diff --git a/config/boards/shields/corny/Kconfig.defconfig b/config/boards/shields/corny/Kconfig.defconfig
index f5da484..1419175 100644
--- a/config/boards/shields/corny/Kconfig.defconfig
+++ b/config/boards/shields/corny/Kconfig.defconfig
@@ -8,6 +8,20 @@ config ZMK_SPLIT_ROLE_CENTRAL
 
 endif
 
+if ZMK_SPLIT_ROLE_CENTRAL
+
+menuconfig ZMK_SPLIT_BLE_CENTRAL_BATTERY_LEVEL_FETCHING
+		default y
+
+if ZMK_SPLIT_BLE_CENTRAL_BATTERY_LEVEL_FETCHING
+
+config ZMK_SPLIT_BLE_CENTRAL_BATTERY_LEVEL_PROXY
+    default y
+
+endif
+
+endif #ZMK_SPLIT_ROLE_CENTRAL
+
 if SHIELD_CORNY_LEFT || SHIELD_CORNY_RIGHT
 
 config ZMK_SPLIT