diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 044e94dcdb..9e2655c8f9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 * Fix: Make the ANR Atomic flags immutable
 * Enchancement: Integration interface better compatibility with Kotlin null-safety
 * Enchancement: Simplify Sentry configuration in Spring integration (#1259)
+* Fix: Fix SentryTransaction#getStatus NPE (#1273)
 * Enchancement: Optimize SentryTracingFilter when hub is disabled.
 
 Breaking Changes:
diff --git a/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/SentryTransaction.java b/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/SentryTransaction.java
index 45e3356599..7cff259a63 100644
--- a/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/SentryTransaction.java
+++ b/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/SentryTransaction.java
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ Date getTimestamp() {
   @Override
   @Nullable
   public SpanStatus getStatus() {
-    return this.getContexts().getTrace().getStatus();
+    return context.getStatus();
   }
 
   @Override
diff --git a/sentry/src/test/java/io/sentry/SentryTransactionTest.kt b/sentry/src/test/java/io/sentry/SentryTransactionTest.kt
index 7309a9275b..9a6440ccfb 100644
--- a/sentry/src/test/java/io/sentry/SentryTransactionTest.kt
+++ b/sentry/src/test/java/io/sentry/SentryTransactionTest.kt
@@ -167,4 +167,17 @@ class SentryTransactionTest {
         transaction.name = "new name"
         assertEquals("new name", transaction.transaction)
     }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `when transaction is not finished, status is null`() {
+        val transaction = SentryTransaction("name", "op")
+        assertNull(transaction.status)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `when transaction is not finished, status can be read`() {
+        val transaction = SentryTransaction("name", "op")
+        transaction.status = SpanStatus.ABORTED
+        assertEquals(SpanStatus.ABORTED, transaction.status)
+    }
 }