diff --git a/changes.txt b/changes.txt
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new mode 100755
index dcc5dccf8b..2f6990732a
--- a/changes.txt
+++ b/changes.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 CHANGES
 
+2013-05-30
+- Update Index\Status::getAliases() to use new API
+- Update Index\Status::getSettings() to use new API
+
 2013-05-29
 - Add _meta to mapping. #330
 
diff --git a/lib/Elastica/Index/Status.php b/lib/Elastica/Index/Status.php
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 94a5077e69..6a3430254e
--- a/lib/Elastica/Index/Status.php
+++ b/lib/Elastica/Index/Status.php
@@ -86,11 +86,8 @@ public function get()
      */
     public function getAliases()
     {
-        // TODO Update as soon as new API is implemented
-        $cluster = new Cluster($this->_index->getClient());
-        $state = $cluster->getState();
-
-        return $state['metadata']['indices'][$this->_index->getName()]['aliases'];
+        $responseData = $this->getIndex()->request('_aliases', \Elastica\Request::GET)->getData();
+        return array_keys($responseData[$this->getIndex()->getName()]['aliases']);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -100,11 +97,8 @@ public function getAliases()
      */
     public function getSettings()
     {
-        // TODO Update as soon as new API is implemented
-        $cluster = new Cluster($this->_index->getClient());
-        $state = $cluster->getState();
-
-        return $state['metadata']['indices'][$this->_index->getName()]['settings'];
+        $responseData = $this->getIndex()->request('_settings', \Elastica\Request::GET)->getData();
+        return $responseData[$this->getIndex()->getName()]['settings'];
     }
 
     /**