diff --git a/core/src/rpc.rs b/core/src/rpc.rs
index e433de03a7..90475972b7 100644
--- a/core/src/rpc.rs
+++ b/core/src/rpc.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ use solana_ledger::{
     bank_forks::BankForks, blockstore::Blockstore, rooted_slot_iterator::RootedSlotIterator,
 };
 use solana_perf::packet::PACKET_DATA_SIZE;
-use solana_runtime::bank::Bank;
+use solana_runtime::{bank::Bank, status_cache::SignatureConfirmationStatus};
 use solana_sdk::{
     clock::{Slot, UnixTimestamp},
     commitment_config::{CommitmentConfig, CommitmentLevel},
@@ -203,7 +203,9 @@ impl JsonRpcRequestProcessor {
             Ok(sig) => {
                 let status = bank.get_signature_confirmation_status(&sig);
                 match status {
-                    Some((_, result)) => new_response(bank, result.is_ok()),
+                    Some(SignatureConfirmationStatus { status, .. }) => {
+                        new_response(bank, status.is_ok())
+                    }
                     None => new_response(bank, false),
                 }
             }
@@ -227,10 +229,16 @@ impl JsonRpcRequestProcessor {
     ) -> Option<RpcSignatureConfirmation> {
         self.bank(commitment)
             .get_signature_confirmation_status(&signature)
-            .map(|(confirmations, status)| RpcSignatureConfirmation {
-                confirmations,
-                status,
-            })
+            .map(
+                |SignatureConfirmationStatus {
+                     confirmations,
+                     status,
+                     ..
+                 }| RpcSignatureConfirmation {
+                    confirmations,
+                    status,
+                },
+            )
     }
 
     fn get_slot(&self, commitment: Option<CommitmentConfig>) -> Result<u64> {
diff --git a/core/src/storage_stage.rs b/core/src/storage_stage.rs
index a482099744..0e174f6303 100644
--- a/core/src/storage_stage.rs
+++ b/core/src/storage_stage.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@ use rand::{Rng, SeedableRng};
 use rand_chacha::ChaChaRng;
 use solana_chacha_cuda::chacha_cuda::chacha_cbc_encrypt_file_many_keys;
 use solana_ledger::{bank_forks::BankForks, blockstore::Blockstore};
-use solana_runtime::{bank::Bank, storage_utils::archiver_accounts};
+use solana_runtime::{
+    bank::Bank, status_cache::SignatureConfirmationStatus, storage_utils::archiver_accounts,
+};
 use solana_sdk::{
     account::Account,
     account_utils::StateMut,
@@ -343,8 +345,13 @@ impl StorageStage {
                 .unwrap()
                 .working_bank()
                 .get_signature_confirmation_status(signature);
-            if let Some((confirmations, res)) = response {
-                if res.is_ok() {
+            if let Some(SignatureConfirmationStatus {
+                confirmations,
+                status,
+                ..
+            }) = response
+            {
+                if status.is_ok() {
                     if confirmed_blocks != confirmations {
                         now = Instant::now();
                         confirmed_blocks = confirmations;
diff --git a/runtime/src/bank.rs b/runtime/src/bank.rs
index 021dbba63f..bdfcfe98d0 100644
--- a/runtime/src/bank.rs
+++ b/runtime/src/bank.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ use crate::{
         deserialize_atomicbool, deserialize_atomicu64, serialize_atomicbool, serialize_atomicu64,
     },
     stakes::Stakes,
-    status_cache::{SlotDelta, StatusCache},
+    status_cache::{SignatureConfirmationStatus, SlotDelta, StatusCache},
     storage_utils,
     storage_utils::StorageAccounts,
     system_instruction_processor::{get_system_account_kind, SystemAccountKind},
@@ -1826,14 +1826,14 @@ impl Bank {
     pub fn get_signature_confirmation_status(
         &self,
         signature: &Signature,
-    ) -> Option<(usize, Result<()>)> {
+    ) -> Option<SignatureConfirmationStatus<Result<()>>> {
         let rcache = self.src.status_cache.read().unwrap();
         rcache.get_signature_status_slow(signature, &self.ancestors)
     }
 
     pub fn get_signature_status(&self, signature: &Signature) -> Option<Result<()>> {
         self.get_signature_confirmation_status(signature)
-            .map(|v| v.1)
+            .map(|v| v.status)
     }
 
     pub fn has_signature(&self, signature: &Signature) -> bool {
diff --git a/runtime/src/bank_client.rs b/runtime/src/bank_client.rs
index 1cf80ee36d..9346359c15 100644
--- a/runtime/src/bank_client.rs
+++ b/runtime/src/bank_client.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use crate::bank::Bank;
+use crate::{bank::Bank, status_cache::SignatureConfirmationStatus};
 use solana_sdk::{
     account::Account,
     client::{AsyncClient, Client, SyncClient},
@@ -188,8 +188,13 @@ impl SyncClient for BankClient {
         let mut confirmed_blocks = 0;
         loop {
             let response = self.bank.get_signature_confirmation_status(signature);
-            if let Some((confirmations, res)) = response {
-                if res.is_ok() {
+            if let Some(SignatureConfirmationStatus {
+                confirmations,
+                status,
+                ..
+            }) = response
+            {
+                if status.is_ok() {
                     if confirmed_blocks != confirmations {
                         now = Instant::now();
                         confirmed_blocks = confirmations;
diff --git a/runtime/src/status_cache.rs b/runtime/src/status_cache.rs
index 5e02da39d2..d1746f2420 100644
--- a/runtime/src/status_cache.rs
+++ b/runtime/src/status_cache.rs
@@ -32,6 +32,13 @@ type SlotDeltaMap<T> = HashMap<Slot, SignatureStatus<T>>;
 // construct a new one. Usually derived from a status cache's `SlotDeltaMap`
 pub type SlotDelta<T> = (Slot, bool, SignatureStatus<T>);
 
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
+pub struct SignatureConfirmationStatus<T> {
+    pub slot: Slot,
+    pub confirmations: usize,
+    pub status: T,
+}
+
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 pub struct StatusCache<T: Serialize + Clone> {
     cache: StatusMap<T>,
@@ -100,7 +107,7 @@ impl<T: Serialize + Clone> StatusCache<T> {
         &self,
         sig: &Signature,
         ancestors: &HashMap<Slot, usize>,
-    ) -> Option<(usize, T)> {
+    ) -> Option<SignatureConfirmationStatus<T>> {
         trace!("get_signature_status_slow");
         let mut keys = vec![];
         let mut val: Vec<_> = self.cache.iter().map(|(k, _)| *k).collect();
@@ -112,8 +119,18 @@ impl<T: Serialize + Clone> StatusCache<T> {
                 trace!("get_signature_status_slow: got {}", forkid);
                 return ancestors
                     .get(&forkid)
-                    .map(|id| (*id, res.clone()))
-                    .or_else(|| Some((ancestors.len(), res)));
+                    .map(|id| SignatureConfirmationStatus {
+                        slot: forkid,
+                        confirmations: *id,
+                        status: res.clone(),
+                    })
+                    .or_else(|| {
+                        Some(SignatureConfirmationStatus {
+                            slot: forkid,
+                            confirmations: ancestors.len(),
+                            status: res,
+                        })
+                    });
             }
         }
         None
@@ -272,7 +289,11 @@ mod tests {
         );
         assert_eq!(
             status_cache.get_signature_status_slow(&sig, &ancestors),
-            Some((1, ()))
+            Some(SignatureConfirmationStatus {
+                slot: 0,
+                confirmations: 1,
+                status: ()
+            })
         );
     }
 
@@ -317,7 +338,11 @@ mod tests {
         status_cache.add_root(0);
         assert_eq!(
             status_cache.get_signature_status_slow(&sig, &ancestors),
-            Some((ancestors.len(), ()))
+            Some(SignatureConfirmationStatus {
+                slot: 0,
+                confirmations: ancestors.len(),
+                status: ()
+            })
         );
     }