diff --git a/Neos.ContentRepository.BehavioralTests/Tests/Functional/Subscription/SubscriptionGetStatusTest.php b/Neos.ContentRepository.BehavioralTests/Tests/Functional/Subscription/SubscriptionGetStatusTest.php
index 72e355d622..84cc079a45 100644
--- a/Neos.ContentRepository.BehavioralTests/Tests/Functional/Subscription/SubscriptionGetStatusTest.php
+++ b/Neos.ContentRepository.BehavioralTests/Tests/Functional/Subscription/SubscriptionGetStatusTest.php
@@ -5,12 +5,6 @@
 namespace Neos\ContentRepository\BehavioralTests\Tests\Functional\Subscription;
 
 use Doctrine\DBAL\Connection;
-use Neos\ContentRepository\Core\Projection\ProjectionStatus;
-use Neos\ContentRepository\Core\Subscription\SubscriptionAndProjectionStatus;
-use Neos\ContentRepository\Core\Subscription\SubscriptionAndProjectionStatuses;
-use Neos\ContentRepository\Core\Subscription\SubscriptionId;
-use Neos\ContentRepository\Core\Subscription\SubscriptionStatus;
-use Neos\EventStore\Model\Event\SequenceNumber;
 
 final class SubscriptionGetStatusTest extends AbstractSubscriptionEngineTestCase
 {
@@ -24,34 +18,19 @@ public function statusOnEmptyDatabase()
             keepSchema: false
         );
 
-        $this->fakeProjection->expects(self::once())->method('status')->willReturn(ProjectionStatus::setupRequired('fake needs setup.'));
+        $this->fakeProjection->expects(self::never())->method('status');
 
         $actualStatuses = $this->subscriptionService->subscriptionEngine->subscriptionStatuses();
+        self::assertTrue($actualStatuses->isEmpty());
 
-        $expected = SubscriptionAndProjectionStatuses::fromArray([
-            SubscriptionAndProjectionStatus::create(
-                subscriptionId: SubscriptionId::fromString('contentGraph'),
-                subscriptionStatus: SubscriptionStatus::NEW,
-                subscriptionPosition: SequenceNumber::none(),
-                subscriptionError: null,
-                projectionStatus: ProjectionStatus::setupRequired(''),
-            ),
-            SubscriptionAndProjectionStatus::create(
-                subscriptionId: SubscriptionId::fromString('Vendor.Package:FakeProjection'),
-                subscriptionStatus: SubscriptionStatus::NEW,
-                subscriptionPosition: SequenceNumber::none(),
-                subscriptionError: null,
-                projectionStatus: ProjectionStatus::setupRequired('fake needs setup.'),
-            ),
-            SubscriptionAndProjectionStatus::create(
-                subscriptionId: SubscriptionId::fromString('Vendor.Package:SecondFakeProjection'),
-                subscriptionStatus: SubscriptionStatus::NEW,
-                subscriptionPosition: SequenceNumber::none(),
-                subscriptionError: null,
-                projectionStatus: ProjectionStatus::ok(),
-            ),
-        ]);
-
-        self::assertEquals($expected, $actualStatuses);
+        self::assertNull(
+            $this->subscriptionStatus('contentGraph')
+        );
+        self::assertNull(
+            $this->subscriptionStatus('Vendor.Package:FakeProjection')
+        );
+        self::assertNull(
+            $this->subscriptionStatus('Vendor.Package:SecondFakeProjection')
+        );
     }
 }
diff --git a/Neos.ContentRepository.BehavioralTests/Tests/Functional/Subscription/SubscriptionNewStatusTest.php b/Neos.ContentRepository.BehavioralTests/Tests/Functional/Subscription/SubscriptionNewStatusTest.php
index f428d76405..db27649e83 100644
--- a/Neos.ContentRepository.BehavioralTests/Tests/Functional/Subscription/SubscriptionNewStatusTest.php
+++ b/Neos.ContentRepository.BehavioralTests/Tests/Functional/Subscription/SubscriptionNewStatusTest.php
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@
 use Neos\ContentRepository\Core\Projection\ProjectionStateInterface;
 use Neos\ContentRepository\Core\Projection\ProjectionStatus;
 use Neos\ContentRepository\Core\Subscription\Engine\ProcessedResult;
+use Neos\ContentRepository\Core\Subscription\Engine\SubscriptionEngineCriteria;
 use Neos\ContentRepository\Core\Subscription\SubscriptionAndProjectionStatus;
+use Neos\ContentRepository\Core\Subscription\SubscriptionAndProjectionStatuses;
 use Neos\ContentRepository\Core\Subscription\SubscriptionId;
 use Neos\ContentRepository\Core\Subscription\SubscriptionStatus;
 use Neos\ContentRepository\TestSuite\Fakes\FakeProjectionFactory;
@@ -93,4 +95,41 @@ public function newProjectionIsFoundConfigurationIsAdded()
         self::assertNull($result->errors);
         $this->expectOkayStatus('Vendor.Package:NewFakeProjection', SubscriptionStatus::ACTIVE, SequenceNumber::none());
     }
+
+    /** @test */
+    public function newProjectionsAreFoundViaStatus()
+    {
+        // only setup content graph so that the other projections are NEW, but still found
+        $this->subscriptionEngine->setup(SubscriptionEngineCriteria::create([SubscriptionId::fromString('contentGraph')]));
+
+        $this->fakeProjection->expects(self::once())->method('status')->willReturn(ProjectionStatus::setupRequired('fake needs setup.'));
+
+        $actualStatuses = $this->subscriptionService->subscriptionEngine->subscriptionStatuses();
+
+        $expected = SubscriptionAndProjectionStatuses::fromArray([
+            SubscriptionAndProjectionStatus::create(
+                subscriptionId: SubscriptionId::fromString('contentGraph'),
+                subscriptionStatus: SubscriptionStatus::BOOTING,
+                subscriptionPosition: SequenceNumber::none(),
+                subscriptionError: null,
+                projectionStatus: ProjectionStatus::ok(),
+            ),
+            SubscriptionAndProjectionStatus::create(
+                subscriptionId: SubscriptionId::fromString('Vendor.Package:FakeProjection'),
+                subscriptionStatus: SubscriptionStatus::NEW,
+                subscriptionPosition: SequenceNumber::none(),
+                subscriptionError: null,
+                projectionStatus: ProjectionStatus::setupRequired('fake needs setup.'),
+            ),
+            SubscriptionAndProjectionStatus::create(
+                subscriptionId: SubscriptionId::fromString('Vendor.Package:SecondFakeProjection'),
+                subscriptionStatus: SubscriptionStatus::NEW,
+                subscriptionPosition: SequenceNumber::none(),
+                subscriptionError: null,
+                projectionStatus: ProjectionStatus::setupRequired('Requires 1 SQL statements'),
+            ),
+        ]);
+
+        self::assertEquals($expected, $actualStatuses);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/Neos.ContentRepository.Core/Classes/Subscription/Engine/SubscriptionEngine.php b/Neos.ContentRepository.Core/Classes/Subscription/Engine/SubscriptionEngine.php
index 5582056ab9..4614244f94 100644
--- a/Neos.ContentRepository.Core/Classes/Subscription/Engine/SubscriptionEngine.php
+++ b/Neos.ContentRepository.Core/Classes/Subscription/Engine/SubscriptionEngine.php
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 namespace Neos\ContentRepository\Core\Subscription\Engine;
 
+use Doctrine\DBAL\Exception\TableNotFoundException;
 use Neos\ContentRepository\Core\EventStore\EventInterface;
 use Neos\ContentRepository\Core\EventStore\EventNormalizer;
 use Neos\ContentRepository\Core\Subscription\Exception\CatchUpFailed;
@@ -99,7 +100,13 @@ public function reset(SubscriptionEngineCriteria|null $criteria = null): Result
     public function subscriptionStatuses(SubscriptionCriteria|null $criteria = null): SubscriptionAndProjectionStatuses
     {
         $statuses = [];
-        foreach ($this->subscriptionStore->findByCriteria($criteria ?? SubscriptionCriteria::noConstraints()) as $subscription) {
+        try {
+            $subscriptions = $this->subscriptionStore->findByCriteria($criteria ?? SubscriptionCriteria::noConstraints());
+        } catch (TableNotFoundException) {
+            // the schema is not setup - thus there are no subscribers
+            return SubscriptionAndProjectionStatuses::createEmpty();
+        }
+        foreach ($subscriptions as $subscription) {
             $subscriber = $this->subscribers->contain($subscription->id) ? $this->subscribers->get($subscription->id) : null;
             $statuses[] = SubscriptionAndProjectionStatus::create(
                 subscriptionId: $subscription->id,
diff --git a/Neos.ContentRepository.Core/Classes/Subscription/SubscriptionAndProjectionStatuses.php b/Neos.ContentRepository.Core/Classes/Subscription/SubscriptionAndProjectionStatuses.php
index 4fe2fb5e3b..47c237813b 100644
--- a/Neos.ContentRepository.Core/Classes/Subscription/SubscriptionAndProjectionStatuses.php
+++ b/Neos.ContentRepository.Core/Classes/Subscription/SubscriptionAndProjectionStatuses.php
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@ private function __construct(
         $this->statuses = $statuses;
     }
 
+    public static function createEmpty(): self
+    {
+        return new self();
+    }
+
     /**
      * @param array<SubscriptionAndProjectionStatus> $statuses
      */