diff --git a/authority/authorize.go b/authority/authorize.go
index 91a07353..8555db9b 100644
--- a/authority/authorize.go
+++ b/authority/authorize.go
@@ -271,10 +271,19 @@ func (a *Authority) authorizeRevoke(ctx context.Context, token string) error {
 //
 // TODO(mariano): should we authorize by default?
 func (a *Authority) authorizeRenew(cert *x509.Certificate) error {
+	var err error
+	var isRevoked bool
 	var opts = []interface{}{errs.WithKeyVal("serialNumber", cert.SerialNumber.String())}
 
 	// Check the passive revocation table.
-	isRevoked, err := a.db.IsRevoked(cert.SerialNumber.String())
+	serial := cert.SerialNumber.String()
+	if lca, ok := a.adminDB.(interface {
+		IsRevoked(string) (bool, error)
+	}); ok {
+		isRevoked, err = lca.IsRevoked(serial)
+	} else {
+		isRevoked, err = a.db.IsRevoked(serial)
+	}
 	if err != nil {
 		return errs.Wrap(http.StatusInternalServerError, err, "authority.authorizeRenew", opts...)
 	}
@@ -294,8 +303,17 @@ func (a *Authority) authorizeRenew(cert *x509.Certificate) error {
 
 // authorizeSSHCertificate returns an error if the given certificate is revoked.
 func (a *Authority) authorizeSSHCertificate(ctx context.Context, cert *ssh.Certificate) error {
+	var err error
+	var isRevoked bool
+
 	serial := strconv.FormatUint(cert.Serial, 10)
-	isRevoked, err := a.db.IsSSHRevoked(serial)
+	if lca, ok := a.adminDB.(interface {
+		IsSSHRevoked(string) (bool, error)
+	}); ok {
+		isRevoked, err = lca.IsSSHRevoked(serial)
+	} else {
+		isRevoked, err = a.db.IsSSHRevoked(serial)
+	}
 	if err != nil {
 		return errs.Wrap(http.StatusInternalServerError, err, "authority.authorizeSSHCertificate", errs.WithKeyVal("serialNumber", serial))
 	}
diff --git a/authority/linkedca.go b/authority/linkedca.go
index 117f19ef..79427c5c 100644
--- a/authority/linkedca.go
+++ b/authority/linkedca.go
@@ -269,6 +269,30 @@ func (c *linkedCaClient) StoreSSHCertificate(crt *ssh.Certificate) error {
 	return errors.Wrap(err, "error posting ssh certificate")
 }
 
+func (c *linkedCaClient) IsRevoked(serial string) (bool, error) {
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 15*time.Second)
+	defer cancel()
+	resp, err := c.client.GetCertificateStatus(ctx, &linkedca.GetCertificateStatusRequest{
+		Serial: serial,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, errors.Wrap(err, "error getting certificate status")
+	}
+	return resp.Status != linkedca.RevocationStatus_ACTIVE, nil
+}
+
+func (c *linkedCaClient) IsSSHRevoked(serial string) (bool, error) {
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 15*time.Second)
+	defer cancel()
+	resp, err := c.client.GetSSHCertificateStatus(ctx, &linkedca.GetSSHCertificateStatusRequest{
+		Serial: serial,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, errors.Wrap(err, "error getting certificate status")
+	}
+	return resp.Status != linkedca.RevocationStatus_ACTIVE, nil
+}
+
 func serializeCertificateChain(fullchain ...*x509.Certificate) string {
 	var chain string
 	for _, crt := range fullchain {
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 6957cc83..98e7dbdb 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ require (
 	go.mozilla.org/pkcs7 v0.0.0-20200128120323-432b2356ecb1
 	go.step.sm/cli-utils v0.4.1
 	go.step.sm/crypto v0.9.0
-	go.step.sm/linkedca v0.1.0
+	go.step.sm/linkedca v0.3.0
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20201016220609-9e8e0b390897
 	golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20210716203947-853a461950ff
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210630005230-0f9fa26af87c // indirect