diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5a750a7dba..1dedd41b4b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -71,3 +71,6 @@ RemoteSettings.plist
 
 # Framework development
 Loop.xcworkspace
+
+# Ignore the idea folder of Jetbrains ides
+.idea/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Loop/View Controllers/StatusTableViewController.swift b/Loop/View Controllers/StatusTableViewController.swift
index e6730f4cd9..a2b854634e 100644
--- a/Loop/View Controllers/StatusTableViewController.swift	
+++ b/Loop/View Controllers/StatusTableViewController.swift	
@@ -34,10 +34,15 @@ private extension RefreshContext {
 final class StatusTableViewController: ChartsTableViewController {
 
     private let log = OSLog(category: "StatusTableViewController")
+    private let visualEffectStatusBar = UIVisualEffectView(effect: UIBlurEffect(style: .light))
 
     override func viewDidLoad() {
         super.viewDidLoad()
 
+        // Adding a visualEffect view to prevent the StatusBar from overlaying the UITableView
+        visualEffectStatusBar.frame =  UIApplication.shared.statusBarFrame
+        view.addSubview(visualEffectStatusBar)
+
         charts.glucoseDisplayRange = (
             min: HKQuantity(unit: .milligramsPerDeciliter, doubleValue: 100),
             max: HKQuantity(unit: .milligramsPerDeciliter, doubleValue: 175)
@@ -142,6 +147,12 @@ final class StatusTableViewController: ChartsTableViewController {
         super.viewWillTransition(to: size, with: coordinator)
     }
 
+    // MARK: - TableView
+
+    override func scrollViewDidScroll(_ scrollView: UIScrollView) {
+        visualEffectStatusBar.transform = CGAffineTransform(translationX: 0, y: self.tableView.contentOffset.y)
+    }
+
     // MARK: - State
 
     override var active: Bool {