diff --git a/Riot/Modules/Room/RoomViewController.m b/Riot/Modules/Room/RoomViewController.m
index 089e21e0c..b1147cd72 100644
--- a/Riot/Modules/Room/RoomViewController.m
+++ b/Riot/Modules/Room/RoomViewController.m
@@ -1628,6 +1628,14 @@
             }
             
             self.previewHeaderContainer.hidden = NO;
+
+            // Consider the main navigation controller if the current view controller is embedded inside a split view controller.
+            UINavigationController *mainNavigationController = self.navigationController;
+            if (self.splitViewController.isCollapsed && self.splitViewController.viewControllers.count)
+            {
+                mainNavigationController = self.splitViewController.viewControllers.firstObject;
+            }
+            mainNavigationController.navigationBar.translucent = isVisible;
             
             // Finalize preview header display according to the screen orientation
             [self refreshPreviewHeader:UIInterfaceOrientationIsLandscape([[UIApplication sharedApplication] statusBarOrientation])];