diff --git a/app/src/main/java/app/fedilab/android/activities/BaseActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/app/fedilab/android/activities/BaseActivity.java
index 2f2b870f..5070af57 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/app/fedilab/android/activities/BaseActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/app/fedilab/android/activities/BaseActivity.java
@@ -19,8 +19,11 @@ import android.annotation.SuppressLint;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.SharedPreferences;
 import android.content.res.Configuration;
+import android.graphics.Color;
 import android.os.Build;
 import android.os.Bundle;
+import android.view.Window;
+import android.view.WindowManager;
 
 import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
 import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity;
@@ -32,7 +35,6 @@ import com.vanniktech.emoji.one.EmojiOneProvider;
 
 import app.fedilab.android.R;
 import app.fedilab.android.helper.Helper;
-import app.fedilab.android.helper.ThemeHelper;
 
 
 @SuppressLint("Registered")
@@ -125,8 +127,11 @@ public class BaseActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
             }
         }
         super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
-        if (android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT <= Build.VERSION_CODES.N) {
-            ThemeHelper.adjustFontScale(this, getResources().getConfiguration());
+        if (android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < Build.VERSION_CODES.M) {
+            Window window = getWindow();
+            window.addFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_DRAWS_SYSTEM_BAR_BACKGROUNDS);
+            window.setStatusBarColor(Color.BLACK);
+            window.setNavigationBarColor(Color.BLACK);
         }
         Helper.setLocale(this);
     }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/app/fedilab/android/activities/BaseBarActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/app/fedilab/android/activities/BaseBarActivity.java
index e8f0111e..156d81b8 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/app/fedilab/android/activities/BaseBarActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/app/fedilab/android/activities/BaseBarActivity.java
@@ -19,8 +19,11 @@ import android.annotation.SuppressLint;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.SharedPreferences;
 import android.content.res.Configuration;
+import android.graphics.Color;
 import android.os.Build;
 import android.os.Bundle;
+import android.view.Window;
+import android.view.WindowManager;
 
 import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
 import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity;
@@ -111,6 +114,12 @@ public class BaseBarActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
             }
         }
         super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
+        if (android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < Build.VERSION_CODES.M) {
+            Window window = getWindow();
+            window.addFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_DRAWS_SYSTEM_BAR_BACKGROUNDS);
+            window.setStatusBarColor(Color.BLACK);
+            window.setNavigationBarColor(Color.BLACK);
+        }
         if (android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT <= Build.VERSION_CODES.N) {
             ThemeHelper.adjustFontScale(this, getResources().getConfiguration());
         }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/app/fedilab/android/activities/BaseTransparentActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/app/fedilab/android/activities/BaseTransparentActivity.java
index 77f2df73..6b1c46f5 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/app/fedilab/android/activities/BaseTransparentActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/app/fedilab/android/activities/BaseTransparentActivity.java
@@ -19,8 +19,11 @@ import android.annotation.SuppressLint;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.SharedPreferences;
 import android.content.res.Configuration;
+import android.graphics.Color;
 import android.os.Build;
 import android.os.Bundle;
+import android.view.Window;
+import android.view.WindowManager;
 
 import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
 import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity;
@@ -111,6 +114,12 @@ public class BaseTransparentActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
             }
         }
         super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
+        if (android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < Build.VERSION_CODES.M) {
+            Window window = getWindow();
+            window.addFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_DRAWS_SYSTEM_BAR_BACKGROUNDS);
+            window.setStatusBarColor(Color.BLACK);
+            window.setNavigationBarColor(Color.BLACK);
+        }
         if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT <= Build.VERSION_CODES.N) {
             ThemeHelper.adjustFontScale(this, getResources().getConfiguration());
         }