diff --git a/scripts/termux-battery-status.in b/scripts/termux-battery-status.in
index 919535a..9e862e0 100644
--- a/scripts/termux-battery-status.in
+++ b/scripts/termux-battery-status.in
@@ -5,13 +5,16 @@ SCRIPTNAME=termux-battery-status
 show_usage () {
     echo "Usage: $SCRIPTNAME"
     echo "Get the status of the device battery."
+    echo "  -t, set timeout for getting information (default: unlimited)"
     exit 0
 }
 
-while getopts :h option
+TIMEOUT=0
+while getopts :ht: option
 do
     case "$option" in
         h) show_usage;;
+        t) TIMEOUT="$OPTARG";;
         ?) echo "$SCRIPTNAME: illegal option -$OPTARG"; exit 1;
     esac
 done
@@ -19,4 +22,4 @@ shift $((OPTIND-1))
 
 if [ $# != 0 ]; then echo "$SCRIPTNAME: too many arguments"; exit 1; fi
 
-@TERMUX_PREFIX@/libexec/termux-api BatteryStatus
+timeout --preserve-status "$TIMEOUT" @TERMUX_PREFIX@/libexec/termux-api BatteryStatus