diff --git a/Example/Pageboy-Example.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/Example/Pageboy-Example.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index 4ba5ea48..70c63890 100644
--- a/Example/Pageboy-Example.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/Example/Pageboy-Example.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 		D681E3541E549F7E007C08F5 /* PageViewControllerAppearance.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = D681E3531E549F7E007C08F5 /* PageViewControllerAppearance.swift */; };
 		D681E3561E54ABE8007C08F5 /* TransparentNavigationBar.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = D681E3551E54ABE8007C08F5 /* TransparentNavigationBar.swift */; };
 		D6ECCEC61E51B6FB00E9D5B3 /* ChildViewController.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = D6ECCEC51E51B6FB00E9D5B3 /* ChildViewController.swift */; };
+		E8F663AB1E9C387D00F601AC /* NavigationControllerUtils.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = E8F663AA1E9C387D00F601AC /* NavigationControllerUtils.swift */; };
 /* End PBXBuildFile section */
 
 /* Begin PBXContainerItemProxy section */
@@ -71,6 +72,7 @@
 		D681E3531E549F7E007C08F5 /* PageViewControllerAppearance.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = PageViewControllerAppearance.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		D681E3551E54ABE8007C08F5 /* TransparentNavigationBar.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = TransparentNavigationBar.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		D6ECCEC51E51B6FB00E9D5B3 /* ChildViewController.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = ChildViewController.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		E8F663AA1E9C387D00F601AC /* NavigationControllerUtils.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = NavigationControllerUtils.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 /* End PBXFileReference section */
 
 /* Begin PBXFrameworksBuildPhase section */
@@ -140,6 +142,7 @@
 				D681E3531E549F7E007C08F5 /* PageViewControllerAppearance.swift */,
 				D681E3501E54959B007C08F5 /* GradientView.swift */,
 				D681E3551E54ABE8007C08F5 /* TransparentNavigationBar.swift */,
+				E8F663AA1E9C387D00F601AC /* NavigationControllerUtils.swift */,
 			);
 			name = "Example Components";
 			sourceTree = "<group>";
@@ -247,6 +250,7 @@
 				D681E3541E549F7E007C08F5 /* PageViewControllerAppearance.swift in Sources */,
 				D681E3511E54959B007C08F5 /* GradientView.swift in Sources */,
 				D6ECCEC61E51B6FB00E9D5B3 /* ChildViewController.swift in Sources */,
+				E8F663AB1E9C387D00F601AC /* NavigationControllerUtils.swift in Sources */,
 			);
 			runOnlyForDeploymentPostprocessing = 0;
 		};
diff --git a/Example/Pageboy-Example/NavigationControllerUtils.swift b/Example/Pageboy-Example/NavigationControllerUtils.swift
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..288bd5dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Example/Pageboy-Example/NavigationControllerUtils.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+//
+//  NavigationControllerUtils.swift
+//  Pageboy-Example
+//
+//  Created by Merrick Sapsford on 10/04/2017.
+//  Copyright © 2017 Merrick Sapsford. All rights reserved.
+//
+
+import UIKit
+
+extension UINavigationController {
+    
+    open override var preferredStatusBarStyle: UIStatusBarStyle {
+        if let rootViewController = self.viewControllers.first {
+            return rootViewController.preferredStatusBarStyle
+        }
+        return super.preferredStatusBarStyle
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Pageboy.podspec b/Pageboy.podspec
index 43485642..4e3529af 100644
--- a/Pageboy.podspec
+++ b/Pageboy.podspec
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |s|
   s.platform     = :ios, "9.0"
   s.requires_arc = true
 
-  s.version      = "1.0.1"
+  s.version      = "1.0.2"
   s.summary      = "A simple, highly informative page view controller."
   s.description  = <<-DESC
   					A page view controller that provides simplified data source management, enhanced delegation and other useful features.
diff --git a/Sources/Pageboy/Info.plist b/Sources/Pageboy/Info.plist
index 33e6e911..f8f0fcfb 100644
--- a/Sources/Pageboy/Info.plist
+++ b/Sources/Pageboy/Info.plist
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 	<key>CFBundlePackageType</key>
 	<string>FMWK</string>
 	<key>CFBundleShortVersionString</key>
-	<string>1.0.1</string>
+	<string>1.0.2</string>
 	<key>CFBundleVersion</key>
 	<string>AUTO_GENERATED</string>
 	<key>NSPrincipalClass</key>
diff --git a/Sources/Pageboy/PageboyViewController.swift b/Sources/Pageboy/PageboyViewController.swift
index 15229f8f..5c51436a 100644
--- a/Sources/Pageboy/PageboyViewController.swift
+++ b/Sources/Pageboy/PageboyViewController.swift
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ open class PageboyViewController: UIViewController {
     internal var pageViewController: UIPageViewController!
     internal var previousPagePosition: CGFloat?
     internal var expectedTransitionIndex: Int?
-    
+
     //
     // MARK: Properties
     //
@@ -122,6 +122,22 @@ open class PageboyViewController: UIViewController {
         }
     }
     
+    /// Preferred status bar style of the current view controller.
+    open override var preferredStatusBarStyle: UIStatusBarStyle {
+        if let currentViewController = self.currentViewController {
+            return currentViewController.preferredStatusBarStyle
+        }
+        return super.preferredStatusBarStyle
+    }
+    
+    /// Preferred status bar hidden of the current view controller.
+    open override var prefersStatusBarHidden: Bool {
+        if let currentViewController = self.currentViewController {
+            return currentViewController.prefersStatusBarHidden
+        }
+        return super.prefersStatusBarHidden
+    }
+    
     /// The object that is the data source for the page view controller. (Defaults to self)
     public weak var dataSource: PageboyViewControllerDataSource? {
         didSet {
@@ -183,6 +199,10 @@ open class PageboyViewController: UIViewController {
     public internal(set) var currentIndex: Int? {
         didSet {
             guard let currentIndex = self.currentIndex else { return }
+
+            UIView.animate(withDuration: 0.3) { 
+                self.setNeedsStatusBarAppearanceUpdate()
+            }
             
             // ensure position keeps in sync
             self.currentPosition = CGPoint(x: self.navigationOrientation == .horizontal ? CGFloat(currentIndex) : 0.0,
@@ -193,6 +213,7 @@ open class PageboyViewController: UIViewController {
                                                  didScrollToPageAtIndex: currentIndex,
                                                  direction: direction,
                                                  animated: self.isScrollingAnimated)
+
         }
     }
     
@@ -341,6 +362,7 @@ internal extension PageboyViewController {
         pageViewController.dataSource = self
         self.pageViewController = pageViewController
         
+        self.addChildViewController(pageViewController)
         self.view.addSubview(pageViewController.view)
         pageViewController.view.pageboyPinToSuperviewEdges()
         self.view.sendSubview(toBack: pageViewController.view)