diff --git a/SSASideMenu/SSASideMenu.swift b/SSASideMenu/SSASideMenu.swift
index 5dca8de..ba00ff8 100755
--- a/SSASideMenu/SSASideMenu.swift
+++ b/SSASideMenu/SSASideMenu.swift
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ class SSASideMenu: UIViewController, UIGestureRecognizerDelegate {
         scaleBackgroundImageView = configuration.scaleBackground
         parallaxEnabled = configuration.parallaxEnabled
         bouncesHorizontally = configuration.bouncesHorizontally
+        statusBarStyle = configuration.statusBarStyle
     }
     
     func configure(configuration: ContentViewShadow) {