diff --git a/frontend/device/generic/powerd.lua b/frontend/device/generic/powerd.lua
index 920ca0a65..036f2b300 100644
--- a/frontend/device/generic/powerd.lua
+++ b/frontend/device/generic/powerd.lua
@@ -74,7 +74,8 @@ function BasePowerD:getCapacity()
 end
 
 function BasePowerD:refreshCapacity()
-    self:getCapacityHW()
+    -- We want our next getCapacity call to actually pull up to date info instead of a cached value ;)
+    self.capacity_pulled_count = self.capacity_cached_count
 end
 
 function BasePowerD:isCharging()
diff --git a/frontend/ui/widget/touchmenu.lua b/frontend/ui/widget/touchmenu.lua
index 77c375f78..a23cd44e5 100644
--- a/frontend/ui/widget/touchmenu.lua
+++ b/frontend/ui/widget/touchmenu.lua
@@ -381,6 +381,8 @@ function TouchMenu:init()
     }
 
     self.bar:switchToTab(self.last_index or 1)
+    -- Make sure we always show an up to date battery status when first opening the menu...
+    Device:getPowerDevice():refreshCapacity()
     self:updateItems()
 end