diff --git a/src/ios/CDVStatusBar.m b/src/ios/CDVStatusBar.m
index e7bf869..7e071b2 100644
--- a/src/ios/CDVStatusBar.m
+++ b/src/ios/CDVStatusBar.m
@@ -180,6 +180,16 @@ static const void *kStatusBarStyle = &kStatusBarStyle;
 - (void) initializeStatusBarBackgroundView
 {
     CGRect statusBarFrame = [UIApplication sharedApplication].statusBarFrame;
+
+    if ([[UIApplication sharedApplication]statusBarOrientation] == UIInterfaceOrientationPortraitUpsideDown &&
+        statusBarFrame.size.height + statusBarFrame.origin.y == [[UIScreen mainScreen] bounds].size.height) {
+
+        // When started in upside-down orientation on iOS 7, status bar will be bound to lower edge of the
+        // screen (statusBarFrame.origin.y will be somewhere around screen height). In this case we need to
+        // correct frame's coordinates
+        statusBarFrame.origin.y = 0;
+    }
+
     statusBarFrame = [self invertFrameIfNeeded:statusBarFrame orientation:self.viewController.interfaceOrientation];
 
     _statusBarBackgroundView = [[UIView alloc] initWithFrame:statusBarFrame];