diff --git a/packages/stack/src/types.tsx b/packages/stack/src/types.tsx
index 28ed6dcc..d5c17ffb 100644
--- a/packages/stack/src/types.tsx
+++ b/packages/stack/src/types.tsx
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import {
   LayoutChangeEvent,
 } from 'react-native';
 import Animated from 'react-native-reanimated';
+import { EdgeInsets } from 'react-native-safe-area-context';
 import {
   NavigationProp,
   ParamListBase,
@@ -207,6 +208,10 @@ export type StackHeaderProps = {
    * Layout of the screen.
    */
   layout: Layout;
+  /**
+   * Safe area insets to use in the header, e.g. to apply extra spacing for statusbar and notch.
+   */
+  insets: EdgeInsets;
   /**
    * Object representing the current scene, such as the route object and animation progress.
    */
@@ -302,6 +307,17 @@ export type StackNavigationOptions = StackHeaderOptions &
      * Defaults to 0.3.
      */
     gestureVelocityImpact?: number;
+    /**
+     * Safe area insets for the screen. This is used to avoid elements like notch and status bar.
+     * By default, the device's safe area insets are automatically detected. You can override the behavior with this option.
+     * For example, to remove the extra spacing for status bar, pass `safeAreaInsets: { top: 0 }`.
+     */
+    safeAreaInsets?: {
+      top?: number;
+      right?: number;
+      bottom?: number;
+      left?: number;
+    };
   };
 
 export type StackNavigationConfig = {
diff --git a/packages/stack/src/views/Header/Header.tsx b/packages/stack/src/views/Header/Header.tsx
index 5953a4a1..9eca1180 100644
--- a/packages/stack/src/views/Header/Header.tsx
+++ b/packages/stack/src/views/Header/Header.tsx
@@ -1,15 +1,19 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { StackActions } from '@react-navigation/routers';
-import { useSafeArea } from 'react-native-safe-area-context';
 
 import HeaderSegment from './HeaderSegment';
 import { StackHeaderProps, StackHeaderTitleProps } from '../../types';
 import HeaderTitle from './HeaderTitle';
 
 export default React.memo(function Header(props: StackHeaderProps) {
-  const insets = useSafeArea();
-
-  const { scene, previous, layout, navigation, styleInterpolator } = props;
+  const {
+    scene,
+    previous,
+    layout,
+    insets,
+    navigation,
+    styleInterpolator,
+  } = props;
   const { options } = scene.descriptor;
   const title =
     typeof options.headerTitle !== 'function' &&
diff --git a/packages/stack/src/views/Header/HeaderContainer.tsx b/packages/stack/src/views/Header/HeaderContainer.tsx
index d71072ba..93cf10de 100644
--- a/packages/stack/src/views/Header/HeaderContainer.tsx
+++ b/packages/stack/src/views/Header/HeaderContainer.tsx
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {
   ParamListBase,
 } from '@react-navigation/core';
 import { StackNavigationState } from '@react-navigation/routers';
+import { EdgeInsets } from 'react-native-safe-area-context';
 
 import Header from './Header';
 import { forStatic } from '../../TransitionConfigs/HeaderStyleInterpolators';
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ import {
 export type Props = {
   mode: 'float' | 'screen';
   layout: Layout;
+  insets: EdgeInsets;
   scenes: Array<Scene<Route<string>> | undefined>;
   state: StackNavigationState;
   getPreviousRoute: (props: {
@@ -36,6 +38,7 @@ export default function HeaderContainer({
   mode,
   scenes,
   layout,
+  insets,
   state,
   getPreviousRoute,
   onContentHeightChange,
@@ -87,6 +90,7 @@ export default function HeaderContainer({
         const props = {
           mode,
           layout,
+          insets,
           scene,
           previous,
           navigation: scene.descriptor.navigation as StackNavigationProp<
diff --git a/packages/stack/src/views/Stack/Card.tsx b/packages/stack/src/views/Stack/Card.tsx
index 0e38e98f..2fa65fd2 100755
--- a/packages/stack/src/views/Stack/Card.tsx
+++ b/packages/stack/src/views/Stack/Card.tsx
@@ -385,7 +385,10 @@ export default class Card extends React.Component<Props> {
       this.props.current,
       this.props.next,
       this.props.layout,
-      this.props.insets
+      this.props.insets.top,
+      this.props.insets.right,
+      this.props.insets.bottom,
+      this.props.insets.left
     );
   };
 
@@ -684,7 +687,10 @@ export default class Card extends React.Component<Props> {
       current: Animated.Node<number>,
       next: Animated.Node<number> | undefined,
       layout: Layout,
-      insets: EdgeInsets
+      insetTop: number,
+      insetRight: number,
+      insetBottom: number,
+      insetLeft: number
     ) =>
       styleInterpolator({
         index,
@@ -694,7 +700,12 @@ export default class Card extends React.Component<Props> {
         layouts: {
           screen: layout,
         },
-        insets,
+        insets: {
+          top: insetTop,
+          right: insetRight,
+          bottom: insetBottom,
+          left: insetLeft,
+        },
       })
   );
 
@@ -708,7 +719,10 @@ export default class Card extends React.Component<Props> {
     this.props.current,
     this.props.next,
     this.props.layout,
-    this.props.insets
+    this.props.insets.top,
+    this.props.insets.right,
+    this.props.insets.bottom,
+    this.props.insets.left
   );
 
   private gestureActivationCriteria() {
@@ -776,7 +790,10 @@ export default class Card extends React.Component<Props> {
         current,
         next,
         layout,
-        insets
+        insets.top,
+        insets.right,
+        insets.bottom,
+        insets.left
       );
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/stack/src/views/Stack/Stack.tsx b/packages/stack/src/views/Stack/Stack.tsx
index a1e2b86b..1754849c 100755
--- a/packages/stack/src/views/Stack/Stack.tsx
+++ b/packages/stack/src/views/Stack/Stack.tsx
@@ -332,6 +332,13 @@ export default class Stack extends React.Component<Props, State> {
       };
     }
 
+    const {
+      top = insets.top,
+      right = insets.right,
+      bottom = insets.bottom,
+      left = insets.left,
+    } = focusedOptions.safeAreaInsets || {};
+
     return (
       <React.Fragment>
         <MaybeScreenContainer
@@ -358,6 +365,7 @@ export default class Stack extends React.Component<Props, State> {
                 : 0;
 
             const {
+              safeAreaInsets,
               headerShown,
               headerTransparent,
               cardTransparent,
@@ -406,6 +414,13 @@ export default class Stack extends React.Component<Props, State> {
               }
             }
 
+            const {
+              top: safeAreaInsetTop = insets.top,
+              right: safeAreaInsetRight = insets.right,
+              bottom: safeAreaInsetBottom = insets.bottom,
+              left: safeAreaInsetLeft = insets.left,
+            } = safeAreaInsets || {};
+
             return (
               <MaybeScreen
                 key={route.key}
@@ -420,12 +435,15 @@ export default class Stack extends React.Component<Props, State> {
                   focused={focused}
                   closing={closingRouteKeys.includes(route.key)}
                   layout={layout}
-                  insets={insets}
                   current={current}
                   scene={scene}
                   previousScene={scenes[index - 1]}
                   navigation={navigation}
                   state={state}
+                  safeAreaInsetTop={safeAreaInsetTop}
+                  safeAreaInsetRight={safeAreaInsetRight}
+                  safeAreaInsetBottom={safeAreaInsetBottom}
+                  safeAreaInsetLeft={safeAreaInsetLeft}
                   cardTransparent={cardTransparent}
                   cardOverlayEnabled={cardOverlayEnabled}
                   cardShadowEnabled={cardShadowEnabled}
@@ -459,6 +477,7 @@ export default class Stack extends React.Component<Props, State> {
           ? renderHeader({
               mode: 'float',
               layout,
+              insets: { top, right, bottom, left },
               scenes,
               state,
               getPreviousRoute,
diff --git a/packages/stack/src/views/Stack/StackItem.tsx b/packages/stack/src/views/Stack/StackItem.tsx
index 016d24b1..31dd36ce 100644
--- a/packages/stack/src/views/Stack/StackItem.tsx
+++ b/packages/stack/src/views/Stack/StackItem.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { View, StyleSheet, StyleProp, ViewStyle } from 'react-native';
 import Animated from 'react-native-reanimated';
-import { EdgeInsets } from 'react-native-safe-area-context';
 import { StackNavigationState } from '@react-navigation/routers';
 import { Route } from '@react-navigation/core';
 import { Props as HeaderContainerProps } from '../Header/HeaderContainer';
@@ -20,12 +19,15 @@ type Props = TransitionPreset & {
   focused: boolean;
   closing: boolean;
   layout: Layout;
-  insets: EdgeInsets;
   current: Animated.Value<number>;
   previousScene?: Scene<Route<string>>;
   scene: Scene<Route<string>>;
   state: StackNavigationState;
   navigation: StackNavigationHelpers;
+  safeAreaInsetTop: number;
+  safeAreaInsetRight: number;
+  safeAreaInsetBottom: number;
+  safeAreaInsetLeft: number;
   cardTransparent?: boolean;
   cardOverlayEnabled?: boolean;
   cardShadowEnabled?: boolean;
@@ -96,7 +98,6 @@ export default class StackItem extends React.PureComponent<Props> {
     const {
       index,
       layout,
-      insets,
       active,
       focused,
       closing,
@@ -104,6 +105,10 @@ export default class StackItem extends React.PureComponent<Props> {
       state,
       scene,
       previousScene,
+      safeAreaInsetTop,
+      safeAreaInsetRight,
+      safeAreaInsetBottom,
+      safeAreaInsetLeft,
       cardTransparent,
       cardOverlayEnabled,
       cardShadowEnabled,
@@ -126,6 +131,13 @@ export default class StackItem extends React.PureComponent<Props> {
       headerStyleInterpolator,
     } = this.props;
 
+    const insets = {
+      top: safeAreaInsetTop,
+      right: safeAreaInsetRight,
+      bottom: safeAreaInsetBottom,
+      left: safeAreaInsetLeft,
+    };
+
     return (
       <Card
         index={index}
@@ -168,6 +180,7 @@ export default class StackItem extends React.PureComponent<Props> {
             ? renderHeader({
                 mode: 'screen',
                 layout,
+                insets,
                 scenes: [previousScene, scene],
                 state,
                 getPreviousRoute,