diff --git a/seaweed-volume/src/server/grpc_server.rs b/seaweed-volume/src/server/grpc_server.rs
index 1020e971f..209fbb87e 100644
--- a/seaweed-volume/src/server/grpc_server.rs
+++ b/seaweed-volume/src/server/grpc_server.rs
@@ -3084,14 +3084,15 @@ impl VolumeServer for VolumeGrpcService {
             };
             match store.read_volume_needle(vid, &mut n) {
                 Ok(_) => {
+                    let ttl_str = n.ttl.as_ref().map_or(String::new(), |t| t.to_string());
                     return Ok(Response::new(
                         volume_server_pb::VolumeNeedleStatusResponse {
                             needle_id: n.id.0,
                             cookie: n.cookie.0,
-                            size: n.data_size,
+                            size: n.size.0 as u32,
                             last_modified: n.last_modified,
                             crc: n.checksum.0,
-                            ttl: String::new(),
+                            ttl: ttl_str,
                         },
                     ))
                 }
diff --git a/test/volume_server/grpc/admin_extra_test.go b/test/volume_server/grpc/admin_extra_test.go
index 32f349e81..9e860bfb3 100644
--- a/test/volume_server/grpc/admin_extra_test.go
+++ b/test/volume_server/grpc/admin_extra_test.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package volume_server_grpc_test
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"io"
 	"net/http"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
@@ -57,6 +58,50 @@ func TestVolumeNeedleStatusForUploadedFile(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestVolumeNeedleStatusIncludesTtlAndLastModified(t *testing.T) {
+	if testing.Short() {
+		t.Skip("skipping integration test in short mode")
+	}
+
+	clusterHarness := framework.StartVolumeCluster(t, matrix.P1())
+	conn, grpcClient := framework.DialVolumeServer(t, clusterHarness.VolumeGRPCAddress())
+	defer conn.Close()
+
+	const volumeID = uint32(27)
+	const needleID = uint64(778901)
+	const cookie = uint32(0xA1B2C3D6)
+	framework.AllocateVolume(t, grpcClient, volumeID, "")
+
+	fid := framework.NewFileID(volumeID, needleID, cookie)
+	client := framework.NewHTTPClient()
+	uploadReq := mustNewRequest(t, http.MethodPost, clusterHarness.VolumeAdminURL()+"/"+fid+"?ttl=7d&ts=1700000000")
+	uploadReq.Body = io.NopCloser(strings.NewReader("needle-status-ttl-payload"))
+	uploadReq.ContentLength = int64(len("needle-status-ttl-payload"))
+	uploadReq.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/octet-stream")
+	uploadResp := framework.DoRequest(t, client, uploadReq)
+	_ = framework.ReadAllAndClose(t, uploadResp)
+	if uploadResp.StatusCode != http.StatusCreated {
+		t.Fatalf("upload status: expected 201, got %d", uploadResp.StatusCode)
+	}
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 10*time.Second)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	statusResp, err := grpcClient.VolumeNeedleStatus(ctx, &volume_server_pb.VolumeNeedleStatusRequest{
+		VolumeId: volumeID,
+		NeedleId: needleID,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("VolumeNeedleStatus with ttl failed: %v", err)
+	}
+	if statusResp.GetTtl() != "7d" {
+		t.Fatalf("ttl mismatch: got %q want %q", statusResp.GetTtl(), "7d")
+	}
+	if statusResp.GetLastModified() != 1700000000 {
+		t.Fatalf("last modified mismatch: got %d want %d", statusResp.GetLastModified(), 1700000000)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestVolumeNeedleStatusViaEcShardsWhenNormalVolumeUnmounted(t *testing.T) {
 	if testing.Short() {
 		t.Skip("skipping integration test in short mode")