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+<?php
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * Hook implementations.
+ */
+
+use Drupal\islandora\IslandoraUtils;
+use Drupal\media\MediaInterface;
+use Drupal\node\NodeInterface;
+use Drupal\media\Entity\Media;
+
+/**
+ * Implements hook_ENTITY_TYPE_presave().
+ */
+function islandora_entity_status_media_presave(MediaInterface $media) {
+  if ($media->hasField(IslandoraUtils::MEDIA_OF_FIELD)) {
+    $media_of = $media->get(IslandoraUtils::MEDIA_OF_FIELD);
+    if (!$media_of->isEmpty()) {
+      $node = $media_of->referencedEntities()[0];
+      if ($node instanceof NodeInterface) {
+        $node_status = intval($node->status->value);
+        $media->set('status', $node_status);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Implements hook_entity_update().
+ */
+function islandora_entity_status_entity_update(Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityInterface $entity) {
+  // Check if the entity is a node with the bundle "islandora_object".
+  if ($entity->getEntityTypeId() == 'node' && $entity->bundle() == 'islandora_object') {
+    // Get the current node ID.
+    $nid = $entity->id();
+
+    // Query for media items that are associated with the current node.
+    $query = \Drupal::entityQuery('media')
+      ->accessCheck(False)
+      ->condition(IslandoraUtils::MEDIA_OF_FIELD, $nid);
+    $media_ids = $query->execute();
+
+    // Load the media items and set their status to the same status as the node.
+    $media_items = Media::loadMultiple($media_ids);
+    foreach ($media_items as $media_item) {
+      $media_item->set('status', $entity->get('status')->value);
+      $media_item->save();
+    }
+  }
+}