diff --git a/src/wallet/api/wallet_manager.cpp b/src/wallet/api/wallet_manager.cpp
index 359b5734..ea2a6627 100644
--- a/src/wallet/api/wallet_manager.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/api/wallet_manager.cpp
@@ -417,13 +417,15 @@ bool WalletManagerImpl::isMining() const
     return mres.active;
 }
 
-bool WalletManagerImpl::startMining(const std::string &address, uint32_t threads)
+bool WalletManagerImpl::startMining(const std::string &address, uint32_t threads, bool background_mining, bool ignore_battery)
 {
     cryptonote::COMMAND_RPC_START_MINING::request mreq;
     cryptonote::COMMAND_RPC_START_MINING::response mres;
 
     mreq.miner_address = address;
     mreq.threads_count = threads;
+    mreq.ignore_battery = ignore_battery;
+    mreq.do_background_mining = background_mining;
 
     if (!connect_and_invoke(m_daemonAddress, "/start_mining", mreq, mres))
       return false;
diff --git a/src/wallet/api/wallet_manager.h b/src/wallet/api/wallet_manager.h
index 126bc65d..677c105f 100644
--- a/src/wallet/api/wallet_manager.h
+++ b/src/wallet/api/wallet_manager.h
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ public:
     void hardForkInfo(uint8_t &version, uint64_t &earliest_height) const;
     uint64_t blockTarget() const;
     bool isMining() const;
-    bool startMining(const std::string &address, uint32_t threads = 1);
+    bool startMining(const std::string &address, uint32_t threads = 1, bool background_mining = false, bool ignore_battery = true);
     bool stopMining();
     std::string resolveOpenAlias(const std::string &address, bool &dnssec_valid) const;
 
diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet2_api.h b/src/wallet/wallet2_api.h
index eec4f8b8..667093b3 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet2_api.h
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet2_api.h
@@ -696,7 +696,7 @@ struct WalletManager
     virtual bool isMining() const = 0;
 
     //! starts mining with the set number of threads
-    virtual bool startMining(const std::string &address, uint32_t threads = 1) = 0;
+    virtual bool startMining(const std::string &address, uint32_t threads = 1, bool background_mining = false, bool ignore_battery = true) = 0;
 
     //! stops mining
     virtual bool stopMining() = 0;