diff --git a/RMActionController/RMActionController.m b/RMActionController/RMActionController.m
index edb4b6e..3f0e63b 100644
--- a/RMActionController/RMActionController.m
+++ b/RMActionController/RMActionController.m
@@ -568,6 +568,18 @@ - (void)addSubview:(UIView *)subview toContainer:(UIView *)container {
     }
 }
 
+#pragma mark - iOS Properties
+- (UIStatusBarStyle)preferredStatusBarStyle {
+    switch (self.style) {
+        case RMActionControllerStyleWhite:
+            return UIStatusBarStyleLightContent;
+        case RMActionControllerStyleBlack:
+            return UIStatusBarStyleDefault;
+        default:
+            return UIStatusBarStyleLightContent;
+    }
+}
+
 #pragma mark - Custom Properties
 - (BOOL)disableBlurEffects {
     if(!NSClassFromString(@"UIBlurEffect") || !NSClassFromString(@"UIVibrancyEffect") || !NSClassFromString(@"UIVisualEffectView")) {