diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 03e85dc..07f06ed 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 .DS_Store
 .AppleDouble
 .LSOverride
+yarn.lock
 
 # Icon must end with two \r
 Icon
diff --git a/index.d.ts b/index.d.ts
index 9022703..1b2d6cc 100644
--- a/index.d.ts
+++ b/index.d.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ declare module 'react-native-safe-area' {
 
     // from `SafeArea.[ios|android].js`
     export default class SafeArea {
+        static getInitialInsets(): SafeAreaInsets
         static getSafeAreaInsetsForRootView(): Promise<EventPayload>
         static addEventListener(eventType: EventType, listener: (payload: EventPayload) => void): void 
         static removeEventListener(eventType: EventType, listener: (payload: EventPayload) => void): void
diff --git a/ios/RNSafeArea/RNSafeArea.m b/ios/RNSafeArea/RNSafeArea.m
index f0f5359..1878872 100644
--- a/ios/RNSafeArea/RNSafeArea.m
+++ b/ios/RNSafeArea/RNSafeArea.m
@@ -32,6 +32,18 @@ - (id)init {
     return self;
 }
 
+- (NSDictionary *)constantsToExport {
+  UIEdgeInsets safeAreaInsets = [self safeAreaInsetsForRootView];
+  return @{
+    @"initialInsets": @{
+      @"top": @(safeAreaInsets.top),
+      @"left": @(safeAreaInsets.left),
+      @"bottom": @(safeAreaInsets.bottom),
+      @"right": @(safeAreaInsets.right),
+    },
+  };
+}
+
 + (BOOL)requiresMainQueueSetup {
     return YES;
 }
diff --git a/lib/SafeArea.android.js b/lib/SafeArea.android.js
index d1232ad..bcfbdd0 100644
--- a/lib/SafeArea.android.js
+++ b/lib/SafeArea.android.js
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ import type EmitterSubscription from 'EmitterSubscription'
 import type { SafeAreaInsets } from './TypeDefinition'
 
 class SafeArea {
+  getInitialInsets() {
+    return { top: 0, left: 0, bottom: 0, right: 0 };
+  }
+
   getSafeAreaInsetsForRootView(): Promise<{ safeAreaInsets: SafeAreaInsets }> {
     return Promise.resolve({ safeAreaInsets: { top: 0, left: 0, bottom: 0, right: 0 } })
   }
diff --git a/lib/SafeArea.ios.js b/lib/SafeArea.ios.js
index e3892aa..8243d6d 100644
--- a/lib/SafeArea.ios.js
+++ b/lib/SafeArea.ios.js
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ const nativeModule = NativeModules.RNSafeArea
 const nativeEventEmitter = new NativeEventEmitter(nativeModule)
 
 class SafeArea {
+  getInitialInsets() {
+    return nativeModule.initialInsets;
+  }
   getSafeAreaInsetsForRootView(): Promise<{ safeAreaInsets: SafeAreaInsets }> {
     return nativeModule.getSafeAreaInsetsForRootView()
   }