diff --git a/satellite/metabase/common.go b/satellite/metabase/common.go
index 06dd0ce98169..faf596f55630 100644
--- a/satellite/metabase/common.go
+++ b/satellite/metabase/common.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ package metabase
 import (
 	"database/sql/driver"
 	"encoding/binary"
+	"fmt"
 	"math"
 	"sort"
 	"strconv"
@@ -467,6 +468,28 @@ func (status ObjectStatus) IsDeleteMarker() bool {
 	return status == DeleteMarkerUnversioned || status == DeleteMarkerVersioned
 }
 
+// String returns textual representation of status.
+func (status ObjectStatus) String() string {
+	switch status {
+	case Pending:
+		return "Pending"
+	case ObjectStatus(2):
+		return "Deleted" // Deprecated
+	case CommittedUnversioned:
+		return "CommittedUnversioned"
+	case CommittedVersioned:
+		return "CommittedVersioned"
+	case DeleteMarkerVersioned:
+		return "DeleteMarkerVersioned"
+	case DeleteMarkerUnversioned:
+		return "DeleteMarkerUnversioned"
+	case Prefix:
+		return "Prefix"
+	default:
+		return fmt.Sprintf("ObjectStatus(%d)", int(status))
+	}
+}
+
 // Pieces defines information for pieces.
 type Pieces []Piece