diff --git a/i3status.c b/i3status.c
index 88fb90e0..2f60b4e5 100644
--- a/i3status.c
+++ b/i3status.c
@@ -322,6 +322,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         CFG_STR("status_bat", "BAT", CFGF_NONE),
         CFG_STR("status_unk", "UNK", CFGF_NONE),
         CFG_STR("status_full", "FULL", CFGF_NONE),
+        CFG_STR("status_idle", "IDLE", CFGF_NONE),
         CFG_STR("path", "/sys/class/power_supply/BAT%d/uevent", CFGF_NONE),
         CFG_INT("low_threshold", 30, CFGF_NONE),
         CFG_STR("threshold_type", "time", CFGF_NONE),
@@ -742,6 +743,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
                     .status_bat = cfg_getstr(sec, "status_bat"),
                     .status_unk = cfg_getstr(sec, "status_unk"),
                     .status_full = cfg_getstr(sec, "status_full"),
+                    .status_idle = cfg_getstr(sec, "status_idle"),
                     .low_threshold = cfg_getint(sec, "low_threshold"),
                     .threshold_type = cfg_getstr(sec, "threshold_type"),
                     .last_full_capacity = cfg_getbool(sec, "last_full_capacity"),
diff --git a/include/i3status.h b/include/i3status.h
index fe44780b..1bc2c85f 100644
--- a/include/i3status.h
+++ b/include/i3status.h
@@ -271,6 +271,7 @@ typedef struct {
     const char *status_bat;
     const char *status_unk;
     const char *status_full;
+    const char *status_idle;
     int low_threshold;
     char *threshold_type;
     bool last_full_capacity;
diff --git a/man/i3status.man b/man/i3status.man
index 725c27c6..3cd231cb 100644
--- a/man/i3status.man
+++ b/man/i3status.man
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ battery 0 {
         status_bat = "🔋 BAT"
         status_unk = "? UNK"
         status_full = "☻ FULL"
+        status_idle = "☻ IDLE"
         path = "/sys/class/power_supply/BAT%d/uevent"
         low_threshold = 10
 }
diff --git a/src/print_battery_info.c b/src/print_battery_info.c
index 7465d171..8864978b 100644
--- a/src/print_battery_info.c
+++ b/src/print_battery_info.c
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ typedef enum {
     CS_DISCHARGING,
     CS_CHARGING,
     CS_FULL,
+    CS_IDLE,
 } charging_status_t;
 
 /* A description of the state of one or more batteries. */
@@ -129,6 +130,13 @@ static void add_battery_info(struct battery_info *acc, const struct battery_info
                 acc->status = batt_info->status;
             /* else: retain FULL, since it is more specific than UNKNOWN */
             break;
+
+        case CS_IDLE:
+            if (batt_info->status != CS_UNKNOWN && batt_info->status != CS_FULL)
+                acc->status = batt_info->status;
+            /* else: retain IDLE, since it is more specific than UNKNOWN and is
+             * implied by CS_FULL though correct for all batteries */
+            break;
     }
 
     acc->present_rate = abs(present_rate);
@@ -187,8 +195,10 @@ static bool slurp_battery_info(battery_info_ctx_t *ctx, struct battery_info *bat
             batt_info->status = CS_CHARGING;
         else if (BEGINS_WITH(last, "POWER_SUPPLY_STATUS=Full"))
             batt_info->status = CS_FULL;
-        else if (BEGINS_WITH(last, "POWER_SUPPLY_STATUS=Discharging") || BEGINS_WITH(last, "POWER_SUPPLY_STATUS=Not charging"))
+        else if (BEGINS_WITH(last, "POWER_SUPPLY_STATUS=Discharging"))
             batt_info->status = CS_DISCHARGING;
+        else if (BEGINS_WITH(last, "POWER_SUPPLY_STATUS=Not charging"))
+            batt_info->status = CS_IDLE;
         else if (BEGINS_WITH(last, "POWER_SUPPLY_STATUS="))
             batt_info->status = CS_UNKNOWN;
         else if (BEGINS_WITH(last, "POWER_SUPPLY_CHARGE_FULL_DESIGN=") ||
@@ -674,6 +684,9 @@ void print_battery_info(battery_info_ctx_t *ctx) {
         case CS_FULL:
             statusstr = ctx->status_full;
             break;
+        case CS_IDLE:
+            statusstr = ctx->status_idle;
+            break;
         default:
             statusstr = ctx->status_unk;
     }
diff --git a/testcases/023-battery-not-charging/expected_output.txt b/testcases/023-battery-not-charging/expected_output.txt
index 6fc5dfbb..0ec43b39 100644
--- a/testcases/023-battery-not-charging/expected_output.txt
+++ b/testcases/023-battery-not-charging/expected_output.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-BAT
+IDLE