diff --git a/xbmc/platform/darwin/ios-common/IOSKeyboard.mm b/xbmc/platform/darwin/ios-common/IOSKeyboard.mm
index ba03444c060b9..c76572ba5cc39 100644
--- a/xbmc/platform/darwin/ios-common/IOSKeyboard.mm
+++ b/xbmc/platform/darwin/ios-common/IOSKeyboard.mm
@@ -38,9 +38,7 @@
         return false;
 
       // assume we are only drawn on the mainscreen ever!
-      UIScreen* pCurrentScreen = [UIScreen mainScreen];
-      CGRect keyboardFrame =
-          CGRectMake(0, 0, pCurrentScreen.bounds.size.width, pCurrentScreen.bounds.size.height);
+      auto keyboardFrame = [g_xbmcController fullscreenSubviewFrame];
 
       //create the keyboardview
       m_impl->g_pIosKeyboard = [[KeyboardView alloc] initWithFrame:keyboardFrame];
diff --git a/xbmc/platform/darwin/ios/XBMCController.h b/xbmc/platform/darwin/ios/XBMCController.h
index adcb40d64dcbb..137159f16205f 100644
--- a/xbmc/platform/darwin/ios/XBMCController.h
+++ b/xbmc/platform/darwin/ios/XBMCController.h
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ typedef enum
 - (void) setIOSNowPlayingInfo:(NSDictionary *)info;
 - (void) sendKey: (XBMCKey) key;
 - (void) observeDefaultCenterStuff: (NSNotification *) notification;
+- (CGRect)fullscreenSubviewFrame;
 - (void) setFramebuffer;
 - (bool) presentFramebuffer;
 - (CGSize) getScreenSize;
diff --git a/xbmc/platform/darwin/ios/XBMCController.mm b/xbmc/platform/darwin/ios/XBMCController.mm
index 7264be87efabd..65d12657eedc3 100644
--- a/xbmc/platform/darwin/ios/XBMCController.mm
+++ b/xbmc/platform/darwin/ios/XBMCController.mm
@@ -577,6 +577,12 @@ - (void)viewWillAppear:(BOOL)animated
   [super viewWillAppear:animated];
 }
 //--------------------------------------------------------------
+- (void)viewSafeAreaInsetsDidChange NS_AVAILABLE_IOS(11_0)
+{
+  [super viewSafeAreaInsetsDidChange];
+  m_glView.frame = [self fullscreenSubviewFrame];
+}
+//--------------------------------------------------------------
 -(void) viewDidAppear:(BOOL)animated
 {
   [super viewDidAppear:animated];
@@ -633,6 +639,15 @@ - (void)viewDidUnload
 	[super viewDidUnload];
 }
 //--------------------------------------------------------------
+- (CGRect)fullscreenSubviewFrame
+{
+  auto rect = self.view.bounds;
+  if (@available(ios 11.0, *))
+    return UIEdgeInsetsInsetRect(rect, self.view.safeAreaInsets);
+  else
+    return rect;
+}
+//--------------------------------------------------------------
 - (void) setFramebuffer
 {
   [m_glView setFramebuffer];