diff --git a/Classes/MGSplitViewController.m b/Classes/MGSplitViewController.m
index 61b30a6..1585692 100644
--- a/Classes/MGSplitViewController.m
+++ b/Classes/MGSplitViewController.m
@@ -243,7 +243,9 @@ - (CGSize)splitViewSizeForOrientation:(UIInterfaceOrientation)theOrientation
 	
 	// Account for status bar, which always subtracts from the height (since it's always at the top of the screen).
 	height -= statusBarHeight;
-	
+	if (self.tabBarController) {
+		height -= 49.0f;
+	}
 	return CGSizeMake(width, height);
 }