diff --git a/frontend/drivers/platform_android.c b/frontend/drivers/platform_android.c
index 0936e6a639..113d36a0bf 100644
--- a/frontend/drivers/platform_android.c
+++ b/frontend/drivers/platform_android.c
@@ -869,5 +869,6 @@ const frontend_ctx_driver_t frontend_ctx_android = {
    NULL,                         /* get_os */
    frontend_android_get_rating,  /* get_rating */
    NULL,                         /* load_content */
+   NULL,                         /* get_powerstate */
    "android",
 };
diff --git a/frontend/drivers/platform_apple.c b/frontend/drivers/platform_apple.c
index d58d33010b..20ff00aca6 100644
--- a/frontend/drivers/platform_apple.c
+++ b/frontend/drivers/platform_apple.c
@@ -312,5 +312,6 @@ const frontend_ctx_driver_t frontend_ctx_apple = {
    frontend_apple_get_os,        /* get_os */
    frontend_apple_get_rating,    /* get_rating */
    frontend_apple_load_content,  /* load_content */
+   NULL,                         /* get_powerstate */
    "apple",
 };
diff --git a/frontend/drivers/platform_ctr.c b/frontend/drivers/platform_ctr.c
index e5aea45e7f..fc22163b74 100644
--- a/frontend/drivers/platform_ctr.c
+++ b/frontend/drivers/platform_ctr.c
@@ -199,5 +199,6 @@ const frontend_ctx_driver_t frontend_ctx_ctr = {
    NULL,                         /* get_os */
    frontend_ctr_get_rating,      /* get_rating */
    NULL,                         /* load_content */
+   NULL,                         /* get_powerstate */
    "ctr",
 };
diff --git a/frontend/drivers/platform_gx.c b/frontend/drivers/platform_gx.c
index a3a5da4f1d..80b7f0796f 100644
--- a/frontend/drivers/platform_gx.c
+++ b/frontend/drivers/platform_gx.c
@@ -389,5 +389,6 @@ const frontend_ctx_driver_t frontend_ctx_gx = {
    NULL,                            /* get_os */
    frontend_gx_get_rating,          /* get_rating */
    NULL,                            /* load_content */
+   NULL,                            /* get_powerstate */
    "gx",
 };
diff --git a/frontend/drivers/platform_null.c b/frontend/drivers/platform_null.c
index 07368acebc..e0ffcb4ba8 100644
--- a/frontend/drivers/platform_null.c
+++ b/frontend/drivers/platform_null.c
@@ -34,5 +34,6 @@ const frontend_ctx_driver_t frontend_ctx_null = {
    NULL,                         /* get_os */
    NULL,                         /* get_rating */
    NULL,                         /* load_content */
+   NULL,                         /* get_powerstate */
    "null",
 };
diff --git a/frontend/drivers/platform_ps3.c b/frontend/drivers/platform_ps3.c
index 3e439031fc..3d6f6da3fa 100644
--- a/frontend/drivers/platform_ps3.c
+++ b/frontend/drivers/platform_ps3.c
@@ -452,5 +452,6 @@ const frontend_ctx_driver_t frontend_ctx_ps3 = {
    NULL,                         /* get_os */
    frontend_ps3_get_rating,      /* get_rating */
    NULL,                         /* load_content */
+   NULL,                         /* get_powerstate */
    "ps3",
 };
diff --git a/frontend/drivers/platform_psp.c b/frontend/drivers/platform_psp.c
index 35d3469e54..4937ac1c5a 100644
--- a/frontend/drivers/platform_psp.c
+++ b/frontend/drivers/platform_psp.c
@@ -249,5 +249,6 @@ const frontend_ctx_driver_t frontend_ctx_psp = {
    NULL,                         /* get_os */
    frontend_psp_get_rating,      /* get_rating */
    NULL,                         /* load_content */
+   NULL,                         /* get_powerstate */
    "psp",
 };
diff --git a/frontend/drivers/platform_qnx.c b/frontend/drivers/platform_qnx.c
index 02b56d68d2..e45305c6c7 100644
--- a/frontend/drivers/platform_qnx.c
+++ b/frontend/drivers/platform_qnx.c
@@ -72,5 +72,6 @@ const frontend_ctx_driver_t frontend_ctx_qnx = {
    NULL,                         /* get_os */
    frontend_qnx_get_rating,      /* get_rating */
    NULL,                         /* load_content */
+   NULL,                         /* get_powerstate */
    "qnx",
 };
diff --git a/frontend/drivers/platform_win32.c b/frontend/drivers/platform_win32.c
index 862cc3498e..2cc493170a 100644
--- a/frontend/drivers/platform_win32.c
+++ b/frontend/drivers/platform_win32.c
@@ -138,5 +138,6 @@ const frontend_ctx_driver_t frontend_ctx_win32 = {
    frontend_win32_get_os,          /* get_os */
    NULL,                           /* get_rating */
    NULL,                           /* load_content */
+   NULL,                           /* get_powerstate */
    "win32",
 };
diff --git a/frontend/drivers/platform_xdk.c b/frontend/drivers/platform_xdk.c
index e8ecd06e8e..1797443364 100644
--- a/frontend/drivers/platform_xdk.c
+++ b/frontend/drivers/platform_xdk.c
@@ -380,5 +380,6 @@ const frontend_ctx_driver_t frontend_ctx_xdk = {
    NULL,                         /* get_os */
    frontend_xdk_get_rating,      /* get_rating */
    NULL,                         /* load_content */
+   NULL,                         /* get_powerstate */
    "xdk",
 };
diff --git a/frontend/frontend_driver.h b/frontend/frontend_driver.h
index 96e7f6a5dc..2d6a43325d 100644
--- a/frontend/frontend_driver.h
+++ b/frontend/frontend_driver.h
@@ -28,6 +28,15 @@
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
+enum frontend_powerstate
+{
+   FRONTEND_POWERSTATE_NONE = 0,
+   FRONTEND_POWERSTATE_NO_SOURCE,
+   FRONTEND_POWERSTATE_CHARGING,
+   FRONTEND_POWERSTATE_CHARGED,
+   FRONTEND_POWERSTATE_ON_POWER_SOURCE,
+};
+
 typedef void (*environment_get_t)(int *argc, char *argv[], void *args,
    void *params_data);
 typedef void (*process_args_t)(int *argc, char *argv[]);
@@ -47,6 +56,7 @@ typedef struct frontend_ctx_driver
    void (*get_os)(char *, size_t, int *major, int *minor);
    int  (*get_rating)(void);
    void (*content_loaded)(void);
+   enum frontend_powerstate (*get_powerstate)(int *seconds, int *percent);
 
    const char *ident;