diff --git a/live-build/ubuntu-touch/hooks/50-upower-poweroff-percentages.chroot b/live-build/ubuntu-touch/hooks/50-upower-poweroff-percentages.chroot
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+#! /bin/sh
+
+set -e
+
+echo "Updating upower configuration..."
+
+sed -i 's/^UsePercentageForPolicy=.*/UsePercentageForPolicy=true/' /etc/UPower/UPower.conf
+sed -i 's/^CriticalPowerAction=.*/CriticalPowerAction=PowerOff/' /etc/UPower/UPower.conf
+
+