diff --git a/example/android/gradle.properties b/example/android/gradle.properties
index a673820..4d3226a 100644
--- a/example/android/gradle.properties
+++ b/example/android/gradle.properties
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx1536M
 android.useAndroidX=true
-android.enableJetifier=true
-android.enableR8=true
+android.enableJetifier=true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ios/Classes/QRView.swift b/ios/Classes/QRView.swift
index a564c1c..af9be2c 100644
--- a/ios/Classes/QRView.swift
+++ b/ios/Classes/QRView.swift
@@ -46,7 +46,11 @@ public class QRView:NSObject,FlutterPlatformView {
             switch(call.method){
                 case "setDimensions":
                     let arguments = call.arguments as! Dictionary<String, Double>
-                    self?.setDimensions(result, width: arguments["width"] ?? 0, height: arguments["height"] ?? 0, scanArea: arguments["scanArea"] ?? 0)
+                    self?.setDimensions(result,
+                                        width: arguments["width"] ?? 0,
+                                        height: arguments["height"] ?? 0,
+                                        scanArea: arguments["scanArea"] ?? 0,
+                                        scanAreaOffset: arguments["scanAreaOffset"] ?? 0)
                 case "startScan":
                     self?.startScan(call.arguments as! Array<Int>, result)
                 case "flipCamera":
@@ -71,7 +75,7 @@ public class QRView:NSObject,FlutterPlatformView {
         return previewView
     }
     
-    func setDimensions(_ result: @escaping FlutterResult, width: Double, height: Double, scanArea: Double) -> Void {
+    func setDimensions(_ result: @escaping FlutterResult, width: Double, height: Double, scanArea: Double, scanAreaOffset: Double) -> Void {
         MTBBarcodeScanner.requestCameraPermission(success: { permissionGranted in
             if permissionGranted {
 //                self?.channel.invokeMethod("onPermissionSet", arguments: true)
@@ -89,6 +93,11 @@ public class QRView:NSObject,FlutterPlatformView {
                     }
                     if (scanArea != 0) {
                         sc.scanRect = CGRect(x: Double(midX) - (scanArea / 2), y: Double(midY) - (scanArea / 2), width: scanArea, height: scanArea)
+                        
+                        // Set offset if provided.
+                        if (scanAreaOffset != 0) {
+                            sc.scanRect = sc.scanRect.offsetBy(dx: 0, dy: CGFloat(scanAreaOffset))
+                        }
                     }
                 } else {
                     // Create a scanner view if it doesn't exist yet.
@@ -97,6 +106,11 @@ public class QRView:NSObject,FlutterPlatformView {
                     if (scanArea != 0) {
                         self.scanner?.didStartScanningBlock = {
                             self.scanner?.scanRect = CGRect(x: Double(midX) - (scanArea / 2), y: Double(midY) - (scanArea / 2), width: scanArea, height: scanArea)
+                            
+                            // Set offset if provided.
+                            if (scanAreaOffset != 0) {
+                                self.scanner?.scanRect = (self.scanner?.scanRect.offsetBy(dx: 0, dy: CGFloat(scanAreaOffset)))!
+                            }
                         }
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/lib/src/qr_code_scanner.dart b/lib/src/qr_code_scanner.dart
index 0ef137e..a63fc98 100644
--- a/lib/src/qr_code_scanner.dart
+++ b/lib/src/qr_code_scanner.dart
@@ -73,8 +73,7 @@ class _QRViewState extends State<QRView> {
   bool onNotification(notification) {
     Future.microtask(() => {
           QRViewController.updateDimensions(widget.key, _channel,
-              scanArea:
-                  widget.overlay != null ? widget.overlay.cutOutSize : 0.0)
+              overlay: widget.overlay)
         });
     return false;
   }
@@ -122,18 +121,12 @@ class _QRViewState extends State<QRView> {
   }
 
   void _onPlatformViewCreated(int id) {
-    // We pass the cutout size so that the scanner respects the scan area.
-    var cutOutSize = 0.0;
-    if (widget.overlay != null) {
-      cutOutSize = widget.overlay.cutOutSize;
-    }
-
     _channel = MethodChannel('net.touchcapture.qr.flutterqr/qrview_$id');
 
     // Start scan after creation of the view
-    final controller = QRViewController._(
-        _channel, widget.key, cutOutSize, widget.onPermissionSet)
-      .._startScan(widget.key, cutOutSize, widget.formatsAllowed);
+    final controller =
+        QRViewController._(_channel, widget.key, widget.onPermissionSet)
+          .._startScan(widget.key, widget.overlay, widget.formatsAllowed);
 
     // Initialize the controller for controlling the QRView
     if (widget.onQRViewCreated != null) {
@@ -157,7 +150,7 @@ class _QrCameraSettings {
 }
 
 class QRViewController {
-  QRViewController._(MethodChannel channel, GlobalKey qrKey, double scanArea,
+  QRViewController._(MethodChannel channel, GlobalKey qrKey,
       PermissionSetCallback onPermissionSet)
       : _channel = channel {
     _channel.setMethodCallHandler((call) async {
@@ -208,12 +201,11 @@ class QRViewController {
   bool get hasPermissions => _hasPermissions;
 
   /// Starts the barcode scanner
-  Future<void> _startScan(GlobalKey key, double cutOutSize,
+  Future<void> _startScan(GlobalKey key, QrScannerOverlayShape overlay,
       List<BarcodeFormat> barcodeFormats) async {
     // We need to update the dimension before the scan is started.
     try {
-      await QRViewController.updateDimensions(key, _channel,
-          scanArea: cutOutSize);
+      await QRViewController.updateDimensions(key, _channel, overlay: overlay);
       return await _channel.invokeMethod(
           'startScan', barcodeFormats?.map((e) => e.asInt())?.toList() ?? []);
     } on PlatformException catch (e) {
@@ -295,14 +287,15 @@ class QRViewController {
 
   /// Updates the view dimensions for iOS.
   static Future<void> updateDimensions(GlobalKey key, MethodChannel channel,
-      {double scanArea}) async {
+      {QrScannerOverlayShape overlay}) async {
     if (defaultTargetPlatform == TargetPlatform.iOS) {
       final RenderBox renderBox = key.currentContext.findRenderObject();
       try {
         await channel.invokeMethod('setDimensions', {
           'width': renderBox.size.width,
           'height': renderBox.size.height,
-          'scanArea': scanArea ?? 0
+          'scanArea': overlay.cutOutSize ?? 0,
+          'scanAreaOffset': overlay.cutOutBottomOffset ?? 0
         });
       } on PlatformException catch (e) {
         throw CameraException(e.code, e.message);