });
         let resolver: (value: number) => void;
         const promise = new Promise<number>((resolve) => (resolver = resolve));
-        expect(obs.promise.status.get()).toEqual(undefined);
         obs.promise.set(promise);
-        expect(obs.promise.status.get()).toEqual('pending');
+        expect(obs.promise.state.isLoaded.get()).toEqual(false);
         // @ts-expect-error Fake error
         resolver(10);
         await promise;
         expect(obs.promise.get()).toEqual(10);
+        expect(obs.promise.state.isLoaded.get()).toEqual(true);
     });
     test('Promise child works when assigned later', async () => {
         const obs = observable({ promise: undefined as unknown as Promise<number> });
         let resolver: (value: number) => void;
         const promise = new Promise<number>((resolve) => (resolver = resolve));
-        expect(obs.promise.status.get()).toEqual(undefined);
         obs.assign({ promise });
-        expect(obs.promise.status.get()).toEqual('pending');
+        expect(obs.promise.state.isLoaded.get()).toEqual(false);
         // @ts-expect-error Fake error
         resolver(10);
         await promise;
         expect(obs.promise.get()).toEqual(10);
+        expect(obs.promise.state.isLoaded.get()).toEqual(true);
     });
     test('Promise object becomes value', async () => {
         const promise = Promise.resolve({ child: 10 });
         const obs = observable(promise);
 
-        expect(obs.get().status).toEqual('pending');
-        expect(obs.status.get()).toEqual('pending');
+        expect(obs.state.isLoaded.get()).toEqual(false);
         await promise;
         expect(obs.get()).toEqual({ child: 10 });
         expect(obs.child.get()).toEqual(10);
+        expect(obs.state.isLoaded.get()).toEqual(true);
     });
     test('Promise primitive becomes value', async () => {
         const promise = Promise.resolve(10);
@@ -2197,14 +2198,16 @@ describe('Promise values', () => {
     });
     test('Promise value in set is error if it rejects', async () => {
         const promise = Promise.reject('test');
-        const obs = observable<{ promise: number | undefined }>({ promise: undefined });
+        const obs = observable<{
+            promise: Promise<number>;
+        }>({ promise: undefined as any });
         obs.promise.set(promise);
         try {
             await promise;
         } catch {
             await promiseTimeout(0);
         }
-        expect(obs.promise.get()).toEqual({ error: 'test', status: 'rejected' });
+        expect(obs.promise.state.error.get()).toEqual('test');
     });
     test('when callback works with promises', async () => {
         let resolver: (value: number) => void;
@@ -2238,7 +2241,7 @@ describe('Promise values', () => {
         await promise;
         // Still pending because it was not activated
         expect(obs.promise).resolves.toEqual(10);
-        expect(obs.promise.status.get()).toEqual('pending');
+        expect(obs.promise.state.isLoaded.get()).toEqual(false);
 
         // This get activates it but it takes a frame for it to equal the value
         expect(obs.promise.get()).not.toEqual(10);
@@ -2511,12 +2514,12 @@ describe('Observable with promise', () => {
             resolver = resolve;
         });
         const obs = observable(promise);
-        expect(obs.get().status).toEqual('pending');
+        expect(obs.state.isLoaded.get()).toEqual(false);
         if (resolver) {
             resolver(10);
         }
         await promiseTimeout(0);
-        expect(obs.get().status).toEqual(undefined);
+        expect(obs.state.isLoaded.get()).toEqual(true);
         expect(obs.get()).toEqual(10);
     });
     test('when with promise observable', async () => {
@@ -2526,7 +2529,7 @@ describe('Observable with promise', () => {
         });
         const obs = observable(promise);
 
-        expect(obs.get().status).toEqual('pending');
+        expect(obs.state.isLoaded.get()).toEqual(false);
 
         const fn = jest.fn();
         when(() => obs.get() === 10, fn);
@@ -2538,6 +2541,7 @@ describe('Observable with promise', () => {
         await promiseTimeout(1000);
 
         expect(fn).toHaveBeenCalled();
+        expect(obs.state.isLoaded.get()).toEqual(true);
     });
     test('recursive batches prevented', async () => {
         let isInInnerBatch = false;