diff --git a/libfprint/fp-device.c b/libfprint/fp-device.c
index 5fe4796..99d3148 100644
--- a/libfprint/fp-device.c
+++ b/libfprint/fp-device.c
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ fp_device_get_property (GObject    *object,
       break;
 
     case PROP_FINGER_STATUS:
-      g_value_set_enum (value, priv->finger_status);
+      g_value_set_flags (value, priv->finger_status);
       break;
 
     case PROP_DRIVER:
diff --git a/tests/test-fpi-device.c b/tests/test-fpi-device.c
index d492bc7..1854110 100644
--- a/tests/test-fpi-device.c
+++ b/tests/test-fpi-device.c
@@ -205,11 +205,16 @@ test_driver_finger_status_inactive (void)
 {
   g_autoptr(FpDevice) device = g_object_new (FPI_TYPE_DEVICE_FAKE, NULL);
   FpiDeviceFake *fake_dev = FPI_DEVICE_FAKE (device);
+  FpFingerStatusFlags finger_status;
 
   g_signal_connect (device, "notify::finger-status", G_CALLBACK (on_device_notify), NULL);
 
   g_assert_false (fpi_device_report_finger_status (device, FP_FINGER_STATUS_NONE));
   g_assert_cmpuint (fp_device_get_finger_status (device), ==, FP_FINGER_STATUS_NONE);
+
+  g_object_get (fake_dev, "finger-status", &finger_status, NULL);
+  g_assert_cmpuint (finger_status, ==, FP_FINGER_STATUS_NONE);
+
   g_assert (fake_dev->last_called_function != on_device_notify);
   g_assert_null (g_steal_pointer (&fake_dev->user_data));
 }
@@ -220,12 +225,16 @@ test_driver_finger_status_needed (void)
   g_autoptr(FpDevice) device = g_object_new (FPI_TYPE_DEVICE_FAKE, NULL);
   g_autoptr(GParamSpec) pspec = NULL;
   FpiDeviceFake *fake_dev = FPI_DEVICE_FAKE (device);
+  FpFingerStatusFlags finger_status;
 
   g_signal_connect (device, "notify::finger-status", G_CALLBACK (on_device_notify), NULL);
 
   g_assert_true (fpi_device_report_finger_status (device, FP_FINGER_STATUS_NEEDED));
   g_assert_cmpuint (fp_device_get_finger_status (device), ==, FP_FINGER_STATUS_NEEDED);
 
+  g_object_get (fake_dev, "finger-status", &finger_status, NULL);
+  g_assert_cmpuint (finger_status, ==, FP_FINGER_STATUS_NEEDED);
+
   g_assert (fake_dev->last_called_function == on_device_notify);
   pspec = g_steal_pointer (&fake_dev->user_data);
   g_assert_cmpstr (pspec->name, ==, "finger-status");
@@ -242,12 +251,16 @@ test_driver_finger_status_present (void)
   g_autoptr(FpDevice) device = g_object_new (FPI_TYPE_DEVICE_FAKE, NULL);
   g_autoptr(GParamSpec) pspec = NULL;
   FpiDeviceFake *fake_dev = FPI_DEVICE_FAKE (device);
+  FpFingerStatusFlags finger_status;
 
   g_signal_connect (device, "notify::finger-status", G_CALLBACK (on_device_notify), NULL);
 
   g_assert_true (fpi_device_report_finger_status (device, FP_FINGER_STATUS_PRESENT));
   g_assert_cmpuint (fp_device_get_finger_status (device), ==, FP_FINGER_STATUS_PRESENT);
 
+  g_object_get (fake_dev, "finger-status", &finger_status, NULL);
+  g_assert_cmpuint (finger_status, ==, FP_FINGER_STATUS_PRESENT);
+
   g_assert (fake_dev->last_called_function == on_device_notify);
   pspec = g_steal_pointer (&fake_dev->user_data);
   g_assert_cmpstr (pspec->name, ==, "finger-status");