diff --git a/radicale/storage.py b/radicale/storage.py
index 81ba592..2f830ff 100644
--- a/radicale/storage.py
+++ b/radicale/storage.py
@@ -127,6 +127,10 @@ class Item:
     def content_length(self):
         return len(self.serialize().encode(config.get("encoding", "request")))
 
+    @property
+    def etag(self):
+        return get_etag(self.serialize())
+
 
 class Collection:
     """Collection stored in several files per calendar."""
diff --git a/radicale/xmlutils.py b/radicale/xmlutils.py
index 12d21e1..21794ee 100644
--- a/radicale/xmlutils.py
+++ b/radicale/xmlutils.py
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ def _propfind_response(path, item, props, user, write=False):
         element = ET.Element(tag)
         is404 = False
         if tag == _tag("D", "getetag"):
-            element.text = storage.get_etag(item.serialize())
+            element.text = item.etag
         elif tag == _tag("D", "principal-URL"):
             tag = ET.Element(_tag("D", "href"))
             tag.text = _href(path)