diff --git a/ESH-INF/thing/thing-types.xml b/ESH-INF/thing/thing-types.xml
index 3b9bf05abad0af5969c68a5aa0a5c7d2842f2939..9ff3102aaa716b9d3f457003724966faa9361aab 100644
--- a/ESH-INF/thing/thing-types.xml
+++ b/ESH-INF/thing/thing-types.xml
@@ -188,6 +188,15 @@
        
        <channels>
            <channel typeId="brightness-type" id="brightness" />
+           <channel typeId="acceleration-type" id="acceleration-x">
+                <label>Acceleration X</label>
+           </channel>
+           <channel typeId="acceleration-type" id="acceleration-y">
+                <label>Acceleration Y</label>
+           </channel>
+           <channel typeId="acceleration-type" id="acceleration-z">
+                <label>Acceleration Z</label>
+           </channel>
            <channel typeId="rotation-type" id="rotation-x">
                 <label>Rotation X</label>
            </channel>
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/openlicht/handler/AbstractSmartWatchHandler.java b/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/openlicht/handler/AbstractSmartWatchHandler.java
index 1369c672e224572aa2631e9341589c9759db1448..5e7c953b029315a1a0b049bd210ed5ecb70a0db9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/openlicht/handler/AbstractSmartWatchHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/openlicht/handler/AbstractSmartWatchHandler.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import org.eclipse.smarthome.core.library.types.DecimalType;
 import org.eclipse.smarthome.core.thing.ChannelUID;
 import org.eclipse.smarthome.core.thing.Thing;
 import org.eclipse.smarthome.core.types.Command;
+import org.eclipse.smarthome.core.types.RefreshType;
 import org.openhab.binding.openlicht.internal.ConfigurationHolder;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
@@ -68,13 +69,10 @@ public abstract class AbstractSmartWatchHandler extends AbstractMqttHandler {
 
     @Override
     public void handleCommand(ChannelUID channelUID, Command command) {
+        if (command instanceof RefreshType) {
+            return;
+        }
         logger.debug("Got command for read-only thing: {} {}", channelUID.getAsString(), command.toFullString());
-        // TODO: handle command
-
-        // Note: if communication with thing fails for some reason,
-        // indicate that by setting the status with detail information
-        // updateStatus(ThingStatus.OFFLINE, ThingStatusDetail.COMMUNICATION_ERROR,
-        // "Could not control device at IP address x.x.x.x");
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/openlicht/handler/AbstractSmartphoneHandler.java b/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/openlicht/handler/AbstractSmartphoneHandler.java
index 52f92aa3f78ea95bd64bf0f4aae30e09f7becbdb..6ba499cc529d2c10552ecedb9ef7625c5345b254 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/openlicht/handler/AbstractSmartphoneHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/openlicht/handler/AbstractSmartphoneHandler.java
@@ -64,6 +64,11 @@ public abstract class AbstractSmartphoneHandler extends AbstractMqttHandler {
                 case MQTT_CATEGORY_BRIGHTNESS:
                     updateState(CHANNEL_BRIGHTNESS, new DecimalType(buffer.getFloat()));
                     break;
+                case MQTT_CATEGORY_ACCELERATION:
+                    doubleBuffer = buffer.asDoubleBuffer();
+                    updateState(CHANNEL_ACCELERATION_X, new DecimalType(doubleBuffer.get(0)));
+                    updateState(CHANNEL_ACCELERATION_Y, new DecimalType(doubleBuffer.get(1)));
+                    updateState(CHANNEL_ACCELERATION_Z, new DecimalType(doubleBuffer.get(2)));
                 case MQTT_CATEGORY_ROTATION:
                     doubleBuffer = buffer.asDoubleBuffer();
                     updateState(CHANNEL_ROTATION_X, new DecimalType(doubleBuffer.get(0)));
@@ -78,6 +83,9 @@ public abstract class AbstractSmartphoneHandler extends AbstractMqttHandler {
                 case MQTT_CATEGORY_BRIGHTNESS:
                     updateState(CHANNEL_BRIGHTNESS, new DecimalType(Double.parseDouble(message)));
                     break;
+                case MQTT_CATEGORY_ACCELERATION:
+                    MqttUtils.handleAcceleration(message, this::updateState);
+                    break;
                 case MQTT_CATEGORY_ROTATION:
                     MqttUtils.handleRotation(message, this::updateState);
                     break;