diff --git a/src/ios/CDVBarcodeScanner.mm b/src/ios/CDVBarcodeScanner.mm
index 51f65f38..c8dc56d1 100644
--- a/src/ios/CDVBarcodeScanner.mm
+++ b/src/ios/CDVBarcodeScanner.mm
@@ -109,6 +109,8 @@ @interface CDVbcsViewController : UIViewController <CDVBarcodeScannerOrientation
 @property (nonatomic, retain) NSString*        alternateXib;
 @property (nonatomic)         BOOL             shutterPressed;
 @property (nonatomic, retain) IBOutlet UIView* overlayView;
+@property (nonatomic, retain) UIToolbar * toolbar;
+@property (nonatomic, retain) UIView * reticleView;
 // unsafe_unretained is equivalent to assign - used to prevent retain cycles in the property below
 @property (nonatomic, unsafe_unretained) id orientationDelegate;
 
@@ -901,19 +903,6 @@ - (void)dealloc {
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 - (void)loadView {
     self.view = [[UIView alloc] initWithFrame: self.processor.parentViewController.view.frame];
-
-    // setup capture preview layer
-    AVCaptureVideoPreviewLayer* previewLayer = self.processor.previewLayer;
-    previewLayer.frame = self.view.bounds;
-    previewLayer.videoGravity = AVLayerVideoGravityResizeAspectFill;
-
-    if ([previewLayer.connection isVideoOrientationSupported]) {
-        [previewLayer.connection setVideoOrientation:AVCaptureVideoOrientationPortrait];
-    }
-
-    [self.view.layer insertSublayer:previewLayer below:[[self.view.layer sublayers] objectAtIndex:0]];
-
-    [self.view addSubview:[self buildOverlayView]];
 }
 
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -929,6 +918,18 @@ - (void)viewWillAppear:(BOOL)animated {
 
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 - (void)viewDidAppear:(BOOL)animated {
+    // setup capture preview layer
+    AVCaptureVideoPreviewLayer* previewLayer = self.processor.previewLayer;
+    previewLayer.frame = self.view.bounds;
+    previewLayer.videoGravity = AVLayerVideoGravityResizeAspectFill;
+
+    if ([previewLayer.connection isVideoOrientationSupported]) {
+        [previewLayer.connection setVideoOrientation:AVCaptureVideoOrientationPortrait];
+    }
+
+    [self.view.layer insertSublayer:previewLayer below:[[self.view.layer sublayers] objectAtIndex:0]];
+
+    [self.view addSubview:[self buildOverlayView]];
     [self startCapturing];
 
     [super viewDidAppear:animated];
@@ -989,7 +990,7 @@ - (UIView*)buildOverlayView {
     {
         return [self buildOverlayViewFromXib];
     }
-    CGRect bounds = self.view.bounds;
+    CGRect bounds = self.view.frame;
     bounds = CGRectMake(0, 0, bounds.size.width, bounds.size.height);
 
     UIView* overlayView = [[UIView alloc] initWithFrame:bounds];
@@ -997,8 +998,8 @@ - (UIView*)buildOverlayView {
     overlayView.autoresizingMask    = UIViewAutoresizingFlexibleWidth | UIViewAutoresizingFlexibleHeight;
     overlayView.opaque              = NO;
 
-    UIToolbar* toolbar = [[UIToolbar alloc] init];
-    toolbar.autoresizingMask = UIViewAutoresizingFlexibleWidth | UIViewAutoresizingFlexibleTopMargin;
+    self.toolbar = [[UIToolbar alloc] init];
+    self.toolbar.autoresizingMask = UIViewAutoresizingFlexibleWidth;
 
     id cancelButton = [[[UIBarButtonItem alloc]
                        initWithBarButtonSystemItem:UIBarButtonSystemItemCancel
@@ -1059,44 +1060,23 @@ - (UIView*)buildOverlayView {
       [items insertObject:torchButton atIndex:0];
     }
   }
-
-    toolbar.items = items;
-
-    bounds = overlayView.bounds;
-
-    [toolbar sizeToFit];
-    CGFloat toolbarHeight  = [toolbar frame].size.height;
-    CGFloat rootViewHeight = CGRectGetHeight(bounds);
-    CGFloat rootViewWidth  = CGRectGetWidth(bounds);
-    CGRect  rectArea       = CGRectMake(0, rootViewHeight - toolbarHeight, rootViewWidth, toolbarHeight);
-    [toolbar setFrame:rectArea];
-
-    [overlayView addSubview: toolbar];
+    self.toolbar.items = items;
+    [overlayView addSubview: self.toolbar];
 
     UIImage* reticleImage = [self buildReticleImage];
-    UIView* reticleView = [[[UIImageView alloc] initWithImage:reticleImage] autorelease];
-    CGFloat minAxis = MIN(rootViewHeight, rootViewWidth);
-
-    rectArea = CGRectMake(
-        (CGFloat) (0.5 * (rootViewWidth  - minAxis)),
-        (CGFloat) (0.5 * (rootViewHeight - minAxis)),
-        minAxis,
-        minAxis
-    );
+    self.reticleView = [[[UIImageView alloc] initWithImage:reticleImage] autorelease];
 
-    [reticleView setFrame:rectArea];
-
-    reticleView.opaque           = NO;
-    reticleView.contentMode      = UIViewContentModeScaleAspectFit;
-    reticleView.autoresizingMask = (UIViewAutoresizing) (0
+    self.reticleView.opaque           = NO;
+    self.reticleView.contentMode      = UIViewContentModeScaleAspectFit;
+    self.reticleView.autoresizingMask = (UIViewAutoresizing) (0
         | UIViewAutoresizingFlexibleLeftMargin
         | UIViewAutoresizingFlexibleRightMargin
         | UIViewAutoresizingFlexibleTopMargin
         | UIViewAutoresizingFlexibleBottomMargin)
     ;
 
-    [overlayView addSubview: reticleView];
-
+    [overlayView addSubview: self.reticleView];
+    [self resizeElements];
     return overlayView;
 }
 
@@ -1188,7 +1168,35 @@ - (void) willAnimateRotationToInterfaceOrientation:(UIInterfaceOrientation)orien
     }
 
     previewLayer.videoGravity = AVLayerVideoGravityResizeAspectFill;
+
+    [self resizeElements];
     [UIView setAnimationsEnabled:YES];
 }
 
+-(void) resizeElements {
+    CGRect bounds = self.view.bounds;
+    if (@available(iOS 11.0, *)) {
+        bounds = CGRectMake(bounds.origin.x, bounds.origin.y, bounds.size.width, self.view.safeAreaLayoutGuide.layoutFrame.size.height+self.view.safeAreaLayoutGuide.layoutFrame.origin.y);
+    }
+
+    [self.toolbar sizeToFit];
+    CGFloat toolbarHeight  = [self.toolbar frame].size.height;
+    CGFloat rootViewHeight = CGRectGetHeight(bounds);
+    CGFloat rootViewWidth  = CGRectGetWidth(bounds);
+    CGRect  rectArea       = CGRectMake(0, rootViewHeight - toolbarHeight, rootViewWidth, toolbarHeight);
+    [self.toolbar setFrame:rectArea];
+
+    CGFloat minAxis = MIN(rootViewHeight, rootViewWidth);
+
+    rectArea = CGRectMake(
+                          (CGFloat) (0.5 * (rootViewWidth  - minAxis)),
+                          (CGFloat) (0.5 * (rootViewHeight - minAxis)),
+                          minAxis,
+                          minAxis
+                          );
+
+    [self.reticleView setFrame:rectArea];
+    self.reticleView.center = CGPointMake(self.view.center.x, self.view.center.y-self.toolbar.frame.size.height/2);
+}
+
 @end