diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/ottop/yamlauncher/MainActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/ottop/yamlauncher/MainActivity.kt
index b701a37..30a7e42 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/ottop/yamlauncher/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/ottop/yamlauncher/MainActivity.kt
@@ -98,6 +98,8 @@ class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity(), SharedPreferences.OnSharedPreferenceCh
     private lateinit var leftSwipeActivity: Pair<LauncherActivityInfo?, Int?>
     private lateinit var rightSwipeActivity: Pair<LauncherActivityInfo?, Int?>
 
+    private var windowInsetsController: WindowInsetsController? = null
+
     @SuppressLint("ClickableViewAccessibility")
     override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
         super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
@@ -113,14 +115,19 @@ class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity(), SharedPreferences.OnSharedPreferenceCh
             Color.parseColor(preferences.getString("bgColor",  "#00000000"))
         )
 
-        val windowInsetsController = window.insetsController
+        windowInsetsController = window.insetsController
+
         windowInsetsController?.let {
-            it.hide(WindowInsets.Type.statusBars()) // Hide system bars
-            it.systemBarsBehavior = WindowInsetsController.BEHAVIOR_SHOW_TRANSIENT_BARS_BY_SWIPE // Set behavior
+            if (preferences.getBoolean("barVisibility", false)) {
+                it.show(WindowInsets.Type.statusBars())
+            }
+            else {
+                it.hide(WindowInsets.Type.statusBars())
+                it.systemBarsBehavior =
+                    WindowInsetsController.BEHAVIOR_SHOW_TRANSIENT_BARS_BY_SWIPE
+            }
         }
 
-
-
         searchView = findViewById(R.id.searchView)
 
         launcherApps = getSystemService(Context.LAUNCHER_APPS_SERVICE) as LauncherApps
@@ -274,6 +281,19 @@ class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity(), SharedPreferences.OnSharedPreferenceCh
             "rightSwipeApp" -> {
                 rightSwipeActivity = getSwipeInfo("right")
             }
+
+            "barVisibility" -> {
+                windowInsetsController?.let {
+                    if (preferences?.getBoolean("barVisibility", false) == true) {
+                        it.show(WindowInsets.Type.statusBars())
+                    }
+                    else {
+                        it.hide(WindowInsets.Type.statusBars())
+                        it.systemBarsBehavior =
+                            WindowInsetsController.BEHAVIOR_SHOW_TRANSIENT_BARS_BY_SWIPE
+                    }
+                }
+            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_main.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_main.xml
index ba0acd9..0a9ed5e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_main.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_main.xml
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
                 android:layout_width="0dp"
                 android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                 android:layout_marginHorizontal="32dp"
-                android:layout_marginTop="40dp"
+                android:layout_marginTop="45dp"
                 android:layout_marginBottom="27dp"
                 android:fontFamily="@null"
                 android:format12Hour="hh:mm a"
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/xml/root_preferences.xml b/app/src/main/res/xml/root_preferences.xml
index 97ef659..b37ac35 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/xml/root_preferences.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/xml/root_preferences.xml
@@ -115,6 +115,18 @@
             app:title="Search Size"
             app:useSimpleSummaryProvider="true" />
     </PreferenceCategory>
+    <PreferenceCategory
+        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        app:allowDividerAbove="false"
+        app:title="System bars">
+        <SwitchPreference
+            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:defaultValue="false"
+            android:title="Show Status Bar"
+            app:key="barVisibility" />
+    </PreferenceCategory>
     <PreferenceCategory
         android:layout_width="wrap_content"
         android:layout_height="wrap_content"