diff --git a/src/ios/CDVUIInAppBrowser.m b/src/ios/CDVUIInAppBrowser.m
index a294a2b2b..ea060ef85 100644
--- a/src/ios/CDVUIInAppBrowser.m
+++ b/src/ios/CDVUIInAppBrowser.m
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
 #define    kInAppBrowserToolbarBarPositionTop @"top"
 
 #define    TOOLBAR_HEIGHT 44.0
-#define    STATUSBAR_HEIGHT 20.0
 #define    LOCATIONBAR_HEIGHT 21.0
 #define    FOOTER_HEIGHT ((TOOLBAR_HEIGHT) + (LOCATIONBAR_HEIGHT))
 
@@ -620,6 +619,8 @@ @implementation CDVUIInAppBrowserViewController
 
 @synthesize currentURL;
 
+BOOL viewUIRenderedAtLeastOnce = FALSE;
+
 - (id)initWithUserAgent:(NSString*)userAgent prevUserAgent:(NSString*)prevUserAgent browserOptions: (CDVInAppBrowserOptions*) browserOptions
 {
     self = [super init];
@@ -775,7 +776,7 @@ - (void)createViews
         [self.toolbar setItems:@[self.closeButton, flexibleSpaceButton, self.backButton, fixedSpaceButton, self.forwardButton]];
     }
 
-    self.view.backgroundColor = [UIColor grayColor];
+    self.view.backgroundColor = [UIColor clearColor];
     [self.view addSubview:self.toolbar];
     [self.view addSubview:self.addressLabel];
     [self.view addSubview:self.spinner];
@@ -916,6 +917,7 @@ - (void)showToolBar:(BOOL)show : (NSString *) toolbarPosition
 
 - (void)viewDidLoad
 {
+    viewUIRenderedAtLeastOnce = FALSE;
     [super viewDidLoad];
 }
 
@@ -988,7 +990,15 @@ - (void)goForward:(id)sender
 
 - (void)viewWillAppear:(BOOL)animated
 {
-    if (IsAtLeastiOSVersion(@"7.0")) {
+    if (IsAtLeastiOSVersion(@"7.0") && !viewUIRenderedAtLeastOnce) {
+        viewUIRenderedAtLeastOnce = TRUE;
+        CGRect viewBounds = [self.webView bounds];
+        CGRect statusBarFrame = [UIApplication sharedApplication].statusBarFrame;
+        CGFloat statusBarHeight = statusBarFrame.size.height;
+        viewBounds.origin.y = statusBarHeight;
+        viewBounds.size.height = viewBounds.size.height - statusBarHeight;
+
+        self.webView.frame = viewBounds;
         [[UIApplication sharedApplication] setStatusBarStyle:[self preferredStatusBarStyle]];
     }
     [self rePositionViews];
@@ -1008,8 +1018,10 @@ - (float) getStatusBarOffset {
 }
 
 - (void) rePositionViews {
-    if ([_browserOptions.toolbarposition isEqualToString:kInAppBrowserToolbarBarPositionTop]) {
-        [self.webView setFrame:CGRectMake(self.webView.frame.origin.x, TOOLBAR_HEIGHT, self.webView.frame.size.width, self.webView.frame.size.height)];
+    if ((_browserOptions.toolbar) && ([_browserOptions.toolbarposition isEqualToString:kInAppBrowserToolbarBarPositionTop])) {
+        CGRect statusBarFrame = [UIApplication sharedApplication].statusBarFrame;
+        CGFloat statusBarHeight = statusBarFrame.size.height;
+        [self.webView setFrame:CGRectMake(self.webView.frame.origin.x, TOOLBAR_HEIGHT + [self getStatusBarOffset], self.webView.frame.size.width, self.webView.frame.size.height - [self getStatusBarOffset] + statusBarHeight)];
         [self.toolbar setFrame:CGRectMake(self.toolbar.frame.origin.x, [self getStatusBarOffset], self.toolbar.frame.size.width, self.toolbar.frame.size.height)];
     }
 }