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 d1133e13386..89665d16b7a 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
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import kotlin.math.ceil
 object SystemUiUtils {
     private const val STATUS_BAR_HEIGHT_M = 24
     private const val STATUS_BAR_HEIGHT_L = 25
-    private const val STATUS_BAR_HEIGHT_TRANSLUCENCY = 0.65f
+    internal const val STATUS_BAR_HEIGHT_TRANSLUCENCY = 0.65f
     private var statusBarHeight = -1
     var navigationBarDefaultColor = -1
         private set
@@ -124,7 +124,8 @@ object SystemUiUtils {
         val opaqueColor = if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < Build.VERSION_CODES.M) {
             Color.BLACK
         }else{
-            val alpha = if (translucent) STATUS_BAR_HEIGHT_TRANSLUCENCY else 1f
+            val colorAlpha = Color.alpha(color)
+            val alpha = if (translucent && colorAlpha == 255) STATUS_BAR_HEIGHT_TRANSLUCENCY else colorAlpha/255.0f
             val red: Int = Color.red(color)
             val green: Int = Color.green(color)
             val blue: Int = Color.blue(color)
diff --git a/lib/android/app/src/test/java/com/reactnativenavigation/utils/SystemUiUtilsTest.kt b/lib/android/app/src/test/java/com/reactnativenavigation/utils/SystemUiUtilsTest.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..de710103622
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/android/app/src/test/java/com/reactnativenavigation/utils/SystemUiUtilsTest.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+package com.reactnativenavigation.utils
+
+import android.graphics.Color
+import android.view.Window
+import com.reactnativenavigation.BaseTest
+import com.reactnativenavigation.utils.SystemUiUtils.STATUS_BAR_HEIGHT_TRANSLUCENCY
+import org.junit.Test
+import org.mockito.Mockito
+import org.mockito.kotlin.verify
+import kotlin.math.ceil
+
+class SystemUiUtilsTest : BaseTest() {
+
+    @Test
+    fun `setStatusBarColor - should change color considering alpha`() {
+        val window = Mockito.mock(Window::class.java)
+        val alphaColor = Color.argb(44, 22, 255, 255)
+        val color = Color.argb(255, 22, 255, 255)
+        SystemUiUtils.setStatusBarColor(window, alphaColor, false)
+
+        verify(window).statusBarColor = alphaColor
+
+        SystemUiUtils.setStatusBarColor(window, color, true)
+
+        verify(window).statusBarColor = Color.argb(ceil(STATUS_BAR_HEIGHT_TRANSLUCENCY*255).toInt(), 22, 255, 255)
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/playground/src/screens/SystemUiOptions.tsx b/playground/src/screens/SystemUiOptions.tsx
index bd9a34acf90..9c217b89ad6 100644
--- a/playground/src/screens/SystemUiOptions.tsx
+++ b/playground/src/screens/SystemUiOptions.tsx
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ interface State {
 }
 const colors = [
   '#000000',
+  '#00AAAF00',
   '#20303C',
   '#3182C8',
   '#00AAAF',