diff --git a/resources/android/ModalRenderer.kt b/resources/android/ModalRenderer.kt
index d651223..deb5787 100644
--- a/resources/android/ModalRenderer.kt
+++ b/resources/android/ModalRenderer.kt
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Row
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxSize
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxWidth
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.padding
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.statusBarsPadding
 import androidx.compose.material.icons.Icons
 import androidx.compose.material.icons.filled.Close
 import androidx.compose.material3.Icon
@@ -85,7 +86,10 @@ object ModalRenderer {
                 Column(modifier = Modifier.fillMaxSize()) {
                     if (dismissible) {
                         Row(
-                            modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth().padding(8.dp),
+                            modifier = Modifier
+                                .fillMaxWidth()
+                                .statusBarsPadding()
+                                .padding(8.dp),
                             horizontalArrangement = Arrangement.End,
                         ) {
                             IconButton(onClick = {
diff --git a/tests/ModalRendererTest.php b/tests/ModalRendererTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..146a652
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ModalRendererTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<?php
+
+test('applies the status bar inset before padding the Android modal close button', function () {
+    $rendererPath = dirname(__DIR__).'/resources/android/ModalRenderer.kt';
+
+    expect($rendererPath)->toBeFile();
+
+    $renderer = file_get_contents($rendererPath);
+    $closeButtonModifierPattern = '/if \(dismissible\) \{\s*Row\(\s*modifier = Modifier\s*'
+        .'\.fillMaxWidth\(\)\s*'
+        .'\.statusBarsPadding\(\)\s*'
+        .'\.padding\(8\.dp\),/s';
+
+    expect($renderer)
+        ->toBeString()
+        ->toMatch($closeButtonModifierPattern);
+});