diff --git a/src/components/CustomStatusBar/index.android.js b/src/components/CustomStatusBar/index.android.js
index 2d3579dbfeba..fa3f8921e82a 100644
--- a/src/components/CustomStatusBar/index.android.js
+++ b/src/components/CustomStatusBar/index.android.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import {StatusBar} from 'react-native';
+import themeColors from '../../styles/themes/default';
 
 /**
  * Only the Android platform supports "setBackgroundColor"
@@ -8,8 +9,7 @@ import {StatusBar} from 'react-native';
 export default class CustomStatusBar extends React.Component {
     componentDidMount() {
         StatusBar.setBarStyle('light-content');
-        StatusBar.setBackgroundColor('transparent');
-        StatusBar.setTranslucent(true);
+        StatusBar.setBackgroundColor(themeColors.appBG);
     }
 
     render() {