diff --git a/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/juce_ios_UIViewComponentPeer.mm b/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/juce_ios_UIViewComponentPeer.mm
index 6c1f7efd14..e5ef2be186 100644
--- a/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/juce_ios_UIViewComponentPeer.mm
+++ b/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/juce_ios_UIViewComponentPeer.mm
@@ -118,6 +118,8 @@ using namespace juce;
 - (void) willRotateToInterfaceOrientation: (UIInterfaceOrientation) toInterfaceOrientation duration: (NSTimeInterval) duration;
 - (void) didRotateFromInterfaceOrientation: (UIInterfaceOrientation) fromInterfaceOrientation;
 - (void) viewWillTransitionToSize: (CGSize) size withTransitionCoordinator: (id<UIViewControllerTransitionCoordinator>) coordinator;
+- (BOOL) prefersStatusBarHidden;
+- (UIStatusBarStyle) preferredStatusBarStyle;
 
 - (void) viewDidLoad;
 - (void) viewWillAppear: (BOOL) animated;
@@ -298,6 +300,15 @@ static void sendScreenBoundsUpdate (JuceUIViewController* c)
     juceView->owner->updateTransformAndScreenBounds();
 }
 
+static bool isKioskModeView (JuceUIViewController* c)
+{
+    JuceUIView* juceView = (JuceUIView*) [c view];
+    jassert (juceView != nil && juceView->owner != nullptr);
+
+    return Desktop::getInstance().getKioskModeComponent() == &(juceView->owner->getComponent());
+}
+
+
 } // (juce namespace)
 
 //==============================================================================
@@ -339,6 +350,16 @@ static void sendScreenBoundsUpdate (JuceUIViewController* c)
     MessageManager::callAsync ([=]() { sendScreenBoundsUpdate (self); });
 }
 
+- (BOOL) prefersStatusBarHidden
+{
+    return isKioskModeView (self);
+}
+
+- (UIStatusBarStyle) preferredStatusBarStyle
+{
+    return UIStatusBarStyleDefault;
+}
+
 - (void) viewDidLoad
 {
     sendScreenBoundsUpdate (self);
@@ -991,13 +1012,15 @@ bool UIViewComponentPeer::canBecomeKeyWindow()
 //==============================================================================
 void Desktop::setKioskComponent (Component* kioskModeComp, bool enableOrDisable, bool /*allowMenusAndBars*/)
 {
-    [[UIApplication sharedApplication] setStatusBarHidden: enableOrDisable
-                                            withAnimation: UIStatusBarAnimationSlide];
-
     displays->refresh();
 
-    if (ComponentPeer* const peer = kioskModeComp->getPeer())
+    if (ComponentPeer* peer = kioskModeComp->getPeer())
+    {
+        if (UIViewComponentPeer* uiViewPeer = dynamic_cast<UIViewComponentPeer*> (peer))
+            [uiViewPeer->controller setNeedsStatusBarAppearanceUpdate];
+
         peer->setFullScreen (enableOrDisable);
+    }
 }
 
 //==============================================================================
diff --git a/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/juce_ios_Windowing.mm b/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/juce_ios_Windowing.mm
index 10a9607f94..094cca36a3 100644
--- a/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/juce_ios_Windowing.mm
+++ b/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/juce_ios_Windowing.mm
@@ -357,8 +357,7 @@ void Desktop::Displays::findDisplays (float masterScale)
         UIScreen* s = [UIScreen mainScreen];
 
         Display d;
-        d.userArea  = UIViewComponentPeer::realScreenPosToRotated (convertToRectInt ([s bounds])) / masterScale;
-        d.totalArea = UIViewComponentPeer::realScreenPosToRotated (convertToRectInt ([s bounds])) / masterScale;
+        d.userArea = d.totalArea = UIViewComponentPeer::realScreenPosToRotated (convertToRectInt ([s bounds])) / masterScale;
         d.isMain = true;
         d.scale = masterScale;