diff --git a/src/Geolocator.Plugin/Abstractions/ListenerSettings.shared.cs b/src/Geolocator.Plugin/Abstractions/ListenerSettings.shared.cs
index 6a2a4ee..51d0782 100644
--- a/src/Geolocator.Plugin/Abstractions/ListenerSettings.shared.cs
+++ b/src/Geolocator.Plugin/Abstractions/ListenerSettings.shared.cs
@@ -42,5 +42,11 @@ public class ListenerSettings
 		/// </summary>
 		/// <value>The time between updates (default:  5 minutes).</value>
 		public TimeSpan? DeferralTime { get; set; } = TimeSpan.FromMinutes(5);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// A Boolean indicating whether the status bar changes its appearance when an app uses location services in the background. (>= iOS 11). Default: false
+        /// </summary>
+        public bool ShowsBackgroundLocationIndicator { get; set; } = false;
+
 	}
 }
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diff --git a/src/Geolocator.Plugin/Apple/GeolocatorImplementation.apple.cs b/src/Geolocator.Plugin/Apple/GeolocatorImplementation.apple.cs
index 37287ba..e55e476 100644
--- a/src/Geolocator.Plugin/Apple/GeolocatorImplementation.apple.cs
+++ b/src/Geolocator.Plugin/Apple/GeolocatorImplementation.apple.cs
@@ -401,6 +401,9 @@ public async Task<bool> StartListeningAsync(TimeSpan minimumTime, double minimum
 
 			// set background flag
 #if __IOS__
+			if (UIDevice.CurrentDevice.CheckSystemVersion(11, 0))
+				manager.ShowsBackgroundLocationIndicator = listenerSettings.ShowsBackgroundLocationIndicator;
+
 			if (UIDevice.CurrentDevice.CheckSystemVersion(9, 0))
 				manager.AllowsBackgroundLocationUpdates = listenerSettings.AllowBackgroundUpdates;