diff --git a/inc/DAVResource.php b/inc/DAVResource.php
index 0cb1f7a3..7b21c3d5 100644
--- a/inc/DAVResource.php
+++ b/inc/DAVResource.php
@@ -148,8 +148,11 @@ class DAVResource
   * @param mixed $parameters If null, an empty Resourced is created.
   *     If it is an object then it is expected to be a record that was
   *     read elsewhere.
+  * @param object $prefetched_collection If provided, the internal collection
+  * field of the resource is populated with the given data, so it does not need
+  * to be queried again later
   */
-  function __construct( $parameters = null ) {
+  function __construct( $parameters = null, DAVResource $prefetched_collection = null ) {
     $this->exists        = null;
     $this->bound_from    = null;
     $this->dav_name      = null;
@@ -172,6 +175,11 @@ class DAVResource
     $this->_is_external      = false;
     $this->_is_addressbook   = false;
     $this->_is_proxy_resource = false;
+
+    if ( isset($prefetched_collection) ) {
+      $this->collection = $prefetched_collection;
+    }
+
     if ( isset($parameters) && is_object($parameters) ) {
       $this->FromRow($parameters);
     }
diff --git a/inc/caldav-REPORT-sync-collection.php b/inc/caldav-REPORT-sync-collection.php
index f0d22ea5..f1f412c6 100644
--- a/inc/caldav-REPORT-sync-collection.php
+++ b/inc/caldav-REPORT-sync-collection.php
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ EOSQL;
         else if ( $object->sync_status == 201 && $first_status == 404 ) {
           // ... Delete ... Create ... is indicated as a create, but don't forget we started with a delete
           array_pop($responses);
-          $dav_resource = new DAVResource($object);
+          $dav_resource = new DAVResource($object, $collection);
           $resultset = $dav_resource->GetPropStat($proplist,$reply);
           array_unshift($resultset, new XMLElement( 'href', ConstructURL($object->dav_name)));
           $responses[] = new XMLElement( 'response', $resultset );
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ EOSQL;
           $first_status = 404;
         }
         else {
-          $dav_resource = new DAVResource($object);
+          $dav_resource = new DAVResource($object, $collection);
           $resultset = $dav_resource->GetPropStat($proplist,$reply);
           array_unshift($resultset, new XMLElement( 'href', ConstructURL($object->dav_name)));
           $first_status = $object->sync_status;