diff --git a/MFSideMenu/MFSideMenuContainerViewController.m b/MFSideMenu/MFSideMenuContainerViewController.m
index 70216e0..e14719b 100644
--- a/MFSideMenu/MFSideMenuContainerViewController.m
+++ b/MFSideMenu/MFSideMenuContainerViewController.m
@@ -388,11 +388,15 @@ - (void)setMenuState:(MFSideMenuState)menuState completion:(void (^)(void))compl
 // these callbacks are called when the menu will become visible, not neccessarily when they will OPEN
 - (void)leftMenuWillShow {
     [self.leftMenuViewController view].hidden = NO;
+    [self.leftMenuViewController beginAppearanceTransition:YES animated:YES];
+    [self.leftMenuViewController endAppearanceTransition];
     [self.menuContainerView bringSubviewToFront:[self.leftMenuViewController view]];
 }
 
 - (void)rightMenuWillShow {
     [self.rightMenuViewController view].hidden = NO;
+    [self.rightMenuViewController beginAppearanceTransition:YES animated:YES];
+    [self.rightMenuViewController endAppearanceTransition];
     [self.menuContainerView bringSubviewToFront:[self.rightMenuViewController view]];
 }
 
@@ -716,6 +720,7 @@ - (void)setUserInteractionStateForCenterViewController {
         NSArray *viewControllers = [self.centerViewController viewControllers];
         for(UIViewController* viewController in viewControllers) {
             viewController.view.userInteractionEnabled = (self.menuState == MFSideMenuStateClosed);
+            viewController.navigationController.interactivePopGestureRecognizer.enabled = (self.menuState == MFSideMenuStateClosed);
         }
     }
 }
@@ -759,6 +764,18 @@ - (void) setCenterViewControllerOffset:(CGFloat)xOffset {
     frame.origin.x = xOffset;
     [self.centerViewController view].frame = frame;
     
+        if ([self.panGestureDelegate respondsToSelector:@selector(mfSideMenuPanGestureRecognizerDidPanWithOffset:)]) {
+        [self.panGestureDelegate mfSideMenuPanGestureRecognizerDidPanWithOffset:xOffset];
+    }
+    if (darkenStatusBarWhenMenuOpens) {
+        CGFloat menuWidth = MAX(_leftMenuWidth,  _rightMenuWidth);
+        CGFloat menuOpenedPerecent = ABS(xOffset) / menuWidth;
+        CGRect statusBarFrame = self.statusBarBackgoundView.frame;
+        statusBarFrame.size.width = self.view.bounds.size.width;
+        self.statusBarBackgoundView.frame = statusBarFrame;
+        self.statusBarBackgoundView.alpha = menuOpenedPerecent;
+    }
+    
     if(!self.menuSlideAnimationEnabled) return;
     
     if(xOffset > 0){
@@ -791,4 +808,4 @@ - (CGFloat)animationDurationFromStartPosition:(CGFloat)startPosition toEndPositi
     return MIN(duration, self.menuAnimationMaxDuration);
 }
 
-@end
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+@end