diff --git a/SwiftMessages/SwiftMessages.swift b/SwiftMessages/SwiftMessages.swift
index 5e9f0c3..b4b56c6 100644
--- a/SwiftMessages/SwiftMessages.swift
+++ b/SwiftMessages/SwiftMessages.swift
@@ -311,6 +311,14 @@ open class SwiftMessages {
          */
         public var prefersStatusBarHidden: Bool?
 
+        /**
+         Specifies whether or not the space used by the status bar should be preserved
+         after hiding the status bar for devices without a notch. This can be useful in
+         combination with `prefersStatusBarHidden` to show the view on the space
+         used by the status bar. The default is `false`
+         */
+        public var preserveStatusBarSpace: Bool = false
+
         /**
          If a view controller is created to host the message view, should the view 
          controller auto rotate?  The default is 'true', meaning it should auto
diff --git a/SwiftMessages/WindowViewController.swift b/SwiftMessages/WindowViewController.swift
index 9c2b721..a03a8c3 100644
--- a/SwiftMessages/WindowViewController.swift
+++ b/SwiftMessages/WindowViewController.swift
@@ -49,6 +49,15 @@ open class WindowViewController: UIViewController
 
     private func show(becomeKey: Bool, frame: CGRect? = nil) {
         guard let window = window else { return }
+        if #available(iOS 13.0, *),
+           config.preserveStatusBarSpace,
+           let previousKeyWindowSafeAreaInsets = previousKeyWindow?.safeAreaInsets,
+           window.safeAreaInsets.top != previousKeyWindowSafeAreaInsets.top
+        {
+            initialAdditionalSafeAreaInsets = previousKeyWindow?.rootViewController?.additionalSafeAreaInsets
+            previousKeyWindow?.rootViewController?.additionalSafeAreaInsets.top += previousKeyWindowSafeAreaInsets.top
+        }
+
         window.frame = frame ?? UIScreen.main.bounds
         if becomeKey {
             window.makeKeyAndVisible()
@@ -63,6 +72,9 @@ open class WindowViewController: UIViewController
         }
         if #available(iOS 13, *) {
             window?.windowScene = nil
+            if let initialAdditionalSafeAreaInsets = initialAdditionalSafeAreaInsets {
+                previousKeyWindow?.rootViewController?.additionalSafeAreaInsets = initialAdditionalSafeAreaInsets
+            }
         }
         window?.isHidden = true
         window = nil
@@ -84,6 +96,7 @@ open class WindowViewController: UIViewController
 
     private var window: UIWindow?
     private weak var previousKeyWindow: UIWindow?
+    private var initialAdditionalSafeAreaInsets: UIEdgeInsets?
 
     let config: SwiftMessages.Config
 }