diff --git a/Example/Code/Code/AppDelegate.swift b/Example/Code/Code/AppDelegate.swift
index 6da9ca7..e4d6412 100644
--- a/Example/Code/Code/AppDelegate.swift
+++ b/Example/Code/Code/AppDelegate.swift
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class AppDelegate: UIResponder, UIApplicationDelegate {
         
         let mainViewController   = MainViewController()
         let drawerViewController = DrawerViewController()
-        let drawerController     = KYDrawerController(drawerDirection: .left, drawerWidth: 300)
+        let drawerController     = KYDrawerController(drawerDirection: .left, drawerWidth: 300, hideStatusBar: true)
         drawerController.mainViewController = UINavigationController(
             rootViewController: mainViewController
         )
diff --git a/KYDrawerController/Classes/KYDrawerController.swift b/KYDrawerController/Classes/KYDrawerController.swift
index 0e2d026..658d102 100644
--- a/KYDrawerController/Classes/KYDrawerController.swift
+++ b/KYDrawerController/Classes/KYDrawerController.swift
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ open class KYDrawerController: UIViewController, UIGestureRecognizerDelegate {
 
     public var screenEdgePanGestureEnabled = true
     
+    public var hideStatusBar: Bool = false
+    
     public private(set) lazy var screenEdgePanGesture: UIScreenEdgePanGestureRecognizer = {
         let gesture = UIScreenEdgePanGestureRecognizer(
             target: self,
@@ -246,10 +248,11 @@ open class KYDrawerController: UIViewController, UIGestureRecognizerDelegate {
     // MARK: - initialize
     /**************************************************************************/
     
-    public init(drawerDirection: DrawerDirection, drawerWidth: CGFloat) {
+    public init(drawerDirection: DrawerDirection, drawerWidth: CGFloat, hideStatusBar: Bool = false) {
         super.init(nibName: nil, bundle: nil)
         self.drawerDirection = drawerDirection
         self.drawerWidth     = drawerWidth
+        self.hideStatusBar   = hideStatusBar
     }
     
     required public init?(coder aDecoder: NSCoder) {
@@ -347,9 +350,23 @@ open class KYDrawerController: UIViewController, UIGestureRecognizerDelegate {
             animations: { () -> Void in
                 switch state {
                 case .closed:
+                    if self.hideStatusBar {
+                        DispatchQueue.main.async(execute: {
+                            if let window = UIApplication.shared.keyWindow {
+                                window.windowLevel = UIWindowLevelNormal
+                            }
+                        })
+                    }
                     self._drawerConstraint.constant     = 0
                     self._containerView.backgroundColor = UIColor(white: 0, alpha: 0)
                 case .opened:
+                    if self.hideStatusBar {
+                        DispatchQueue.main.async(execute: {
+                            if let window = UIApplication.shared.keyWindow {
+                                window.windowLevel = UIWindowLevelStatusBar + 1
+                            }
+                        })
+                    }
                     let constant: CGFloat
                     switch self.drawerDirection {
                     case .left: