diff --git a/Examples/Inkplate6COLOR/battery.py b/Examples/Inkplate6COLOR/battery.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e667bf0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Examples/Inkplate6COLOR/battery.py
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+from inkplate6_COLOR import Inkplate
+
+display = Inkplate()
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    display.begin()
+    display.clearDisplay()
+
+    battery = str(display.readBattery())
+
+    display.setTextSize(2)
+    display.printText(100, 100, "batt: " + battery + "V")
+    display.display()
diff --git a/inkplate6_COLOR.py b/inkplate6_COLOR.py
index 494d518..4a989a8 100644
--- a/inkplate6_COLOR.py
+++ b/inkplate6_COLOR.py
@@ -106,6 +106,12 @@ def begin(self):
 
         self.SD_ENABLE = gpioPin(self._PCAL6416A, 10, modeOUTPUT)
 
+        # Battery
+        self.V_BAT_MOS = gpioPin(self._PCAL6416A, 9, modeOUTPUT)
+        self.V_BAT = ADC(Pin(35))
+        self.V_BAT.atten(ADC.ATTN_11DB)
+        self.V_BAT.width(ADC.WIDTH_12BIT)
+
         self.framebuf = bytearray(D_ROWS * D_COLS // 2)
 
         self.GFX = GFX(
@@ -464,12 +470,18 @@ def printText(self, x, y, s, c=BLACK):
 
     @classmethod
     def readBattery(self):
-        self.VBAT_EN.value(0)
+        self.V_BAT_MOS.digitalWrite(1)
         # Probably don't need to delay since Micropython is slow, but we do it anyway
         time.sleep_ms(1)
-        value = self.VBAT.read()
-        self.VBAT_EN.value(1)
-        result = (value / 4095.0) * 1.1 * 3.548133892 * 2
+        raw_value = self.V_BAT.read()
+        self.V_BAT_MOS.digitalWrite(0)
+
+        # Calculate the voltage using the following formula
+        # 1.1V is internal ADC reference of ESP32
+        # 3.548133892 is 11dB in linear scale (Analog signal is attenuated by 11dB before ESP32 ADC input)
+        # Multiply by 2 for voltage divider circuit
+        result = (raw_value / 4095.0) * 1.1 * 3.548133892 * 2
+
         return result
 
     @classmethod