diff --git a/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/juce_ios_UIViewComponentPeer.mm b/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/juce_ios_UIViewComponentPeer.mm
index d46b598c39..4f36ee6edf 100644
--- a/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/juce_ios_UIViewComponentPeer.mm
+++ b/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/juce_ios_UIViewComponentPeer.mm
@@ -327,7 +327,10 @@ MultiTouchMapper<UITouch*> UIViewComponentPeer::currentTouches;
 
 - (BOOL) prefersStatusBarHidden
 {
-    return isKioskModeView (self);
+    if (isKioskModeView (self))
+        return true;
+
+    return [[[NSBundle mainBundle] objectForInfoDictionaryKey: @"UIStatusBarHidden"] boolValue];
 }
 
 #if defined (__IPHONE_11_0) && __IPHONE_OS_VERSION_MAX_ALLOWED >= __IPHONE_11_0