diff --git a/hgext/largefiles/overrides.py b/hgext/largefiles/overrides.py
--- a/hgext/largefiles/overrides.py
+++ b/hgext/largefiles/overrides.py
@@ -1064,6 +1064,9 @@ def scmutiladdremove(orig, repo, pats=[]
 # Calling purge with --all will cause the largefiles to be deleted.
 # Override repo.status to prevent this from happening.
 def overridepurge(orig, ui, repo, *dirs, **opts):
+    # XXX large file status is buggy when used on repo proxy.
+    # XXX this needs to be investigate.
+    repo = repo.unfiltered()
     oldstatus = repo.status
     def overridestatus(node1='.', node2=None, match=None, ignored=False,
                         clean=False, unknown=False, listsubrepos=False):
diff --git a/hgext/largefiles/reposetup.py b/hgext/largefiles/reposetup.py
--- a/hgext/largefiles/reposetup.py
+++ b/hgext/largefiles/reposetup.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import os
 from mercurial import context, error, manifest, match as match_, util
 from mercurial import node as node_
 from mercurial.i18n import _
+from mercurial import localrepo
 
 import lfcommands
 import proto
@@ -88,6 +89,9 @@ def reposetup(ui, repo):
         # appropriate list in the result. Also removes standin files
         # from the listing. Revert to the original status if
         # self.lfstatus is False.
+        # XXX large file status is buggy when used on repo proxy.
+        # XXX this needs to be investigated.
+        @localrepo.unfilteredmeth
         def status(self, node1='.', node2=None, match=None, ignored=False,
                 clean=False, unknown=False, listsubrepos=False):
             listignored, listclean, listunknown = ignored, clean, unknown