diff --git a/src/api2/tape/changer.rs b/src/api2/tape/changer.rs
index cc155842..b01cce94 100644
--- a/src/api2/tape/changer.rs
+++ b/src/api2/tape/changer.rs
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ pub async fn get_status(name: String) -> Result<Vec<MtxStatusEntry>, Error> {
     let data: ScsiTapeChanger = config.lookup("changer", &name)?;
 
     let status = tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || {
-        mtx_status(&data.path)
+        mtx_status(&data)
     }).await??;
 
     let state_path = Path::new(TAPE_STATUS_DIR);
diff --git a/src/tape/changer/linux_tape.rs b/src/tape/changer/linux_tape.rs
index 1c7c943a..51c2c963 100644
--- a/src/tape/changer/linux_tape.rs
+++ b/src/tape/changer/linux_tape.rs
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ impl MediaChange for LinuxTapeDrive {
             None => bail!("drive '{}' has no associated changer", self.name),
         };
 
-        let status = mtx_status(&changer.path)?;
+        let status = mtx_status(&changer)?;
 
         let drivenum = self.changer_drive_id.unwrap_or(0);
 
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ impl MediaChange for LinuxTapeDrive {
 
         let drivenum = self.changer_drive_id.unwrap_or(0);
 
-        let status = mtx_status(&changer.path)?;
+        let status = mtx_status(&changer)?;
 
         unload_to_free_slot(&self.name, &changer.path, &status, drivenum)
     }
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ impl MediaChange for LinuxTapeDrive {
             None => return Ok(Vec::new()),
         };
 
-        let status = mtx_status(&changer.path)?;
+        let status = mtx_status(&changer)?;
 
         let mut list = Vec::new();
 
diff --git a/src/tape/changer/mtx_wrapper.rs b/src/tape/changer/mtx_wrapper.rs
index f3edca2c..d8298653 100644
--- a/src/tape/changer/mtx_wrapper.rs
+++ b/src/tape/changer/mtx_wrapper.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,19 @@
 use std::collections::HashSet;
 
 use anyhow::Error;
+use serde_json::Value;
 
-use proxmox::tools::Uuid;
+use proxmox::{
+    tools::Uuid,
+    api::schema::parse_property_string,
+};
 
 use crate::{
     tools::run_command,
+    api2::types::{
+        SLOT_ARRAY_SCHEMA,
+        ScsiTapeChanger,
+    },
     tape::{
         Inventory,
         changer::{
@@ -17,14 +25,35 @@ use crate::{
 };
 
 /// Run 'mtx status' and return parsed result.
-pub fn mtx_status(path: &str) -> Result<MtxStatus, Error> {
+pub fn mtx_status(config: &ScsiTapeChanger) -> Result<MtxStatus, Error> {
+
+    let path = &config.path;
+
+    let mut export_slots: HashSet<u64> = HashSet::new();
+
+    if let Some(slots) = &config.export_slots {
+        let slots: Value = parse_property_string(&slots, &SLOT_ARRAY_SCHEMA)?;
+        export_slots = slots
+            .as_array()
+            .unwrap()
+            .iter()
+            .filter_map(|v| v.as_u64())
+            .collect();
+    }
 
     let mut command = std::process::Command::new("mtx");
     command.args(&["-f", path, "status"]);
 
     let output = run_command(command, None)?;
 
-    let status = parse_mtx_status(&output)?;
+    let mut status = parse_mtx_status(&output)?;
+
+    for (i, entry) in status.slots.iter_mut().enumerate() {
+        let slot = i as u64 + 1;
+        if export_slots.contains(&slot) {
+            entry.0 = true; // mark as IMPORT/EXPORT
+        }
+    }
 
     Ok(status)
 }
diff --git a/src/tape/online_status_map.rs b/src/tape/online_status_map.rs
index 64915e03..1b6d3f96 100644
--- a/src/tape/online_status_map.rs
+++ b/src/tape/online_status_map.rs
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ pub fn update_online_status(state_path: &Path) -> Result<OnlineStatusMap, Error>
     let mut map = OnlineStatusMap::new(&config)?;
 
     for changer in changers {
-        let status = match mtx_status(&changer.path) {
+        let status = match mtx_status(&changer) {
             Ok(status) => status,
             Err(err) => {
                 eprintln!("unable to get changer '{}' status - {}", changer.name, err);