diff --git a/packages/mobile/src/screens/splash-screen/SplashScreen.tsx b/packages/mobile/src/screens/splash-screen/SplashScreen.tsx
index 6505db6200..1fc2474238 100644
--- a/packages/mobile/src/screens/splash-screen/SplashScreen.tsx
+++ b/packages/mobile/src/screens/splash-screen/SplashScreen.tsx
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
 import { useRef, useState, useEffect, useCallback } from 'react'
 
-import { accountSelectors, Status } from '@audius/common'
+import { accountSelectors, themeSelectors, Status } from '@audius/common'
 import LottieView from 'lottie-react-native'
-import { StyleSheet, Animated } from 'react-native'
+import { StyleSheet, Animated, StatusBar, Platform } from 'react-native'
 import { useSelector } from 'react-redux'
+import { useEffectOnce } from 'react-use'
+
+import { updateStatusBarTheme } from 'app/utils/theme'
 
 const { getAccountStatus } = accountSelectors
+const { getTheme, getSystemAppearance } = themeSelectors
 
 const SCALE_TO = 1.2
 const ANIM_DURATION_MS = 2000
@@ -30,8 +34,23 @@ const styles = StyleSheet.create({
 export const SplashScreen = () => {
   const [animationFinished, setAnimationFinished] = useState(false)
   const accountStatus = useSelector(getAccountStatus)
+  const theme = useSelector(getTheme)
+  const systemAppearance = useSelector(getSystemAppearance)
   const backgroundOpacityAnim = useRef(new Animated.Value(1))
 
+  useEffectOnce(() => {
+    if (Platform.OS === 'ios') {
+      // Hide the StatusBar on ios
+      updateStatusBarTheme(theme, systemAppearance)
+      StatusBar.setHidden(true)
+    } else {
+      // Make the StatusBar translucent on android
+      // (hiding it on android causes the app to shift when it's unhidden)
+      StatusBar.setBackgroundColor('transparent')
+      StatusBar.setTranslucent(true)
+    }
+  })
+
   useEffect(() => {
     if (![Status.IDLE, Status.LOADING].includes(accountStatus)) {
       if (animationRef.current) {
@@ -66,8 +85,15 @@ export const SplashScreen = () => {
   }, [scaleAnim])
 
   const onAnimationFinish = useCallback(() => {
+    if (Platform.OS === 'ios') {
+      // Unhide the StatusBar on ios
+      StatusBar.setHidden(false, 'fade')
+    } else {
+      // Make the StatusBar opaque on android
+      updateStatusBarTheme(theme, systemAppearance)
+    }
     setAnimationFinished(true)
-  }, [setAnimationFinished])
+  }, [setAnimationFinished, theme, systemAppearance])
 
   const animationRef = useRef<LottieView | null>(null)
 
diff --git a/packages/mobile/src/store/theme/sagas.ts b/packages/mobile/src/store/theme/sagas.ts
index 13f0c95d3d..9255e6985f 100644
--- a/packages/mobile/src/store/theme/sagas.ts
+++ b/packages/mobile/src/store/theme/sagas.ts
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ import { eventEmitter, initialMode } from 'react-native-dark-mode'
 import { put, call, spawn, takeEvery, select } from 'typed-redux-saga'
 
 import { localStorage } from 'app/services/local-storage'
-import { handleThemeChange } from 'app/utils/theme'
+import { updateStatusBarTheme, setStatusBarTheme } from 'app/utils/theme'
 const { setTheme, setSystemAppearance } = themeActions
-const { getSystemAppearance } = themeSelectors
+const { getTheme, getSystemAppearance } = themeSelectors
 
 const waitForSystemAppearanceChange = async () => {
   let listener
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ const waitForSystemAppearanceChange = async () => {
 function* watchSystemAppearanceChange() {
   while (true) {
     const systemAppearance = yield* select(getSystemAppearance)
+    const theme = yield* select(getTheme)
     if (!systemAppearance) {
       yield* put(
         setSystemAppearance({
@@ -35,14 +36,18 @@ function* watchSystemAppearanceChange() {
       )
     } else {
       const systemAppearance = yield* call(waitForSystemAppearanceChange)
+      if (theme === Theme.AUTO) {
+        setStatusBarTheme(systemAppearance)
+      }
       yield* put(setSystemAppearance({ systemAppearance }))
     }
   }
 }
 
 function* setThemeAsync(action: PayloadAction<{ theme: Theme }>) {
+  const systemAppearance = yield* select(getSystemAppearance)
   const { theme } = action.payload
-  handleThemeChange(theme)
+  updateStatusBarTheme(theme, systemAppearance)
 
   yield* call([localStorage, 'setItem'], 'theme', theme)
 }
diff --git a/packages/mobile/src/utils/theme.ts b/packages/mobile/src/utils/theme.ts
index d1fe8f21cc..4cc88809cb 100644
--- a/packages/mobile/src/utils/theme.ts
+++ b/packages/mobile/src/utils/theme.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import type { SystemAppearance, Nullable } from '@audius/common'
 import { themeSelectors } from '@audius/common'
 import { StatusBar } from 'react-native'
 import { useSelector } from 'react-redux'
@@ -11,29 +12,39 @@ export enum Theme {
   MATRIX = 'matrix'
 }
 
-export const handleThemeChange = (theme: Theme) => {
+/**
+ * Set status bar theme in a cross-platform way
+ */
+export const setStatusBarTheme = (theme: 'light' | 'dark') => {
+  if (theme === 'light') {
+    StatusBar.setBarStyle('dark-content')
+    StatusBar.setBackgroundColor(defaultTheme.white)
+  } else {
+    StatusBar.setBarStyle('light-content')
+    StatusBar.setBackgroundColor(darkTheme.white)
+  }
+}
+
+export const updateStatusBarTheme = (
+  theme: Nullable<Theme>,
+  systemAppearance: Nullable<SystemAppearance>
+) => {
   switch (theme) {
     case Theme.DEFAULT: {
-      StatusBar.setBarStyle('dark-content')
+      setStatusBarTheme('light')
       break
     }
     case Theme.DARK: {
-      StatusBar.setBarStyle('light-content')
+      setStatusBarTheme('dark')
       break
     }
     case Theme.AUTO: {
-      StatusBar.setBarStyle('default')
+      if (systemAppearance) {
+        setStatusBarTheme(systemAppearance)
+      }
       break
     }
   }
-
-  // Fade in status bar after we
-  // get our first update, after a
-  // slight delay to allow Splash Screen
-  // to animate out.
-  setTimeout(() => {
-    StatusBar.setHidden(false, 'fade')
-  }, 500)
 }
 
 export const defaultTheme = {