diff --git a/Xamarin.Forms.Controls.Issues/Xamarin.Forms.Controls.Issues.Shared/Bugzilla25234.cs b/Xamarin.Forms.Controls.Issues/Xamarin.Forms.Controls.Issues.Shared/Bugzilla25234.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b29cbd33e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Xamarin.Forms.Controls.Issues/Xamarin.Forms.Controls.Issues.Shared/Bugzilla25234.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+using System;
+
+using Xamarin.Forms.CustomAttributes;
+
+#if UITEST
+using Xamarin.UITest;
+using NUnit.Framework;
+#endif
+
+namespace Xamarin.Forms.Controls.Issues
+{
+	[Preserve(AllMembers = true)]
+	[Issue(IssueTracker.Bugzilla, 25234, "Use of CustomMessageBox resets SystemTray BackgroundColor to black", PlatformAffected.WinPhone)]
+	public class Bugzilla25234 : TestContentPage
+	{
+		protected override void Init()
+		{
+			Content = new StackLayout
+			{
+				Children =
+				{
+					new Button
+					{
+						Text = "Click for Alert",
+						Command = new Command(() =>
+						{
+							DisplayAlert("Display Alert",
+								"If the theme is set to light on WP8, the status bar should return to the white color when closed", "OK");
+						})
+					}
+				}
+			};
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/Xamarin.Forms.Controls.Issues/Xamarin.Forms.Controls.Issues.Shared/Xamarin.Forms.Controls.Issues.Shared.projitems b/Xamarin.Forms.Controls.Issues/Xamarin.Forms.Controls.Issues.Shared/Xamarin.Forms.Controls.Issues.Shared.projitems
index 81a6c2e2d..06a89b602 100644
--- a/Xamarin.Forms.Controls.Issues/Xamarin.Forms.Controls.Issues.Shared/Xamarin.Forms.Controls.Issues.Shared.projitems
+++ b/Xamarin.Forms.Controls.Issues/Xamarin.Forms.Controls.Issues.Shared/Xamarin.Forms.Controls.Issues.Shared.projitems
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
     </Compile>
     <Compile Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)Bugzilla22401.cs" />
     <Compile Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)Bugzilla24769.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)Bugzilla25234.cs" />
     <Compile Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)Bugzilla25662.cs" />
     <Compile Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)Bugzilla26501.cs" />
     <Compile Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)Bugzilla26868.cs" />
diff --git a/Xamarin.Forms.Platform.WP8/Platform.cs b/Xamarin.Forms.Platform.WP8/Platform.cs
index 363c6b84c..4626542f2 100644
--- a/Xamarin.Forms.Platform.WP8/Platform.cs
+++ b/Xamarin.Forms.Platform.WP8/Platform.cs
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ namespace Xamarin.Forms.Platform.WinPhone
 
 			_renderer = new Canvas();
 			_renderer.SizeChanged += RendererSizeChanged;
+			_renderer.Loaded += (sender, args) => UpdateSystemTray();
 
 			_tracker.CollectionChanged += (sender, args) => UpdateToolbarItems();
 
@@ -483,6 +484,15 @@ namespace Xamarin.Forms.Platform.WinPhone
 			}
 		}
 
+		void UpdateSystemTray()
+		{
+			var lightThemeVisibility = (Visibility)System.Windows.Application.Current.Resources["PhoneLightThemeVisibility"];
+			if (lightThemeVisibility == Visibility.Visible && SystemTray.BackgroundColor == System.Windows.Media.Color.FromArgb(0, 0, 0, 0))
+			{
+				SystemTray.BackgroundColor = System.Windows.Media.Color.FromArgb(1, 255, 255, 255);
+			}
+		}
+
 		void UpdateToolbarItems()
 		{
 			if (_page.ApplicationBar == null)