diff --git a/src/video/uikit/SDL_uikitappdelegate.h b/src/video/uikit/SDL_uikitappdelegate.h
--- a/src/video/uikit/SDL_uikitappdelegate.h
+++ b/src/video/uikit/SDL_uikitappdelegate.h
@@ -27,6 +27,13 @@
 - (instancetype)initWithNibName:(NSString *)nibNameOrNil bundle:(NSBundle *)nibBundleOrNil;
 - (void)loadView;
 
+#if !TARGET_OS_TV
+- (BOOL)prefersHomeIndicatorAutoHidden;
+- (UIRectEdge)preferredScreenEdgesDeferringSystemGestures;
+
+@property (nonatomic, assign) int homeIndicatorHidden;
+
+#endif
 @end
 
 @interface SDLUIKitDelegate : NSObject<UIApplicationDelegate>
diff --git a/src/video/uikit/SDL_uikitappdelegate.m b/src/video/uikit/SDL_uikitappdelegate.m
--- a/src/video/uikit/SDL_uikitappdelegate.m
+++ b/src/video/uikit/SDL_uikitappdelegate.m
@@ -115,6 +115,19 @@
 
     return image;
 }
+
+static void SDLCALL
+SDL_HideHomeIndicatorHintChanged(void *userdata, const char *name, const char *oldValue, const char *hint)
+{
+    @autoreleasepool {
+        SDL_uikitviewcontroller *viewcontroller = (__bridge SDL_uikitviewcontroller *) userdata;
+        viewcontroller.homeIndicatorHidden = (hint && *hint) ? SDL_atoi(hint) : -1;
+        if (@available(iOS 11.0, *)) {
+            [viewcontroller setNeedsUpdateOfHomeIndicatorAutoHidden];
+            [viewcontroller setNeedsUpdateOfScreenEdgesDeferringSystemGestures];
+        }
+    }
+}
 #endif /* !TARGET_OS_TV */
 
 @interface SDLLaunchScreenController ()
@@ -171,6 +184,9 @@
             screenw = screenh;
             screenh = width;
         }
+       SDL_AddHintCallback(SDL_HINT_IOS_HIDE_HOME_INDICATOR,
+                            SDL_HideHomeIndicatorHintChanged,
+                            (__bridge void *) self);
 #endif
 
         /* Xcode 5 introduced a dictionary of launch images in Info.plist. */
@@ -287,6 +303,33 @@
     return NO;
 }
 
+- (BOOL)prefersHomeIndicatorAutoHidden
+{
+    BOOL hidden = NO;
+    if (self.homeIndicatorHidden == 1) {
+        hidden = YES;
+    }
+    return hidden;
+}
+
+- (UIRectEdge)preferredScreenEdgesDeferringSystemGestures
+{
+    if (self.homeIndicatorHidden >= 0) {
+        if (self.homeIndicatorHidden == 2) {
+            return UIRectEdgeAll;
+        } else {
+            return UIRectEdgeNone;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /* By default, fullscreen and borderless windows get all screen gestures */
+    /*if ((window->flags & (SDL_WINDOW_FULLSCREEN|SDL_WINDOW_BORDERLESS)) != 0) {
+        return UIRectEdgeAll;
+    } else {
+        return UIRectEdgeNone;
+    }*/
+}
+
 - (NSUInteger)supportedInterfaceOrientations
 {
     /* We keep the supported orientations unrestricted to avoid the case where