diff --git a/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/plugin/StatusBar.java b/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/plugin/StatusBar.java
index 5441a16e88..525183301d 100644
--- a/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/plugin/StatusBar.java
+++ b/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/plugin/StatusBar.java
@@ -16,6 +16,13 @@
 @NativePlugin()
 public class StatusBar extends Plugin {
 
+  private int currentStatusbarColor;
+
+  public void load() {
+    // save initial color of the status bar
+    currentStatusbarColor = getActivity().getWindow().getStatusBarColor();
+  }
+
   @PluginMethod()
   public void setStyle(final PluginCall call) {
     final String style = call.getString("style");
@@ -57,7 +64,10 @@ public void run() {
         window.clearFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_TRANSLUCENT_STATUS);
         window.addFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_DRAWS_SYSTEM_BAR_BACKGROUNDS);
         try {
-          window.setStatusBarColor(Color.parseColor(color.toUpperCase()));
+          final int parsedColor = Color.parseColor(color.toUpperCase());
+          window.setStatusBarColor(parsedColor);
+          // update the local color field as well
+          currentStatusbarColor = parsedColor;
           call.success();
         } catch (IllegalArgumentException ex) {
           call.error("Invalid color provided. Must be a hex string (ex: #ff0000");
@@ -114,6 +124,38 @@ public void getInfo(final PluginCall call) {
     data.put("visible", (decorView.getSystemUiVisibility() & View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_FULLSCREEN) != View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_FULLSCREEN);
     data.put("style", style);
     data.put("color", String.format("#%06X", (0xFFFFFF & window.getStatusBarColor())));
+    data.put("overlays", (decorView.getSystemUiVisibility() & View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_LAYOUT_FULLSCREEN) == View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_LAYOUT_FULLSCREEN);
     call.resolve(data);
   }
+
+  @PluginMethod()
+  public void setOverlaysWebView(final PluginCall call) {
+    final Boolean overlays = call.getBoolean("overlay", true);
+    getBridge().executeOnMainThread(new Runnable() {
+      @Override
+      public void run() {
+        if (overlays) {
+          // Sets the layout to a fullscreen one that does not hide the actual status bar, so the webview is displayed behind it.
+          View decorView = getActivity().getWindow().getDecorView();
+          int uiOptions = decorView.getSystemUiVisibility();
+          uiOptions = uiOptions | View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_LAYOUT_STABLE | View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_LAYOUT_FULLSCREEN;
+          decorView.setSystemUiVisibility(uiOptions);
+          currentStatusbarColor = getActivity().getWindow().getStatusBarColor();
+          getActivity().getWindow().setStatusBarColor(Color.TRANSPARENT);
+
+          call.success();
+        } else {
+          // Sets the layout to a normal one that displays the webview below the status bar.
+          View decorView = getActivity().getWindow().getDecorView();
+          int uiOptions = decorView.getSystemUiVisibility();
+          uiOptions = uiOptions & ~View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_LAYOUT_STABLE & ~View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_LAYOUT_FULLSCREEN;
+          decorView.setSystemUiVisibility(uiOptions);
+          // recover the previous color of the status bar
+          getActivity().getWindow().setStatusBarColor(currentStatusbarColor);
+
+          call.success();
+        }
+      }
+    });
+  }
 }
diff --git a/core/src/core-plugin-definitions.ts b/core/src/core-plugin-definitions.ts
index 9d6fbd0095..9b7df56785 100644
--- a/core/src/core-plugin-definitions.ts
+++ b/core/src/core-plugin-definitions.ts
@@ -1608,6 +1608,11 @@ export interface StatusBarPlugin extends Plugin {
    *  Get info about the current state of the status bar
    */
   getInfo(): Promise<StatusBarInfoResult>;
+  /**
+   *  Set whether or not the status bar should overlay the webview to allow usage of the space
+   *  around a device "notch"
+   */
+  setOverlaysWebView(options: StatusBarOverlaysWebviewOptions): Promise<void>;
 }
 
 export interface StatusBarStyleOptions {
@@ -1633,6 +1638,11 @@ export interface StatusBarInfoResult {
   visible: boolean;
   style: StatusBarStyle;
   color?: string;
+  overlays?: boolean;
+}
+
+export interface StatusBarOverlaysWebviewOptions {
+  overlay: boolean;
 }
 
 export interface StoragePlugin extends Plugin {
diff --git a/ios/Capacitor/Capacitor/Plugins/DefaultPlugins.m b/ios/Capacitor/Capacitor/Plugins/DefaultPlugins.m
index 4a0342394a..305fa45126 100644
--- a/ios/Capacitor/Capacitor/Plugins/DefaultPlugins.m
+++ b/ios/Capacitor/Capacitor/Plugins/DefaultPlugins.m
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@
   CAP_PLUGIN_METHOD(show, CAPPluginReturnPromise);
   CAP_PLUGIN_METHOD(hide, CAPPluginReturnPromise);
   CAP_PLUGIN_METHOD(getInfo, CAPPluginReturnPromise);
+  CAP_PLUGIN_METHOD(setOverlaysWebView, CAPPluginReturnPromise);
 )
 
 CAP_PLUGIN(CAPStoragePlugin, "Storage",
diff --git a/ios/Capacitor/Capacitor/Plugins/StatusBar.swift b/ios/Capacitor/Capacitor/Plugins/StatusBar.swift
index f13fb98c2e..cb585bd3b5 100644
--- a/ios/Capacitor/Capacitor/Plugins/StatusBar.swift
+++ b/ios/Capacitor/Capacitor/Plugins/StatusBar.swift
@@ -75,5 +75,9 @@ public class CAPStatusBarPlugin: CAPPlugin {
       ])
     }
   }
+
+  @objc func setOverlaysWebView(_ call: CAPPluginCall) {
+    call.unimplemented()
+  }
 }
 
diff --git a/site/docs-md/apis/status-bar/index.md b/site/docs-md/apis/status-bar/index.md
index f4f969e9c4..1b4cb9bd78 100644
--- a/site/docs-md/apis/status-bar/index.md
+++ b/site/docs-md/apis/status-bar/index.md
@@ -49,6 +49,11 @@ export class StatusBarExample {
       style: this.isStatusBarLight ? StatusBarStyle.Dark : StatusBarStyle.Light
     });
     this.isStatusBarLight = !this.isStatusBarLight;
+
+    // Display content under transparent status bar (Android only)
+    Statusbar.setOverlaysWebView({
+      overlay: true
+    });
   }
 
   hideStatusBar() {