diff --git a/react/features/conference/components/native/Conference.js b/react/features/conference/components/native/Conference.js
index 9b6050f41..143f6877c 100644
--- a/react/features/conference/components/native/Conference.js
+++ b/react/features/conference/components/native/Conference.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // @flow
 
 import React from 'react';
-import { NativeModules, SafeAreaView, StatusBar, View } from 'react-native';
+import { NativeModules, SafeAreaView, StatusBar } from 'react-native';
 import LinearGradient from 'react-native-linear-gradient';
 
 import { appNavigate } from '../../../app';
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ class Conference extends AbstractConference<Props, *> {
                         </TintedView>
                 }
 
-                <View
+                <SafeAreaView
                     pointerEvents = 'box-none'
                     style = { styles.toolboxAndFilmstripContainer }>
 
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ class Conference extends AbstractConference<Props, *> {
                       */
                         _shouldDisplayTileView ? undefined : <Filmstrip />
                     }
-                </View>
+                </SafeAreaView>
 
                 <SafeAreaView
                     pointerEvents = 'box-none'