diff --git a/app/components/post_body_additional_content/post_body_additional_content.js b/app/components/post_body_additional_content/post_body_additional_content.js
index 4adcdc806..9d957b074 100644
--- a/app/components/post_body_additional_content/post_body_additional_content.js
+++ b/app/components/post_body_additional_content/post_body_additional_content.js
@@ -10,10 +10,13 @@ import {
     Platform,
     StyleSheet,
     TouchableOpacity,
+    StatusBar,
 } from 'react-native';
 import {YouTubeStandaloneAndroid, YouTubeStandaloneIOS} from 'react-native-youtube';
 import {intlShape} from 'react-intl';
 
+import EventEmitter from 'mattermost-redux/utils/event_emitter';
+
 import {TABLET_WIDTH} from 'app/components/sidebars/drawer_layout';
 import PostAttachmentImage from 'app/components/post_attachment_image';
 import ProgressiveImage from 'app/components/progressive_image';
@@ -442,6 +445,7 @@ export default class PostBodyAdditionalContent extends PureComponent {
         if (Platform.OS === 'ios') {
             YouTubeStandaloneIOS.
                 playVideo(videoId, startTime).
+                then(this.playYouTubeVideoEnded).
                 catch(this.playYouTubeVideoError);
         } else {
             const {googleDeveloperKey} = this.props;
@@ -459,6 +463,13 @@ export default class PostBodyAdditionalContent extends PureComponent {
         }
     };
 
+    playYouTubeVideoEnded = () => {
+        if (Platform.OS === 'ios') {
+            StatusBar.setHidden(false);
+            EventEmitter.emit('update_safe_area_view');
+        }
+    };
+
     playYouTubeVideoError = (errorMessage) => {
         const {formatMessage} = this.context.intl;
 
diff --git a/app/components/safe_area_view/safe_area_view.ios.js b/app/components/safe_area_view/safe_area_view.ios.js
index 8477a78b7..73f79a00f 100644
--- a/app/components/safe_area_view/safe_area_view.ios.js
+++ b/app/components/safe_area_view/safe_area_view.ios.js
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import {Dimensions, Keyboard, NativeModules, View} from 'react-native';
 import SafeArea from 'react-native-safe-area';
 
+import EventEmitter from 'mattermost-redux/utils/event_emitter';
+
 import {DeviceTypes} from 'app/constants';
 import mattermostManaged from 'app/mattermost_managed';
 
@@ -57,6 +59,7 @@ export default class SafeAreaIos extends PureComponent {
 
     componentDidMount() {
         Dimensions.addEventListener('change', this.getSafeAreaInsets);
+        EventEmitter.on('update_safe_area_view', this.getSafeAreaInsets);
         this.keyboardDidShowListener = Keyboard.addListener('keyboardWillShow', this.keyboardWillShow);
         this.keyboardDidHideListener = Keyboard.addListener('keyboardWillHide', this.keyboardWillHide);
         this.getStatusBarHeight();
@@ -65,6 +68,7 @@ export default class SafeAreaIos extends PureComponent {
     componentWillUnmount() {
         this.mounted = false;
         Dimensions.removeEventListener('change', this.getSafeAreaInsets);
+        EventEmitter.off('update_safe_area_view', this.getSafeAreaInsets);
         this.keyboardDidShowListener.remove();
         this.keyboardDidHideListener.remove();
         this.mounted = false;