diff --git a/tx.go b/tx.go
index 6561f49e..092e62c8 100644
--- a/tx.go
+++ b/tx.go
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ func (tx *Tx) Commit() error {
 
 // CommitEx commits the transaction with a context.
 func (tx *Tx) CommitEx(ctx context.Context) error {
-	if !(tx.status == TxStatusInProgress || tx.status == TxStatusInFailure) {
+	if !(tx.Status() == TxStatusInProgress || tx.Status() == TxStatusInFailure) {
 		return ErrTxClosed
 	}
 
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ func (tx *Tx) Rollback() error {
 
 // RollbackEx is the context version of Rollback
 func (tx *Tx) RollbackEx(ctx context.Context) error {
-	if !(tx.status == TxStatusInProgress || tx.status == TxStatusInFailure) {
+	if !(tx.Status() == TxStatusInProgress || tx.Status() == TxStatusInFailure) {
 		return ErrTxClosed
 	}
 
@@ -179,10 +179,10 @@ func (tx *Tx) Exec(sql string, arguments ...interface{}) (commandTag CommandTag,
 
 // ExecEx delegates to the underlying *Conn
 func (tx *Tx) ExecEx(ctx context.Context, sql string, options *QueryExOptions, arguments ...interface{}) (commandTag CommandTag, err error) {
-	if tx.status == TxStatusInFailure {
+	if tx.Status() == TxStatusInFailure {
 		return CommandTag(""), ErrTxInFailure
 	}
-	if tx.status != TxStatusInProgress {
+	if tx.Status() != TxStatusInProgress {
 		return CommandTag(""), ErrTxClosed
 	}
 
@@ -196,10 +196,10 @@ func (tx *Tx) Prepare(name, sql string) (*PreparedStatement, error) {
 
 // PrepareEx delegates to the underlying *Conn
 func (tx *Tx) PrepareEx(ctx context.Context, name, sql string, opts *PrepareExOptions) (*PreparedStatement, error) {
-	if tx.status == TxStatusInFailure {
+	if tx.Status() == TxStatusInFailure {
 		return nil, ErrTxInFailure
 	}
-	if tx.status != TxStatusInProgress {
+	if tx.Status() != TxStatusInProgress {
 		return nil, ErrTxClosed
 	}
 
@@ -213,12 +213,12 @@ func (tx *Tx) Query(sql string, args ...interface{}) (*Rows, error) {
 
 // QueryEx delegates to the underlying *Conn
 func (tx *Tx) QueryEx(ctx context.Context, sql string, options *QueryExOptions, args ...interface{}) (*Rows, error) {
-	if tx.status == TxStatusInFailure {
+	if tx.Status() == TxStatusInFailure {
 		// Because checking for errors can be deferred to the *Rows, build one with the error
 		err := ErrTxInFailure
 		return &Rows{closed: true, err: err}, err
 	}
-	if tx.status != TxStatusInProgress {
+	if tx.Status() != TxStatusInProgress {
 		// Because checking for errors can be deferred to the *Rows, build one with the error
 		err := ErrTxClosed
 		return &Rows{closed: true, err: err}, err
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ func (tx *Tx) QueryRowEx(ctx context.Context, sql string, options *QueryExOption
 
 // CopyFrom delegates to the underlying *Conn
 func (tx *Tx) CopyFrom(tableName Identifier, columnNames []string, rowSrc CopyFromSource) (int, error) {
-	if tx.status != TxStatusInProgress {
+	if tx.Status() != TxStatusInProgress {
 		return 0, ErrTxClosed
 	}