diff --git a/mobile/android/base/resources/values/styles.xml b/mobile/android/base/resources/values/styles.xml
index 2e3183f3e040..fd4d22115493 100644
--- a/mobile/android/base/resources/values/styles.xml
+++ b/mobile/android/base/resources/values/styles.xml
@@ -824,6 +824,9 @@
         <item name="android:windowNoTitle">true</item>
         <item name="android:windowIsTranslucent">true</item>
         <item name="android:backgroundDimEnabled">true</item>
+
+        <!-- We display the overlay on top of other Activities so show their status bar. -->
+        <item name="android:statusBarColor">@android:color/transparent</item>
     </style>
 
     <style name="TextAppearance.FirstrunLight"/>