diff --git a/apper-0.7.1-observe-battery.patch b/apper-0.7.1-observe-battery.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b84f0d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apper-0.7.1-observe-battery.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+diff --git a/Sentinel/UpdateIcon.cpp b/Sentinel/UpdateIcon.cpp
+index ac88df6..355663b 100644
+--- a/Sentinel/UpdateIcon.cpp
++++ b/Sentinel/UpdateIcon.cpp
+@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ bool UpdateIcon::systemIsReady(bool checkUpdates)
+ 
+     // test whether network is connected
+     if (networkState == Daemon::NetworkOffline || networkState == Daemon::UnknownNetwork) {
+-        kDebug() << "nerwork state" << networkState;
++        kDebug() << "network state" << networkState;
+         return false;
+     }
+ 
+@@ -320,11 +320,10 @@ bool UpdateIcon::systemIsReady(bool checkUpdates)
+         ignoreBattery = checkUpdateGroup.readEntry("installUpdatesOnBattery", false);
+     }
+ 
+-    // THIS IS NOT working on my computer
+     // check how applications should behave (e.g. on battery power)
+     if (!ignoreBattery && Solid::PowerManagement::appShouldConserveResources()) {
+-//        return false;
+         kDebug() << "should conserve??";
++        return false;
+     }
+     
+     bool ignoreMobile;
diff --git a/apper.spec b/apper.spec
index d9bdaa2..8e3c81b 100644
--- a/apper.spec
+++ b/apper.spec
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 Name:    apper
 Version: 0.7.1
-Release: 4%{?dist}
+Release: 5%{?dist}
 Summary: KDE interface for PackageKit
 
 License: GPLv2+
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ URL:     http://kde-apps.org/content/show.php/Apper?content=84745
 # followup to patch101 below, fixes/works-around some other various
 # related issues, and avoids a deadlock
 Patch50: apper-0.7.1-wakeups-2.patch
+# respect the settings and don't check for updates when on battery
+Patch51: apper-0.7.1-observe-battery.patch
 
 ## upstream patches
 # 806508 - "Unsigned packages" popup constantly reappears
@@ -57,6 +59,7 @@ KDE interface for PackageKit.
 %patch100 -p1 -b .untrusted
 %patch101 -p1 -b .wakeups
 %patch50 -p1 -b .wakeups-2
+%patch51 -p1 -b .observe-battery
 
 
 %build
@@ -114,6 +117,9 @@ desktop-file-validate %{buildroot}%{_kde4_datadir}/applications/kde4/apper.deskt
 
 
 %changelog
+* Mon May 7 2012 Lukáš Tinkl <ltinkl@redhat.com> 0.7.1-5
+- respect the settings and don't check for updates when on battery
+
 * Wed Apr 25 2012 Rex Dieter <rdieter@fedoraproject.org> 0.7.1-4
 - rebuild (PackageKit-qt)