diff --git a/cmd/oras/internal/display/status/discard.go b/cmd/oras/internal/display/status/discard.go
index 9fb26420d..32c1bed8d 100644
--- a/cmd/oras/internal/display/status/discard.go
+++ b/cmd/oras/internal/display/status/discard.go
@@ -40,8 +40,13 @@ func (DiscardHandler) OnEmptyArtifact() error {
 }
 
 // TrackTarget returns a target with status tracking
-func (DiscardHandler) TrackTarget(gt oras.GraphTarget) (oras.GraphTarget, error) {
-	return gt, nil
+func (DiscardHandler) TrackTarget(oras.GraphTarget) (oras.GraphTarget, error) {
+	return nil, nil
+}
+
+// Track implements PullHandler.
+func (DiscardHandler) Track(oras.GraphTarget) error {
+	return nil
 }
 
 // Close implements io.Closer.
diff --git a/cmd/oras/internal/display/status/interface.go b/cmd/oras/internal/display/status/interface.go
index 60ad9f9ff..704ee86aa 100644
--- a/cmd/oras/internal/display/status/interface.go
+++ b/cmd/oras/internal/display/status/interface.go
@@ -36,9 +36,8 @@ type AttachHandler PushHandler
 
 // PullHandler handles status output for pull command.
 type PullHandler interface {
-	// TrackTarget returns a tracked target.
-	// If no TTY is available, it returns the original target.
-	TrackTarget(gt oras.GraphTarget) (oras.GraphTarget, error)
+	// Track tracks status of operations upon gt.
+	Track(gt oras.GraphTarget) error
 	// OnNodeProcessing is called when processing a manifest.
 	OnNodeProcessing(desc ocispec.Descriptor) error
 	// OnNodeDownloading is called before downloading a node.
diff --git a/cmd/oras/internal/display/status/text.go b/cmd/oras/internal/display/status/text.go
index 199e97537..79be20715 100644
--- a/cmd/oras/internal/display/status/text.go
+++ b/cmd/oras/internal/display/status/text.go
@@ -89,15 +89,13 @@ func NewTextAttachHandler(out io.Writer, verbose bool) AttachHandler {
 
 // TextPullHandler handles text status output for pull events.
 type TextPullHandler struct {
-	fetcher content.Fetcher
 	verbose bool
 	printer *Printer
 }
 
-// TrackTarget returns a tracked target.
-func (ph *TextPullHandler) TrackTarget(gt oras.GraphTarget) (oras.GraphTarget, error) {
-	ph.fetcher = gt
-	return gt, nil
+// Track implements
+func (ph *TextPullHandler) Track(oras.GraphTarget) error {
+	return nil
 }
 
 // Close implements io.Closer.
diff --git a/cmd/oras/internal/display/status/tty.go b/cmd/oras/internal/display/status/tty.go
index c137b9e1b..3b61fb05b 100644
--- a/cmd/oras/internal/display/status/tty.go
+++ b/cmd/oras/internal/display/status/tty.go
@@ -130,12 +130,10 @@ func (ph *TTYPullHandler) Close() error {
 	return ph.tracked.Close()
 }
 
-// TrackTarget returns a tracked target.
-func (ph *TTYPullHandler) TrackTarget(gt oras.GraphTarget) (oras.GraphTarget, error) {
+func (ph *TTYPullHandler) Track(gt oras.GraphTarget) error {
 	tracked, err := track.NewTarget(gt, PullPromptDownloading, PullPromptPulled, ph.tty)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+	if err == nil {
+		ph.tracked = tracked
 	}
-	ph.tracked = tracked
-	return tracked, nil
+	return err
 }
diff --git a/cmd/oras/internal/display/status/tty_test.go b/cmd/oras/internal/display/status/tty_test.go
index c554a38bd..e80087de7 100644
--- a/cmd/oras/internal/display/status/tty_test.go
+++ b/cmd/oras/internal/display/status/tty_test.go
@@ -134,19 +134,15 @@ func Test_TTYPullHandler_TrackTarget(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 		defer device.Close()
 		ph := NewTTYPullHandler(device)
-		got, err := ph.TrackTarget(src)
+		err = ph.Track(src)
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatal(err)
 		}
-		if got == src {
-			t.Fatal("GraphTarget not be modified on TTY")
-		}
 	})
 
 	t.Run("invalid TTY", func(t *testing.T) {
 		ph := NewTTYPullHandler(nil)
-
-		if _, err := ph.TrackTarget(src); err == nil {
+		if err := ph.Track(src); err == nil {
 			t.Fatal("expected error for no tty but got nil")
 		}
 	})
diff --git a/cmd/oras/root/pull.go b/cmd/oras/root/pull.go
index a33c8098b..de5e5b4e5 100644
--- a/cmd/oras/root/pull.go
+++ b/cmd/oras/root/pull.go
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ func doPull(ctx context.Context, src oras.ReadOnlyTarget, dst oras.GraphTarget,
 			return ocispec.Descriptor{}, false, err
 		}
 	}
-	dst, err = statusHandler.TrackTarget(dst)
+	err = statusHandler.Track(dst)
 	if err != nil {
 		return ocispec.Descriptor{}, false, err
 	}