diff --git a/drivers/power/supply/max17042_battery.c b/drivers/power/supply/max17042_battery.c
index d355ee54b06d61743e722d42fb6a6cdc9b0e90e6..254550038455720757cb3485735fc7aec925c71a 100644
--- a/drivers/power/supply/max17042_battery.c
+++ b/drivers/power/supply/max17042_battery.c
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ struct max17042_chip {
 static enum power_supply_property max17042_battery_props[] = {
 	POWER_SUPPLY_PROP_STATUS,
 	POWER_SUPPLY_PROP_PRESENT,
+	POWER_SUPPLY_PROP_TECHNOLOGY,
 	POWER_SUPPLY_PROP_CYCLE_COUNT,
 	POWER_SUPPLY_PROP_VOLTAGE_MAX,
 	POWER_SUPPLY_PROP_VOLTAGE_MIN_DESIGN,
@@ -238,6 +239,9 @@ static int max17042_get_property(struct power_supply *psy,
 		else
 			val->intval = 1;
 		break;
+	case POWER_SUPPLY_PROP_TECHNOLOGY:
+		val->intval = POWER_SUPPLY_TECHNOLOGY_LION;
+		break;
 	case POWER_SUPPLY_PROP_CYCLE_COUNT:
 		ret = regmap_read(map, MAX17042_Cycles, &data);
 		if (ret < 0)