diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.senechome/src/main/resources/OH-INF/thing/thing-types.xml b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.senechome/src/main/resources/OH-INF/thing/thing-types.xml
index 9c22dff0f..e05d8d230 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.senechome/src/main/resources/OH-INF/thing/thing-types.xml
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.senechome/src/main/resources/OH-INF/thing/thing-types.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 			<channel id="energyProduction" typeId="energyProduction"/>
 			<channel id="batteryPower" typeId="batteryPower"/>
 			<channel id="batteryFuelCharge" typeId="batteryFuelCharge"/>
-			<channel id="batteryState" typeId="system.battery-level"/>
+			<channel id="batteryState" typeId="batteryState"/>
 			<channel id="batteryStateValue" typeId="batteryStateValue"/>
 			<channel id="gridPower" typeId="gridPower"/>
 			<channel id="gridPowerSupply" typeId="gridPowerSupply"/>
@@ -98,6 +98,13 @@
 		<state readOnly="true" pattern="%.0f %unit%"/>
 	</channel-type>
 
+	<channel-type id="batteryState">
+		<item-type>String</item-type>
+		<label>Battery State</label>
+		<category>Battery</category>
+		<state readOnly="true" pattern="%s"/>
+	</channel-type>
+
 	<channel-type id="batteryStateValue">
 		<item-type>Number</item-type>
 		<label>Battery State Value</label>