diff --git a/android-project/app/src/main/java/org/libsdl/app/SDLActivity.java b/android-project/app/src/main/java/org/libsdl/app/SDLActivity.java
index 197edc4007..ed1ffd5091 100644
--- a/android-project/app/src/main/java/org/libsdl/app/SDLActivity.java
+++ b/android-project/app/src/main/java/org/libsdl/app/SDLActivity.java
@@ -1012,10 +1012,22 @@ public class SDLActivity extends Activity implements View.OnSystemUiVisibilityCh
                             }
                             SDLActivity.mFullscreenModeActive = true;
                         } else {
-                            int flags = View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_LAYOUT_STABLE | View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_VISIBLE;
-                            window.getDecorView().setSystemUiVisibility(flags);
-                            window.addFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_FORCE_NOT_FULLSCREEN);
-                            window.clearFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_FULLSCREEN);
+                            if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 30 /* Android 11 (R) */) {
+                                // The legacy setSystemUiVisibility() flags are ignored on
+                                // API 30+, so the bars hidden by the modern enter path above
+                                // would never come back. Restore them via WindowInsetsController.
+                                final WindowInsetsController controller = window.getInsetsController();
+                                if (controller != null) {
+                                    controller.setSystemBarsBehavior(
+                                            WindowInsetsController.BEHAVIOR_DEFAULT);
+                                    controller.show(WindowInsets.Type.systemBars());
+                                }
+                            } else {
+                                int flags = View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_LAYOUT_STABLE | View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_VISIBLE;
+                                window.getDecorView().setSystemUiVisibility(flags);
+                                window.addFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_FORCE_NOT_FULLSCREEN);
+                                window.clearFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_FULLSCREEN);
+                            }
                             SDLActivity.mFullscreenModeActive = false;
                         }
                         if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 30 /* Android 11 (R) */) {