diff --git a/mailbox-android/src/main/res/values-v23/themes.xml b/mailbox-android/src/main/res/values-v23/themes.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..18ae4cb0ef290fb087cae334bb10d70bb7f6e242
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mailbox-android/src/main/res/values-v23/themes.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<resources xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools">
+    <!-- Base application theme. -->
+    <style name="Theme.BriarMailbox" parent="Theme.BriarMailboxBase">
+        <!-- API-dependent your theme here. -->
+        <item name="android:statusBarColor" tools:targetApi="21">?android:colorBackground</item>
+        <item name="android:windowLightStatusBar" tools:targetApi="23">true</item>
+    </style>
+</resources>
diff --git a/mailbox-android/src/main/res/values/themes.xml b/mailbox-android/src/main/res/values/themes.xml
index 50018ee4c92df82f18f0f26ac5e818cbef161d79..64bfe716c075c5fa266c01c490c0f0971975529f 100644
--- a/mailbox-android/src/main/res/values/themes.xml
+++ b/mailbox-android/src/main/res/values/themes.xml
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 <resources xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools">
     <!-- Base application theme. -->
-    <style name="Theme.BriarMailbox" parent="Theme.Material3.DayNight.NoActionBar">
+    <style name="Theme.BriarMailboxBase" parent="Theme.Material3.DayNight.NoActionBar">
         <!-- Primary brand color. -->
         <item name="colorPrimary">@color/briar_night</item>
         <item name="colorPrimaryDark">@color/briar_blue</item>
         <item name="colorSecondary">@color/briar_green</item>
         <!-- Customize your theme here. -->
-        <item name="android:statusBarColor" tools:targetApi="21">@color/white</item>
-        <item name="android:windowLightStatusBar" tools:targetApi="23">true</item>
+        <item name="android:statusBarColor" tools:targetApi="21">@color/black</item>
     </style>
+
+    <style name="Theme.BriarMailbox" parent="Theme.BriarMailboxBase" />
 </resources>