diff --git a/cosmic-settings/src/pages/power/backend/mod.rs b/cosmic-settings/src/pages/power/backend/mod.rs
index 3cf2b924..2c97172d 100644
--- a/cosmic-settings/src/pages/power/backend/mod.rs
+++ b/cosmic-settings/src/pages/power/backend/mod.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use chrono::{Duration, TimeDelta};
-use futures::future::join_all;
 use futures::FutureExt;
-use upower_dbus::{BatteryType, DeviceProxy};
+use futures::{future::join_all, TryFutureExt};
+use upower_dbus::{BatteryState, BatteryType, DeviceProxy};
 use zbus::Connection;
 
 mod ppdaemon;
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ pub struct Battery {
     pub icon_name: String,
     pub is_present: bool,
     pub percent: f64,
-    pub on_battery: bool,
+    pub is_charging: bool,
     pub remaining_duration: Duration,
 }
 
@@ -294,34 +294,21 @@ async fn enumerate_devices<'a>() -> Result<Vec<upower_dbus::DeviceProxy<'a>>, zb
         .collect())
 }
 
-async fn get_on_battery_status() -> Result<bool, zbus::Error> {
-    let connection = match Connection::system().await {
-        Ok(c) => c,
-        Err(e) => {
-            tracing::error!("zbus connection failed. {e}");
-            return Err(e);
-        }
-    };
-
-    match upower_dbus::UPowerProxy::new(&connection).await {
-        Ok(p) => p.on_battery().await,
-        Err(e) => Err(e),
-    }
-}
-
 impl Battery {
     pub async fn from_device(proxy: DeviceProxy<'_>) -> Self {
         let mut remaining_duration: Duration = Duration::default();
 
-        let (is_present, percentage, on_battery) = futures::join!(
+        let (is_present, percentage, battery_state) = futures::join!(
             proxy.is_present().map(Result::unwrap_or_default),
             proxy.percentage().map(Result::unwrap_or_default),
-            get_on_battery_status().map(Result::unwrap_or_default)
+            proxy.state().map(|r| r.unwrap_or(BatteryState::Unknown)),
         );
 
         let percent = percentage.clamp(0.0, 100.0);
 
-        if on_battery {
+        let is_charging = matches!(battery_state, BatteryState::Charging);
+
+        if !is_charging {
             if let Ok(time) = proxy.time_to_empty().await {
                 if let Ok(dur) = Duration::from_std(std::time::Duration::from_secs(time as u64)) {
                     remaining_duration = dur;
@@ -352,7 +339,7 @@ impl Battery {
         } else {
             0
         };
-        let charging = if on_battery { "" } else { "charging-" };
+        let charging = if is_charging { "charging-" } else { "" };
 
         let icon_name =
             format!("cosmic-applet-battery-level-{battery_percent}-{charging}symbolic",);
@@ -361,7 +348,7 @@ impl Battery {
             icon_name,
             is_present,
             percent,
-            on_battery,
+            is_charging,
             remaining_duration,
         }
     }
@@ -411,7 +398,7 @@ impl Battery {
             "battery",
             "remaining-time",
             time = time,
-            action = if self.on_battery { "empty" } else { "full" }
+            action = if !self.is_charging { "empty" } else { "full" }
         )
     }
 }
@@ -436,7 +423,7 @@ mod tests {
             let (actual, expected) = case;
             let battery = Battery {
                 remaining_duration: Duration::new(actual, 0).unwrap(),
-                on_battery: true,
+                is_charging: false,
                 ..Default::default()
             };
             assert_eq!(battery.remaining_time(), expected);