diff --git a/VENTouchLock/Categories/UIViewController+VENTouchLock.h b/VENTouchLock/Categories/UIViewController+VENTouchLock.h
index 2ca09b3..3768a9d 100644
--- a/VENTouchLock/Categories/UIViewController+VENTouchLock.h
+++ b/VENTouchLock/Categories/UIViewController+VENTouchLock.h
@@ -8,8 +8,9 @@
 + (UIViewController*)ventouchlock_topMostController;
 
 /**
+ * @param navigationBarClass The navigation bar class that should be used to initialize the navigation controller. Defaults to UINavigationBar.
  * @return A navigation controller that contains the reciever as its root view controller.
  */
-- (UINavigationController *)ventouchlock_embeddedInNavigationController;
+- (UINavigationController *)ventouchlock_embeddedInNavigationControllerWithNavigationBarClass:(Class)navigationBarClass;
 
 @end
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diff --git a/VENTouchLock/Categories/UIViewController+VENTouchLock.m b/VENTouchLock/Categories/UIViewController+VENTouchLock.m
index 24d4520..e75ef42 100644
--- a/VENTouchLock/Categories/UIViewController+VENTouchLock.m
+++ b/VENTouchLock/Categories/UIViewController+VENTouchLock.m
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 
 @implementation UIViewController (VENTouchLock)
 
-- (UINavigationController *)ventouchlock_embeddedInNavigationController
+- (UINavigationController *)ventouchlock_embeddedInNavigationControllerWithNavigationBarClass:(Class)navigationBarClass
 {
-    UINavigationController *navigationController = [[UINavigationController alloc] initWithRootViewController:self];
-    navigationController.navigationBar.translucent = NO;
+    UINavigationController *navigationController = [[UINavigationController alloc] initWithNavigationBarClass:navigationBarClass toolbarClass:nil];
+    [navigationController pushViewController:self animated:NO];
     return navigationController;
 }
 
diff --git a/VENTouchLock/Controllers/VENTouchLockPasscodeViewController.m b/VENTouchLock/Controllers/VENTouchLockPasscodeViewController.m
index 7afd343..b0f7faf 100644
--- a/VENTouchLock/Controllers/VENTouchLockPasscodeViewController.m
+++ b/VENTouchLock/Controllers/VENTouchLockPasscodeViewController.m
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ - (void)finishWithResult:(BOOL)success animated:(BOOL)animated
 
 - (UINavigationController *)embeddedInNavigationController
 {
-    return [super ventouchlock_embeddedInNavigationController];
+    return [super ventouchlock_embeddedInNavigationControllerWithNavigationBarClass:self.touchLock.appearance.navigationBarClass];
 }
 
 - (void)keyboardWillShow:(NSNotification *)notification
diff --git a/VENTouchLock/Models/VENTouchLockAppearance.h b/VENTouchLock/Models/VENTouchLockAppearance.h
index 7614638..15fe62c 100644
--- a/VENTouchLock/Models/VENTouchLockAppearance.h
+++ b/VENTouchLock/Models/VENTouchLockAppearance.h
@@ -44,4 +44,6 @@
 
 @property (assign, nonatomic) BOOL touchIDCancelPresentsPasscodeViewController;
 
+@property (strong, nonatomic) Class navigationBarClass;
+
 @end
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diff --git a/VENTouchLock/Models/VENTouchLockAppearance.m b/VENTouchLock/Models/VENTouchLockAppearance.m
index 311cf46..65802a0 100644
--- a/VENTouchLock/Models/VENTouchLockAppearance.m
+++ b/VENTouchLock/Models/VENTouchLockAppearance.m
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ - (instancetype)init
         _enterPasscodeViewControllerTitle = NSLocalizedString(@"Enter Passcode", nil);
         _splashShouldEmbedInNavigationController = NO;
         _touchIDCancelPresentsPasscodeViewController = NO;
+        _navigationBarClass = [UINavigationBar class];
     }
     return self;
 }
diff --git a/VENTouchLock/VENTouchLock.m b/VENTouchLock/VENTouchLock.m
index fa5fbe9..a6272e8 100644
--- a/VENTouchLock/VENTouchLock.m
+++ b/VENTouchLock/VENTouchLock.m
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ - (void)lock
             UIViewController *rootViewController = [UIViewController ventouchlock_topMostController];
             UIViewController *displayController;
             if (self.appearance.splashShouldEmbedInNavigationController) {
-                displayController = [splashViewController ventouchlock_embeddedInNavigationController];
+                displayController = [splashViewController ventouchlock_embeddedInNavigationControllerWithNavigationBarClass:self.appearance.navigationBarClass];
             }
             else {
                 displayController = splashViewController;
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ - (void)lock
                 [snapshotSplashViewController setIsSnapshotViewController:YES];
                 UIViewController *snapshotDisplayController;
                 if (self.appearance.splashShouldEmbedInNavigationController) {
-                snapshotDisplayController = [snapshotSplashViewController ventouchlock_embeddedInNavigationController];
+                snapshotDisplayController = [snapshotSplashViewController ventouchlock_embeddedInNavigationControllerWithNavigationBarClass:self.appearance.navigationBarClass];
                 }
                 else {
                     snapshotDisplayController = snapshotSplashViewController;