diff --git a/dwm-stat/status.c b/dwm-stat/status.c
index 97cc212..2f86f58 100644
--- a/dwm-stat/status.c
+++ b/dwm-stat/status.c
@@ -4,12 +4,11 @@
 // This version mainly aims to ve a visual overhaul of both code and output over barM
 // Dependancies: cat grep awk 
 
-// Define these however you like 
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
-#include <time.h>
 #include <string.h>
+#include <time.h>
 #include <stdarg.h>
 #include <X11/Xlib.h>
 #include <sys/utsname.h>
@@ -61,6 +60,34 @@ ram_usage(void)
 	return buf;
 }
 
+#ifdef LAPTOP
+#define BATTERY_STATUS_BUFFER 50
+static char*
+battery_percentage(void)
+{
+	unsigned long total, curr;
+	static char buf[BATTERY_STATUS_BUFFER];
+
+	FILE* file_max = fopen("/sys/class/power_supply/BAT0/energy_full","r");
+	if(file_max) {
+		fgets(buf, BATTERY_STATUS_BUFFER, file_max);
+		fclose(file_max);
+		total = atoi(buf);
+	}
+
+	FILE* file_curr = fopen("/sys/class/power_supply/BAT0/energy_now", "r");
+	if(file_curr) {
+		fgets(buf, BATTERY_STATUS_BUFFER, file_max);
+		fclose(file_curr);
+		total = atoi(buf);
+	}
+
+	snprintf(buf, BATTERY_STATUS_BUFFER, "Battery: %.2f", (float)(curr/total));
+	return buf;
+}
+#endif
+
+
 static char* 	
 cpu_usage(void)
 {
@@ -90,6 +117,9 @@ main(void)
 	static char* (*func_table[])(void) = {
 		ram_usage,
 		date_time, 
+#ifdef LAPTOP
+		battery_percentage,
+#endif
 	};
 
 	char stat_output[MAXSTR];