diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/templates/app_shared/ios.tmpl/Runner/Info.plist.tmpl b/packages/flutter_tools/templates/app_shared/ios.tmpl/Runner/Info.plist.tmpl
index 4d224546da..e5332a5951 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/templates/app_shared/ios.tmpl/Runner/Info.plist.tmpl
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/templates/app_shared/ios.tmpl/Runner/Info.plist.tmpl
@@ -42,6 +42,6 @@
 		<string>UIInterfaceOrientationLandscapeRight</string>
 	</array>
 	<key>UIViewControllerBasedStatusBarAppearance</key>
-	<false/>
+	<true/>
 </dict>
 </plist>
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/templates/module/ios/host_app_ephemeral/Runner.tmpl/Info.plist.tmpl b/packages/flutter_tools/templates/module/ios/host_app_ephemeral/Runner.tmpl/Info.plist.tmpl
index 23f020ccce..3202215f8a 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/templates/module/ios/host_app_ephemeral/Runner.tmpl/Info.plist.tmpl
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/templates/module/ios/host_app_ephemeral/Runner.tmpl/Info.plist.tmpl
@@ -42,6 +42,6 @@
 		<string>UIInterfaceOrientationLandscapeRight</string>
 	</array>
 	<key>UIViewControllerBasedStatusBarAppearance</key>
-	<false/>
+	<true/>
 </dict>
 </plist>
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/test/commands.shard/permeable/create_test.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/test/commands.shard/permeable/create_test.dart
index 535e074f9a..3c31a0b383 100755
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/test/commands.shard/permeable/create_test.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/test/commands.shard/permeable/create_test.dart
@@ -1363,6 +1363,84 @@ void main() {
     ProcessManager: () => fakeProcessManager,
   });
 
+  testUsingContext('UIViewControllerBasedStatusBarAppearance is YES for objc iOS project.', () async {
+    Cache.flutterRoot = '../..';
+
+    final CreateCommand command = CreateCommand();
+    final CommandRunner<void> runner = createTestCommandRunner(command);
+
+    await runner.run(<String>['create', '--template=app', '--no-pub', '--org', 'com.foo.bar','--ios-language=objc', '--project-name=my_project', projectDir.path]);
+
+    final String plistPath = globals.fs.path.join('ios', 'Runner', 'Info.plist');
+    final File plistFile = globals.fs.file(globals.fs.path.join(projectDir.path, plistPath));
+    expect(plistFile, exists);
+    final bool viewControllerBasedStatusBarAppearance = _getBooleanValueFromPlist(plistFile: plistFile, key: 'UIViewControllerBasedStatusBarAppearance');
+    expect(viewControllerBasedStatusBarAppearance, true);
+  });
+
+  testUsingContext('UIViewControllerBasedStatusBarAppearance is YES for objc swift project.', () async {
+    Cache.flutterRoot = '../..';
+
+    final CreateCommand command = CreateCommand();
+    final CommandRunner<void> runner = createTestCommandRunner(command);
+
+    await runner.run(<String>['create', '--template=app', '--no-pub', '--org', 'com.foo.bar','--ios-language=swift', '--project-name=my_project', projectDir.path]);
+
+    final String plistPath = globals.fs.path.join('ios', 'Runner', 'Info.plist');
+    final File plistFile = globals.fs.file(globals.fs.path.join(projectDir.path, plistPath));
+    expect(plistFile, exists);
+    final bool viewControllerBasedStatusBarAppearance = _getBooleanValueFromPlist(plistFile: plistFile, key: 'UIViewControllerBasedStatusBarAppearance');
+    expect(viewControllerBasedStatusBarAppearance, true);
+  });
+
+  testUsingContext('UIViewControllerBasedStatusBarAppearance is YES for objc iOS module.', () async {
+    Cache.flutterRoot = '../..';
+
+    final CreateCommand command = CreateCommand();
+    final CommandRunner<void> runner = createTestCommandRunner(command);
+
+    await runner.run(<String>['create', '--template=module', '--org', 'com.foo.bar','--ios-language=objc', '--project-name=my_project', projectDir.path]);
+
+    final String plistPath = globals.fs.path.join('.ios', 'Runner', 'Info.plist');
+    final File plistFile = globals.fs.file(globals.fs.path.join(projectDir.path, plistPath));
+    expect(plistFile, exists);
+    final bool viewControllerBasedStatusBarAppearance = _getBooleanValueFromPlist(plistFile: plistFile, key: 'UIViewControllerBasedStatusBarAppearance');
+    expect(viewControllerBasedStatusBarAppearance, true);
+  }, overrides: <Type, Generator>{
+    Pub: () => Pub(
+      fileSystem: globals.fs,
+      logger: globals.logger,
+      processManager: globals.processManager,
+      usage: globals.flutterUsage,
+      botDetector: globals.botDetector,
+      platform: globals.platform,
+    ),
+  });
+
+  testUsingContext('UIViewControllerBasedStatusBarAppearance is YES for swift iOS module.', () async {
+    Cache.flutterRoot = '../..';
+
+    final CreateCommand command = CreateCommand();
+    final CommandRunner<void> runner = createTestCommandRunner(command);
+
+    await runner.run(<String>['create', '--template=module', '--org', 'com.foo.bar','--ios-language=swift', '--project-name=my_project', projectDir.path]);
+
+    final String plistPath = globals.fs.path.join('.ios', 'Runner', 'Info.plist');
+    final File plistFile = globals.fs.file(globals.fs.path.join(projectDir.path, plistPath));
+    expect(plistFile, exists);
+    final bool viewControllerBasedStatusBarAppearance = _getBooleanValueFromPlist(plistFile: plistFile, key: 'UIViewControllerBasedStatusBarAppearance');
+    expect(viewControllerBasedStatusBarAppearance, true);
+  }, overrides: <Type, Generator>{
+    Pub: () => Pub(
+      fileSystem: globals.fs,
+      logger: globals.logger,
+      processManager: globals.processManager,
+      usage: globals.flutterUsage,
+      botDetector: globals.botDetector,
+      platform: globals.platform,
+    ),
+  });
+
   testUsingContext('display name is Title Case for objc iOS project.', () async {
     Cache.flutterRoot = '../..';
 
@@ -2973,3 +3051,10 @@ String _getStringValueFromPlist({File plistFile, String key}) {
   assert(keyIndex > 0);
   return plist[keyIndex+1].replaceAll('<string>', '').replaceAll('</string>', '');
 }
+
+bool _getBooleanValueFromPlist({File plistFile, String key}) {
+  final List<String> plist = plistFile.readAsLinesSync().map((String line) => line.trim()).toList();
+  final int keyIndex = plist.indexOf('<key>$key</key>');
+  assert(keyIndex > 0);
+  return plist[keyIndex+1].replaceAll('<', '').replaceAll('/>', '') == 'true';
+}