diff --git a/lib/ios/RNNSplashScreen.h b/lib/ios/RNNSplashScreen.h
index 96788412f78..655c0ee63f2 100644
--- a/lib/ios/RNNSplashScreen.h
+++ b/lib/ios/RNNSplashScreen.h
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
 
 @interface RNNSplashScreen : UIViewController
 
-+(void)showOnWindow:(UIWindow *)window;
++ (void)showOnWindow:(UIWindow *)window;
 
 @end
diff --git a/lib/ios/RNNSplashScreen.m b/lib/ios/RNNSplashScreen.m
index e69b101f8e5..acb07a87085 100644
--- a/lib/ios/RNNSplashScreen.m
+++ b/lib/ios/RNNSplashScreen.m
@@ -73,4 +73,17 @@ + (void)showOnWindow:(UIWindow *)window {
 	}
 }
 
+- (UIStatusBarStyle)preferredStatusBarStyle {
+	NSString *styleString = [[NSBundle mainBundle] objectForInfoDictionaryKey:@"UIStatusBarStyle"];
+	
+	if ([styleString isEqualToString:@"UIStatusBarStyleLightContent"])
+		return UIStatusBarStyleLightContent;
+	
+	return UIStatusBarStyleDefault;
+}
+
+- (BOOL)prefersStatusBarHidden {
+	return [[[NSBundle mainBundle] objectForInfoDictionaryKey:@"UIStatusBarHidden"] boolValue];
+}
+
 @end