diff --git a/fuel-core-interfaces/src/model.rs b/fuel-core-interfaces/src/model.rs
index e76e3ebe19f..9fcc77aa7a3 100644
--- a/fuel-core-interfaces/src/model.rs
+++ b/fuel-core-interfaces/src/model.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 mod block;
 mod block_height;
 mod coin;
+mod txpool;
 
 pub use block::{FuelBlock, FuelBlockDb, FuelBlockHeader};
 pub use block_height::BlockHeight;
 pub use coin::{Coin, CoinStatus};
+pub use txpool::{ArcTx, TxInfo};
diff --git a/fuel-txpool/src/containers/info.rs b/fuel-core-interfaces/src/model/txpool.rs
similarity index 86%
rename from fuel-txpool/src/containers/info.rs
rename to fuel-core-interfaces/src/model/txpool.rs
index 40ba8cba8e3..62bd170bce7 100644
--- a/fuel-txpool/src/containers/info.rs
+++ b/fuel-core-interfaces/src/model/txpool.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 use std::ops::Deref;
 
-use crate::types::ArcTx;
 use chrono::{DateTime, Utc};
+use fuel_tx::Transaction;
+use std::sync::Arc;
+
+pub type ArcTx = Arc<Transaction>;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct TxInfo {
diff --git a/fuel-core-interfaces/src/txpool.rs b/fuel-core-interfaces/src/txpool.rs
index e1b04db809a..a1a145c8d68 100644
--- a/fuel-core-interfaces/src/txpool.rs
+++ b/fuel-core-interfaces/src/txpool.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ use thiserror::Error;
 use crate::{
     db::{Error as DbStateError, KvStoreError},
     model::Coin,
+    model::TxInfo,
 };
 use fuel_storage::Storage;
 use fuel_vm::prelude::Contract;
@@ -50,10 +51,10 @@ pub trait TxPool: Send + Sync {
         -> Vec<anyhow::Result<Vec<Arc<Transaction>>>>;
 
     /// find all tx by their hash
-    async fn find(&self, hashes: &[TxId]) -> Vec<Option<Arc<Transaction>>>;
+    async fn find(&self, hashes: &[TxId]) -> Vec<Option<TxInfo>>;
 
     /// find one tx by its hash
-    async fn find_one(&self, hash: &TxId) -> Option<Arc<Transaction>>;
+    async fn find_one(&self, hash: &TxId) -> Option<TxInfo>;
 
     /// find all dependent tx and return them with requsted dependencies in one list sorted by Price.
     async fn find_dependent(&self, hashes: &[TxId]) -> Vec<Arc<Transaction>>;
diff --git a/fuel-core/src/schema/tx.rs b/fuel-core/src/schema/tx.rs
index 9574e51676b..2b1ffd0eac3 100644
--- a/fuel-core/src/schema/tx.rs
+++ b/fuel-core/src/schema/tx.rs
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ impl TxQuery {
         let found_tx = tx_pool.pool().find(&[key]).await;
 
         if let Some(Some(transaction)) = found_tx.get(0) {
-            Ok(Some(Transaction((transaction.deref()).clone())))
+            Ok(Some(Transaction((transaction.tx().deref()).clone())))
         } else {
             Ok(Storage::<fuel_types::Bytes32, FuelTx>::get(db, &key)?
                 .map(|tx| Transaction(tx.into_owned())))
diff --git a/fuel-core/src/schema/tx/types.rs b/fuel-core/src/schema/tx/types.rs
index 5a13dd3faa2..94bd368a001 100644
--- a/fuel-core/src/schema/tx/types.rs
+++ b/fuel-core/src/schema/tx/types.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ use crate::model::FuelBlockDb;
 use crate::schema::contract::Contract;
 use crate::schema::scalars::{AssetId, Bytes32, HexString, Salt, TransactionId, U64};
 use crate::tx_pool::TransactionStatus as TxStatus;
+use crate::tx_pool::TxPool;
 use crate::{database::Database, schema::block::Block};
 use async_graphql::{Context, Enum, Object, Union};
 use chrono::{DateTime, Utc};
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ use fuel_core_interfaces::db::KvStoreError;
 use fuel_storage::Storage;
 use fuel_types::bytes::SerializableVec;
 use fuel_vm::prelude::ProgramState as VmProgramState;
+use std::sync::Arc;
 
 pub struct ProgramState {
     return_type: ReturnType,
@@ -214,8 +216,18 @@ impl Transaction {
 
     async fn status(&self, ctx: &Context<'_>) -> async_graphql::Result<Option<TransactionStatus>> {
         let db = ctx.data_unchecked::<Database>();
-        let status = db.get_tx_status(&self.0.id())?;
-        Ok(status.map(Into::into))
+
+        let txpool = ctx.data::<Arc<TxPool>>().unwrap().pool();
+
+        let transaction_in_pool = txpool.find_one(&self.0.id()).await;
+
+        if transaction_in_pool.is_some() {
+            let time = transaction_in_pool.unwrap().submited_time();
+            Ok(Some(TransactionStatus::Submitted(SubmittedStatus(time))))
+        } else {
+            let status = db.get_tx_status(&self.0.id())?;
+            Ok(status.map(Into::into))
+        }
     }
 
     async fn receipts(&self, ctx: &Context<'_>) -> async_graphql::Result<Option<Vec<Receipt>>> {
diff --git a/fuel-tests/tests/tx.rs b/fuel-tests/tests/tx.rs
index 00f03cc357b..de9431f1e7e 100644
--- a/fuel-tests/tests/tx.rs
+++ b/fuel-tests/tests/tx.rs
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ async fn submit_utxo_verified_tx() {
             assert!(block_exists.is_some());
         }
 
+        // Once https://github.com/FuelLabs/fuel-core/issues/50 is resolved this should rely on the Submitted Status rather than Success
         assert!(matches!(
             transaction_result,
             TransactionStatus::Success { .. }
@@ -166,6 +167,17 @@ async fn submit_utxo_verified_tx() {
     }
 }
 
+#[ignore]
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn transaction_status_submitted() {
+    // This test should ensure a transaction's status is Submitted while it is in the mempool
+    // This test should also ensure a transaction's time of submission is correct in the returned status
+    // Currently blocked until https://github.com/FuelLabs/fuel-core/issues/50 is resolved
+    // as execution must be seperate from submission for a tx to persist inside of the txpool
+    // Merge with the submit_utxo_verified_tx test once utxo_verification is the default
+    todo!();
+}
+
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn receipts() {
     let transaction = fuel_tx::Transaction::default();
diff --git a/fuel-txpool/src/containers.rs b/fuel-txpool/src/containers.rs
index a8b92fdca78..e9493b7969e 100644
--- a/fuel-txpool/src/containers.rs
+++ b/fuel-txpool/src/containers.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 pub mod dependency;
-pub mod info;
 pub mod price_sort;
diff --git a/fuel-txpool/src/containers/dependency.rs b/fuel-txpool/src/containers/dependency.rs
index 2c4337f1cf6..5245e0ab869 100644
--- a/fuel-txpool/src/containers/dependency.rs
+++ b/fuel-txpool/src/containers/dependency.rs
@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
 use crate::{types::*, Error};
 use anyhow::anyhow;
 use fuel_core_interfaces::{
-    model::{Coin, CoinStatus},
+    model::{ArcTx, Coin, CoinStatus, TxInfo},
     txpool::TxPoolDb,
 };
 use fuel_tx::{Input, Output, UtxoId};
 use std::collections::{HashMap, HashSet};
 
-use super::info::TxInfo;
-
 /// Check and hold dependency between inputs and outputs. Be mindful
 /// about depth of connection
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
diff --git a/fuel-txpool/src/containers/price_sort.rs b/fuel-txpool/src/containers/price_sort.rs
index 26079d10b53..5646768e8fa 100644
--- a/fuel-txpool/src/containers/price_sort.rs
+++ b/fuel-txpool/src/containers/price_sort.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use crate::types::*;
+use fuel_core_interfaces::model::ArcTx;
 use std::{cmp, collections::BTreeMap};
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
diff --git a/fuel-txpool/src/service.rs b/fuel-txpool/src/service.rs
index e995bc7fada..2f5a3364e4b 100644
--- a/fuel-txpool/src/service.rs
+++ b/fuel-txpool/src/service.rs
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ use std::sync::Arc;
 
 use crate::Error;
 use crate::{subscribers::MultiSubscriber, types::*, Config, TxPool as TxPoolImpl};
-use fuel_core_interfaces::txpool::{Subscriber, TxPool, TxPoolDb};
-
 use async_trait::async_trait;
+use fuel_core_interfaces::model::{ArcTx, TxInfo};
+use fuel_core_interfaces::txpool::{Subscriber, TxPool, TxPoolDb};
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use tokio::sync::RwLock;
 
@@ -56,22 +56,17 @@ impl TxPool for TxPoolService {
     }
 
     /// find all tx by its hash
-    async fn find(&self, hashes: &[TxId]) -> Vec<Option<ArcTx>> {
+    async fn find(&self, hashes: &[TxId]) -> Vec<Option<TxInfo>> {
         let mut res = Vec::with_capacity(hashes.len());
         let pool = self.txpool.read().await;
         for hash in hashes {
-            res.push(pool.txs().get(hash).map(|info| info.tx().clone()));
+            res.push(pool.txs().get(hash).cloned());
         }
         res
     }
 
-    async fn find_one(&self, hash: &TxId) -> Option<ArcTx> {
-        self.txpool
-            .read()
-            .await
-            .txs()
-            .get(hash)
-            .map(|info| info.tx().clone())
+    async fn find_one(&self, hash: &TxId) -> Option<TxInfo> {
+        self.txpool.read().await.txs().get(hash).cloned()
     }
 
     /// find all dependent tx and return them with requsted dependencies in one list sorted by Price.
diff --git a/fuel-txpool/src/subscribers.rs b/fuel-txpool/src/subscribers.rs
index f7d40e7fe57..f9c87ec1fa1 100644
--- a/fuel-txpool/src/subscribers.rs
+++ b/fuel-txpool/src/subscribers.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
-use crate::{types::ArcTx, Error};
+use crate::Error;
 use async_trait::async_trait;
+use fuel_core_interfaces::model::ArcTx;
 use fuel_core_interfaces::txpool::Subscriber;
 use parking_lot::RwLock;
 
diff --git a/fuel-txpool/src/txpool.rs b/fuel-txpool/src/txpool.rs
index 54b5e435452..9e92f7880ed 100644
--- a/fuel-txpool/src/txpool.rs
+++ b/fuel-txpool/src/txpool.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use crate::containers::dependency::Dependency;
-use crate::containers::info::TxInfo;
 use crate::Error;
 use crate::{containers::price_sort::PriceSort, types::*, Config};
+use fuel_core_interfaces::model::{ArcTx, TxInfo};
 use fuel_core_interfaces::txpool::TxPoolDb;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::sync::Arc;
@@ -98,8 +98,8 @@ impl TxPool {
 
     /// remove transaction from pool needed on user demand. Low priority
     pub fn remove_by_tx_id(&mut self, tx_id: &TxId) -> Vec<ArcTx> {
-        if let Some(tx) = self.by_hash.get(tx_id) {
-            self.by_gas_price.remove(tx);
+        if let Some(tx) = self.by_hash.remove(tx_id) {
+            self.by_gas_price.remove(tx.tx());
             return self
                 .by_dependency
                 .recursively_remove_all_dependencies(&self.by_hash, tx.tx().clone());
diff --git a/fuel-txpool/src/types.rs b/fuel-txpool/src/types.rs
index 58b99d3d35b..838356648ef 100644
--- a/fuel-txpool/src/types.rs
+++ b/fuel-txpool/src/types.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 pub use fuel_tx::ContractId;
 pub use fuel_tx::{Transaction, TxId};
 use fuel_types::Word;
-use std::sync::Arc;
 
-pub type ArcTx = Arc<Transaction>;
 pub type GasPrice = Word;