diff --git a/Signal/src/AppDelegate.m b/Signal/src/AppDelegate.m
index 71eefb5a3..49e60c194 100644
--- a/Signal/src/AppDelegate.m
+++ b/Signal/src/AppDelegate.m
@@ -1162,4 +1162,17 @@ static NSTimeInterval launchStartedAt;
     [AppUpdateNag.sharedInstance showAppUpgradeNagIfNecessary];
 }
 
+#pragma mark - status bar touches
+
+- (void)touchesBegan:(NSSet *)touches withEvent:(UIEvent *)event
+{
+    [super touchesBegan:touches withEvent:event];
+    CGPoint location = [[[event allTouches] anyObject] locationInView:[self window]];
+    CGRect statusBarFrame = [UIApplication sharedApplication].statusBarFrame;
+    if (CGRectContainsPoint(statusBarFrame, location)) {
+        DDLogDebug(@"%@ touched status bar", self.logTag);
+        [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] postNotificationName:TappedStatusBarNotification object:nil];
+    }
+}
+
 @end
diff --git a/SignalMessaging/ViewControllers/ReturnToCallViewController.swift b/SignalMessaging/ViewControllers/ReturnToCallViewController.swift
index 2b5873d05..92e0d2292 100644
--- a/SignalMessaging/ViewControllers/ReturnToCallViewController.swift
+++ b/SignalMessaging/ViewControllers/ReturnToCallViewController.swift
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ public class ReturnToCallViewController: UIViewController {
     let returnToCallLabel = UILabel()
 
     public func startAnimating() {
+        NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(self, selector: #selector(didTapStatusBar(notification:)), name: .TappedStatusBar, object: nil)
         self.returnToCallLabel.layer.removeAllAnimations()
         self.returnToCallLabel.alpha = 1
         UIView.animate(withDuration: 1,
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ public class ReturnToCallViewController: UIViewController {
     }
 
     public func stopAnimating() {
+        NotificationCenter.default.removeObserver(self, name: .TappedStatusBar, object: nil)
         self.returnToCallLabel.layer.removeAllAnimations()
     }
 
@@ -56,6 +58,11 @@ public class ReturnToCallViewController: UIViewController {
         self.delegate?.returnToCallWasTapped(self)
     }
 
+    @objc
+    public func didTapStatusBar(notification: Notification) {
+        self.delegate?.returnToCallWasTapped(self)
+    }
+
     override public func viewWillLayoutSubviews() {
         Logger.debug("\(self.logTag) in \(#function)")
 
diff --git a/SignalMessaging/contacts/ViewControllerUtils.h b/SignalMessaging/contacts/ViewControllerUtils.h
index 168c3d553..bedba7671 100644
--- a/SignalMessaging/contacts/ViewControllerUtils.h
+++ b/SignalMessaging/contacts/ViewControllerUtils.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
 
 extern const NSUInteger kMin2FAPinLength;
 extern const NSUInteger kMax2FAPinLength;
+extern NSString *const TappedStatusBarNotification;
 
 @interface ViewControllerUtils : NSObject
 
diff --git a/SignalMessaging/contacts/ViewControllerUtils.m b/SignalMessaging/contacts/ViewControllerUtils.m
index eb9406cea..6215e4c3e 100644
--- a/SignalMessaging/contacts/ViewControllerUtils.m
+++ b/SignalMessaging/contacts/ViewControllerUtils.m
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 
 NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
 
+NSString *const TappedStatusBarNotification = @"TappedStatusBarNotification";
+
 const NSUInteger kMin2FAPinLength = 4;
 const NSUInteger kMax2FAPinLength = 16;