diff --git a/plugin.xml b/plugin.xml
index fcc9560b..71592a16 100644
--- a/plugin.xml
+++ b/plugin.xml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
                 <param name="onload" value="true" />
             </feature>
             <preference name="StatusBarOverlaysWebView" value="true" />
-            <preference name="StatusBarStyle" value="lightcontent" />
+            <preference name="StatusBarStyle" value="default" />
         </config-file>
 
         <header-file src="src/ios/CDVStatusBar.h" />
diff --git a/src/ios/CDVStatusBar.h b/src/ios/CDVStatusBar.h
index 93650b1e..ad02de63 100644
--- a/src/ios/CDVStatusBar.h
+++ b/src/ios/CDVStatusBar.h
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 - (void) overlaysWebView:(CDVInvokedUrlCommand*)command;
 
 - (void) styleDefault:(CDVInvokedUrlCommand*)command;
+- (void) styleDarkContent:(CDVInvokedUrlCommand*)command;
 - (void) styleLightContent:(CDVInvokedUrlCommand*)command;
 - (void) styleBlackTranslucent:(CDVInvokedUrlCommand*)command;
 - (void) styleBlackOpaque:(CDVInvokedUrlCommand*)command;
diff --git a/src/ios/CDVStatusBar.m b/src/ios/CDVStatusBar.m
index ce87653b..038f0385 100644
--- a/src/ios/CDVStatusBar.m
+++ b/src/ios/CDVStatusBar.m
@@ -316,6 +316,8 @@ - (void) setStatusBarStyle:(NSString*)statusBarStyle
         [self styleDefault:nil];
     } else if ([lcStatusBarStyle isEqualToString:@"lightcontent"]) {
         [self styleLightContent:nil];
+    } else if ([lcStatusBarStyle isEqualToString:@"darkcontent"]) {
+        [self styleDarkContent:nil];
     } else if ([lcStatusBarStyle isEqualToString:@"blacktranslucent"]) {
         [self styleBlackTranslucent:nil];
     } else if ([lcStatusBarStyle isEqualToString:@"blackopaque"]) {
@@ -325,12 +327,12 @@ - (void) setStatusBarStyle:(NSString*)statusBarStyle
 
 - (void) styleDefault:(CDVInvokedUrlCommand*)command
 {
-    if (@available(iOS 13.0, *)) {
-        // TODO - Replace with UIStatusBarStyleDarkContent once Xcode 10 support is dropped
-        [self setStyleForStatusBar:3];
-    } else {
-        [self setStyleForStatusBar:UIStatusBarStyleDefault];
-    }
+    [self setStyleForStatusBar:UIStatusBarStyleDefault];
+}
+
+- (void) styleDarkContent:(CDVInvokedUrlCommand*)command
+{
+    [self setStyleForStatusBar:UIStatusBarStyleDarkContent];
 }
 
 - (void) styleLightContent:(CDVInvokedUrlCommand*)command
diff --git a/tests/tests.js b/tests/tests.js
index dee2eb1b..bc295f55 100644
--- a/tests/tests.js
+++ b/tests/tests.js
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ exports.defineAutoTests = function () {
             expect(window.StatusBar.styleDefault).toBeDefined();
             expect(typeof window.StatusBar.styleDefault).toBe('function');
 
+            expect(window.StatusBar.styleDarkContent).toBeDefined();
+            expect(typeof window.StatusBar.styleDarkContent).toBe('function');
+
             expect(window.StatusBar.styleLightContent).toBeDefined();
             expect(typeof window.StatusBar.styleLightContent).toBe('function');
 
diff --git a/types/index.d.ts b/types/index.d.ts
index 608f989e..0ae2f0c4 100644
--- a/types/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/index.d.ts
@@ -25,10 +25,15 @@ interface StatusBar {
     overlaysWebView(isOverlay: boolean): void;
 
     /**
-    * Use the default statusbar (dark text, for light backgrounds).
+    * Automatically chooses light or dark content based on the user interface style
     */
     styleDefault(): void;
 
+    /**
+    * Use the darkContent statusbar (dark text, for light backgrounds).
+    */
+    styleDarkContent(): void;
+
     /**
     * Use the lightContent statusbar (light text, for dark backgrounds).
     */
@@ -78,4 +83,4 @@ interface StatusBar {
     isVisible: boolean;
 }
 
-declare var StatusBar: StatusBar;
\ No newline at end of file
+declare var StatusBar: StatusBar;
diff --git a/www/statusbar.js b/www/statusbar.js
index 4654f657..39c84dac 100644
--- a/www/statusbar.js
+++ b/www/statusbar.js
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ var StatusBar = {
     },
 
     styleDefault: function () {
-        // dark text ( to be used on a light background )
+        // automatically chooses light or dark content based on the user interface style
         exec(null, null, 'StatusBar', 'styleDefault', []);
     },
 
@@ -61,6 +61,11 @@ var StatusBar = {
         // light text ( to be used on a dark background )
         exec(null, null, 'StatusBar', 'styleLightContent', []);
     },
+    
+    styleDarkContent: function () {
+        // dark text ( to be used on a light background )
+        exec(null, null, 'StatusBar', 'styleDarkContent', []);
+    },
 
     styleBlackTranslucent: function () {
         console.warn('styleBlackTranslucent is deprecated and will be removed in next major release, use styleLightContent');