diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values-night/colors.xml b/app/src/main/res/values-night/colors.xml
index 54eab87ec..f55456ace 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values-night/colors.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values-night/colors.xml
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 
 <resources>
     <bool name="is_night">true</bool>
+    <bool name="status_bar_light">false</bool>
 
     <color name="conversation_item_header">#9FBDCC</color>
     <!--<color name="conversation_item_header">#CFCFCF</color>-->
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values-v23/styles.xml b/app/src/main/res/values-v23/styles.xml
index acc7c4933..ec9870e36 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values-v23/styles.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values-v23/styles.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <resources>
     <style name="AppTheme" parent="Theme.MaterialComponents.DayNight.NoActionBar.Bridge">
-        <item name="android:windowLightStatusBar">true</item>
+        <item name="android:windowLightStatusBar">@bool/status_bar_light</item>
         <item name="android:statusBarColor">@color/transparent</item>
     </style>
 </resources>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
index 8b5578780..6bf7e0efd 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 
 <resources>
     <bool name="is_night">false</bool>
+    <bool name="status_bar_light">true</bool>
+
     <color name="colorPrimary">#0082C9</color>
     <color name="colorPrimaryDark">#006AA3</color>
     <color name="colorAccent">#007CC2</color>