diff --git a/lib/ios/UIViewController+RNNOptions.m b/lib/ios/UIViewController+RNNOptions.m
index d19b9699c39..157d81404d7 100644
--- a/lib/ios/UIViewController+RNNOptions.m
+++ b/lib/ios/UIViewController+RNNOptions.m
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ - (void)setStatusBarBlur:(BOOL)blur {
     if (blur) {
         if (!curBlurView) {
             UIVisualEffectView *blur = [[UIVisualEffectView alloc]
-                initWithEffect:[UIBlurEffect effectWithStyle:UIBlurEffectStyleLight]];
+                initWithEffect:[UIBlurEffect effectWithStyle:UIBlurEffectStyleRegular]];
             blur.frame = [[UIApplication sharedApplication] statusBarFrame];
             blur.tag = BLUR_STATUS_TAG;
             [self.view addSubview:blur];