diff --git a/i3pystatus/battery.py b/i3pystatus/battery.py
index 2a88bf5..c62789b 100644
--- a/i3pystatus/battery.py
+++ b/i3pystatus/battery.py
@@ -115,6 +115,8 @@ class BatteryChecker(IntervalModule):
         ("alert_format_body", "The body text of the notification, all formatters can be used"),
         ("path", "Override the default-generated path"),
         ("status", "A dictionary mapping ('DIS', 'CHR', 'FULL') to alternative names"),
+        ("color", "The text color"),
+        ("critical_color", "The critical color"),
     )
     battery_ident = "BAT0"
     format = "{status} {remaining}"
@@ -128,6 +130,8 @@ class BatteryChecker(IntervalModule):
     alert_percentage = 10
     alert_format_title = "Low battery"
     alert_format_body = "Battery {battery_ident} has only {percentage:.2f}% ({remaining:%E%hh:%Mm}) remaining!"
+    color = "#ffffff"
+    critical_color = "#ff0000"
 
     path = None
 
@@ -138,7 +142,7 @@ class BatteryChecker(IntervalModule):
 
     def run(self):
         urgent = False
-        color = "#ffffff"
+        color = self.color
 
         battery = Battery.create(self.path)
 
@@ -158,7 +162,7 @@ class BatteryChecker(IntervalModule):
                 fdict["status"] = "DIS"
                 if battery.percentage() <= self.alert_percentage:
                     urgent = True
-                    color = "#ff0000"
+                    color = self.critical_color
             else:
                 fdict["status"] = "CHR"
         else:
@@ -179,5 +183,5 @@ class BatteryChecker(IntervalModule):
             "full_text": formatp(self.format, **fdict).strip(),
             "instance": self.battery_ident,
             "urgent": urgent,
-            "color": color
+            "color": color,
         }
diff --git a/i3pystatus/load.py b/i3pystatus/load.py
index 7fcf1c4..335bd92 100644
--- a/i3pystatus/load.py
+++ b/i3pystatus/load.py
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ class Load(IntervalModule):
     settings = (
         ("format",
          "format string used for output. {avg1}, {avg5} and {avg15} are the load average of the last one, five and fifteen minutes, respectively. {tasks} is the number of tasks (i.e. 1/285, which indiciates that one out of 285 total tasks is runnable)."),
+        ("critical_limit", "Limit under witch one the battery is critical"),
+        ("critical_color", "The critical color"),
     )
 
     file = "/proc/loadavg"