diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index db99f92d..ee606770 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ Although in the global scope, it is not available until after the `deviceready`
 - StatusBar.backgroundColorByHexString
 - StatusBar.hide
 - StatusBar.show
+- StatusBar.getStatusBarHeight
 
 Properties
 --------
@@ -301,6 +302,23 @@ Supported Platforms
 - Windows Phone 8
 - Windows Phone 8.1
 
+StatusBar.getStatusBarHeight
+=================
+
+Gets the current height (in CSS pixels) of system statusbar.
+
+Note that default Android StatusBar height is setup as `24dp` which in practice means `24px` in WebView. 
+
+This method works well with Android Split Window mode so when app is at the bottom of split view, it returns `0` as the StatusBar height as there is no bar that overlaps app from the top.
+
+    StatusBar.getStatusBarHeight(function(height) {
+        // height in CSS pixels, i.e. 25
+    });
+
+Supported Platforms
+-------------------
+
+- Android
 
 StatusBar.isVisible
 =================
diff --git a/src/android/StatusBar.java b/src/android/StatusBar.java
index 714c30e8..0d2c5d02 100644
--- a/src/android/StatusBar.java
+++ b/src/android/StatusBar.java
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 import android.view.View;
 import android.view.Window;
 import android.view.WindowManager;
+import android.graphics.Rect;
+import android.content.res.Resources;
 
 import org.apache.cordova.CallbackContext;
 import org.apache.cordova.CordovaArgs;
@@ -38,6 +40,7 @@
 
 public class StatusBar extends CordovaPlugin {
     private static final String TAG = "StatusBar";
+    private static final int STATUS_BAR_HEIGHT_PX = 24;
 
     /**
      * Sets the context of the Command. This can then be used to do things like
@@ -203,6 +206,16 @@ public void run() {
             return true;
         }
 
+        if ("getStatusBarHeight".equals(action)) {
+            this.cordova.getActivity().runOnUiThread(new Runnable() {
+                @Override
+                public void run() {
+                    callbackContext.sendPluginResult(new PluginResult(PluginResult.Status.OK, getStatusBarHeight()));
+                }
+            });
+            return true;
+        }
+
         return false;
     }
 
@@ -273,4 +286,20 @@ private void setStatusBarStyle(final String style) {
             }
         }
     }
+
+    private int getStatusBarHeight() {
+
+        // Get WebView top offset
+        Rect rectangle = new Rect();
+        Window window = cordova.getActivity().getWindow();
+        window.getDecorView().getWindowVisibleDisplayFrame(rectangle);
+        int webViewTopOffsetPx = Math.round(rectangle.top / Resources.getSystem().getDisplayMetrics().density);
+
+        if (webViewTopOffsetPx > STATUS_BAR_HEIGHT_PX) {
+            // we're in vertical split mode at the bottom so no statusbar overlaying our app
+            return 0;
+        }
+        return STATUS_BAR_HEIGHT_PX;
+
+     }
 }
diff --git a/www/statusbar.js b/www/statusbar.js
index d9d0ea59..ac172921 100644
--- a/www/statusbar.js
+++ b/www/statusbar.js
@@ -93,6 +93,12 @@ var StatusBar = {
     show: function () {
         exec(null, null, "StatusBar", "show", []);
         StatusBar.isVisible = true;
+    },
+
+    getStatusBarHeight: function (successCallback, errorCallback) {
+        exec(function (result) {
+            successCallback(result);
+        }, errorCallback, "StatusBar", "getStatusBarHeight", []);
     }
 
 };