diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/modal/ReactModalHostView.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/modal/ReactModalHostView.java
index e55840866..af6c7449e 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/modal/ReactModalHostView.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/modal/ReactModalHostView.java
@@ -247,8 +247,6 @@ public class ReactModalHostView extends ViewGroup implements LifecycleEventListe
   private void updateProperties() {
     Assertions.assertNotNull(mDialog, "mDialog must exist when we call updateProperties");
 
-    mDialog.getWindow().addFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_TRANSLUCENT_STATUS);
-
     if (mTransparent) {
       mDialog.getWindow().clearFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_DIM_BEHIND);
     } else {
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/res/views/modal/values/themes.xml b/ReactAndroid/src/main/res/views/modal/values/themes.xml
index 0efa67c76..e6f6a8902 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/res/views/modal/values/themes.xml
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/res/views/modal/values/themes.xml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
     <item name="android:windowNoTitle">true</item>
     <item name="android:windowIsFloating">false</item>
     <item name="android:windowBackground">@android:color/transparent</item>
+    <item name="android:windowTranslucentStatus">true</item>
   </style>
 
   <style name="Theme.FullScreenDialogAnimatedSlide" parent="Theme.FullScreenDialog">