diff --git a/app-template/bitpay/appConfig.json b/app-template/bitpay/appConfig.json
index e76151b7e..81d3ec953 100644
--- a/app-template/bitpay/appConfig.json
+++ b/app-template/bitpay/appConfig.json
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   "packageName": "bitpay",
   "packageDescription": "Secure Bitcoin Wallet",
   "packageNameId": "com.bitpay.wallet",
+  "statusBarColor": "#1e3186",
   "userVisibleName": "BitPay",
   "purposeLine": "Secure Bitcoin Wallet",
   "bundleName": "wallet",
diff --git a/app-template/config-template.xml b/app-template/config-template.xml
index 062977610..86117d6d3 100644
--- a/app-template/config-template.xml
+++ b/app-template/config-template.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <preference name="WindowsStoreDisplayName" value="*WINDOWSSTOREDISPLAYNAME*"/>
 
     <!-- <preference name="KeyboardDisplayRequiresUserAction" value="false" /> -->
-    <preference name="StatusBarBackgroundColor" value="#1e3186" />
+    <preference name="StatusBarBackgroundColor" value="*STATUSBARCOLOR*" />
     <preference name="BackupWebStorage" value="none"/>
     <preference name="windows-target-version" value="10.0"/>
     <preference name="Orientation" value="default" />
diff --git a/app-template/copay/appConfig.json b/app-template/copay/appConfig.json
index 5f685382b..a24d03be3 100644
--- a/app-template/copay/appConfig.json
+++ b/app-template/copay/appConfig.json
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   "packageName": "copay",
   "packageDescription": "Copay Bitcoin Wallet",
   "packageNameId": "com.bitpay.copay",
+  "statusBarColor": "#192c3a",
   "userVisibleName": "Copay",
   "purposeLine": "Copay Bitcoin Wallet",
   "bundleName": "copay",