diff --git a/framework/components/drawer_header.dart b/framework/components/drawer_header.dart
index 91bb2cf6d0c..2d59077b325 100644
--- a/framework/components/drawer_header.dart
+++ b/framework/components/drawer_header.dart
@@ -4,12 +4,13 @@
 
 import '../fn.dart';
 import '../theme/colors.dart';
+import '../theme/view-configuration.dart';
 
 class DrawerHeader extends Component {
   static final Style _style = new Style('''
     display: flex;
     flex-direction: column;
-    height: 140px;
+    height: ${140 + kStatusBarHeight}px;
     -webkit-user-select: none;
     background-color: ${BlueGrey[50]};
     border-bottom: 1px solid #D1D9E1;
diff --git a/framework/components/toolbar.dart b/framework/components/toolbar.dart
index 57a30478842..9b5487689d0 100644
--- a/framework/components/toolbar.dart
+++ b/framework/components/toolbar.dart
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 import '../fn.dart';
 import '../theme/colors.dart';
 import '../theme/shadows.dart';
+import '../theme/view-configuration.dart';
 
 class Toolbar extends Component {
   List<Node> children;
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ class Toolbar extends Component {
     height: 56px;
     background-color: ${Purple[500]};
     color: white;
+    padding-top: ${kStatusBarHeight}px;
     box-shadow: ${Shadow[2]};'''
   );
 
diff --git a/framework/theme/view-configuration.dart b/framework/theme/view-configuration.dart
index 2b3f895e071..ba6558057a3 100644
--- a/framework/theme/view-configuration.dart
+++ b/framework/theme/view-configuration.dart
@@ -10,3 +10,4 @@ const int kMinFlingVelocity = 50;
 const int kScrollbarFadeDelay = 300;
 const int kScrollbarFadeDuration = 250;
 const int kScrollbarSize = 10;
+const int kStatusBarHeight = 25;
diff --git a/shell/org/domokit/sky/shell/SkyActivity.java b/shell/org/domokit/sky/shell/SkyActivity.java
index b0eb9c06625..e37114d6483 100644
--- a/shell/org/domokit/sky/shell/SkyActivity.java
+++ b/shell/org/domokit/sky/shell/SkyActivity.java
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ package org.domokit.sky.shell;
 
 import android.app.Activity;
 import android.os.Bundle;
+import android.view.View;
+import android.view.WindowManager;
 
 /**
  * Base class for activities that use Sky.
@@ -19,6 +21,14 @@ public class SkyActivity extends Activity {
     @Override
     protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
         super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
+
+        getWindow().addFlags(
+                WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_DRAWS_SYSTEM_BAR_BACKGROUNDS);
+        getWindow().setStatusBarColor(0x40000000);
+        getWindow().getDecorView().setSystemUiVisibility(
+                View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_LAYOUT_STABLE
+                | View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_LAYOUT_FULLSCREEN);
+
         SkyMain.ensureInitialized(getApplicationContext());
         mView = new PlatformView(this);
         setContentView(mView);