diff --git a/src/ios/CDVSplashScreen.m b/src/ios/CDVSplashScreen.m
index ba8d108..8159ce1 100644
--- a/src/ios/CDVSplashScreen.m
+++ b/src/ios/CDVSplashScreen.m
@@ -171,6 +171,9 @@
     if (CGSizeEqualToSize(screenSize, imgBounds.size)) {
         CGRect statusFrame = [self.viewController.view convertRect:[UIApplication sharedApplication].statusBarFrame fromView:nil];
         imgBounds.origin.y -= statusFrame.size.height;
+        if (!(IsAtLeastiOSVersion(@"7.0"))) {
+            imgBounds.origin.y -= statusFrame.size.height;
+        }        
     } else {
         CGRect viewBounds = self.viewController.view.bounds;
         CGFloat imgAspect = imgBounds.size.width / imgBounds.size.height;