diff --git a/src/App.native.tsx b/src/App.native.tsx
index 7c60d1624b..b359ad911d 100644
--- a/src/App.native.tsx
+++ b/src/App.native.tsx
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ function App() {
    * that is set up in the InnerApp component above.
    */
   return (
-    <KeyboardProvider enabled={true}>
+    <KeyboardProvider enabled={true} statusBarTranslucent={true}>
       <SessionProvider>
         <ShellStateProvider>
           <PrefsStateProvider>