diff --git a/build/iOS/deps/irrlicht.sh b/build/iOS/deps/irrlicht.sh
index 069f18afe..e6735a4f2 100755
--- a/build/iOS/deps/irrlicht.sh
+++ b/build/iOS/deps/irrlicht.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 cd irrlicht-src/
 
 if [ ! -f .patched ]; then
-	for p in touchcount unscaled dblfreefix viewcontroller headerpath roundingerror; do
+	for p in touchcount unscaled dblfreefix viewcontroller headerpath roundingerror hideindicator; do
 		patch -p0 <../../patches/irrlicht-$p.patch
 	done
 	touch .patched
diff --git a/build/iOS/patches/irrlicht-hideindicator.patch b/build/iOS/patches/irrlicht-hideindicator.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b26c74b0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/iOS/patches/irrlicht-hideindicator.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+--- source/Irrlicht/CIrrDeviceiOS.mm.orig	2018-08-19 12:49:52.000000000 +0200
++++ source/Irrlicht/CIrrDeviceiOS.mm	2018-08-19 12:54:20.000000000 +0200
+@@ -28,6 +28,17 @@
+ {
+ 	class CIrrDeviceiOS;
+ }
++
++/* IrrUIViewController */
++
++@interface IrrUIViewController : UIViewController
++@end
++
++@implementation IrrUIViewController
++- (BOOL)prefersHomeIndicatorAutoHidden {
++	return YES;
++}
++@end
+ 
+ /* CIrrDelegateiOS */
+ 
+@@ -704,7 +715,7 @@
+ 			if (externalView == nil)
+ 			{
+ 				dataStorage->Window = [[UIWindow alloc] initWithFrame:[[UIScreen mainScreen] bounds]];
+-				dataStorage->ViewController = [[UIViewController alloc] init];
++				dataStorage->ViewController = [[IrrUIViewController alloc] init];
+ 				dataStorage->Window.rootViewController = dataStorage->ViewController;
+ 				
+ 				[dataStorage->Window makeKeyAndVisible];