diff --git a/battery-widget/README.md b/battery-widget/README.md
index a3b56b4..da2e6f6 100644
--- a/battery-widget/README.md
+++ b/battery-widget/README.md
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ Desktop/lockscreen widget that displays the current battery level and charging s
 | ID | `yocraft/battery-widget` |
 | Entries | Desktop widget: `widget` |
 
+## Requirements
+
+The plugin requires `gdbus` on `PATH` and `upower`.
+
 ## Usage
 
 Add it to your desktop/lockscreen widgets using the widget editor. You can configure it in the widget settings.
@@ -20,6 +24,7 @@ Add it to your desktop/lockscreen widgets using the widget editor. You can confi
 | `layout` | `select` | `horizontal` | Layout of the widget. |
 | `show_glyph` | `bool` | `true` | Show the battery icon. |
 | `show_label` | `bool` | `true` | Show text next to the icon. |
+| `label_content` | `select` | `percent` | What the battery label shows: charge percentage, time remaining, or power draw. |
 | `hide_plugged` | `bool` | `false` | Hide the battery widget when connected to AC power. |
 | `hide_full` | `bool` | `false` | Hide the battery widget when fully charged. |
 | `color` | `color` | `on_surface` | Color role for this widget's icon and label; fixed hex colors are also supported. |
@@ -27,7 +32,6 @@ Add it to your desktop/lockscreen widgets using the widget editor. You can confi
 | `charging_color` | `color` | `on_surface` | Color applied when connected to AC power. |
 | `battery` | `select` | `auto` | Detect the battery automatically or set a custom name. |
 | `battery_name` | `string` | `BAT0` | Set a custom name for the battery. |
-| `refresh_interval` | `int` | `60` | Controls how frequently the widget updates its content. (in seconds) |
 
 ## Notes
 
diff --git a/battery-widget/plugin.toml b/battery-widget/plugin.toml
index c28a817..363bb11 100644
--- a/battery-widget/plugin.toml
+++ b/battery-widget/plugin.toml
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 id = "yocraft/battery-widget"
 name = "Battery Widget"
-version = "1.0.1"
-plugin_api = 19
+version = "2.0.0"
+plugin_api = 3
 author = "yocraft"
 license = "MIT"
 deprecated = false
 icon = "battery"
 description = "Desktop/Lockscreen widget to show battery."
 tags = [ "desktop", "hardware", "system", "utility" ]
-dependencies = []
+dependencies = [ "upower", "gdbus" ]
 
 [[desktop_widget]]
 id = "widget"
@@ -39,6 +39,18 @@ entry = "widget.luau"
     description_key = "settings.show_label.description"
     default = true
 
+    [[desktop_widget.setting]]
+    key = "label_content"
+    type = "select"
+    label_key = "settings.label_content.label"
+    description_key = "settings.label_content.description"
+    default = "percent"
+    options = [
+        { value = "percent", label_key = "settings.label_content.percent" },
+        { value = "time", label_key = "settings.label_content.time" },
+        { value = "rate", label_key = "settings.label_content.rate" },
+    ]
+
     [[desktop_widget.setting]]
     key = "hide_plugged"
     type = "bool"
@@ -98,12 +110,3 @@ entry = "widget.luau"
     description_key = "settings.battery_name.description"
     default = "BAT0"
     visible_when = { key = "battery", values = ["custom"] }
-
-    [[desktop_widget.setting]]
-    key = "refresh_interval"
-    type = "int"
-    label_key = "settings.refresh_interval.label"
-    description_key = "settings.refresh_interval.description"
-    default = 60
-    min = 1
-    max = 600
diff --git a/battery-widget/translations/en.json b/battery-widget/translations/en.json
index 96a465f..7fdfbfd 100644
--- a/battery-widget/translations/en.json
+++ b/battery-widget/translations/en.json
@@ -48,6 +48,16 @@
     "warning_color": {
       "description": "Color applied when charge is at or below noctalia's warning threshold.",
       "label": "Warning Color"
+    },
+        "label_content": {
+            "label": "Label Content",
+            "description": "What the battery label shows: charge percentage, time remaining, or power draw.",
+            "percent": "Percent",
+            "time": "Time",
+            "rate": "Rate"
+        }
+  },
+    "notify": {
+        "error": "Something went wrong. Check the Noctalia log for details."
     }
-  }
 }
diff --git a/battery-widget/widget.luau b/battery-widget/widget.luau
index 7c38ae0..ca73284 100644
--- a/battery-widget/widget.luau
+++ b/battery-widget/widget.luau
@@ -1,13 +1,70 @@
 local glyph
 local color
-local percent
-local status
+local data = { percent = 0, status = "unknown" }
 
+local label_content = noctalia.getConfig("label_content")
 local warning_threshold = 20
 
 local path = "/sys/class/power_supply/"
 local batName
 
+local stateMap = {
+    [0] = "unknown",
+    [1] = "charging",
+    [2] = "discharging",
+    [3] = "empty",
+    [4] = "fully-charged",
+    [5] = "pending-charge",
+    [6] = "pending-discharge",
+}
+
+local function shellEscape(raw)
+    return "'" .. raw:gsub("'", "'\\''") .. "'"
+end
+
+local function notifyError()
+    noctalia.notifyError("Battery widget", noctalia.tr("notify.error"))
+end
+
+if not noctalia.commandExists("gdbus") then
+    noctalia.log("battery-widget: gdbus not found.")
+    notifyError()
+    return
+end
+
+local function parse(output)
+    data = data or {}
+
+    local percent = output:match("'Percentage':%s*<([%d%.]+)>")
+    if percent then
+        data.percent = tonumber(percent) or 0
+    end
+
+    local state = output:match("'State':%s*<uint32%s+(%d+)>")
+    if state then
+        data.status = stateMap[tonumber(state)] or "unknown"
+    end
+
+    if label_content == "time" then
+        local timeToEmpty = output:match("'TimeToEmpty':%s*<int64%s+(%-?%d+)>")
+        if timeToEmpty then
+            data.timeToEmpty = tonumber(timeToEmpty)
+        end
+
+        local timeToFull = output:match("'TimeToFull':%s*<int64%s+(%-?%d+)>")
+        if timeToFull then
+            data.timeToFull = tonumber(timeToFull)
+        end
+    elseif label_content == "rate" then
+        local rate = output:match("'EnergyRate':%s*<([%-%d%.]+)>")
+        if rate then
+            data.rate = tonumber(rate)
+        end
+    end
+
+    return data
+end
+
 local function getBatName()
     local config = noctalia.getConfig("battery")
 
@@ -30,17 +87,17 @@ local function getBatName()
 end
 
 local function getGlyph()
-    if status == "Charging" then
+    if data.status == "charging" then
         glyph = "battery-charging"
-    elseif status == "Full" or status == "Not Charging" then
+    elseif data.status == "fully-charged" or data.status == "pending-charge" then
         glyph = "battery-plugged"
-    elseif status == "Unknown" then
+    elseif data.status == "unknown" then
         glyph = "battery-exclamation"
     else
-        glyph = percent >= 85 and "battery-4"
-        or percent >= 55 and "battery-3"
-        or percent >= 30 and "battery-2"
-        or percent >= 10 and "battery-1"
+        glyph = data.percent >= 85 and "battery-4"
+        or data.percent >= 55 and "battery-3"
+        or data.percent >= 30 and "battery-2"
+        or data.percent >= 10 and "battery-1"
         or "battery-0"
     end
 end
@@ -51,36 +108,85 @@ local function getWarningThreshold()
         function(result)
             if result.exitCode ~= 0 then
                 noctalia.log("battery-widget: failed to get warning_threshold: " .. result.stderr)
+                notifyError()
                 return
             end
 
             local res = result.stdout
 
-            if not warning_threshold then
-                noctalia.log("battery-widget: invalid warning_threshold: " .. res)
+            if not res then
+                noctalia.log("battery-widget: invalid warning_threshold, keeping default")
+                notifyError()
                 return
             end
-            
-            warning_threshold = tonumber(noctalia.string.trim(res))
+
+            local parsed = tonumber(noctalia.string.trim(res))
+            if parsed then
+                warning_threshold = parsed
+            else
+                noctalia.log("battery-widget: invalid warning_threshold, keeping default")
+                notifyError()
+            end
         end
     )
 end
 
 local function getColor()
-    if status ~= "Charging" and percent <= warning_threshold then
-        color = noctalia.getConfig("warning_color")
+    if data.status == "charging" or data.status == "fully-charged" or data.status == "pending-charge" then
+        color = noctalia.getConfig("charging_color")
         return
     end
-    if status == "Charging" or status == "Full" or status == "Not Charging" then
-        color = noctalia.getConfig("charging_color")
+    if data.percent <= warning_threshold then
+        color = noctalia.getConfig("warning_color")
         return
     end
     color = noctalia.getConfig("color")
 end
 
+local function formatTime(seconds)
+    if not seconds or seconds <= 0 then
+        return nil
+    end
+
+    local hours = math.floor(seconds / 3600)
+    local minutes = math.floor((seconds % 3600) / 60)
+
+    if hours > 0 and minutes > 0 then
+        return string.format("%dh %dm", hours, minutes)
+    elseif hours > 0 then
+        return string.format("%dh", hours)
+    else
+        return string.format("%dm", minutes)
+    end
+end
+
+local function formatRate(rate)
+    if not rate or rate <= 0 then
+        return nil
+    end
+
+    return string.format("%.1f W", rate)
+end
+
+local function formatPercent()
+    return math.floor((data.percent or 0) + 0.5) .. "%"
+end
+
+local function getLabelText()
+    if label_content == "time" then
+        local connected = data.status == "charging" or data.status == "fully-charged" or data.status == "pending-charge"
+        local seconds = connected and data.timeToFull or data.timeToEmpty
+        return formatTime(seconds) or formatPercent()
+    elseif label_content == "rate" then
+        return formatRate(data.rate) or formatPercent()
+    end
+
+    return formatPercent()
+end
+
 local function render()
-    if (noctalia.getConfig("hide_plugged") and (status == "Charging" or status == "Not Charging"))
-        or (noctalia.getConfig("hide_full") and status == "Full") then
+    if (noctalia.getConfig("hide_plugged") and (data.status == "charging" or data.status == "pending-charge"))
+        or (noctalia.getConfig("hide_full") and data.status == "fully-charged") then
         desktopWidget.render(ui.row())
         return
     end
@@ -90,7 +196,7 @@ local function render()
         table.insert(content, ui.glyph({ name = glyph, color = color }))
     end
     if noctalia.getConfig("show_label") then
-        table.insert(content, ui.label({ text = percent .. "%", color = color }))
+        table.insert(content, ui.label({ text = getLabelText(), color = color }))
     end
 
     local vertical = noctalia.getConfig("layout") == "vertical"
@@ -105,38 +211,56 @@ local function render()
     )
 end
 
-local function shellEscape(raw)
-    return "'" .. raw:gsub("'", "'\\''") .. "'"
+local function refreshBattery(output)
+    parse(output)
+    getGlyph()
+    getColor()
+    render()
 end
 
-local function refreshBattery()
-    noctalia.runAsync(
-        "cat "
-        .. shellEscape(path .. batName .. "/capacity")
-        .. " "
-        .. shellEscape(path .. batName .. "/status"),
+local function initData()
+    local cmd = string.format(
+        "gdbus call --system --dest org.freedesktop.UPower --object-path %s --method org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties.GetAll org.freedesktop.UPower.Device",
+        shellEscape("/org/freedesktop/UPower/devices/battery_" .. batName)
+    )
+    noctalia.runAsync(cmd,
         function(result)
             if result.exitCode ~= 0 then
                 noctalia.log("battery-widget: failed to read battery: " .. result.stderr)
                 return
             end
 
-            local lines = {}
-            for line in result.stdout:gmatch("[^\r\n]+") do
-                table.insert(lines, line)
-            end
-
-            if not lines[1] or not lines[2] then
+            if not result.stdout then
                 noctalia.log("battery-widget: invalid battery output")
                 return
             end
 
-            percent = tonumber(noctalia.string.trim(lines[1]))
-            status = noctalia.string.trim(lines[2])
+            refreshBattery(result.stdout)
+        end
+    )
+end
 
-            getGlyph()
-            getColor()
-            render()
+local function watchBattery()
+    local patterns = { "Percentage", "State" }
+    if label_content == "time" then
+        table.insert(patterns, "TimeToEmpty")
+        table.insert(patterns, "TimeToFull")
+    elseif label_content == "rate" then
+        table.insert(patterns, "EnergyRate")
+    end
+
+    local cmd = string.format(
+        "gdbus monitor --system --dest org.freedesktop.UPower --object-path %s",
+        shellEscape("/org/freedesktop/UPower/devices/battery_" .. batName)
+    )
+    noctalia.runStream(cmd,
+        function(line)
+            for _, pattern in ipairs(patterns) do
+                if line:find(pattern) then
+                    refreshBattery(line)
+                    break
+                end
+            end
         end
     )
 end
@@ -144,12 +268,11 @@ end
 batName = getBatName()
 if not batName then
     noctalia.log("battery-widget: battery not found")
+    notifyError()
     return
 end
 
 getWarningThreshold()
 
-function update()
-    noctalia.setUpdateInterval(noctalia.getConfig("refresh_interval") * 1000)
-    refreshBattery()
-end
+initData()
+watchBattery()