diff --git a/WorkflowUI/Sources/Container/ContainerViewController.swift b/WorkflowUI/Sources/Container/ContainerViewController.swift
index ca543e3fa..13efcf3c0 100644
--- a/WorkflowUI/Sources/Container/ContainerViewController.swift
+++ b/WorkflowUI/Sources/Container/ContainerViewController.swift
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@
 
             super.init(nibName: nil, bundle: nil)
 
+            addChild(rootViewController)
+            rootViewController.didMove(toParent: self)
+
             workflowHost
                 .rendering
                 .signal
@@ -75,9 +78,9 @@
 
             view.backgroundColor = .white
 
-            addChild(rootViewController)
             view.addSubview(rootViewController.view)
-            rootViewController.didMove(toParent: self)
+
+            updatePreferredContentSizeIfNeeded()
         }
 
         override public func viewDidLayoutSubviews() {
@@ -104,6 +107,33 @@
         override public var supportedInterfaceOrientations: UIInterfaceOrientationMask {
             return rootViewController.supportedInterfaceOrientations
         }
+
+        override public var preferredStatusBarUpdateAnimation: UIStatusBarAnimation {
+            return rootViewController.preferredStatusBarUpdateAnimation
+        }
+
+        @available(iOS 14.0, *)
+        override public var childViewControllerForPointerLock: UIViewController? {
+            return rootViewController
+        }
+
+        override public func preferredContentSizeDidChange(
+            forChildContentContainer container: UIContentContainer
+        ) {
+            super.preferredContentSizeDidChange(forChildContentContainer: container)
+
+            guard container === rootViewController else { return }
+
+            updatePreferredContentSizeIfNeeded()
+        }
+
+        private func updatePreferredContentSizeIfNeeded() {
+            let newPreferredContentSize = rootViewController.preferredContentSize
+
+            guard newPreferredContentSize != preferredContentSize else { return }
+
+            preferredContentSize = newPreferredContentSize
+        }
     }
 
     /// Wrapper around an AnyWorkflow that allows us to have a concrete
diff --git a/WorkflowUI/Sources/ViewControllerDescription/DescribedViewController.swift b/WorkflowUI/Sources/ViewControllerDescription/DescribedViewController.swift
index 7045944fe..3e6c6c000 100644
--- a/WorkflowUI/Sources/ViewControllerDescription/DescribedViewController.swift
+++ b/WorkflowUI/Sources/ViewControllerDescription/DescribedViewController.swift
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@
         public init(description: ViewControllerDescription) {
             self.currentViewController = description.buildViewController()
             super.init(nibName: nil, bundle: nil)
+
+            addChild(currentViewController)
+            currentViewController.didMove(toParent: self)
         }
 
         public convenience init<S: Screen>(screen: S, environment: ViewEnvironment) {
@@ -50,7 +53,7 @@
                     view.addSubview(currentViewController.view)
                     currentViewController.view.frame = view.bounds
                     currentViewController.didMove(toParent: self)
-                    preferredContentSize = currentViewController.preferredContentSize
+                    updatePreferredContentSizeIfNeeded()
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -62,10 +65,9 @@
         override public func viewDidLoad() {
             super.viewDidLoad()
 
-            addChild(currentViewController)
             view.addSubview(currentViewController.view)
-            currentViewController.didMove(toParent: self)
-            preferredContentSize = currentViewController.preferredContentSize
+
+            updatePreferredContentSizeIfNeeded()
         }
 
         override public func viewDidLayoutSubviews() {
@@ -93,15 +95,31 @@
             return currentViewController.supportedInterfaceOrientations
         }
 
-        override public func preferredContentSizeDidChange(forChildContentContainer container: UIContentContainer) {
+        override public var preferredStatusBarUpdateAnimation: UIStatusBarAnimation {
+            return currentViewController.preferredStatusBarUpdateAnimation
+        }
+
+        @available(iOS 14.0, *)
+        override public var childViewControllerForPointerLock: UIViewController? {
+            return currentViewController
+        }
+
+        override public func preferredContentSizeDidChange(
+            forChildContentContainer container: UIContentContainer
+        ) {
             super.preferredContentSizeDidChange(forChildContentContainer: container)
 
-            guard
-                (container as? UIViewController) == currentViewController,
-                container.preferredContentSize != preferredContentSize
-            else { return }
+            guard container === currentViewController else { return }
+
+            updatePreferredContentSizeIfNeeded()
+        }
+
+        private func updatePreferredContentSizeIfNeeded() {
+            let newPreferredContentSize = currentViewController.preferredContentSize
+
+            guard newPreferredContentSize != preferredContentSize else { return }
 
-            preferredContentSize = container.preferredContentSize
+            preferredContentSize = newPreferredContentSize
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/WorkflowUI/Tests/DescribedViewControllerTests.swift b/WorkflowUI/Tests/DescribedViewControllerTests.swift
index 79c5d1335..00052a938 100644
--- a/WorkflowUI/Tests/DescribedViewControllerTests.swift
+++ b/WorkflowUI/Tests/DescribedViewControllerTests.swift
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
             XCTAssertEqual(currentViewController.count, 0)
             XCTAssertFalse(describedViewController.isViewLoaded)
             XCTAssertFalse(currentViewController.isViewLoaded)
-            XCTAssertNil(currentViewController.parent)
+            XCTAssertEqual(currentViewController.parent, describedViewController)
         }
 
         func test_viewDidLoad() {
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
             XCTAssertEqual((describedViewController.currentViewController as? CounterViewController)?.count, 1)
             XCTAssertFalse(describedViewController.isViewLoaded)
             XCTAssertFalse(describedViewController.currentViewController.isViewLoaded)
-            XCTAssertNil(describedViewController.currentViewController.parent)
+            XCTAssertEqual(describedViewController.currentViewController.parent, describedViewController)
         }
 
         func test_update_toCompatibleDescription_afterViewLoads() {