diff --git a/ui/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/android/common/ui/util/extensions/AppCompatActivityExtensions.kt b/ui/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/android/common/ui/util/extensions/AppCompatActivityExtensions.kt
index 50b65eee..122a96d3 100644
--- a/ui/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/android/common/ui/util/extensions/AppCompatActivityExtensions.kt
+++ b/ui/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/android/common/ui/util/extensions/AppCompatActivityExtensions.kt
@@ -9,8 +9,10 @@ package com.nextcloud.android.common.ui.util.extensions
 
 import android.graphics.Color
 import android.os.Build
+import android.view.WindowInsets
 import androidx.activity.SystemBarStyle
 import androidx.activity.enableEdgeToEdge
+import androidx.annotation.ColorInt
 import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity
 
 @JvmOverloads
@@ -28,3 +30,18 @@ fun AppCompatActivity.adjustUIForAPILevel35(
 
     window.addSystemBarPaddings()
 }
+
+fun AppCompatActivity.initStatusBar(
+    @ColorInt color: Int
+) {
+    window.decorView.setOnApplyWindowInsetsListener { view, insets ->
+        view.setBackgroundColor(color)
+
+        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.VANILLA_ICE_CREAM) {
+            val statusBarHeight = insets.getInsets(WindowInsets.Type.statusBars()).top
+            view.setPadding(0, statusBarHeight, 0, 0)
+        }
+
+        insets
+    }
+}