diff --git a/epydial/data/themes/blackwhite/dialer_main.edc b/epydial/data/themes/blackwhite/dialer_main.edc
index cdfb9f9..efd1bee 100644
--- a/epydial/data/themes/blackwhite/dialer_main.edc
+++ b/epydial/data/themes/blackwhite/dialer_main.edc
@@ -28,6 +28,12 @@ color_classes {
 		color2: 128 128 128 255;
 		color3: 128 128 128 255;;
 	}
+	color_class {
+		name: "battvolt_active";
+		color: 255 255 255 128;
+		color2: 128 128 128 255;
+		color3: 128 128 128 255;;
+	}
 	color_class {
 		name: "button_active";
 		color: 0 0 0 255;
@@ -237,11 +243,11 @@ collections {
 				type: TEXT;
 				mouse_events: 0;
 				description {
-					color_class: "button_inactive";
+					color_class: "battvolt_active";
 					state: "default" 0.0;
 					rel1 { relative: 5/6 0; }
 					rel2 { relative: 1 1/20; }
-					text { text, "1.41 V"; font: "Sans"; size, 1; align, 1 0.5; fit, 0 1; }
+					text { text, "batt"; font: "Sans"; size, 1; align, 1 0.5; fit, 0 1; }
 				}
 			} /* end battvolt_text */
 			part {
diff --git a/epydial/dialer_screen.py b/epydial/dialer_screen.py
index 55fa4e0..573b025 100644
--- a/epydial/dialer_screen.py
+++ b/epydial/dialer_screen.py
@@ -29,7 +29,11 @@ class DialerScreen(EdjeGroup):
 		PyneoController.register_callback("gsm_signal_strength_change", self.on_gsm_signal_strength_change)
 		PyneoController.register_callback("battvolt_change", self.on_battvolt_change)
 
-	def on_battvolt_change(self, battvolt):
+	def on_battvolt_change(self, battvolt, chgmode):
+		if chgmode == "play-only":
+			EdjeGroup.color_class_set(self, "battvolt_active", 255, 255, 255, 64, 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0)
+		else:
+			EdjeGroup.color_class_set(self, "battvolt_active", 255, 255, 255, 128, 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0)
 		self.part_text_set("battvolt_text", "%s V"%str(battvolt)[:4])
 		
 	def on_sim_key_required(self, key_type):
diff --git a/epydial/epydial.py b/epydial/epydial.py
index 849b99d..5118e54 100755
--- a/epydial/epydial.py
+++ b/epydial/epydial.py
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ class PyneoController(object):
 		status = dedbusmap(status_map)
 		print "POWER Status: " + str(status)
 		if status.has_key('battvolt'):
-			class_.notify_callbacks("battvolt_change", status['battvolt'])
+			class_.notify_callbacks("battvolt_change", status['battvolt'], status['chgmode'])
 		class_.notify_callbacks("pwr_status_change", status)
 
 	@classmethod