diff --git a/Source/CourseDashboardHeaderView.swift b/Source/CourseDashboardHeaderView.swift
index 7994d082c..789b82839 100644
--- a/Source/CourseDashboardHeaderView.swift
+++ b/Source/CourseDashboardHeaderView.swift
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ protocol CourseDashboardHeaderViewDelegate: AnyObject {
 }
 
 enum HeaderViewState {
+    case initial
     case animating
     case expanded
     case collapsed
@@ -37,6 +38,8 @@ class CourseDashboardHeaderView: UIView {
     private lazy var datesBannerView = NewCourseDateBannerView()
     private var bannerInfo: DatesBannerInfo? = nil
     
+    var state: HeaderViewState = .initial
+    
     private lazy var orgLabel: UILabel = {
         let label = UILabel()
         label.accessibilityIdentifier = "CourseDashboardHeaderView:org-label"
@@ -245,6 +248,8 @@ class CourseDashboardHeaderView: UIView {
             make.trailing.equalTo(closeButton.snp.leading).offset(-StandardHorizontalMargin)
         }
         
+        if state == .collapsed { return }
+        
         courseInfoContainerView.snp.remakeConstraints { make in
             make.top.equalTo(closeButton.snp.bottom)
             make.leading.equalTo(containerView).offset(StandardHorizontalMargin)
diff --git a/Source/NewCourseContentController.swift b/Source/NewCourseContentController.swift
index 79eeb8e53..36c442598 100644
--- a/Source/NewCourseContentController.swift
+++ b/Source/NewCourseContentController.swift
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ class NewCourseContentController: UIViewController, InterfaceOrientationOverridi
     
     private var courseContentViewController: CourseContentPageViewController?
     private var headerViewState: HeaderViewState = .expanded
+    private var statusBarTag = 999999
     
     private var currentBlock: CourseBlock? {
         willSet {
@@ -100,7 +101,6 @@ class NewCourseContentController: UIViewController, InterfaceOrientationOverridi
     override func viewDidLoad() {
         super.viewDidLoad()
         
-        setStatusBar(color: environment.styles.primaryLightColor())
         addSubViews()
         setupComponentView()
         setupCompletedBlocksView()
@@ -109,6 +109,14 @@ class NewCourseContentController: UIViewController, InterfaceOrientationOverridi
     override func viewWillAppear(_ animated: Bool) {
         super.viewWillAppear(animated)
         navigationController?.setNavigationBarHidden(true, animated: false)
+        updateStatusBarVisibility()
+    }
+
+    override func viewWillDisappear(_ animated: Bool) {
+        super.viewWillDisappear(animated)
+        DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + 0.4) { [weak self] in
+            self?.removeStatusBarView()
+        }
     }
     
     private func addSubViews() {
@@ -220,10 +228,8 @@ class NewCourseContentController: UIViewController, InterfaceOrientationOverridi
     
     override func willTransition(to newCollection: UITraitCollection, with coordinator: UIViewControllerTransitionCoordinator) {
         
-        if currentOrientation() == .portrait {
-            setStatusBar(color: environment.styles.primaryLightColor())
-        } else {
-            removeStatusBar()
+        coordinator.animate { [weak self] _ in
+            self?.updateStatusBarVisibility()
         }
         
         if headerViewState == .collapsed {
@@ -232,6 +238,26 @@ class NewCourseContentController: UIViewController, InterfaceOrientationOverridi
             expandHeaderView()
         }
     }
+
+    private func removeStatusBarView() {
+        if let statusBar = UIApplication.shared.windows.filter({ $0.isKeyWindow }).first?.viewWithTag(statusBarTag) {
+            statusBar.removeFromSuperview()
+        }
+    }
+
+    private func updateStatusBarVisibility() {
+        let window = UIApplication.shared.windows.first
+        let topPadding = window?.safeAreaInsets.top
+          
+        if currentOrientation() == .portrait {
+            let statusBar = UIView(frame: CGRect(x: 0, y: 0, width: UIScreen.main.bounds.size.width, height: topPadding ?? 0.0))
+            statusBar.backgroundColor = environment.styles.primaryLightColor()
+            statusBar.tag = statusBarTag
+            UIApplication.shared.windows.filter { $0.isKeyWindow }.first?.addSubview(statusBar)
+        } else {
+            removeStatusBarView()
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 extension NewCourseContentController: CourseContentPageViewControllerDelegate {
@@ -244,7 +270,14 @@ extension NewCourseContentController: CourseContentPageViewControllerDelegate {
         
         if let controller = controller.viewControllers?.first as? VideoBlockViewController {
             controller.orientationDelegate = self
-            changeOrientation(orientation: currentOrientation())
+            
+            if currentOrientation() != .portrait {
+                collapseHeaderView()
+            } else if headerViewState == .collapsed {
+                collapseHeaderView()
+            } else if headerViewState == .expanded {
+                expandHeaderView()
+            }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/Source/NewCourseDashboardViewController.swift b/Source/NewCourseDashboardViewController.swift
index 1a539483d..37cbc800d 100644
--- a/Source/NewCourseDashboardViewController.swift
+++ b/Source/NewCourseDashboardViewController.swift
@@ -64,7 +64,12 @@ class NewCourseDashboardViewController: UIViewController, InterfaceOrientationOv
     private var error: NSError?
     private var courseAccessHelper: CourseAccessHelper?
     private var selectedTabbarItem: TabBarItem?
-    private var headerViewState: HeaderViewState = .expanded
+    
+    private var headerViewState: HeaderViewState = .expanded {
+        didSet {
+            headerView.state = headerViewState
+        }
+    }
     private var tabBarItems: [TabBarItem] = []
     private var isModalDismissable = true
     private let courseStream: BackedStream<UserCourseEnrollment>
@@ -105,7 +110,12 @@ class NewCourseDashboardViewController: UIViewController, InterfaceOrientationOv
     
     override func viewDidAppear(_ animated: Bool) {
         super.viewDidAppear(animated)
-        expandHeaderView()
+        
+        if headerViewState == .collapsed {
+            collapseHeaderView()
+        } else if headerViewState == .expanded {
+            expandHeaderView()
+        }
     }
     
     override func viewWillDisappear(_ animated: Bool) {