diff --git a/Libraries/Components/StatusBar/NativeStatusBarManagerAndroid.js b/Libraries/Components/StatusBar/NativeStatusBarManagerAndroid.js
index 5b00b2a4c218a6..b451b90827ed30 100644
--- a/Libraries/Components/StatusBar/NativeStatusBarManagerAndroid.js
+++ b/Libraries/Components/StatusBar/NativeStatusBarManagerAndroid.js
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ const NativeStatusBarManager = {
   /**
    *  - statusBarStyles can be:
    *    - 'default'
+   *    - 'light-content'
    *    - 'dark-content'
    */
   setStyle(statusBarStyle?: ?string): void {
diff --git a/Libraries/Components/StatusBar/StatusBar.js b/Libraries/Components/StatusBar/StatusBar.js
index 021e75494d12fa..75b51a082829ef 100644
--- a/Libraries/Components/StatusBar/StatusBar.js
+++ b/Libraries/Components/StatusBar/StatusBar.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import NativeStatusBarManagerIOS from './NativeStatusBarManagerIOS';
  */
 export type StatusBarStyle = $Keys<{
   /**
-   * Default status bar style (dark for iOS, light for Android)
+   * Default status bar style (dark for iOS, no change for Android)
    */
   default: string,
   /**
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/statusbar/StatusBarModule.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/statusbar/StatusBarModule.java
index b4a4e80e68485e..44391965e63b31 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/statusbar/StatusBarModule.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/statusbar/StatusBarModule.java
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ public void run() {
               int systemUiVisibilityFlags = decorView.getSystemUiVisibility();
               if ("dark-content".equals(style)) {
                 systemUiVisibilityFlags |= View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_LIGHT_STATUS_BAR;
-              } else {
+              } else if ("light-content".equals(style)) {
                 systemUiVisibilityFlags &= ~View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_LIGHT_STATUS_BAR;
               }
               decorView.setSystemUiVisibility(systemUiVisibilityFlags);