diff --git a/modules/bar/popouts/Battery.qml b/modules/bar/popouts/Battery.qml
index 86d903d24..4f16ce658 100644
--- a/modules/bar/popouts/Battery.qml
+++ b/modules/bar/popouts/Battery.qml
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ Column {
     }
 
     StyledText {
+        // Capitalize the first letter of the generic profile string for UI display
+        property string displayProfile: PowerManager.currentProfile.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + PowerManager.currentProfile.slice(1)
+
         function formatSeconds(s: int, fallback: string): string {
             const day = Math.floor(s / 86400);
             const hr = Math.floor(s / 3600) % 60;
@@ -33,13 +36,14 @@ Column {
             return comps.join(", ") || fallback;
         }
 
-        text: UPower.displayDevice.isLaptopBattery ? qsTr("Time %1: %2").arg(UPower.onBattery ? "remaining" : "until charged").arg(UPower.onBattery ? formatSeconds(UPower.displayDevice.timeToEmpty, "Calculating...") : formatSeconds(UPower.displayDevice.timeToFull, "Fully charged!")) : qsTr("Power profile: %1").arg(PowerProfile.toString(PowerProfiles.profile))
+        text: UPower.displayDevice.isLaptopBattery ? qsTr("Time %1: %2").arg(UPower.onBattery ? "remaining" : "until charged").arg(UPower.onBattery ? formatSeconds(UPower.displayDevice.timeToEmpty, "Calculating...") : formatSeconds(UPower.displayDevice.timeToFull, "Fully charged!")) : qsTr("Power profile: %1").arg(displayProfile)
     }
 
     Loader {
         asynchronous: true
         anchors.horizontalCenter: parent.horizontalCenter
 
+        // TODO: Change to use the abstraction (PowerManager in qs.services)
         active: PowerProfiles.degradationReason !== PerformanceDegradationReason.None
 
         height: active ? ((item as Item)?.implicitHeight ?? 0) : 0
@@ -99,10 +103,10 @@ Column {
         id: profiles
 
         property string current: {
-            const p = PowerProfiles.profile;
-            if (p === PowerProfile.PowerSaver)
+            const p = PowerManager.currentProfile;
+            if (p === "saver")
                 return saver.icon;
-            if (p === PowerProfile.Performance)
+            if (p === "performance")
                 return perf.icon;
             return balance.icon;
         }
@@ -162,7 +166,7 @@ Column {
             anchors.left: parent.left
             anchors.leftMargin: Appearance.padding.small
 
-            profile: PowerProfile.PowerSaver
+            profile: "saver"
             icon: "energy_savings_leaf"
         }
 
@@ -171,7 +175,7 @@ Column {
 
             anchors.centerIn: parent
 
-            profile: PowerProfile.Balanced
+            profile: "balanced"
             icon: "balance"
         }
 
@@ -182,7 +186,7 @@ Column {
             anchors.right: parent.right
             anchors.rightMargin: Appearance.padding.small
 
-            profile: PowerProfile.Performance
+            profile: "performance"
             icon: "rocket_launch"
         }
     }
@@ -199,14 +203,14 @@ Column {
 
     component Profile: Item {
         required property string icon
-        required property int profile
+        required property string profile
 
         implicitWidth: icon.implicitHeight + Appearance.padding.small * 2
         implicitHeight: icon.implicitHeight + Appearance.padding.small * 2
 
         StateLayer {
             function onClicked(): void {
-                PowerProfiles.profile = parent.profile;
+                PowerManager.setProfile(parent.profile);
             }
 
             radius: Appearance.rounding.full
diff --git a/services/PowerManager.qml b/services/PowerManager.qml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ee0f6ef52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/PowerManager.qml
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+pragma Singleton
+import QtQuick
+import Quickshell
+import Quickshell.Io
+import Quickshell.Services.UPower
+
+// An abstraction layer for emitting commands from different power management backends.
+Singleton {
+    id: root
+
+    // --- GENERIC STATE ---
+    // Expose generic string properties that UI can bind to
+    property string activeBackend: "unknown" // Will be "ppd" (power-profiles-daemon) or "tlp"
+    property string currentProfile: "balanced" // "saver", "balanced", or "performance"
+
+    // --- INITIALIZATION & DETECTION ---
+    Component.onCompleted: {
+        // Run a background check to see which daemon is active.
+        checkBackendProc.running = true;
+    }
+
+    // Checks the which power management backend is in use
+    Process {
+        id: checkBackendProc
+
+        command: ["systemctl", "is-active", "tlp"]
+        stdout: StdioCollector {
+            id: tlpCollector
+
+            onStreamFinished: {
+                if (tlpCollector.text.trim() === "active")
+                    root.activeBackend = "tlp";
+                else {
+                    root.activeBackend = "ppd";
+                    // Only sync if PowerProfiles is actually alive
+                    if (typeof PowerProfiles !== "undefined" && PowerProfiles.profile !== undefined) {
+                        root.currentProfile = mapPpdToGeneric(PowerProfiles.profile);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    // A dedicated process for running TLP commands ---
+    Process {
+        id: tlpProcess
+
+        // Custom property to remember what we are trying to switch to
+        property string pendingProfile: ""
+
+        onExited: exitCode => {
+            // Exit code 0 means the password was correct and the command succeeded
+            if (exitCode === 0)
+                root.currentProfile = pendingProfile;
+        }
+    }
+    //
+    // --- ABSTRACTION METHODS ---
+    function setProfile(targetProfile) {
+        switch (activeBackend) {
+        case ("ppd"):
+            // PPD is instant and requires no password, so we can safely update the UI immediately
+            root.currentProfile = targetProfile;
+            if (targetProfile === "saver")
+                PowerProfiles.profile = PowerProfile.PowerSaver;
+            else if (targetProfile === "performance")
+                PowerProfiles.profile = PowerProfile.Performance;
+            else
+                PowerProfiles.profile = PowerProfile.Balanced;
+            break;
+        case ("tlp"):
+            // Store the profile we want to switch to
+            tlpProcess.pendingProfile = targetProfile;
+            let tlpCommandArg = "balanced";
+            if (targetProfile === "saver")
+                tlpCommandArg = "power-saver";
+            if (targetProfile === "performance")
+                tlpCommandArg = "performance";
+            tlpProcess.command = ["pkexec", "tlp", tlpCommandArg];
+            tlpProcess.running = true;
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    // --- HELPER METHODS ---
+    function mapPpdToGeneric(ppdProfile) {
+        if (ppdProfile === PowerProfile.PowerSaver)
+            return "saver";
+        if (ppdProfile === PowerProfile.Performance)
+            return "performance";
+        return "balanced";
+    }
+}