diff --git a/src/ios/CDVSplashScreen.m b/src/ios/CDVSplashScreen.m
index c1c109a..711688b 100644
--- a/src/ios/CDVSplashScreen.m
+++ b/src/ios/CDVSplashScreen.m
@@ -244,10 +244,47 @@
     return imageName;
 }
 
+- (UIInterfaceOrientation)getCurrentOrientation
+{
+    UIInterfaceOrientation iOrientation = [UIApplication sharedApplication].statusBarOrientation;
+    UIDeviceOrientation dOrientation = [UIDevice currentDevice].orientation;
+
+    bool landscape;
+
+    if (dOrientation == UIDeviceOrientationUnknown || dOrientation == UIDeviceOrientationFaceUp || dOrientation == UIDeviceOrientationFaceDown) {
+        // If the device is laying down, use the UIInterfaceOrientation based on the status bar.
+        landscape = UIInterfaceOrientationIsLandscape(iOrientation);
+    } else {
+        // If the device is not laying down, use UIDeviceOrientation.
+        landscape = UIDeviceOrientationIsLandscape(dOrientation);
+
+        // There's a bug in iOS!!!! http://openradar.appspot.com/7216046
+        // So values needs to be reversed for landscape!
+        if (dOrientation == UIDeviceOrientationLandscapeLeft)
+        {
+            iOrientation = UIInterfaceOrientationLandscapeRight;
+        }
+        else if (dOrientation == UIDeviceOrientationLandscapeRight)
+        {
+            iOrientation = UIInterfaceOrientationLandscapeLeft;
+        }
+        else if (dOrientation == UIDeviceOrientationPortrait)
+        {
+            iOrientation = UIInterfaceOrientationPortrait;
+        }
+        else if (dOrientation == UIDeviceOrientationPortraitUpsideDown)
+        {
+            iOrientation = UIInterfaceOrientationPortraitUpsideDown;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return iOrientation;
+}
+
 // Sets the view's frame and image.
 - (void)updateImage
 {
-    NSString* imageName = [self getImageName:[[UIApplication sharedApplication] statusBarOrientation] delegate:(id<CDVScreenOrientationDelegate>)self.viewController device:[self getCurrentDevice]];
+    NSString* imageName = [self getImageName:[self getCurrentOrientation] delegate:(id<CDVScreenOrientationDelegate>)self.viewController device:[self getCurrentDevice]];
 
     if (![imageName isEqualToString:_curImageName])
     {