diff --git a/include/batteryservice/BatteryService.h b/include/batteryservice/BatteryService.h
index 829061a34..6bc3f0773 100644
--- a/include/batteryservice/BatteryService.h
+++ b/include/batteryservice/BatteryService.h
@@ -43,6 +43,12 @@ enum {
     BATTERY_HEALTH_COLD = 7, // equals BatteryManager.BATTERY_HEALTH_COLD constant
 };
 
+// must be kept in sync with definitions in BatteryProperty.java
+enum {
+    BATTERY_PROP_CHARGE_COUNTER = 1, // equals BatteryProperty.BATTERY_PROP_CHARGE_COUNTER constant
+    BATTERY_PROP_CURRENT_NOW = 2, // equals BatteryProperty.BATTERY_PROP_CURRENT_NOW constant
+};
+
 struct BatteryProperties {
     bool chargerAcOnline;
     bool chargerUsbOnline;
@@ -61,6 +67,13 @@ struct BatteryProperties {
     status_t readFromParcel(Parcel* parcel);
 };
 
+struct BatteryProperty {
+    int valueInt;
+
+    status_t writeToParcel(Parcel* parcel) const;
+    status_t readFromParcel(Parcel* parcel);
+};
+
 }; // namespace android
 
 #endif // ANDROID_BATTERYSERVICE_H
diff --git a/include/batteryservice/IBatteryPropertiesRegistrar.h b/include/batteryservice/IBatteryPropertiesRegistrar.h
index 8d28b1d35..eca075d7e 100644
--- a/include/batteryservice/IBatteryPropertiesRegistrar.h
+++ b/include/batteryservice/IBatteryPropertiesRegistrar.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ namespace android {
 enum {
     REGISTER_LISTENER = IBinder::FIRST_CALL_TRANSACTION,
     UNREGISTER_LISTENER,
+    GET_PROPERTY,
 };
 
 class IBatteryPropertiesRegistrar : public IInterface {
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ public:
 
     virtual void registerListener(const sp<IBatteryPropertiesListener>& listener) = 0;
     virtual void unregisterListener(const sp<IBatteryPropertiesListener>& listener) = 0;
+    virtual status_t getProperty(int id, struct BatteryProperty *val) = 0;
 };
 
 class BnBatteryPropertiesRegistrar : public BnInterface<IBatteryPropertiesRegistrar> {
diff --git a/services/batteryservice/Android.mk b/services/batteryservice/Android.mk
index 0a29c36d5..9354b99ae 100644
--- a/services/batteryservice/Android.mk
+++ b/services/batteryservice/Android.mk
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ include $(CLEAR_VARS)
 
 LOCAL_SRC_FILES:= \
 	BatteryProperties.cpp \
+	BatteryProperty.cpp \
 	IBatteryPropertiesListener.cpp \
 	IBatteryPropertiesRegistrar.cpp
 
diff --git a/services/batteryservice/BatteryProperty.cpp b/services/batteryservice/BatteryProperty.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6cbc896d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/batteryservice/BatteryProperty.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2013 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <batteryservice/BatteryService.h>
+#include <binder/Parcel.h>
+#include <utils/Errors.h>
+
+namespace android {
+
+/*
+ * Parcel read/write code must be kept in sync with
+ * frameworks/base/core/java/android/os/BatteryProperty.java
+ */
+
+status_t BatteryProperty::readFromParcel(Parcel* p) {
+    valueInt = p->readInt32();
+    return OK;
+}
+
+status_t BatteryProperty::writeToParcel(Parcel* p) const {
+    p->writeInt32(valueInt);
+    return OK;
+}
+
+}; // namespace android
diff --git a/services/batteryservice/IBatteryPropertiesRegistrar.cpp b/services/batteryservice/IBatteryPropertiesRegistrar.cpp
index 6c2d2a5bc..6647122d1 100644
--- a/services/batteryservice/IBatteryPropertiesRegistrar.cpp
+++ b/services/batteryservice/IBatteryPropertiesRegistrar.cpp
@@ -44,6 +44,18 @@ public:
             data.writeStrongBinder(listener->asBinder());
             remote()->transact(UNREGISTER_LISTENER, data, NULL);
         }
+
+        status_t getProperty(int id, struct BatteryProperty *val) {
+            Parcel data, reply;
+            data.writeInterfaceToken(IBatteryPropertiesRegistrar::getInterfaceDescriptor());
+            data.writeInt32(id);
+            remote()->transact(GET_PROPERTY, data, &reply);
+            status_t ret = reply.readInt32();
+            int parcelpresent = reply.readInt32();
+            if (parcelpresent)
+                val->readFromParcel(&reply);
+            return ret;
+        }
 };
 
 IMPLEMENT_META_INTERFACE(BatteryPropertiesRegistrar, "android.os.IBatteryPropertiesRegistrar");
@@ -69,6 +81,18 @@ status_t BnBatteryPropertiesRegistrar::onTransact(uint32_t code,
             unregisterListener(listener);
             return OK;
         }
+
+        case GET_PROPERTY: {
+            CHECK_INTERFACE(IBatteryPropertiesRegistrar, data, reply);
+            int id = data.readInt32();
+            struct BatteryProperty val;
+            status_t result = getProperty(id, &val);
+            reply->writeNoException();
+            reply->writeInt32(result);
+            reply->writeInt32(1);
+            val.writeToParcel(reply);
+            return OK;
+        }
     }
     return BBinder::onTransact(code, data, reply, flags);
 };