diff --git a/lib/android/app/src/main/java/com/reactnativenavigation/utils/SystemUiUtils.kt b/lib/android/app/src/main/java/com/reactnativenavigation/utils/SystemUiUtils.kt
index 16d01b2ba8e..5ac5d2ed932 100644
--- a/lib/android/app/src/main/java/com/reactnativenavigation/utils/SystemUiUtils.kt
+++ b/lib/android/app/src/main/java/com/reactnativenavigation/utils/SystemUiUtils.kt
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import androidx.core.view.WindowInsetsControllerCompat
 import kotlin.math.abs
 import kotlin.math.ceil
 
-
 object SystemUiUtils {
     private const val STATUS_BAR_HEIGHT_M = 24
     internal const val STATUS_BAR_HEIGHT_TRANSLUCENCY = 0.65f
@@ -20,7 +19,6 @@ object SystemUiUtils {
     var navigationBarDefaultColor = -1
         private set
 
-
     @JvmStatic
     fun getStatusBarHeight(activity: Activity?): Int {
         val res = if (statusBarHeight > 0) {
@@ -167,4 +165,4 @@ object SystemUiUtils {
         }
     }
 
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/lib/android/app/src/main/java/com/reactnativenavigation/viewcontrollers/statusbar/StatusBarPresenter.kt b/lib/android/app/src/main/java/com/reactnativenavigation/viewcontrollers/statusbar/StatusBarPresenter.kt
index 6b060ed4dc6..396cf6c3cab 100644
--- a/lib/android/app/src/main/java/com/reactnativenavigation/viewcontrollers/statusbar/StatusBarPresenter.kt
+++ b/lib/android/app/src/main/java/com/reactnativenavigation/viewcontrollers/statusbar/StatusBarPresenter.kt
@@ -120,7 +120,8 @@ class StatusBarPresenter private constructor(
 
     private fun setStatusBarVisible(viewController: ViewController<*>, visible: Bool) {
         val window = window.get() ?: return
-        val view = if (viewController.view != null) viewController.view else window.decorView
+        val view = viewController.peekView() ?: window.decorView
+
         if (visible.isFalse) {
             hideStatusBar(window, view)
         } else {
diff --git a/lib/android/app/src/main/java/com/reactnativenavigation/viewcontrollers/viewcontroller/ViewController.java b/lib/android/app/src/main/java/com/reactnativenavigation/viewcontrollers/viewcontroller/ViewController.java
index 32f90d47db2..0035533a5c5 100644
--- a/lib/android/app/src/main/java/com/reactnativenavigation/viewcontrollers/viewcontroller/ViewController.java
+++ b/lib/android/app/src/main/java/com/reactnativenavigation/viewcontrollers/viewcontroller/ViewController.java
@@ -254,6 +254,11 @@ public void attachView(ViewGroup parent, int index) {
         if (view.getParent() == null) parent.addView(view, index);
     }
 
+    @Nullable
+    public T peekView() {
+        return view;
+    }
+
     public String getId() {
         return id;
     }