diff --git a/drivers/power/Kconfig b/drivers/power/Kconfig
index d4b3d67f0548..bf1467213954 100644
--- a/drivers/power/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/power/Kconfig
@@ -98,10 +98,10 @@ config BATTERY_WM97XX
 	  Say Y to enable support for battery measured by WM97xx aux port.
 
 config BATTERY_BQ27x00
-	tristate "BQ27200 battery driver"
+	tristate "BQ27x00 battery driver"
 	depends on I2C
 	help
-	  Say Y here to enable support for batteries with BQ27200(I2C) chip.
+	  Say Y here to enable support for batteries with BQ27x00 (I2C) chips.
 
 config BATTERY_DA9030
 	tristate "DA9030 battery driver"
diff --git a/drivers/power/bq27x00_battery.c b/drivers/power/bq27x00_battery.c
index 3da9e0aa705a..1526d020cbc6 100644
--- a/drivers/power/bq27x00_battery.c
+++ b/drivers/power/bq27x00_battery.c
@@ -26,14 +26,17 @@
 #include <linux/i2c.h>
 #include <asm/unaligned.h>
 
-#define DRIVER_VERSION			"1.0.0"
+#define DRIVER_VERSION			"1.1.0"
 
 #define BQ27x00_REG_TEMP		0x06
 #define BQ27x00_REG_VOLT		0x08
-#define BQ27x00_REG_RSOC		0x0B /* Relative State-of-Charge */
 #define BQ27x00_REG_AI			0x14
 #define BQ27x00_REG_FLAGS		0x0A
 
+#define BQ27000_REG_RSOC		0x0B /* Relative State-of-Charge */
+
+#define BQ27500_REG_SOC			0x2c
+
 /* If the system has several batteries we need a different name for each
  * of them...
  */
@@ -46,11 +49,14 @@ struct bq27x00_access_methods {
 		struct bq27x00_device_info *di);
 };
 
+enum bq27x00_chip { BQ27000, BQ27500 };
+
 struct bq27x00_device_info {
 	struct device 		*dev;
 	int			id;
 	struct bq27x00_access_methods	*bus;
 	struct power_supply	bat;
+	enum bq27x00_chip	chip;
 
 	struct i2c_client	*client;
 };
@@ -88,7 +94,10 @@ static int bq27x00_battery_temperature(struct bq27x00_device_info *di)
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	return ((temp >> 2) - 273) * 10;
+	if (di->chip == BQ27500)
+		return temp - 2731;
+	else
+		return ((temp >> 2) - 273) * 10;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -125,15 +134,22 @@ static int bq27x00_battery_current(struct bq27x00_device_info *di)
 		dev_err(di->dev, "error reading current\n");
 		return 0;
 	}
-	ret = bq27x00_read(BQ27x00_REG_FLAGS, &flags, 0, di);
-	if (ret < 0) {
-		dev_err(di->dev, "error reading flags\n");
-		return 0;
-	}
-	if ((flags & (1 << 7)) != 0) {
-		dev_dbg(di->dev, "negative current!\n");
-		return -curr;
+
+	if (di->chip == BQ27500) {
+		/* bq27500 returns signed value */
+		curr = (int)(s16)curr;
+	} else {
+		ret = bq27x00_read(BQ27x00_REG_FLAGS, &flags, 0, di);
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			dev_err(di->dev, "error reading flags\n");
+			return 0;
+		}
+		if ((flags & (1 << 7)) != 0) {
+			dev_dbg(di->dev, "negative current!\n");
+			return -curr;
+		}
 	}
+
 	return curr;
 }
 
@@ -146,7 +162,10 @@ static int bq27x00_battery_rsoc(struct bq27x00_device_info *di)
 	int ret;
 	int rsoc = 0;
 
-	ret = bq27x00_read(BQ27x00_REG_RSOC, &rsoc, 1, di);
+	if (di->chip == BQ27500)
+		ret = bq27x00_read(BQ27500_REG_SOC, &rsoc, 0, di);
+	else
+		ret = bq27x00_read(BQ27000_REG_RSOC, &rsoc, 1, di);
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(di->dev, "error reading relative State-of-Charge\n");
 		return ret;
@@ -197,10 +216,10 @@ static void bq27x00_powersupply_init(struct bq27x00_device_info *di)
 }
 
 /*
- * BQ27200 specific code
+ * i2c specific code
  */
 
-static int bq27200_read(u8 reg, int *rt_value, int b_single,
+static int bq27x00_read_i2c(u8 reg, int *rt_value, int b_single,
 			struct bq27x00_device_info *di)
 {
 	struct i2c_client *client = di->client;
@@ -239,7 +258,7 @@ static int bq27200_read(u8 reg, int *rt_value, int b_single,
 	return err;
 }
 
-static int bq27200_battery_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
+static int bq27x00_battery_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 				 const struct i2c_device_id *id)
 {
 	char *name;
@@ -258,7 +277,7 @@ static int bq27200_battery_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	if (retval < 0)
 		return retval;
 
-	name = kasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, "bq27200-%d", num);
+	name = kasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, "%s-%d", id->name, num);
 	if (!name) {
 		dev_err(&client->dev, "failed to allocate device name\n");
 		retval = -ENOMEM;
@@ -272,6 +291,7 @@ static int bq27200_battery_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 		goto batt_failed_2;
 	}
 	di->id = num;
+	di->chip = id->driver_data;
 
 	bus = kzalloc(sizeof(*bus), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!bus) {
@@ -284,7 +304,7 @@ static int bq27200_battery_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	i2c_set_clientdata(client, di);
 	di->dev = &client->dev;
 	di->bat.name = name;
-	bus->read = &bq27200_read;
+	bus->read = &bq27x00_read_i2c;
 	di->bus = bus;
 	di->client = client;
 
@@ -314,7 +334,7 @@ batt_failed_1:
 	return retval;
 }
 
-static int bq27200_battery_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
+static int bq27x00_battery_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 {
 	struct bq27x00_device_info *di = i2c_get_clientdata(client);
 
@@ -335,27 +355,28 @@ static int bq27200_battery_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
  * Module stuff
  */
 
-static const struct i2c_device_id bq27200_id[] = {
-	{ "bq27200", 0 },
+static const struct i2c_device_id bq27x00_id[] = {
+	{ "bq27200", BQ27000 },	/* bq27200 is same as bq27000, but with i2c */
+	{ "bq27500", BQ27500 },
 	{},
 };
 
-static struct i2c_driver bq27200_battery_driver = {
+static struct i2c_driver bq27x00_battery_driver = {
 	.driver = {
-		.name = "bq27200-battery",
+		.name = "bq27x00-battery",
 	},
-	.probe = bq27200_battery_probe,
-	.remove = bq27200_battery_remove,
-	.id_table = bq27200_id,
+	.probe = bq27x00_battery_probe,
+	.remove = bq27x00_battery_remove,
+	.id_table = bq27x00_id,
 };
 
 static int __init bq27x00_battery_init(void)
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = i2c_add_driver(&bq27200_battery_driver);
+	ret = i2c_add_driver(&bq27x00_battery_driver);
 	if (ret)
-		printk(KERN_ERR "Unable to register BQ27200 driver\n");
+		printk(KERN_ERR "Unable to register BQ27x00 driver\n");
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -363,7 +384,7 @@ module_init(bq27x00_battery_init);
 
 static void __exit bq27x00_battery_exit(void)
 {
-	i2c_del_driver(&bq27200_battery_driver);
+	i2c_del_driver(&bq27x00_battery_driver);
 }
 module_exit(bq27x00_battery_exit);