diff --git a/include/modules/temperature.hpp b/include/modules/temperature.hpp
index e69cb1a2..aa0c0a08 100644
--- a/include/modules/temperature.hpp
+++ b/include/modules/temperature.hpp
@@ -29,8 +29,11 @@ namespace modules {
 
     string m_path;
     int m_zone = 0;
+    // Base temperature used for where to start the ramp
+    int m_tempbase = 0;
     int m_tempwarn = 0;
     int m_temp = 0;
+    // Percentage used in the ramp
     int m_perc = 0;
 
     // Whether or not to show units with the %temperature-X% tokens
diff --git a/src/modules/temperature.cpp b/src/modules/temperature.cpp
index a6f6838e..85201aa9 100644
--- a/src/modules/temperature.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/temperature.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ namespace modules {
       : timer_module<temperature_module>(bar, move(name_)) {
     m_zone = m_conf.get(name(), "thermal-zone", 0);
     m_path = m_conf.get(name(), "hwmon-path", ""s);
+    m_tempbase = m_conf.get(name(), "base-temperature", 0);
     m_tempwarn = m_conf.get(name(), "warn-temperature", 80);
     m_interval = m_conf.get<decltype(m_interval)>(name(), "interval", 1s);
     m_units = m_conf.get(name(), "units", m_units);
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ namespace modules {
   bool temperature_module::update() {
     m_temp = std::strtol(file_util::contents(m_path).c_str(), nullptr, 10) / 1000.0f + 0.5f;
     int temp_f = floor(((1.8 * m_temp) + 32) + 0.5);
-    m_perc = math_util::cap(math_util::percentage(m_temp, 0, m_tempwarn), 0, 100);
+    m_perc = math_util::cap(math_util::percentage(m_temp, m_tempbase, m_tempwarn), 0, 100);
 
     string temp_c_string = to_string(m_temp);
     string temp_f_string = to_string(temp_f);