diff --git a/src/api2/tape/media.rs b/src/api2/tape/media.rs
index a87cad0f..683ff1b9 100644
--- a/src/api2/tape/media.rs
+++ b/src/api2/tape/media.rs
@@ -58,12 +58,15 @@ pub async fn list_media(pool: Option<String>) -> Result<Vec<MediaListEntry>, Err
 
     let status_path = Path::new(TAPE_STATUS_DIR);
 
-    tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || {
+    let catalogs = tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || {
+        // update online media status
         if let Err(err) = update_online_status(status_path) {
             eprintln!("{}", err);
             eprintln!("update online media status failed - using old state");
         }
-    }).await?;
+        // test what catalog files we have
+        MediaCatalog::media_with_catalogs(status_path)
+    }).await??;
 
     let mut list = Vec::new();
 
@@ -100,12 +103,20 @@ pub async fn list_media(pool: Option<String>) -> Result<Vec<MediaListEntry>, Err
                         .unwrap_or_else(|_| set.uuid.to_string())
                 });
 
+            let catalog_ok = if media.media_set_label().is_none() {
+                // Media is empty, we need no catalog
+                true
+            } else {
+                catalogs.contains(media.uuid())
+            };
+
             list.push(MediaListEntry {
                 uuid: media.uuid().to_string(),
                 changer_id: media.changer_id().to_string(),
                 pool: Some(pool_name.to_string()),
                 location: media.location().clone(),
                 status: *media.status(),
+                catalog: catalog_ok,
                 expired,
                 media_set_uuid,
                 media_set_name,
@@ -131,6 +142,7 @@ pub async fn list_media(pool: Option<String>) -> Result<Vec<MediaListEntry>, Err
                 changer_id: media_id.label.changer_id.to_string(),
                 location,
                 status,
+                catalog: true, // empty, so we do not need a catalog
                 expired: false,
                 media_set_uuid: None,
                 media_set_name: None,
diff --git a/src/api2/types/tape/media.rs b/src/api2/types/tape/media.rs
index 6f0fa15c..4df5a671 100644
--- a/src/api2/types/tape/media.rs
+++ b/src/api2/types/tape/media.rs
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ pub struct MediaListEntry {
     pub status: MediaStatus,
     /// Expired flag
     pub expired: bool,
+    /// Catalog status OK
+    pub catalog: bool,
     /// Media set name
     #[serde(skip_serializing_if="Option::is_none")]
     pub media_set_name: Option<String>,
diff --git a/src/bin/proxmox_tape/media.rs b/src/bin/proxmox_tape/media.rs
index 6f694b8c..dd1118c6 100644
--- a/src/bin/proxmox_tape/media.rs
+++ b/src/bin/proxmox_tape/media.rs
@@ -104,6 +104,14 @@ async fn list_media(
         })
     }
 
+    fn catalog_status(value: &Value, _record: &Value) -> Result<String, Error> {
+        let catalog_ok = value.as_bool().unwrap();
+        if catalog_ok {
+            Ok(String::from("ok"))
+        } else {
+            Ok(String::from("missing"))
+        }
+    }
     let options = default_table_format_options()
         .sortby("pool", false)
         .sortby("media-set-uuid", false)
@@ -115,6 +123,7 @@ async fn list_media(
         .column(ColumnConfig::new("seq-nr"))
         .column(ColumnConfig::new("status").renderer(render_status))
         .column(ColumnConfig::new("location"))
+        .column(ColumnConfig::new("catalog").renderer(catalog_status))
         .column(ColumnConfig::new("uuid"))
         .column(ColumnConfig::new("media-set-uuid"))
         ;
diff --git a/src/tape/media_catalog.rs b/src/tape/media_catalog.rs
index b5306ff0..a3dd04db 100644
--- a/src/tape/media_catalog.rs
+++ b/src/tape/media_catalog.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use std::fs::File;
 use std::io::{Write, Read, BufReader, Seek, SeekFrom};
 use std::os::unix::io::AsRawFd;
 use std::path::Path;
-use std::collections::HashMap;
+use std::collections::{HashSet, HashMap};
 
 use anyhow::{bail, format_err, Error};
 use endian_trait::Endian;
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ use proxmox::tools::{
 };
 
 use crate::{
+    tools::fs::read_subdir,
     backup::BackupDir,
     tape::{
         MediaId,
@@ -58,6 +59,22 @@ pub struct MediaCatalog  {
 
 impl MediaCatalog {
 
+    /// List media with catalogs
+    pub fn media_with_catalogs(base_path: &Path) -> Result<HashSet<Uuid>, Error> {
+        let mut catalogs = HashSet::new();
+
+        for entry in read_subdir(libc::AT_FDCWD, base_path)? {
+            let entry = entry?;
+            let name = unsafe { entry.file_name_utf8_unchecked() };
+            if !name.ends_with(".log") { continue; }
+            if let Ok(uuid) = Uuid::parse_str(&name[..(name.len()-4)]) {
+                catalogs.insert(uuid);
+            }
+        }
+
+        Ok(catalogs)
+    }
+
     /// Test if a catalog exists
     pub fn exists(base_path: &Path, uuid: &Uuid) -> bool {
         let mut path = base_path.to_owned();