diff --git a/packages/CMSettingsProvider/res/values/defaults.xml b/packages/CMSettingsProvider/res/values/defaults.xml
index 4957641..5d590ad 100644
--- a/packages/CMSettingsProvider/res/values/defaults.xml
+++ b/packages/CMSettingsProvider/res/values/defaults.xml
@@ -51,6 +51,16 @@
     <!-- Default for CMSettings.Secure.STATS_COLLECTION -->
     <bool name="def_stats_collection">false</bool>
 
+    <!-- Default for CMSettings.System.STATUS_BAR_BATTERY_STYLE
+         * 0: Display the battery as icon in portrait mode
+         * 2: Display the battery as a circle
+         * 4: Hide the battery status information
+         * 5: Display the battery as icon in landscape mode
+         * 6: Display the battery as plain text
+         * default: 2
+         -->
+    <integer name="def_battery_style">2</integer>
+
     <!-- Default for CMSettings.Secure.QS_USE_MAIN_TILES -->
     <bool name="def_sysui_qs_main_tiles">true</bool>
 
diff --git a/packages/CMSettingsProvider/src/org/cyanogenmod/cmsettings/CMDatabaseHelper.java b/packages/CMSettingsProvider/src/org/cyanogenmod/cmsettings/CMDatabaseHelper.java
index 65ff3c0..98064af 100644
--- a/packages/CMSettingsProvider/src/org/cyanogenmod/cmsettings/CMDatabaseHelper.java
+++ b/packages/CMSettingsProvider/src/org/cyanogenmod/cmsettings/CMDatabaseHelper.java
@@ -296,6 +296,9 @@ public class CMDatabaseHelper extends SQLiteOpenHelper{
             loadBooleanSetting(stmt, CMSettings.System.SWAP_VOLUME_KEYS_ON_ROTATION,
                     R.bool.def_swap_volume_keys_on_rotation);
 
+            loadIntegerSetting(stmt, CMSettings.System.STATUS_BAR_BATTERY_STYLE,
+                    R.integer.def_battery_style);
+
             if (mContext.getResources().getBoolean(R.bool.def_notification_pulse_custom_enable)) {
                 loadStringSetting(stmt, CMSettings.System.NOTIFICATION_LIGHT_PULSE_CUSTOM_VALUES,
                         R.string.def_notification_pulse_custom_value);
diff --git a/packages/CMSettingsProvider/tests/src/org/cyanogenmod/cmsettings/tests/CMSettingsProviderDefaultsTest.java b/packages/CMSettingsProvider/tests/src/org/cyanogenmod/cmsettings/tests/CMSettingsProviderDefaultsTest.java
index b4fc655..a2c4269 100644
--- a/packages/CMSettingsProvider/tests/src/org/cyanogenmod/cmsettings/tests/CMSettingsProviderDefaultsTest.java
+++ b/packages/CMSettingsProvider/tests/src/org/cyanogenmod/cmsettings/tests/CMSettingsProviderDefaultsTest.java
@@ -73,6 +73,9 @@ public class CMSettingsProviderDefaultsTest extends AndroidTestCase {
         SYSTEM_SETTINGS_DEFAULTS.add(new Setting(
                 CMSettings.System.NOTIFICATION_LIGHT_PULSE_CUSTOM_VALUES,
                 "R.string.def_notification_pulse_custom_value"));
+        SYSTEM_SETTINGS_DEFAULTS.add(new Setting(
+                CMSettings.System.STATUS_BAR_BATTERY_STYLE,
+                "R.integer.def_battery_style"));
     }
 
     //SECURE