diff --git a/Libraries/Modal/Modal.js b/Libraries/Modal/Modal.js
index 8dea025284a..87b76fe14a5 100644
--- a/Libraries/Modal/Modal.js
+++ b/Libraries/Modal/Modal.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ const Platform = require('Platform');
 const PropTypes = require('ReactPropTypes');
 const React = require('React');
 const StyleSheet = require('StyleSheet');
+const UIManager = require('UIManager');
 const View = require('View');
 const deprecatedPropType = require('deprecatedPropType');
 
@@ -56,8 +57,9 @@ class Modal extends React.Component {
       return null;
     }
 
-    const containerBackgroundColor = {
+    const containerStyles = {
       backgroundColor: this.props.transparent ? 'transparent' : 'white',
+      top: Platform.OS === 'android' && Platform.Version >= 19 ? UIManager.RCTModalHostView.Constants.StatusBarHeight : 0,
     };
 
     let animationType = this.props.animationType;
@@ -78,7 +80,7 @@ class Modal extends React.Component {
         style={styles.modal}
         onStartShouldSetResponder={this._shouldSetResponder}
         >
-        <View style={[styles.container, containerBackgroundColor]}>
+        <View style={[styles.container, containerStyles]}>
           {this.props.children}
         </View>
       </RCTModalHostView>
@@ -102,4 +104,4 @@ const styles = StyleSheet.create({
   }
 });
 
-module.exports = Modal;
\ No newline at end of file
+module.exports = Modal;
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/shell/MainReactPackage.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/shell/MainReactPackage.java
index 2687402c660..d389d0f1020 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/shell/MainReactPackage.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/shell/MainReactPackage.java
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ public class MainReactPackage implements ReactPackage {
       new ReactDropdownPickerManager(),
       new ReactHorizontalScrollViewManager(),
       new ReactImageManager(),
-      new ReactModalHostManager(),
+      new ReactModalHostManager(reactContext),
       new ReactProgressBarViewManager(),
       new ReactRawTextManager(),
       new ReactScrollViewManager(),
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/modal/ReactModalHostManager.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/modal/ReactModalHostManager.java
index c8091251e30..4af221dd496 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/modal/ReactModalHostManager.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/modal/ReactModalHostManager.java
@@ -9,13 +9,17 @@
 
 package com.facebook.react.views.modal;
 
+import javax.annotation.Nullable;
+
 import java.util.Map;
 
 import android.content.DialogInterface;
 
+import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactApplicationContext;
 import com.facebook.react.common.MapBuilder;
 import com.facebook.react.common.SystemClock;
 import com.facebook.react.uimanager.LayoutShadowNode;
+import com.facebook.react.uimanager.PixelUtil;
 import com.facebook.react.uimanager.ThemedReactContext;
 import com.facebook.react.uimanager.UIManagerModule;
 import com.facebook.react.uimanager.ViewGroupManager;
@@ -29,6 +33,12 @@ public class ReactModalHostManager extends ViewGroupManager<ReactModalHostView>
 
   private static final String REACT_CLASS = "RCTModalHostView";
 
+  private final ReactApplicationContext mContext;
+
+  public ReactModalHostManager(ReactApplicationContext context) {
+    mContext = context;
+  }
+
   @Override
   public String getName() {
     return REACT_CLASS;
@@ -95,6 +105,18 @@ public class ReactModalHostManager extends ViewGroupManager<ReactModalHostView>
       .build();
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public @Nullable Map<String, Object> getExportedViewConstants() {
+    final int heightResId = mContext.getResources().getIdentifier("status_bar_height", "dimen", "android");
+    final float height = heightResId > 0 ?
+      PixelUtil.toDIPFromPixel(mContext.getResources().getDimensionPixelSize(heightResId)) :
+      0;
+
+    return MapBuilder.<String, Object>of(
+      "StatusBarHeight", height
+    );
+  }
+
   @Override
   protected void onAfterUpdateTransaction(ReactModalHostView view) {
     super.onAfterUpdateTransaction(view);
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/modal/ReactModalHostView.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/modal/ReactModalHostView.java
index 3414429f0a2..24b33892a36 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/modal/ReactModalHostView.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/modal/ReactModalHostView.java
@@ -223,6 +223,8 @@ public class ReactModalHostView extends ViewGroup implements LifecycleEventListe
   private void updateProperties() {
     Assertions.assertNotNull(mDialog, "mDialog must exist when we call updateProperties");
 
+    mDialog.getWindow().addFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_TRANSLUCENT_STATUS);
+
     if (mTransparent) {
       mDialog.getWindow().clearFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_DIM_BEHIND);
     } else {