diff --git a/charger/openwb-2.0.go b/charger/openwb-2.0.go
index e182a8d6e..bf24a16e1 100644
--- a/charger/openwb-2.0.go
+++ b/charger/openwb-2.0.go
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ func init() {
 
 // https://openwb.de/main/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/ModbusTCP-openWB-series2-Pro-1.pdf
 
+//go:generate go run ../cmd/tools/decorate.go -f decorateOpenWB20 -b *OpenWB20 -r api.Charger -t "api.Identifier,Identify,func() (string, error)"
+
 // NewOpenWB20FromConfig creates a OpenWB20 charger from generic config
 func NewOpenWB20FromConfig(other map[string]interface{}) (api.Charger, error) {
 	cc := modbus.TcpSettings{
@@ -48,7 +50,17 @@ func NewOpenWB20FromConfig(other map[string]interface{}) (api.Charger, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	return NewOpenWB20(cc.URI, cc.ID)
+	wb, err := NewOpenWB20(cc.URI, cc.ID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	var identify func() (string, error)
+	if _, err := wb.identify(); err == nil {
+		identify = wb.identify
+	}
+
+	return decorateOpenWB20(wb, identify), nil
 }
 
 // NewOpenWB20 creates OpenWB20 charger
@@ -180,10 +192,8 @@ func (wb *OpenWB20) WakeUp() error {
 	return err
 }
 
-var _ api.Identifier = (*OpenWB20)(nil)
-
 // Identify implements the api.Identifier interface
-func (wb *OpenWB20) Identify() (string, error) {
+func (wb *OpenWB20) identify() (string, error) {
 	b, err := wb.conn.ReadInputRegisters(openwbRegRfid, 10)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
diff --git a/charger/openwb-2.0_decorators.go b/charger/openwb-2.0_decorators.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4887e8dbe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/charger/openwb-2.0_decorators.go
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+package charger
+
+// Code generated by github.com/evcc-io/evcc/cmd/tools/decorate.go. DO NOT EDIT.
+
+import (
+	"github.com/evcc-io/evcc/api"
+)
+
+func decorateOpenWB20(base *OpenWB20, identifier func() (string, error)) api.Charger {
+	switch {
+	case identifier == nil:
+		return base
+
+	case identifier != nil:
+		return &struct {
+			*OpenWB20
+			api.Identifier
+		}{
+			OpenWB20: base,
+			Identifier: &decorateOpenWB20IdentifierImpl{
+				identifier: identifier,
+			},
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+type decorateOpenWB20IdentifierImpl struct {
+	identifier func() (string, error)
+}
+
+func (impl *decorateOpenWB20IdentifierImpl) Identify() (string, error) {
+	return impl.identifier()
+}