diff --git a/data.cpp b/data.cpp
index c517a99..02bdba3 100644
--- a/data.cpp
+++ b/data.cpp
@@ -926,7 +926,13 @@
 		if (curTime.tv_sec > nextSecCheck)
 		{
 			char cap_s[4];
+#ifdef TW_CUSTOM_BATTERY_PATH
+			string capacity_file = EXPAND(TW_CUSTOM_BATTERY_PATH);
+			capacity_file += "/capacity";
+			FILE * cap = fopen(capacity_file.c_str(),"rt");
+#else
 			FILE * cap = fopen("/sys/class/power_supply/battery/capacity","rt");
+#endif
 			if (cap){
 				fgets(cap_s, 4, cap);
 				fclose(cap);
@@ -934,7 +940,13 @@
 				if (lastVal > 100)  lastVal = 101;
 				if (lastVal < 0)    lastVal = 0;
 			}
+#ifdef TW_CUSTOM_BATTERY_PATH
+			string status_file = EXPAND(TW_CUSTOM_BATTERY_PATH);
+			status_file += "/status";
+			cap = fopen(status_file.c_str(),"rt");
+#else
 			cap = fopen("/sys/class/power_supply/battery/status","rt");
+#endif
 			if (cap) {
 				fgets(cap_s, 2, cap);
 				fclose(cap);