diff --git a/lib/android/app/src/main/java/com/reactnativenavigation/viewcontrollers/statusbar/StatusBarPresenter.kt b/lib/android/app/src/main/java/com/reactnativenavigation/viewcontrollers/statusbar/StatusBarPresenter.kt
index 6b060ed4dc6..b624e323d99 100644
--- a/lib/android/app/src/main/java/com/reactnativenavigation/viewcontrollers/statusbar/StatusBarPresenter.kt
+++ b/lib/android/app/src/main/java/com/reactnativenavigation/viewcontrollers/statusbar/StatusBarPresenter.kt
@@ -120,7 +120,11 @@ class StatusBarPresenter private constructor(
 
     private fun setStatusBarVisible(viewController: ViewController<*>, visible: Bool) {
         val window = window.get() ?: return
-        val view = if (viewController.view != null) viewController.view else window.decorView
+        val view = if (viewController.isViewCreated) {
+            viewController.view ?: window.decorView
+        } else {
+            window.decorView
+        }
         if (visible.isFalse) {
             hideStatusBar(window, view)
         } else {
diff --git a/lib/android/app/src/main/java/com/reactnativenavigation/viewcontrollers/viewcontroller/ViewController.java b/lib/android/app/src/main/java/com/reactnativenavigation/viewcontrollers/viewcontroller/ViewController.java
index 32f90d47db2..c62d77d6b0f 100644
--- a/lib/android/app/src/main/java/com/reactnativenavigation/viewcontrollers/viewcontroller/ViewController.java
+++ b/lib/android/app/src/main/java/com/reactnativenavigation/viewcontrollers/viewcontroller/ViewController.java
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ public void ensureViewIsCreated() {
         getView();
     }
 
-    protected boolean isViewCreated() {
+    public boolean isViewCreated() {
         return view != null;
     }