diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/anytypeio/anytype/ui/home/WidgetsScreenFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/anytypeio/anytype/ui/home/WidgetsScreenFragment.kt
index 71768d34f6..c1b574aa9c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/anytypeio/anytype/ui/home/WidgetsScreenFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/anytypeio/anytype/ui/home/WidgetsScreenFragment.kt
@@ -5,7 +5,10 @@ import android.os.Bundle
 import android.view.LayoutInflater
 import android.view.View
 import android.view.ViewGroup
+import androidx.activity.ComponentActivity
+import androidx.activity.SystemBarStyle
 import androidx.activity.compose.BackHandler
+import androidx.activity.enableEdgeToEdge
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.WindowInsets
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxSize
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxWidth
@@ -13,6 +16,7 @@ import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.statusBarsPadding
 import androidx.compose.material3.ExperimentalMaterial3Api
 import androidx.compose.material3.ModalBottomSheet
 import androidx.compose.material3.Scaffold
+import androidx.compose.runtime.LaunchedEffect
 import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
 import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
 import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
@@ -134,6 +138,21 @@ class WidgetsScreenFragment : Fragment(),
             )
         }
 
+        // Force status bar to refresh and match the current background color
+        // Using LaunchedEffect(Unit) ensures this only runs once when the screen is displayed
+        LaunchedEffect(Unit) {
+            (requireActivity() as? ComponentActivity)?.enableEdgeToEdge(
+                statusBarStyle = SystemBarStyle.auto(
+                    lightScrim = android.graphics.Color.TRANSPARENT,
+                    darkScrim = android.graphics.Color.TRANSPARENT
+                ),
+                navigationBarStyle = SystemBarStyle.auto(
+                    lightScrim = android.graphics.Color.TRANSPARENT,
+                    darkScrim = android.graphics.Color.TRANSPARENT
+                )
+            )
+        }
+
         val spaceSettingsState = vm.viewerSpaceSettingsState.collectAsStateWithLifecycle().value
 
         if (spaceSettingsState is ViewerSpaceSettingsState.Visible) {