diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/statusbar/StatusBarModule.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/statusbar/StatusBarModule.java
index e21912b5129..3c0da261d07 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/statusbar/StatusBarModule.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/statusbar/StatusBarModule.java
@@ -189,8 +189,13 @@ public class StatusBarModule extends ReactContextBaseJavaModule {
           @Override
           public void run() {
             View decorView = activity.getWindow().getDecorView();
-            decorView.setSystemUiVisibility(
-              "dark-content".equals(style) ? View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_LIGHT_STATUS_BAR : 0);
+            int systemUiVisibilityFlags = decorView.getSystemUiVisibility();
+            if ("dark-content".equals(style)) {
+              systemUiVisibilityFlags |= View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_LIGHT_STATUS_BAR;
+            } else {
+              systemUiVisibilityFlags &= ~View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_LIGHT_STATUS_BAR;
+            }
+            decorView.setSystemUiVisibility(systemUiVisibilityFlags);
           }
         }
       );