diff --git a/panels/power/Makefile.am b/panels/power/Makefile.am
index a0f68561d..c9866dfd0 100644
--- a/panels/power/Makefile.am
+++ b/panels/power/Makefile.am
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ INCLUDES = 						\
 	-DGNOMECC_UI_DIR="\"$(uidir)\""			\
 	-DGNOMELOCALEDIR="\"$(datadir)/locale\""	\
 	-DGNOMECC_DATA_DIR="\"$(pkgdatadir)\""		\
+	-I$(srcdir)/../../shell/			\
 	$(NULL)
 
 ccpanelsdir = $(PANELS_DIR)
diff --git a/panels/power/cc-power-panel.c b/panels/power/cc-power-panel.c
index 3e2a22864..c5e4b8ad0 100644
--- a/panels/power/cc-power-panel.c
+++ b/panels/power/cc-power-panel.c
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include <gnome-settings-daemon/gsd-enums.h>
 
 #include "cc-power-panel.h"
+#include "cc-strength-bar.h"
 
 #define WID(b, w) (GtkWidget *) gtk_builder_get_object (b, w)
 
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ struct _CcPowerPanelPrivate
   GtkBuilder    *builder;
   GDBusProxy    *proxy;
   UpClient      *up_client;
+  CcStrengthBar *progressbar_primary;
 };
 
 enum
@@ -211,10 +213,8 @@ set_device_battery_primary (CcPowerPanel *panel, GVariant *device)
                  &time);
 
   /* set the percentage */
-  widget = GTK_WIDGET (gtk_builder_get_object (priv->builder,
-                                               "progressbar_primary"));
-  gtk_progress_bar_set_fraction (GTK_PROGRESS_BAR (widget),
-                                 percentage / 100.0f);
+  cc_strength_bar_set_fraction (priv->progressbar_primary,
+                                percentage / 100.0f);
 
   /* clear the warning */
   widget = GTK_WIDGET (gtk_builder_get_object (priv->builder,
@@ -326,10 +326,8 @@ set_device_ups_primary (CcPowerPanel *panel, GVariant *device)
                  &time);
 
   /* set the percentage */
-  widget = GTK_WIDGET (gtk_builder_get_object (priv->builder,
-                                               "progressbar_primary"));
-  gtk_progress_bar_set_fraction (GTK_PROGRESS_BAR (widget),
-                                 percentage / 100.0f);
+  cc_strength_bar_set_fraction (priv->progressbar_primary,
+                                percentage / 100.0f);
 
   /* always show the warning */
   widget = GTK_WIDGET (gtk_builder_get_object (priv->builder,
@@ -608,10 +606,10 @@ add_device_secondary (CcPowerPanel *panel,
   gtk_misc_set_alignment (GTK_MISC (widget), 0.0f, 0.5f);
   gtk_label_set_markup (GTK_LABEL (widget), status->str);
   gtk_box_pack_start (GTK_BOX (vbox), widget, FALSE, FALSE, 0);
-  widget = gtk_progress_bar_new ();
+  widget = cc_strength_bar_new ();
   gtk_widget_set_margin_right (widget, 32);
   gtk_widget_set_margin_top (widget, 3);
-  gtk_progress_bar_set_fraction (GTK_PROGRESS_BAR (widget), percentage / 100.0f);
+  cc_strength_bar_set_fraction (CC_STRENGTH_BAR (widget), percentage / 100.0f);
   gtk_box_pack_start (GTK_BOX (vbox), widget, TRUE, TRUE, 0);
   gtk_box_pack_start (GTK_BOX (hbox), vbox, TRUE, TRUE, 0);
 
@@ -1009,6 +1007,20 @@ cc_power_panel_init (CcPowerPanel *self)
       return;
     }
 
+  /* add custom progressbar */
+  widget = GTK_WIDGET (gtk_builder_get_object (self->priv->builder,
+                                               "progressbar_primary"));
+  gtk_widget_hide (widget);
+  self->priv->progressbar_primary = CC_STRENGTH_BAR (cc_strength_bar_new ());
+  widget = GTK_WIDGET (gtk_builder_get_object (self->priv->builder,
+                                               "box_primary"));
+  gtk_box_pack_end (GTK_BOX (widget),
+                    GTK_WIDGET (self->priv->progressbar_primary),
+                    FALSE,
+                    TRUE,
+                    0);
+  gtk_widget_set_visible (GTK_WIDGET (self->priv->progressbar_primary), TRUE);
+
   self->priv->cancellable = g_cancellable_new ();
 
   /* get initial icon state */
diff --git a/panels/power/power.ui b/panels/power/power.ui
index b7d6c3bfc..51f32d0d6 100644
--- a/panels/power/power.ui
+++ b/panels/power/power.ui
@@ -307,7 +307,6 @@
             </child>
             <child>
               <object class="GtkProgressBar" id="progressbar_primary">
-                <property name="visible">True</property>
                 <property name="can_focus">False</property>
                 <property name="fraction">0.5</property>
               </object>