diff --git a/src/core/windows/SDL_xinput.h b/src/core/windows/SDL_xinput.h
index 461d99b48..5f6d36a98 100644
--- a/src/core/windows/SDL_xinput.h
+++ b/src/core/windows/SDL_xinput.h
@@ -133,10 +133,13 @@ using namespace XInputOnGameInput;
 #ifndef BATTERY_DEVTYPE_GAMEPAD
 #define BATTERY_DEVTYPE_GAMEPAD         0x00
 #endif
+
+#ifndef BATTERY_TYPE_DISCONNECTED
+#define BATTERY_TYPE_DISCONNECTED       0x00
+#endif
 #ifndef BATTERY_TYPE_WIRED
 #define BATTERY_TYPE_WIRED              0x01
 #endif
-
 #ifndef BATTERY_TYPE_UNKNOWN
 #define BATTERY_TYPE_UNKNOWN            0xFF
 #endif
diff --git a/src/joystick/SDL_joystick.c b/src/joystick/SDL_joystick.c
index 4b9558145..c882a1a40 100644
--- a/src/joystick/SDL_joystick.c
+++ b/src/joystick/SDL_joystick.c
@@ -2901,7 +2901,7 @@ void SDL_PrivateJoystickBatteryLevel(SDL_Joystick *joystick, SDL_JoystickPowerLe
 {
     CHECK_JOYSTICK_MAGIC(joystick, );
 
-    SDL_assert(joystick->ref_count); /* make sure we are calling this only for update, not for initialisation */
+    SDL_assert(joystick->ref_count); /* make sure we are calling this only for update, not for initialization */
     if (ePowerLevel != joystick->epowerlevel) {
 #if !SDL_EVENTS_DISABLED
         if (SDL_GetEventState(SDL_JOYBATTERYUPDATED) == SDL_ENABLE) {
diff --git a/src/joystick/windows/SDL_rawinputjoystick.c b/src/joystick/windows/SDL_rawinputjoystick.c
index 120a361f1..fc738b07f 100644
--- a/src/joystick/windows/SDL_rawinputjoystick.c
+++ b/src/joystick/windows/SDL_rawinputjoystick.c
@@ -1775,7 +1775,8 @@ RAWINPUT_UpdateOtherAPIs(SDL_Joystick *joystick)
             }
             has_trigger_data = SDL_TRUE;
 
-            if (battery_info->BatteryType != BATTERY_TYPE_UNKNOWN) {
+            if (battery_info->BatteryType != BATTERY_TYPE_UNKNOWN &&
+                battery_info->BatteryType != BATTERY_TYPE_DISCONNECTED) {
                 SDL_JoystickPowerLevel ePowerLevel = SDL_JOYSTICK_POWER_UNKNOWN;
                 if (battery_info->BatteryType == BATTERY_TYPE_WIRED) {
                     ePowerLevel = SDL_JOYSTICK_POWER_WIRED;