diff --git a/android/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/android/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index e11dfaa20b0b0da93dfa1bcb735ac0b98167b4f1..4dc97ae4f8ff3a843224b9eb096136b21712e5b3 100644
--- a/android/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/android/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" package="com.beefe.picker">
+      <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW"/>
 </manifest>
diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/beefe/picker/PickerViewModule.java b/android/src/main/java/com/beefe/picker/PickerViewModule.java
index b89ce3320a027bd3dc243afe6e3cbef20494fa64..50a212af885a8acb1026c8f8973f5855ae6ea416 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/beefe/picker/PickerViewModule.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/beefe/picker/PickerViewModule.java
@@ -360,8 +360,7 @@ public class PickerViewModule extends ReactContextBaseJavaModule implements Life
                 Window window = dialog.getWindow();
                 if (window != null) {
                     if (android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.O) {
-                        layoutParams.type = WindowManager.LayoutParams.TYPE_APPLICATION_OVERLAY;
-                        window.setType(WindowManager.LayoutParams.TYPE_APPLICATION_OVERLAY);
+                        window.setType(WindowManager.LayoutParams.TYPE_SYSTEM_ALERT);
                     }else{
                         if (MIUIUtils.isMIUI()) {
                             layoutParams.type = WindowManager.LayoutParams.TYPE_APPLICATION;