diff --git a/Tusker/Screens/Large Image/LargeImageViewController.swift b/Tusker/Screens/Large Image/LargeImageViewController.swift
index 8cdb2e7391..7661a6bf25 100644
--- a/Tusker/Screens/Large Image/LargeImageViewController.swift	
+++ b/Tusker/Screens/Large Image/LargeImageViewController.swift	
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ class LargeImageViewController: UIViewController, UIScrollViewDelegate {
     
     var controlsVisible = true {
         didSet {
+            setNeedsUpdateOfHomeIndicatorAutoHidden()
+            
             UIView.animate(withDuration: 0.2) {
                 let topOffset = self.controlsVisible ? 0 : -self.topControlsView.bounds.height
                 self.topControlsView.transform = CGAffineTransform(translationX: 0, y: topOffset)
@@ -60,7 +62,11 @@ class LargeImageViewController: UIViewController, UIScrollViewDelegate {
         return true
     }
     
-    init(image: UIImage, description: String?, sourceFrame: CGRect, sourceCornerRadius: CGFloat) {
+    override var prefersHomeIndicatorAutoHidden: Bool {
+        return !controlsVisible
+    }
+    
+    init(image: UIImage, description: String?, sourceFrame: CGRect?, sourceCornerRadius: CGFloat?) {
         self.image = image
         self.imageDescription = description
         self.originFrame = sourceFrame