diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f2c7f53..fa0cc0b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@
 * battery: don’t terminate (causing last status to “freeze”) when
   failing to update; retry again later
   (https://codeberg.org/dnkl/yambar/issues/44).
+* battery: differentiate "Not Charging" and "Discharging" in state
+  tag of battery module.
+  (https://codeberg.org/dnkl/yambar/issues/57).
 
 
 ### Deprecated
@@ -41,6 +44,7 @@
 ### Contributors
 
 * [novakane](https://codeberg.org/novakane)
+* [mz](https://codeberg.org/mz)
 
 ## 1.6.1
 
diff --git a/doc/yambar-modules-battery.5.scd b/doc/yambar-modules-battery.5.scd
index 58fa6c6..42b5e00 100644
--- a/doc/yambar-modules-battery.5.scd
+++ b/doc/yambar-modules-battery.5.scd
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ uses *udev* to monitor for changes.
 :  Battery model name
 |  state
 :  string
-:  One of *full*, *charging*, *discharging* or *unknown*
+:  One of *full*, *not charging*, *charging*, *discharging* or *unknown*
 |  capacity
 :  range
 :  capacity left, in percent
diff --git a/examples/configurations/laptop.conf b/examples/configurations/laptop.conf
index b07ed8a..593d9f3 100644
--- a/examples/configurations/laptop.conf
+++ b/examples/configurations/laptop.conf
@@ -271,6 +271,21 @@ bar:
               full:
                 - string: {text: , foreground: 00ff00ff, font: *awesome}
                 - string: {text: "{capacity}% full"}
+              not charging:
+                - ramp:
+                    tag: capacity
+                    items:
+                      - string: {text:  , foreground: ff0000ff, font: *awesome}
+                      - string: {text:  , foreground: ffa600ff, font: *awesome}
+                      - string: {text:  , foreground: 00ff00ff, font: *awesome}
+                      - string: {text:  , foreground: 00ff00ff, font: *awesome}
+                      - string: {text:  , foreground: 00ff00ff, font: *awesome}
+                      - string: {text:  , foreground: 00ff00ff, font: *awesome}
+                      - string: {text:  , foreground: 00ff00ff, font: *awesome}
+                      - string: {text:  , foreground: 00ff00ff, font: *awesome}
+                      - string: {text:  , foreground: 00ff00ff, font: *awesome}
+                      - string: {text:  , foreground: 00ff00ff, font: *awesome}
+                - string: {text: "{capacity}%"}
     - clock:
         time-format: "%H:%M %Z"
         content:
diff --git a/modules/battery.c b/modules/battery.c
index 7b8ff5e..f5cc0f8 100644
--- a/modules/battery.c
+++ b/modules/battery.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 #include "../config-verify.h"
 #include "../plugin.h"
 
-enum state { STATE_FULL, STATE_CHARGING, STATE_DISCHARGING };
+enum state { STATE_FULL, STATE_NOTCHARGING, STATE_CHARGING, STATE_DISCHARGING };
 
 struct private {
     struct particle *label;
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ content(struct module *mod)
     mtx_lock(&mod->lock);
 
     assert(m->state == STATE_FULL ||
+           m->state == STATE_NOTCHARGING ||
            m->state == STATE_CHARGING ||
            m->state == STATE_DISCHARGING);
 
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@ content(struct module *mod)
             ? m->energy_full - m->energy : m->energy;
 
         double hours_as_float;
-        if (m->state == STATE_FULL)
+        if (m->state == STATE_FULL || m->state == STATE_NOTCHARGING)
             hours_as_float = 0.0;
         else if (m->power > 0)
             hours_as_float = (double)energy / m->power;
@@ -93,7 +94,7 @@ content(struct module *mod)
             ? m->charge_full - m->charge : m->charge;
 
         double hours_as_float;
-        if (m->state == STATE_FULL)
+        if (m->state == STATE_FULL || m->state == STATE_NOTCHARGING)
             hours_as_float = 0.0;
         else if (m->current > 0)
             hours_as_float = (double)charge / m->current;
@@ -117,6 +118,7 @@ content(struct module *mod)
             tag_new_string(mod, "model", m->model),
             tag_new_string(mod, "state",
                            m->state == STATE_FULL ? "full" :
+                           m->state == STATE_NOTCHARGING ? "not charging" :
                            m->state == STATE_CHARGING ? "charging" :
                            m->state == STATE_DISCHARGING ? "discharging" :
                            "unknown"),
@@ -349,12 +351,12 @@ update_status(struct module *mod)
         state = STATE_DISCHARGING;
     } else if (strcmp(status, "Full") == 0)
         state = STATE_FULL;
+    else if (strcmp(status, "Not charging") == 0)
+        state = STATE_NOTCHARGING;
     else if (strcmp(status, "Charging") == 0)
         state = STATE_CHARGING;
     else if (strcmp(status, "Discharging") == 0)
         state = STATE_DISCHARGING;
-    else if (strcmp(status, "Not charging") == 0)
-        state = STATE_DISCHARGING;
     else if (strcmp(status, "Unknown") == 0)
         state = STATE_DISCHARGING;
     else {