diff --git a/doc/index.md b/doc/index.md
index aa773f4..23739ed 100644
--- a/doc/index.md
+++ b/doc/index.md
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ Supported Platforms
 - iOS
 - Windows Phone 7
 - Windows Phone 8
+- Windows Phone 8.1
 
 StatusBar.styleLightContent
 =================
@@ -135,6 +136,7 @@ Supported Platforms
 - iOS
 - Windows Phone 7
 - Windows Phone 8
+- Windows Phone 8.1
 
 StatusBar.styleBlackTranslucent
 =================
@@ -150,6 +152,7 @@ Supported Platforms
 - iOS
 - Windows Phone 7
 - Windows Phone 8
+- Windows Phone 8.1
 
 StatusBar.styleBlackOpaque
 =================
@@ -165,6 +168,7 @@ Supported Platforms
 - iOS
 - Windows Phone 7
 - Windows Phone 8
+- Windows Phone 8.1
 
 
 StatusBar.backgroundColorByName
@@ -185,6 +189,7 @@ Supported Platforms
 - iOS
 - Windows Phone 7
 - Windows Phone 8
+- Windows Phone 8.1
 
 StatusBar.backgroundColorByHexString
 =================
@@ -208,6 +213,7 @@ Supported Platforms
 - iOS
 - Windows Phone 7
 - Windows Phone 8
+- Windows Phone 8.1
 
 StatusBar.hide
 =================
@@ -224,6 +230,7 @@ Supported Platforms
 - Android
 - Windows Phone 7
 - Windows Phone 8
+- Windows Phone 8.1
 
 StatusBar.show
 =================
@@ -240,6 +247,7 @@ Supported Platforms
 - Android
 - Windows Phone 7
 - Windows Phone 8
+- Windows Phone 8.1
 
 
 StatusBar.isVisible
@@ -259,5 +267,6 @@ Supported Platforms
 - Android
 - Windows Phone 7
 - Windows Phone 8
+- Windows Phone 8.1
 
 
diff --git a/plugin.xml b/plugin.xml
index ce2e689..29f1e16 100644
--- a/plugin.xml
+++ b/plugin.xml
@@ -82,4 +82,10 @@
         <source-file src="src/wp/StatusBar.cs" />
     </platform>
 
+    <!-- windows -->
+    <platform name="windows">
+        <js-module src="src/windows/StatusBar.js" name="StatusBar">
+            <runs />
+        </js-module>
+    </platform>
 </plugin>
diff --git a/src/windows/StatusBar.js b/src/windows/StatusBar.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1d5a60a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/windows/StatusBar.js
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+/*
+ *
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ *
+ */
+var statusBar = Windows.UI.ViewManagement.StatusBar.getForCurrentView();
+
+function darkForeground () {
+    // dark text ( to be used on a light background )
+    statusBar.foregroundColor = { a: 0, r: 0, g: 0, b: 0 };
+}
+
+function lightForeground() {
+    // light text ( to be used on a dark background )
+    statusBar.foregroundColor = { a: 0, r: 255, g: 255, b: 255 };
+}
+
+function hexToRgb(hex) {
+    // Expand shorthand form (e.g. "03F") to full form (e.g. "0033FF")
+    var shorthandRegex = /^#?([a-f\d])([a-f\d])([a-f\d])$/i;
+    hex = hex.replace(shorthandRegex, function (m, r, g, b) {
+        return r + r + g + g + b + b;
+    });
+
+    var result = /^#?([a-f\d]{2})([a-f\d]{2})([a-f\d]{2})$/i.exec(hex);
+    return result ? {
+        r: parseInt(result[1], 16),
+        g: parseInt(result[2], 16),
+        b: parseInt(result[3], 16)
+    } : null;
+}
+
+var StatusBar = {
+    _ready: function(win, fail) {
+        win(statusBar.occludedRect.height !== 0);
+    },
+
+    overlaysWebView: function () {
+        // not supported
+    },
+
+    styleDefault: function () {
+        darkForeground();
+    },
+
+    styleLightContent: function () {
+        lightForeground();
+    },
+
+    styleBlackTranslucent: function () {
+        // #88000000 ? Apple says to use lightContent instead
+        lightForeground();
+    },
+
+    styleBlackOpaque: function () {
+        // #FF000000 ? Apple says to use lightContent instead
+        lightForeground();
+    },
+
+    backgroundColorByHexString: function (win, fail, args) {
+        var rgb = hexToRgb(args[0]);
+        statusBar.backgroundColor = { a: 0, r: rgb.r, g: rgb.g, b: rgb.b };
+        statusBar.backgroundOpacity = 1;
+    },
+
+    show: function (win, fail) {
+        statusBar.showAsync().done(win, fail);
+    },
+
+    hide: function (win, fail) {
+        statusBar.hideAsync().done(win, fail);
+    }
+};
+
+require("cordova/exec/proxy").add("StatusBar", StatusBar);
diff --git a/www/statusbar.js b/www/statusbar.js
index d6f68ac..5327452 100644
--- a/www/statusbar.js
+++ b/www/statusbar.js
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@
 
 var exec = require('cordova/exec');
 
+// Needed for Windows Phone 8.1 as it is initialized after this module
+var StatusBar = StatusBar || require('org.apache.cordova.statusbar.StatusBar');
+
 var namedColors = {
     "black": "#000000",
     "darkGray": "#A9A9A9",