diff --git a/meter/battery.go b/meter/battery.go
index 6f7bd7ce1f..1a5a87dd20 100644
--- a/meter/battery.go
+++ b/meter/battery.go
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ type battery struct {
 	MinSoc, MaxSoc float64
 }
 
-// Decorator returns an api.BatteryController decorator
-func (m *battery) BatteryController(socG func() (float64, error), limitSocS func(float64) error) func(api.BatteryMode) error {
+// LimitController returns an api.BatteryController decorator
+func (m *battery) LimitController(socG func() (float64, error), limitSocS func(float64) error) func(api.BatteryMode) error {
 	return func(mode api.BatteryMode) error {
 		switch mode {
 		case api.BatteryNormal:
@@ -30,3 +30,10 @@ func (m *battery) BatteryController(socG func() (float64, error), limitSocS func
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+// ModeController returns an api.BatteryController decorator
+func (m *battery) ModeController(modeS func(int64) error) func(api.BatteryMode) error {
+	return func(mode api.BatteryMode) error {
+		return modeS(int64(mode))
+	}
+}
diff --git a/meter/meter.go b/meter/meter.go
index 5bb00eb706..3a2743473c 100644
--- a/meter/meter.go
+++ b/meter/meter.go
@@ -25,10 +25,11 @@ func NewConfigurableFromConfig(other map[string]interface{}) (api.Meter, error)
 		Powers   []provider.Config // optional
 
 		// battery
-		capacity `mapstructure:",squash"`
-		battery  `mapstructure:",squash"`
-		Soc      *provider.Config // optional
-		LimitSoc *provider.Config // optional
+		capacity    `mapstructure:",squash"`
+		battery     `mapstructure:",squash"`
+		Soc         *provider.Config // optional
+		LimitSoc    *provider.Config // optional
+		BatteryMode *provider.Config // optional
 	}{
 		battery: battery{
 			MinSoc: 20,
@@ -84,13 +85,23 @@ func NewConfigurableFromConfig(other map[string]interface{}) (api.Meter, error)
 	}
 
 	var batModeS func(api.BatteryMode) error
-	if cc.Soc != nil && cc.LimitSoc != nil {
+
+	switch {
+	case cc.Soc != nil && cc.LimitSoc != nil:
 		limitSocS, err := provider.NewFloatSetterFromConfig("limitSoc", *cc.LimitSoc)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("battery limit soc: %w", err)
 		}
 
-		batModeS = cc.battery.BatteryController(socG, limitSocS)
+		batModeS = cc.battery.LimitController(socG, limitSocS)
+
+	case cc.BatteryMode != nil:
+		modeS, err := provider.NewIntSetterFromConfig("mode", *cc.BatteryMode)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("battery mode: %w", err)
+		}
+
+		batModeS = cc.battery.ModeController(modeS)
 	}
 
 	res := m.Decorate(totalEnergyG, currentsG, voltagesG, powersG, socG, cc.capacity.Decorator(), batModeS)
diff --git a/provider/map.go b/provider/map.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6597efd256
--- /dev/null
+++ b/provider/map.go
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+package provider
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/evcc-io/evcc/util"
+)
+
+type mapProvider struct {
+	values map[int64]int64
+	set    Config
+}
+
+func init() {
+	registry.Add("map", NewMapFromConfig)
+}
+
+// NewMapFromConfig creates type conversion provider
+func NewMapFromConfig(other map[string]interface{}) (Provider, error) {
+	var cc struct {
+		Values map[int64]int64
+		Set    Config
+	}
+
+	if err := util.DecodeOther(other, &cc); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	if len(cc.Values) == 0 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("missing values")
+	}
+
+	o := &mapProvider{
+		set:    cc.Set,
+		values: cc.Values,
+	}
+
+	return o, nil
+}
+
+var _ SetIntProvider = (*mapProvider)(nil)
+
+func (o *mapProvider) IntSetter(param string) (func(int64) error, error) {
+	set, err := NewIntSetterFromConfig(param, o.set)
+
+	return func(val int64) error {
+		m, ok := o.values[val]
+		if !ok {
+			return fmt.Errorf("value %d not found", val)
+		}
+		return set(m)
+	}, err
+}
diff --git a/templates/definition/meter/solaredge-hybrid.yaml b/templates/definition/meter/solaredge-hybrid.yaml
index 871f1219fd..7ca2ee4231 100644
--- a/templates/definition/meter/solaredge-hybrid.yaml
+++ b/templates/definition/meter/solaredge-hybrid.yaml
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ params:
     advanced: true
 render: |
   type: custom
-  power:
   {{- if eq .usage "grid" }}
+  power:
     source: modbus
     {{- include "modbus" . | indent 2 }}
     timeout: {{ .timeout }}
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ render: |
     scale: -1
   {{- end }}
   {{- if eq .usage "pv" }}
+  power:
     source: calc
     add:
     - source: modbus
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ render: |
         decode: float32s
   {{- end }}
   {{- if eq .usage "battery" }}
+  power:
     source: modbus
     {{- include "modbus" . | indent 2 }}
     timeout: {{ .timeout }}
@@ -63,6 +65,20 @@ render: |
       address: 62852 # Battery 1 State of Energy (SOE)
       type: holding
       decode: float32s
+  batterymode:
+    source: map
+    values:
+      1: 7 # normal
+      2: 1 # hold
+      3: 3 # charge
+    set:
+      source: modbus
+      {{- include "modbus" . | indent 4 }}
+      timeout: {{ .timeout }}
+      register:
+        address: 0xE00A # Battery mode
+        type: writesingle
+        decode: uint16
   {{- if .capacity }}
   capacity: {{ .capacity }} # kWh
   {{- end }}