diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cdbae5d..06ba5f7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ The Tile object comes with several properties:
 - `accuracy`: the location accuracy of the Tile
 - `altitude`: the altitude of the Tile
 - `archetype`: the internal reference string that describes the Tile's "family"
+- `battery_status`: the Tile's battery status (e.g., `NONE`, `LEVEL1`, `LEVEL2`)
 - `dead`: whether the Tile is inactive
 - `firmware_version`: the Tile's firmware version
 - `hardware_version`: the Tile's hardware version
diff --git a/pytile/tile.py b/pytile/tile.py
index 78cb180..1520ad4 100644
--- a/pytile/tile.py
+++ b/pytile/tile.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 from .const import LOGGER
 
 
-class Tile:
+class Tile:  # pylint: disable=too-many-public-methods
     """Define a Tile."""
 
     def __init__(
@@ -69,6 +69,19 @@ def archetype(self) -> str:
         """
         return cast(str, self._tile_data["result"]["archetype"])
 
+    @property
+    def battery_status(self) -> str | None:
+        """Return the battery status.
+
+        Observed values are "NONE", "LEVEL1" and "LEVEL2"; whether a Tile reports a
+        level at all depends on its firmware generation. The key is absent for some
+        node types, so this returns None rather than raising.
+
+        Returns:
+            The battery status (if it exists).
+        """
+        return cast("str | None", self._tile_data["result"].get("battery_status"))
+
     @property
     def dead(self) -> bool:
         """Return whether the Tile is dead.
@@ -237,6 +250,7 @@ def as_dict(self) -> dict[str, Any]:
             "accuracy": self.accuracy,
             "altitude": self.altitude,
             "archetype": self.archetype,
+            "battery_status": self.battery_status,
             "dead": self.dead,
             "firmware_version": self.firmware_version,
             "hardware_version": self.hardware_version,
diff --git a/tests/test_tile.py b/tests/test_tile.py
index d1c8cbb..3408229 100644
--- a/tests/test_tile.py
+++ b/tests/test_tile.py
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ async def test_get_tiles(
             assert tile.accuracy == 13.496111
             assert tile.altitude == 0.4076319168123
             assert tile.archetype == "WALLET"
+            assert tile.battery_status == "NONE"
             assert not tile.dead
             assert not tile.lost
             assert tile.firmware_version == "01.12.14.0"
@@ -295,6 +296,7 @@ async def test_tile_as_dict(
                 "accuracy": 13.496111,
                 "altitude": 0.4076319168123,
                 "archetype": "WALLET",
+                "battery_status": "NONE",
                 "dead": False,
                 "firmware_version": "01.12.14.0",
                 "hardware_version": "02.09",