diff --git a/plugins/battery/battery.plugin.zsh b/plugins/battery/battery.plugin.zsh
index 7c5bf6f82..d1adcd0b6 100644
--- a/plugins/battery/battery.plugin.zsh
+++ b/plugins/battery/battery.plugin.zsh
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ elif [[ "$OSTYPE" = linux*  ]]; then
 
   function battery_pct() {
     if (( $+commands[acpi] )); then
-      acpi 2>/dev/null | cut -f2 -d ',' | tr -cd '[:digit:]'
+      acpi 2>/dev/null | command grep -E '^Battery.*(Disc|C)harging' | cut -f2 -d ',' | tr -cd '[:digit:]'
     fi
   }