diff --git a/platforms/common/include/px4_platform_common/board_common.h b/platforms/common/include/px4_platform_common/board_common.h
index 5058a7ad19d..9d87fcf9bdd 100644
--- a/platforms/common/include/px4_platform_common/board_common.h
+++ b/platforms/common/include/px4_platform_common/board_common.h
@@ -147,6 +147,14 @@
 #define ADC_3V3_SCALE                    (2.0f) // The scale factor defined by HW's resistive divider (Rt+Rb)/ Rb
 #endif
 
+#ifndef BOARD_ADC_POS_REF_V_FOR_CURRENT_CHAN
+#define BOARD_ADC_POS_REF_V_FOR_CURRENT_CHAN (3.3f) // Reference voltage for reading out the current channel
+#endif
+
+#ifndef BOARD_ADC_POS_REF_V_FOR_VOLTAGE_CHAN
+#define BOARD_ADC_POS_REF_V_FOR_VOLTAGE_CHAN (3.3f) // Reference voltage for reading out the voltage channel
+#endif
+
 /* Provide define for Bricks and Battery */
 
 /* Define the default maximum voltage resulting from the bias on ADC termination */
diff --git a/src/modules/battery_status/parameters.cpp b/src/modules/battery_status/parameters.cpp
index 371aaaf0182..0cca5700692 100644
--- a/src/modules/battery_status/parameters.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/battery_status/parameters.cpp
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 #include "parameters.h"
 
 #include <px4_platform_common/log.h>
+#include <px4_platform_common/px4_config.h>
 #include <drivers/drv_adc.h>
 
 namespace battery_status
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ int update_parameters(const ParameterHandles &parameter_handles, Parameters &par
 
 	} else if (parameters.battery_voltage_scaling < 0.0f) {
 		/* apply scaling according to defaults if set to default */
-		parameters.battery_voltage_scaling = (3.3f / px4_arch_adc_dn_fullcount());
+		parameters.battery_voltage_scaling = (BOARD_ADC_POS_REF_V_FOR_VOLTAGE_CHAN / px4_arch_adc_dn_fullcount());
 		param_set_no_notification(parameter_handles.battery_voltage_scaling, &parameters.battery_voltage_scaling);
 	}
 
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ int update_parameters(const ParameterHandles &parameter_handles, Parameters &par
 
 	} else if (parameters.battery_current_scaling < 0.0f) {
 		/* apply scaling according to defaults if set to default */
-		parameters.battery_current_scaling = (3.3f / px4_arch_adc_dn_fullcount());
+		parameters.battery_current_scaling = (BOARD_ADC_POS_REF_V_FOR_CURRENT_CHAN / px4_arch_adc_dn_fullcount());
 		param_set_no_notification(parameter_handles.battery_current_scaling, &parameters.battery_current_scaling);
 	}