diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 2759cca5..fa18a9c8 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ SVN-HEAD
   Module gl518sm: Fix fan speed reading (2.6 backport)
   Module gl520sm: Fix fan speed reading (2.6 backport)
   Module lm90: Use generic i2c reads during detection (2.6 backport)
+  Module w83627hf: Enable VBAT monitoring (#2282, 2.6 backport)
   Program decode-dimms.pl: Fix DDR2 SDRAM module speed decoding
                            Update manufacturer IDs.
   Program decode-vaio.pl: Private data might not be readable by non-root users
diff --git a/kernel/chips/w83627hf.c b/kernel/chips/w83627hf.c
index f4054615..688dd376 100644
--- a/kernel/chips/w83627hf.c
+++ b/kernel/chips/w83627hf.c
@@ -987,6 +987,11 @@ static void w83627hf_init_client(struct i2c_client *client)
 			    (w83627hf_read_value(client,
 						W83781D_REG_CONFIG) & 0xf7)
 			    | 0x01);
+
+	/* Enable VBAT monitoring if needed */
+	tmp = w83627hf_read_value(client, W83781D_REG_VBAT);
+	if (!(tmp & 0x01))
+		w83627hf_write_value(client, W83781D_REG_VBAT, tmp | 0x01);
 }
 
 static void w83627hf_update_client(struct i2c_client *client)