diff --git a/openeogeotrellis/load_stac.py b/openeogeotrellis/load_stac.py
index 52c7b974..ef6db7ee 100644
--- a/openeogeotrellis/load_stac.py
+++ b/openeogeotrellis/load_stac.py
@@ -137,13 +137,41 @@ def operator_value(criterion: Dict[str, object]) -> (str, object):
 
     collection = None
 
-    # TODO: `user` might be None
-    dependency_job_info = (extract_own_job_info(url, user_id=user.user_id, batch_jobs=batch_jobs) if batch_jobs
-                           else None)
+    backend_config = get_backend_config()
+    max_poll_time = time.time() + backend_config.job_dependencies_max_poll_delay_seconds
+
+    def get_dependency_job_info() -> Optional[BatchJobMetadata]:
+        # TODO: `user` might be None
+        return (extract_own_job_info(url, user_id=user.user_id, batch_jobs=batch_jobs) if batch_jobs
+                else None)
+
+    dependency_job_info = get_dependency_job_info()
 
     if dependency_job_info:
-        # TODO: handle polling own job results as well (~ GpsBatchJobs.poll_job_dependencies)
         logger.info(f"load_stac of results of own job {dependency_job_info.id}")
+
+        while True:
+            partial_job_status = PARTIAL_JOB_STATUS.for_job_status(dependency_job_info.status)
+
+            logger.debug(f"OpenEO batch job results status of own job {dependency_job_info.id}: {partial_job_status}")
+
+            if partial_job_status in [PARTIAL_JOB_STATUS.ERROR, PARTIAL_JOB_STATUS.CANCELED]:
+                logger.error(f"Failing because own OpenEO batch job {dependency_job_info.id} failed")
+            elif partial_job_status in [None, PARTIAL_JOB_STATUS.FINISHED]:
+                break  # not a partial job result or success: proceed
+
+            # still running: continue polling
+            if time.time() >= max_poll_time:
+                max_poll_delay_reached_error = (f"OpenEO batch job results dependency of"
+                                                f"own job {dependency_job_info.id} was not satisfied after"
+                                                f" {backend_config.job_dependencies_max_poll_delay_seconds} s, aborting")
+
+                raise Exception(max_poll_delay_reached_error)
+
+            time.sleep(backend_config.job_dependencies_poll_interval_seconds)
+
+            dependency_job_info = get_dependency_job_info()
+
         intersecting_items = []
 
         for asset_id, asset in batch_jobs.get_result_assets(job_id=dependency_job_info.id,
@@ -185,22 +213,19 @@ def operator_value(criterion: Dict[str, object]) -> (str, object):
         logger.info(f"load_stac of arbitrary URL {url}")
 
         # TODO: move this polling logic to a dedicated method
-        backend_config = get_backend_config()
-        max_poll_time = time.time() + backend_config.job_dependencies_max_poll_delay_seconds
-
         while True:
             # TODO: add retry
             stac_object = pystac.read_file(href=url)  # TODO: does this have a timeout set?
 
-            job_results_status = (stac_object
+            partial_job_status = (stac_object
                                   .to_dict(include_self_link=False, transform_hrefs=False)
                                   .get('openeo:status'))
 
-            logger.debug(f"OpenEO batch job results status for {url}: {job_results_status}")
+            logger.debug(f"OpenEO batch job results status of {url}: {partial_job_status}")
 
-            if job_results_status in [PARTIAL_JOB_STATUS.ERROR, PARTIAL_JOB_STATUS.CANCELED]:
+            if partial_job_status in [PARTIAL_JOB_STATUS.ERROR, PARTIAL_JOB_STATUS.CANCELED]:
                 logger.error(f"Failing because OpenEO batch job with results at {url} failed")
-            elif job_results_status in [None, PARTIAL_JOB_STATUS.FINISHED]:
+            elif partial_job_status in [None, PARTIAL_JOB_STATUS.FINISHED]:
                 break  # not a partial job result or success: proceed
 
             # still running: continue polling
diff --git a/tests/test_api_result.py b/tests/test_api_result.py
index d3299f74..55c57c03 100644
--- a/tests/test_api_result.py
+++ b/tests/test_api_result.py
@@ -4114,10 +4114,10 @@ def item_json(path):
 
         api110.result(process_graph).assert_status_code(200)
 
-        assert ("OpenEO batch job results status for"
+        assert ("OpenEO batch job results status of"
                 " https://openeo.test/openeo/jobs/j-2402094545c945c09e1307503aa58a3a/results?partial=true: running"
                 in caplog.messages)
-        assert ("OpenEO batch job results status for"
+        assert ("OpenEO batch job results status of"
                 " https://openeo.test/openeo/jobs/j-2402094545c945c09e1307503aa58a3a/results?partial=true: finished"
                 in caplog.messages)