diff --git a/internal/provider/kubernetes/predicates.go b/internal/provider/kubernetes/predicates.go
index d25ec2fb7d4..e135f16b476 100644
--- a/internal/provider/kubernetes/predicates.go
+++ b/internal/provider/kubernetes/predicates.go
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ func (r *gatewayAPIReconciler) validateServiceForReconcile(obj client.Object) bo
 	// Check if the Service belongs to a Gateway, if so, update the Gateway status.
 	gtw := r.findOwningGateway(ctx, labels)
 	if gtw != nil {
-		r.updateStatusForGateway(ctx, gtw)
+		r.resources.GatewayStatuses.Store(utils.NamespacedName(gtw), &gtw.Status)
 		return false
 	}
 
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ func (r *gatewayAPIReconciler) validateObjectForReconcile(obj client.Object) boo
 		// Check if the obj belongs to a Gateway, if so, update the Gateway status.
 		gtw := r.findOwningGateway(ctx, labels)
 		if gtw != nil {
-			r.updateStatusForGateway(ctx, gtw)
+			r.resources.GatewayStatuses.Store(utils.NamespacedName(gtw), &gtw.Status)
 			return false
 		}
 	}
@@ -636,7 +636,7 @@ func (r *gatewayAPIReconciler) updateStatusForGatewaysUnderGatewayClass(ctx cont
 	}
 
 	for _, gateway := range gateways.Items {
-		r.updateStatusForGateway(ctx, &gateway)
+		r.resources.GatewayStatuses.Store(utils.NamespacedName(&gateway), &gateway.Status)
 	}
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/internal/provider/kubernetes/predicates_test.go b/internal/provider/kubernetes/predicates_test.go
index d8abf845f4d..cdb77f78854 100644
--- a/internal/provider/kubernetes/predicates_test.go
+++ b/internal/provider/kubernetes/predicates_test.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/envoyproxy/gateway/internal/gatewayapi/resource"
 	"github.com/envoyproxy/gateway/internal/infrastructure/kubernetes/proxy"
 	"github.com/envoyproxy/gateway/internal/logging"
+	"github.com/envoyproxy/gateway/internal/message"
 	"github.com/envoyproxy/gateway/internal/provider/kubernetes/test"
 )
 
@@ -851,9 +852,10 @@ func TestValidateServiceForReconcile(t *testing.T) {
 	logger := logging.DefaultLogger(egv1a1.LogLevelInfo)
 
 	r := gatewayAPIReconciler{
-		classController:    egv1a1.GatewayControllerName,
-		log:                logger,
-		mergeGateways:      sets.New[string]("test-mg"),
+		classController: egv1a1.GatewayControllerName,
+		log:             logger,
+		mergeGateways:   sets.New[string]("test-mg"),
+		resources: &message.ProviderResources{},
 		grpcRouteCRDExists: true,
 		tcpRouteCRDExists:  true,
 		udpRouteCRDExists:  true,
@@ -972,6 +974,7 @@ func TestValidateObjectForReconcile(t *testing.T) {
 		classController: egv1a1.GatewayControllerName,
 		log:             logger,
 		mergeGateways:   sets.New[string]("test-mg"),
+		resources: &message.ProviderResources{},
 	}
 
 	for _, tc := range testCases {