diff --git a/src/model/store-vault-sync.ts b/src/model/store-vault-sync.ts
index 168ecc1..a2e096c 100644
--- a/src/model/store-vault-sync.ts
+++ b/src/model/store-vault-sync.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,17 @@ type FileWithMetadata = {
   metadata: CachedMetadata;
 };
 
+export function resolveIfLongformFile(
+  metadataCache: MetadataCache,
+  file: TFile
+): FileWithMetadata | null {
+  const metadata = metadataCache.getFileCache(file);
+  if (metadata && metadata.frontmatter && metadata.frontmatter["longform"]) {
+    return { file, metadata };
+  }
+  return null;
+}
+
 /**
  * Observes any file with a `longform` metadata entry and keeps its
  * metadata and associated scenes (if any) updated in the `drafts`
@@ -54,8 +65,8 @@ export class StoreVaultSync {
     const start = new Date().getTime();
 
     const files = this.vault.getMarkdownFiles();
-    const resolvedFiles = await Promise.all(
-      files.map((f) => this.resolveIfLongformFile(f))
+    const resolvedFiles = files.map((f) =>
+      resolveIfLongformFile(this.metadataCache, f)
     );
     const draftFiles = resolvedFiles.filter((f) => f !== null);
 
@@ -322,16 +333,6 @@ export class StoreVaultSync {
     );
   }
 
-  private async resolveIfLongformFile(
-    file: TFile
-  ): Promise<FileWithMetadata | null> {
-    const metadata = this.metadataCache.getFileCache(file);
-    if (metadata && metadata.frontmatter && metadata.frontmatter["longform"]) {
-      return { file, metadata };
-    }
-    return null;
-  }
-
   // if dirty, draft is modified from reality of index file
   // and should be written back to index file
   private async draftFor(
diff --git a/src/view/explorer/SceneList.svelte b/src/view/explorer/SceneList.svelte
index 8a1501d..6294742 100644
--- a/src/view/explorer/SceneList.svelte
+++ b/src/view/explorer/SceneList.svelte
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   */
   import type Sortable from "sortablejs";
   import { getContext, onDestroy } from "svelte";
-  import { Keymap, Notice, Platform, type PaneType } from "obsidian";
+  import { Keymap, Notice, Platform, type PaneType, TFile } from "obsidian";
 
   import { activeFile } from "../stores";
   import { drafts, pluginSettings, selectedDraft } from "src/model/stores";
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
     collapsible: boolean;
     hidden: boolean;
     numbering: number[];
+    status: string | undefined;
   };
   let items: SceneItem[];
   let collapsedItems: string[] = [];
@@ -74,14 +75,29 @@
       }
 
       const nextScene = index < scenes.length - 1 ? scenes[index + 1] : false;
+      const path = makeScenePath($selectedDraft as MultipleSceneDraft, title);
+      // TODO: Get app by some other means?
+      const file = app.vault.getAbstractFileByPath(path);
+      let status = undefined;
+      if (file && file instanceof TFile) {
+        const metadata = app.metadataCache.getFileCache(file);
+        if (
+          metadata &&
+          metadata.frontmatter &&
+          metadata.frontmatter["status"]
+        ) {
+          status = `${metadata.frontmatter["status"]}`;
+        }
+      }
       const item = {
         id: title,
         name: title,
-        indent: indent,
-        path: makeScenePath($selectedDraft as MultipleSceneDraft, title),
+        indent,
+        path,
         collapsible: nextScene && nextScene.indent > indent,
         hidden,
         numbering,
+        status,
       };
       itemsToReturn.push(item);
     });
@@ -346,6 +362,7 @@
         data-scene-path={item.path}
         data-scene-indent={item.indent}
         data-scene-name={item.name}
+        data-scene-status={item.status}
       >
         {#if item.collapsible}
           <Disclosure
diff --git a/test-longform-vault/.obsidian/appearance.json b/test-longform-vault/.obsidian/appearance.json
index ecedde4..d035da3 100644
--- a/test-longform-vault/.obsidian/appearance.json
+++ b/test-longform-vault/.obsidian/appearance.json
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
   "translucency": false,
   "enabledCssSnippets": [
     "writing",
-    "test-longform-font"
+    "test-longform-font",
+    "test-status-styling"
   ],
   "cssTheme": "",
   "accentColor": ""
diff --git a/test-longform-vault/.obsidian/snippets/test-status-styling.css b/test-longform-vault/.obsidian/snippets/test-status-styling.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dc2669c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test-longform-vault/.obsidian/snippets/test-status-styling.css
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+[data-scene-status="done"]::before {
+  content: "🎉";
+  padding: 0 4px 0 0;
+}
diff --git a/test-longform-vault/projects 2.0/A Novel/first scene.md b/test-longform-vault/projects 2.0/A Novel/first scene.md
index 4b780a8..836dcc9 100644
--- a/test-longform-vault/projects 2.0/A Novel/first scene.md	
+++ b/test-longform-vault/projects 2.0/A Novel/first scene.md	
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ---
 test: test
+status: done
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