diff --git a/example/src/Screens/ModalPresentationStack.tsx b/example/src/Screens/ModalPresentationStack.tsx
index 04719a18..2bbd162a 100644
--- a/example/src/Screens/ModalPresentationStack.tsx
+++ b/example/src/Screens/ModalPresentationStack.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import {
   createStackNavigator,
   StackScreenProps,
   StackNavigationOptions,
-  TransitionPresets,
 } from '@react-navigation/stack';
 import Article from '../Shared/Article';
 import Albums from '../Shared/Albums';
@@ -88,17 +87,17 @@ export default function SimpleStackScreen({ navigation, options }: Props) {
   return (
     <ModalPresentationStack.Navigator
       mode="modal"
-      screenOptions={({ route, navigation }) => ({
-        ...TransitionPresets.ModalPresentationIOS,
-        cardOverlayEnabled: true,
-        gestureEnabled: true,
-        headerStatusBarHeight:
-          navigation
-            .dangerouslyGetState()
-            .routes.findIndex((r: any) => r.key === route.key) > 0
-            ? 0
-            : undefined,
-      })}
+      // screenOptions={({ route, navigation }) => ({
+      //   ...TransitionPresets.ModalPresentationIOS,
+      //   cardOverlayEnabled: true,
+      //   gestureEnabled: true,
+      //   headerStatusBarHeight:
+      //     navigation
+      //       .dangerouslyGetState()
+      //       .routes.findIndex((r: any) => r.key === route.key) > 0
+      //       ? 0
+      //       : undefined,
+      // })}
       {...options}
     >
       <ModalPresentationStack.Screen
diff --git a/packages/stack/src/TransitionConfigs/TransitionPresets.tsx b/packages/stack/src/TransitionConfigs/TransitionPresets.tsx
index f317f7e8..9c5d2737 100644
--- a/packages/stack/src/TransitionConfigs/TransitionPresets.tsx
+++ b/packages/stack/src/TransitionConfigs/TransitionPresets.tsx
@@ -116,6 +116,6 @@ export const DefaultTransition = Platform.select({
  * Default modal transition for the current platform.
  */
 export const ModalTransition = Platform.select({
-  ios: ModalSlideFromBottomIOS,
+  ios: ModalPresentationIOS,
   default: DefaultTransition,
 });
diff --git a/packages/stack/src/utils/ModalPresentationContext.tsx b/packages/stack/src/utils/ModalPresentationContext.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3c4da249
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/stack/src/utils/ModalPresentationContext.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import * as React from 'react';
+
+const ModalPresentationContext = React.createContext(false);
+
+export default ModalPresentationContext;
diff --git a/packages/stack/src/views/Header/Header.tsx b/packages/stack/src/views/Header/Header.tsx
index 7d1e85fa..8ea4f146 100644
--- a/packages/stack/src/views/Header/Header.tsx
+++ b/packages/stack/src/views/Header/Header.tsx
@@ -1,20 +1,21 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
-import { StackActions } from '@react-navigation/native';
+import { StackActions, useNavigationState } from '@react-navigation/native';
 
 import HeaderSegment from './HeaderSegment';
 import HeaderTitle from './HeaderTitle';
+import HeaderShownContext from '../../utils/HeaderShownContext';
+import ModalPresentationContext from '../../utils/ModalPresentationContext';
 import debounce from '../../utils/debounce';
 import type { StackHeaderProps, StackHeaderTitleProps } from '../../types';
 
-export default React.memo(function Header(props: StackHeaderProps) {
-  const {
-    scene,
-    previous,
-    layout,
-    insets,
-    navigation,
-    styleInterpolator,
-  } = props;
+export default React.memo(function Header({
+  scene,
+  previous,
+  layout,
+  insets,
+  navigation,
+  styleInterpolator,
+}: StackHeaderProps) {
   const { options } = scene.descriptor;
   const title =
     typeof options.headerTitle !== 'function' &&
@@ -54,6 +55,15 @@ export default React.memo(function Header(props: StackHeaderProps) {
     [navigation, scene.route.key]
   );
 
+  const isModal = React.useContext(ModalPresentationContext);
+  const isParentHeaderShown = React.useContext(HeaderShownContext);
+  const isFirstRouteInParent = useNavigationState(
+    (state) => state.routes[0].key === scene.route.key
+  );
+
+  const statusBarHeight =
+    (isModal && !isFirstRouteInParent) || isParentHeaderShown ? 0 : insets.top;
+
   return (
     <HeaderSegment
       {...options}
@@ -67,6 +77,7 @@ export default React.memo(function Header(props: StackHeaderProps) {
           ? (props: StackHeaderTitleProps) => <HeaderTitle {...props} />
           : options.headerTitle
       }
+      headerStatusBarHeight={statusBarHeight}
       onGoBack={previous ? goBack : undefined}
       styleInterpolator={styleInterpolator}
     />
diff --git a/packages/stack/src/views/Header/HeaderSegment.tsx b/packages/stack/src/views/Header/HeaderSegment.tsx
index 91e7817d..8bbd4759 100644
--- a/packages/stack/src/views/Header/HeaderSegment.tsx
+++ b/packages/stack/src/views/Header/HeaderSegment.tsx
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import type { EdgeInsets } from 'react-native-safe-area-context';
 import type { Route } from '@react-navigation/native';
 import HeaderBackButton from './HeaderBackButton';
 import HeaderBackground from './HeaderBackground';
-import HeaderShownContext from '../../utils/HeaderShownContext';
 import memoize from '../../utils/memoize';
 import type {
   Layout,
@@ -22,8 +21,12 @@ import type {
   Scene,
 } from '../../types';
 
-type Props = StackHeaderOptions & {
+type Props = Omit<
+  StackHeaderOptions,
+  'headerTitle' | 'headerStatusBarHeight'
+> & {
   headerTitle: (props: StackHeaderTitleProps) => React.ReactNode;
+  headerStatusBarHeight: number;
   layout: Layout;
   insets: EdgeInsets;
   onGoBack?: () => void;
@@ -81,8 +84,6 @@ export default function HeaderSegment(props: Props) {
     undefined
   );
 
-  const isParentHeaderShown = React.useContext(HeaderShownContext);
-
   const handleTitleLayout = (e: LayoutChangeEvent) => {
     const { height, width } = e.nativeEvent.layout;
 
@@ -171,7 +172,7 @@ export default function HeaderSegment(props: Props) {
     headerRightContainerStyle: rightContainerStyle,
     headerTitleContainerStyle: titleContainerStyle,
     headerStyle: customHeaderStyle,
-    headerStatusBarHeight = isParentHeaderShown ? 0 : insets.top,
+    headerStatusBarHeight,
     styleInterpolator,
   } = props;
 
diff --git a/packages/stack/src/views/Stack/Card.tsx b/packages/stack/src/views/Stack/Card.tsx
index 6217af4d..cd4f6656 100755
--- a/packages/stack/src/views/Stack/Card.tsx
+++ b/packages/stack/src/views/Stack/Card.tsx
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@ const hasOpacityStyle = (style: any) => {
 
 export default class Card extends React.Component<Props> {
   static defaultProps = {
-    overlayEnabled: Platform.OS !== 'ios',
     shadowEnabled: true,
     gestureEnabled: true,
     gestureVelocityImpact: GESTURE_VELOCITY_IMPACT,
diff --git a/packages/stack/src/views/Stack/CardContainer.tsx b/packages/stack/src/views/Stack/CardContainer.tsx
index fee555ec..b5506095 100644
--- a/packages/stack/src/views/Stack/CardContainer.tsx
+++ b/packages/stack/src/views/Stack/CardContainer.tsx
@@ -3,9 +3,11 @@ import { Animated, View, StyleSheet, StyleProp, ViewStyle } from 'react-native';
 import { Route, useTheme } from '@react-navigation/native';
 import type { Props as HeaderContainerProps } from '../Header/HeaderContainer';
 import Card from './Card';
+import { forModalPresentationIOS } from '../../TransitionConfigs/CardStyleInterpolators';
 import HeaderHeightContext from '../../utils/HeaderHeightContext';
 import HeaderShownContext from '../../utils/HeaderShownContext';
 import PreviousSceneContext from '../../utils/PreviousSceneContext';
+import ModalPresentationContext from '../../utils/ModalPresentationContext';
 import type {
   Scene,
   Layout,
@@ -29,7 +31,7 @@ type Props = TransitionPreset & {
   cardOverlay?: (props: {
     style: Animated.WithAnimatedValue<StyleProp<ViewStyle>>;
   }) => React.ReactNode;
-  cardOverlayEnabled?: boolean;
+  cardOverlayEnabled: boolean;
   cardShadowEnabled?: boolean;
   cardStyle?: StyleProp<ViewStyle>;
   getPreviousScene: (props: {
@@ -184,6 +186,7 @@ function CardContainer({
   }, [pointerEvents, scene.progress.next]);
 
   const previousScene = getPreviousScene({ route: scene.route });
+  const isModalPresentation = cardStyleInterpolator === forModalPresentationIOS;
 
   return (
     <Card
@@ -236,8 +239,9 @@ function CardContainer({
             </HeaderShownContext.Provider>
           </PreviousSceneContext.Provider>
         </View>
-        {headerMode !== 'float'
-          ? renderHeader({
+        {headerMode !== 'float' ? (
+          <ModalPresentationContext.Provider value={isModalPresentation}>
+            {renderHeader({
               mode: 'screen',
               layout,
               insets,
@@ -247,8 +251,9 @@ function CardContainer({
               gestureDirection,
               styleInterpolator: headerStyleInterpolator,
               onContentHeightChange: onHeaderHeightChange,
-            })
-          : null}
+            })}
+          </ModalPresentationContext.Provider>
+        ) : null}
       </View>
     </Card>
   );
diff --git a/packages/stack/src/views/Stack/CardStack.tsx b/packages/stack/src/views/Stack/CardStack.tsx
index 4b4c9a77..dde41e42 100755
--- a/packages/stack/src/views/Stack/CardStack.tsx
+++ b/packages/stack/src/views/Stack/CardStack.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import {
   StyleSheet,
   LayoutChangeEvent,
   Dimensions,
+  Platform,
 } from 'react-native';
 import type { EdgeInsets } from 'react-native-safe-area-context';
 import type {
@@ -542,7 +543,7 @@ export default class CardStack extends React.Component<Props, State> {
               headerShown = true,
               headerTransparent,
               cardShadowEnabled,
-              cardOverlayEnabled,
+              cardOverlayEnabled = Platform.OS !== 'ios' || mode === 'modal',
               cardOverlay,
               cardStyle,
               animationEnabled,