diff --git a/apps/gui/skin_engine/skin_tokens.c b/apps/gui/skin_engine/skin_tokens.c
index e58393e19c..934085c707 100644
--- a/apps/gui/skin_engine/skin_tokens.c
+++ b/apps/gui/skin_engine/skin_tokens.c
@@ -1149,12 +1149,10 @@ const char *get_token_value(struct gui_wps *gwps,
             }
         }
 #endif
-#ifdef HAVE_USB_POWER
-        case SKIN_TOKEN_USB_POWERED:
-            if (usb_powered())
+        case SKIN_TOKEN_USB_INSERTED:
+            if (usb_inserted())
                 return "u";
             return NULL;
-#endif
         case SKIN_TOKEN_BATTERY_SLEEPTIME:
         {
             if (get_sleep_timer() == 0)
diff --git a/apps/main.c b/apps/main.c
index 60164515fa..211f7f1b3c 100644
--- a/apps/main.c
+++ b/apps/main.c
@@ -586,7 +586,8 @@ static void init(void)
                 mounted = true; /* mounting done @ end of USB mode */
             }
 #ifdef HAVE_USB_POWER
-        if (usb_powered())      /* avoid deadlock */
+        /* if there is no host or user requested no USB, skip this */
+        if (usb_powered_only())
             break;
 #endif
     }
diff --git a/apps/plugin.c b/apps/plugin.c
index 8a6c577f69..c6b9744ed4 100644
--- a/apps/plugin.c
+++ b/apps/plugin.c
@@ -712,9 +712,7 @@ static const struct plugin_api rockbox_api = {
     charging_state,
 # endif
 #endif
-#ifdef HAVE_USB_POWER
-    usb_powered,
-#endif
+    usb_inserted,
 
     /* misc */
 #if (CONFIG_PLATFORM & PLATFORM_NATIVE)
diff --git a/apps/plugin.h b/apps/plugin.h
index e55dcf13cb..f781f60350 100644
--- a/apps/plugin.h
+++ b/apps/plugin.h
@@ -160,12 +160,12 @@ void* plugin_get_buffer(size_t *buffer_size);
 #define PLUGIN_MAGIC 0x526F634B /* RocK */
 
 /* increase this every time the api struct changes */
-#define PLUGIN_API_VERSION 232
+#define PLUGIN_API_VERSION 233
 
 /* update this to latest version if a change to the api struct breaks
    backwards compatibility (and please take the opportunity to sort in any
    new function which are "waiting" at the end of the function table) */
-#define PLUGIN_MIN_API_VERSION 232
+#define PLUGIN_MIN_API_VERSION 233
 
 /* plugin return codes */
 /* internal returns start at 0x100 to make exit(1..255) work */
@@ -823,9 +823,8 @@ struct plugin_api {
     bool (*charging_state)(void);
 # endif
 #endif
-#ifdef HAVE_USB_POWER
-    bool (*usb_powered)(void);
-#endif
+    /* usb */
+    bool (*usb_inserted)(void);
 
     /* misc */
 #if (CONFIG_PLATFORM & PLATFORM_NATIVE)
diff --git a/apps/plugins/battery_bench.c b/apps/plugins/battery_bench.c
index b0976d5e10..289b399e27 100644
--- a/apps/plugins/battery_bench.c
+++ b/apps/plugins/battery_bench.c
@@ -358,11 +358,12 @@ static unsigned int charge_state(void)
         ret |= BIT_CHARGING;
 #endif
 #endif
+    /* USB insertion means nothing if USB cannot power the device */
 #ifdef HAVE_USB_POWER
-    if (rb->usb_powered())
+    if (rb->usb_inserted())
         ret |= BIT_USB_POWER;
 #endif
-    return ret; 
+    return ret;
 }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/firmware/export/usb.h b/firmware/export/usb.h
index 62bcffe666..74c4826006 100644
--- a/firmware/export/usb.h
+++ b/firmware/export/usb.h
@@ -199,7 +199,8 @@ int usb_detect(void);
 void usb_status_event(int current_status);
 #endif
 #ifdef HAVE_USB_POWER
-bool usb_powered(void);
+/* returns whether the USB is in powered-only state */
+bool usb_powered_only(void);
 #ifdef HAVE_USB_CHARGING_ENABLE
 enum {
     USB_CHARGING_DISABLE, /* the USB code will never ask for more than 100mA */
diff --git a/firmware/powermgmt.c b/firmware/powermgmt.c
index a4b260b315..61cf1b34c4 100644
--- a/firmware/powermgmt.c
+++ b/firmware/powermgmt.c
@@ -329,9 +329,9 @@ static int runcurrent(void)
     if (usb_inserted()
 #ifdef HAVE_USB_POWER
     #if (CURRENT_USB < CURRENT_NORMAL)
-       || usb_powered()
+       || usb_powered_only()
     #else
-       && !usb_powered()
+       && !usb_powered_only()
     #endif
 #endif
     ) {
diff --git a/firmware/usb.c b/firmware/usb.c
index fc89df709c..a736f31ca5 100644
--- a/firmware/usb.c
+++ b/firmware/usb.c
@@ -769,7 +769,7 @@ int usb_release_exclusive_storage(void)
 }
 
 #ifdef HAVE_USB_POWER
-bool usb_powered(void)
+bool usb_powered_only(void)
 {
     return usb_state == USB_POWERED;
 }
diff --git a/lib/skin_parser/tag_table.c b/lib/skin_parser/tag_table.c
index 2cea048548..d2aded1b12 100644
--- a/lib/skin_parser/tag_table.c
+++ b/lib/skin_parser/tag_table.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ static const struct tag_info legal_tags[] =
     { SKIN_TOKEN_BATTERY_SLEEPTIME,     "bs", "", SKIN_REFRESH_DYNAMIC },
     { SKIN_TOKEN_BATTERY_CHARGING,      "bc", "", SKIN_REFRESH_DYNAMIC },
     { SKIN_TOKEN_BATTERY_CHARGER_CONNECTED, "bp", "", SKIN_REFRESH_DYNAMIC },
-    { SKIN_TOKEN_USB_POWERED,           "bu", "", SKIN_REFRESH_DYNAMIC },
+    { SKIN_TOKEN_USB_INSERTED,          "bu", "", SKIN_REFRESH_DYNAMIC },
     
     
     { SKIN_TOKEN_RTC_PRESENT,           "cc", "", FEATURE_TAG },
diff --git a/lib/skin_parser/tag_table.h b/lib/skin_parser/tag_table.h
index 94f82fd759..dc0c11f0ad 100644
--- a/lib/skin_parser/tag_table.h
+++ b/lib/skin_parser/tag_table.h
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ enum skin_token_type {
     SKIN_TOKEN_BATTERY_CHARGER_CONNECTED,
     SKIN_TOKEN_BATTERY_CHARGING,
     SKIN_TOKEN_BATTERY_SLEEPTIME,
-    SKIN_TOKEN_USB_POWERED,
+    SKIN_TOKEN_USB_INSERTED,
 
     /* Sound */
     SKIN_TOKEN_SOUND_PITCH,
diff --git a/uisimulator/common/stubs.c b/uisimulator/common/stubs.c
index 922b9e8da0..b540735904 100644
--- a/uisimulator/common/stubs.c
+++ b/uisimulator/common/stubs.c
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ bool is_new_player(void)
 #endif
 
 #ifdef HAVE_USB_POWER
-bool usb_powered(void)
+bool usb_powered_only(void)
 {
     return false;
 }