Closes #3122

lib/ios/RNNNavigationController.m

@@ -36,4 +36,8 @@
 	return ((UIViewController<RNNRootViewProtocol>*)self.topViewController).options;
 }
 
+- (UIViewController *)childViewControllerForStatusBarStyle {
+	return self.topViewController;
+}
+
 @end

lib/ios/RNNNavigationOptions.m

@@ -102,6 +102,10 @@ RCT_ENUM_CONVERTER(UIModalTransitionStyle,
 		backgroundImageView.image = [self.rootBackgroundImage isKindOfClass:[UIImage class]] ? (UIImage*)self.rootBackgroundImage : [RCTConvert UIImage:self.rootBackgroundImage];
 		[backgroundImageView setContentMode:UIViewContentModeScaleAspectFill];
 	}
+	
+	if (self.statusBarStyle) {
+		[viewController setNeedsStatusBarAppearanceUpdate];
+	}
     
     [self applyModalOptions:viewController];
 }