diff --git a/drivers/hid/wacom.h b/drivers/hid/wacom.h
index 45636d82ec30..0ee71ce94360 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/wacom.h
+++ b/drivers/hid/wacom.h
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ struct wacom_remote {
 		struct input_dev *input;
 		bool registered;
 		struct wacom_battery battery;
+		ktime_t active_time;
 	} remotes[WACOM_MAX_REMOTES];
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/hid/wacom_sys.c b/drivers/hid/wacom_sys.c
index c50b26a9bc44..8255010b03d0 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/wacom_sys.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/wacom_sys.c
@@ -2500,6 +2500,18 @@ static void wacom_wireless_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	return;
 }
 
+static void wacom_remote_destroy_battery(struct wacom *wacom, int index)
+{
+	struct wacom_remote *remote = wacom->remote;
+
+	if (remote->remotes[index].battery.battery) {
+		devres_release_group(&wacom->hdev->dev,
+				     &remote->remotes[index].battery.bat_desc);
+		remote->remotes[index].battery.battery = NULL;
+		remote->remotes[index].active_time = 0;
+	}
+}
+
 static void wacom_remote_destroy_one(struct wacom *wacom, unsigned int index)
 {
 	struct wacom_remote *remote = wacom->remote;
@@ -2514,9 +2526,7 @@ static void wacom_remote_destroy_one(struct wacom *wacom, unsigned int index)
 			remote->remotes[i].registered = false;
 			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&remote->remote_lock, flags);
 
-			if (remote->remotes[i].battery.battery)
-				devres_release_group(&wacom->hdev->dev,
-						     &remote->remotes[i].battery.bat_desc);
+			wacom_remote_destroy_battery(wacom, i);
 
 			if (remote->remotes[i].group.name)
 				devres_release_group(&wacom->hdev->dev,
@@ -2524,7 +2534,6 @@ static void wacom_remote_destroy_one(struct wacom *wacom, unsigned int index)
 
 			remote->remotes[i].serial = 0;
 			remote->remotes[i].group.name = NULL;
-			remote->remotes[i].battery.battery = NULL;
 			wacom->led.groups[i].select = WACOM_STATUS_UNKNOWN;
 		}
 	}
@@ -2609,6 +2618,9 @@ static int wacom_remote_attach_battery(struct wacom *wacom, int index)
 	if (remote->remotes[index].battery.battery)
 		return 0;
 
+	if (!remote->remotes[index].active_time)
+		return 0;
+
 	if (wacom->led.groups[index].select == WACOM_STATUS_UNKNOWN)
 		return 0;
 
@@ -2624,6 +2636,7 @@ static void wacom_remote_work(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	struct wacom *wacom = container_of(work, struct wacom, remote_work);
 	struct wacom_remote *remote = wacom->remote;
+	ktime_t kt = ktime_get();
 	struct wacom_remote_data data;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	unsigned int count;
@@ -2650,6 +2663,10 @@ static void wacom_remote_work(struct work_struct *work)
 		serial = data.remote[i].serial;
 		if (data.remote[i].connected) {
 
+			if (kt - remote->remotes[i].active_time > WACOM_REMOTE_BATTERY_TIMEOUT
+			    && remote->remotes[i].active_time != 0)
+				wacom_remote_destroy_battery(wacom, i);
+
 			if (remote->remotes[i].serial == serial) {
 				wacom_remote_attach_battery(wacom, i);
 				continue;
diff --git a/drivers/hid/wacom_wac.c b/drivers/hid/wacom_wac.c
index 8f2de5cb2b6e..eb5f52e6f19d 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/wacom_wac.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/wacom_wac.c
@@ -1077,6 +1077,7 @@ static int wacom_remote_irq(struct wacom_wac *wacom_wac, size_t len)
 	if (index < 0 || !remote->remotes[index].registered)
 		goto out;
 
+	remote->remotes[i].active_time = ktime_get();
 	input = remote->remotes[index].input;
 
 	input_report_key(input, BTN_0, (data[9] & 0x01));
diff --git a/drivers/hid/wacom_wac.h b/drivers/hid/wacom_wac.h
index fbdbb74f9f1f..8ff5e4de60f4 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/wacom_wac.h
+++ b/drivers/hid/wacom_wac.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #define WACOM_NAME_MAX		64
 #define WACOM_MAX_REMOTES	5
 #define WACOM_STATUS_UNKNOWN	255
+#define WACOM_REMOTE_BATTERY_TIMEOUT	21000000000ll
 
 /* packet length for individual models */
 #define WACOM_PKGLEN_BBFUN	 9