diff --git a/Commons/Settings.qml b/Commons/Settings.qml
index 8f9cb32..2f411ff 100644
--- a/Commons/Settings.qml
+++ b/Commons/Settings.qml
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ Singleton {
         property bool showBrightness: true
         property bool showNotificationsHistory: true
         property bool showTray: true
+        property bool alwaysShowBatteryPercentage: false
         property real backgroundOpacity: 1.0
         property list<string> monitors: []
       }
diff --git a/Modules/Bar/Battery.qml b/Modules/Bar/Battery.qml
index 69f2a46..edc346a 100644
--- a/Modules/Bar/Battery.qml
+++ b/Modules/Bar/Battery.qml
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ NPill {
   icon: root.batteryIcon()
   text: Math.round(root.percent) + "%"
   textColor: charging ? Color.mPrimary : Color.mOnSurface
+  forceShown: Settings.data.bar.alwaysShowBatteryPercentage
   tooltipText: {
     let lines = []
 
@@ -76,8 +77,7 @@ NPill {
     if (root.battery.changeRate !== undefined) {
       const rate = root.battery.changeRate
       if (rate > 0) {
-        lines.push(root.charging ? "Charging rate: " + rate.toFixed(2) + " W" : "Discharging rate: " + rate.toFixed(
-                                     2) + " W")
+        lines.push(root.charging ? "Charging rate: " + rate.toFixed(2) + " W" : "Discharging rate: " + rate.toFixed(2) + " W")
       } else if (rate < 0) {
         lines.push("Discharging rate: " + Math.abs(rate).toFixed(2) + " W")
       } else {
diff --git a/Modules/SettingsPanel/Tabs/BarTab.qml b/Modules/SettingsPanel/Tabs/BarTab.qml
index e1db23b..e0bb137 100644
--- a/Modules/SettingsPanel/Tabs/BarTab.qml
+++ b/Modules/SettingsPanel/Tabs/BarTab.qml
@@ -132,6 +132,15 @@ ColumnLayout {
                      }
         }
 
+        NToggle {
+          label: "Always show battery percentage"
+          description: "Show battery percentage at all times (otherwise only when charging or low)."
+          checked: Settings.data.bar.alwaysShowBatteryPercentage
+          onToggled: checked => {
+                       Settings.data.bar.alwaysShowBatteryPercentage = checked
+                     }
+        }
+
         ColumnLayout {
           spacing: Style.marginXXS * scaling
           Layout.fillWidth: true
diff --git a/Widgets/NPill.qml b/Widgets/NPill.qml
index 62bc36b..b3739eb 100644
--- a/Widgets/NPill.qml
+++ b/Widgets/NPill.qml
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ Item {
   property color collapsedIconColor: Color.mOnSurface
   property real sizeMultiplier: 0.8
   property bool autoHide: false
+  // When true, keep the pill expanded regardless of hover state
+  property bool forceShown: false
+  // Effective shown state (true if hovered/animated open or forced)
+  readonly property bool effectiveShown: forceShown || showPill
 
   signal shown
   signal hidden
@@ -35,15 +39,15 @@ Item {
   readonly property int pillOverlap: iconSize * 0.5
   readonly property int maxPillWidth: Math.max(1, textItem.implicitWidth + pillPaddingHorizontal * 2 + pillOverlap)
 
-  width: iconSize + (showPill ? maxPillWidth - pillOverlap : 0)
+  width: iconSize + (effectiveShown ? maxPillWidth - pillOverlap : 0)
   height: pillHeight
 
   Rectangle {
     id: pill
-    width: showPill ? maxPillWidth : 1
+    width: effectiveShown ? maxPillWidth : 1
     height: pillHeight
     x: (iconCircle.x + iconCircle.width / 2) - width
-    opacity: showPill ? Style.opacityFull : Style.opacityNone
+    opacity: effectiveShown ? Style.opacityFull : Style.opacityNone
     color: pillColor
     topLeftRadius: pillHeight * 0.5
     bottomLeftRadius: pillHeight * 0.5
@@ -56,7 +60,7 @@ Item {
       font.pointSize: Style.fontSizeXS * scaling
       font.weight: Style.fontWeightBold
       color: textColor
-      visible: showPill
+      visible: effectiveShown
     }
 
     Behavior on width {
@@ -80,7 +84,8 @@ Item {
     width: iconSize
     height: iconSize
     radius: width * 0.5
-    color: showPill ? iconCircleColor : Color.mSurfaceVariant
+    // When forced shown, match pill background; otherwise use accent when hovered
+    color: forceShown ? pillColor : (showPill ? iconCircleColor : Color.mSurfaceVariant)
     anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
     anchors.right: parent.right
 
@@ -94,7 +99,8 @@ Item {
     NIcon {
       text: root.icon
       font.pointSize: Style.fontSizeM * scaling
-      color: showPill ? iconTextColor : Color.mOnSurface
+      // When forced shown, use pill text color; otherwise accent color when hovered
+      color: forceShown ? textColor : (showPill ? iconTextColor : Color.mOnSurface)
       anchors.centerIn: parent
     }
   }
@@ -188,12 +194,16 @@ Item {
     anchors.fill: parent
     hoverEnabled: true
     onEntered: {
-      showDelayed()
+      if (!forceShown) {
+        showDelayed()
+      }
       tooltip.show()
       root.entered()
     }
     onExited: {
-      hide()
+      if (!forceShown) {
+        hide()
+      }
       tooltip.hide()
       root.exited()
     }
@@ -216,6 +226,9 @@ Item {
   }
 
   function hide() {
+    if (forceShown) {
+      return
+    }
     if (showPill) {
       hideAnim.start()
     }
@@ -231,4 +244,16 @@ Item {
       delayedHideAnim.restart()
     }
   }
+
+  onForceShownChanged: {
+    if (forceShown) {
+      // Immediately lock open without animations
+      showAnim.stop()
+      hideAnim.stop()
+      delayedHideAnim.stop()
+      showPill = true
+    } else {
+      hide()
+    }
+  }
 }