diff --git a/platform/platform_ios.mm b/platform/platform_ios.mm
index e88d565870..f532c5ed96 100644
--- a/platform/platform_ios.mm
+++ b/platform/platform_ios.mm
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ Platform::Platform()
   m_guiThread = make_unique<platform::GuiThread>();
 
   UIDevice * device = UIDevice.currentDevice;
+  device.batteryMonitoringEnabled = YES;
+
   NSLog(@"Device: %@, SystemName: %@, SystemVersion: %@", device.model, device.systemName,
         device.systemVersion);
 }