IPhone will not indicate charging status until powered off or reset

When I plug my iPhone 4S into either a wall charger (via USB connector) or an iHome music dock, the battery indicator does not update to reflect that the phone is plugged in and that the battery is being charged. However, if I power off the phone or perform a reset (simultaneously holding down the power and home buttons) and restart the iPhone, the battery indicator updates to show that the phone is plugged in and charging is occurring.
Is there a fix, or is replacement in order?
I did not notice this being an issue until I plugged the phone into the iHome dock for the first time a few days ago and tried to charge the phone via the wall charger later that day.

I like your answer, and normally I never power my phone off. But it seems like I was having battery issues yesterday (percentage dropping pretty quickly for not even using phone or running apps or data). So I wanted to power the phone off. It's also supposed to charge the battery faster when the phone is powered off. That's the only reason.
Still hoping for more answers or suggestions before I have to place a call to Apple.

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