diff --git a/src/org/lineageos/lineageparts/statusbar/StatusBarSettings.java b/src/org/lineageos/lineageparts/statusbar/StatusBarSettings.java
index d256392de97cfdd996f50b10e051139a37c77113..bc4e3625b38f7e914e0c31c316004a39e75a381e 100644
--- a/src/org/lineageos/lineageparts/statusbar/StatusBarSettings.java
+++ b/src/org/lineageos/lineageparts/statusbar/StatusBarSettings.java
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
 /*
  * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2014-2015 The CyanogenMod Project
- * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2017-2023 The LineageOS Project
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2017-2024 The LineageOS Project
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
 package org.lineageos.lineageparts.statusbar;
 
+import android.content.Context;
+import android.content.Intent;
+import android.content.IntentFilter;
+import android.os.BatteryManager;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.provider.Settings;
 import android.text.TextUtils;
@@ -51,6 +55,8 @@ public class StatusBarSettings extends SettingsPreferenceFragment
     private PreferenceCategory mStatusBarBatteryCategory;
     private PreferenceCategory mStatusBarClockCategory;
 
+    private boolean mBatteryPresent;
+
     @Override
     public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
         super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
@@ -68,6 +74,10 @@ public class StatusBarSettings extends SettingsPreferenceFragment
         statusBarBattery.setOnPreferenceChangeListener(this);
         enableStatusBarBatteryDependents(statusBarBattery.getIntValue(2));
 
+        Intent intent = getBatteryIntent(getContext());
+        if (intent != null) {
+            mBatteryPresent = intent.getBooleanExtra(BatteryManager.EXTRA_PRESENT, true);
+        }
         mStatusBarBatteryCategory = getPreferenceScreen().findPreference(CATEGORY_BATTERY);
 
         mQuickPulldown = findPreference(STATUS_BAR_QUICK_QS_PULLDOWN);
@@ -88,7 +98,8 @@ public class StatusBarSettings extends SettingsPreferenceFragment
             getPreferenceScreen().addPreference(mStatusBarClockCategory);
         }
 
-        if (TextUtils.delimitedStringContains(curIconBlacklist, ',', "battery")) {
+        if (!mBatteryPresent ||
+                TextUtils.delimitedStringContains(curIconBlacklist, ',', "battery")) {
             getPreferenceScreen().removePreference(mStatusBarBatteryCategory);
         } else {
             getPreferenceScreen().addPreference(mStatusBarBatteryCategory);
@@ -145,6 +156,12 @@ public class StatusBarSettings extends SettingsPreferenceFragment
         mStatusBarBatteryShowPercent.setEnabled(batteryIconStyle != STATUS_BAR_BATTERY_STYLE_TEXT);
     }
 
+    /** Gets the latest sticky battery intent from the Android system. */
+    public static Intent getBatteryIntent(Context context) {
+        return context.registerReceiver(
+                /*receiver=*/ null, new IntentFilter(Intent.ACTION_BATTERY_CHANGED));
+    }
+
     private void updateQuickPulldownSummary(int value) {
         String summary="";
         switch (value) {