diff --git a/i3pystatus/battery.py b/i3pystatus/battery.py
index c70e97c..fe2d4ab 100644
--- a/i3pystatus/battery.py
+++ b/i3pystatus/battery.py
@@ -111,9 +111,15 @@ class BatteryChecker(IntervalModule):
         ("alert", "Display a libnotify-notification on low battery"),
         "alert_percentage", "alert_format_title", "alert_format_body", "alert_percentage",
         "path",
+        ("status", "A dictionary mapping ('DIS', 'CHR', 'FULL') to alternative names"),
     )
     battery_ident = "BAT0"
     format = "{status} {remaining_hm}"
+    status = {
+        "CHR": "CHR",
+        "DIS": "DIS",
+        "FULL": "FULL",
+    }
     
     alert = False
     alert_percentage = 10
@@ -163,6 +169,8 @@ class BatteryChecker(IntervalModule):
                 urgency=2,
             )
 
+        fdict["status"] = self.status[fdict["status"]]
+
         self.output = {
             "full_text": self.format.format(**fdict).strip(),
             "instance": self.battery_ident,
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 9139667..09cdcfd 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 from setuptools import setup
 
 setup(name="i3pystatus",
-      version="3.13",
+      version="3.14",
       description="Like i3status, this generates status line for i3bar / i3wm",
       url="http://github.com/enkore/i3pystatus",
       license="MIT",