Closes #3122

lib/ios/RNNNavigationController.m

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

lib/ios/RNNNavigationOptions.m

 		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];
 }