diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index d9ecae9f2..8e4e117a7 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 	* fix uTP edge case where udp socket buffer fills up
 	* fix nagle implementation in uTP
 
+	* take torrent_handle::query_pieces into account in torrent_handle::statue()
 	* honor trackers responding with 410
 	* fixed merkle tree torrent creation bug
 	* fixed crash with empty url-lists in torrent files
diff --git a/src/torrent.cpp b/src/torrent.cpp
index 94f794846..6b2ecfb7c 100644
--- a/src/torrent.cpp
+++ b/src/torrent.cpp
@@ -8647,7 +8647,7 @@ namespace libtorrent
 #endif
 		}
 
-		if (has_picker())
+		if (has_picker() && (flags & torrent_handle::query_pieces))
 		{
 			st->sparse_regions = m_picker->sparse_regions();
 			int num_pieces = m_picker->num_pieces();