diff --git a/res/values/cherish_strings.xml b/res/values/cherish_strings.xml
index 63a06e1..884b0e5 100644
--- a/res/values/cherish_strings.xml
+++ b/res/values/cherish_strings.xml
@@ -685,5 +685,9 @@
 	<!-- Statusbar colored icons -->
     <string name="statusbar_colored_icons_title">Colored icons</string>
     <string name="statusbar_colored_icons_summary">Use proper app icons for notification icons in statusbar</string>
+	
+	<!-- Bluetooth status -->
+    <string name="bluetooth_battery_title">Bluetooth battery status</string>
+    <string name="bluetooth_battery_summary">Display battery status for the connected bluetooth device, if available</string>
 
 </resources>
diff --git a/res/xml/cherish_settings_statusbar.xml b/res/xml/cherish_settings_statusbar.xml
index ebbb749..2ca6cf5 100644
--- a/res/xml/cherish_settings_statusbar.xml
+++ b/res/xml/cherish_settings_statusbar.xml
@@ -156,6 +156,12 @@
             android:title="@string/statusbar_colored_icons_title"
             android:summary="@string/statusbar_colored_icons_summary"
             android:defaultValue="false" />
+			
+		<com.cherish.settings.preferences.SystemSettingSwitchPreference
+        android:key="bluetooth_show_battery"
+        android:title="@string/bluetooth_battery_title"
+        android:summary="@string/bluetooth_battery_summary"
+        android:defaultValue="true"/>
 
 			
 		<!-- Birghtness control -->