diff --git a/lib/android/app/src/main/java/com/reactnativenavigation/viewcontrollers/bottomtabs/BottomTabsController.java b/lib/android/app/src/main/java/com/reactnativenavigation/viewcontrollers/bottomtabs/BottomTabsController.java
index fa1ea72b4ee..a10201e5db4 100644
--- a/lib/android/app/src/main/java/com/reactnativenavigation/viewcontrollers/bottomtabs/BottomTabsController.java
+++ b/lib/android/app/src/main/java/com/reactnativenavigation/viewcontrollers/bottomtabs/BottomTabsController.java
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 package com.reactnativenavigation.viewcontrollers.bottomtabs;
 
+import static com.reactnativenavigation.utils.CollectionUtils.forEach;
+import static com.reactnativenavigation.utils.CollectionUtils.map;
+import static com.reactnativenavigation.utils.ObjectUtils.perform;
+
 import android.animation.Animator;
 import android.app.Activity;
 import android.content.res.Configuration;
@@ -9,6 +13,8 @@
 import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
 import androidx.annotation.RestrictTo;
 import androidx.coordinatorlayout.widget.CoordinatorLayout;
+import androidx.core.graphics.Insets;
+import androidx.core.view.WindowInsetsCompat;
 
 import com.aurelhubert.ahbottomnavigation.AHBottomNavigation;
 import com.aurelhubert.ahbottomnavigation.AHBottomNavigationItem;
@@ -34,10 +40,6 @@
 import java.util.LinkedList;
 import java.util.List;
 
-import static com.reactnativenavigation.utils.CollectionUtils.forEach;
-import static com.reactnativenavigation.utils.CollectionUtils.map;
-import static com.reactnativenavigation.utils.ObjectUtils.perform;
-
 public class BottomTabsController extends ParentController<BottomTabsLayout> implements AHBottomNavigation.OnTabSelectedListener, TabSelector {
 
     private BottomTabsContainer bottomTabsContainer;
@@ -84,6 +86,7 @@ public void setDefaultOptions(Options defaultOptions) {
     @Override
     public BottomTabsLayout createView() {
         BottomTabsLayout root = new BottomTabsLayout(getActivity());
+
         this.bottomTabsContainer = createBottomTabsContainer();
         this.bottomTabs = bottomTabsContainer.getBottomTabs();
         Options resolveCurrentOptions = resolveCurrentOptions();
@@ -95,6 +98,7 @@ public BottomTabsLayout createView() {
         bottomTabs.addItems(createTabs());
         setInitialTab(resolveCurrentOptions);
         tabsAttacher.attach();
+
         return root;
     }
 
@@ -299,6 +303,14 @@ public Animator getPopAnimation(Options appearingOptions, Options disappearingOp
         return presenter.getPopAnimation(appearingOptions, disappearingOptions);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    protected WindowInsetsCompat onApplyWindowInsets(View view, WindowInsetsCompat insets) {
+        Insets sysInsets = insets.getInsets(WindowInsetsCompat.Type.systemBars());
+        view.setPaddingRelative(0, 0, 0, sysInsets.bottom);
+        return WindowInsetsCompat.CONSUMED;
+    }
+
+
     @RestrictTo(RestrictTo.Scope.TESTS)
     public BottomTabs getBottomTabs() {
         return bottomTabs;