A control circuit configured to re-charge supply voltage provisioning means and configured to control the switching state of a power switch; wherein the supply voltage provisioning means are configured to provide a supply voltage to a gate of the power switch; the control circuit comprising - a control switch configured to - couple an output of the power switch to ground, when an input of the control switch is coupled to the output of the power switch, to put the power switch to an on-state; and - decouple the output of the power switch from ground, to put the power switch to an off-state; and - charging circuitry (109, 111) configured to enable a charging current flowing from the output of the power switch to the supply voltage provisioning means and configured to disable a current flowing from the supply voltage provisioning means to the output of the power switch, when an input of the charging circuitry (109, 111) is coupled to the output of the power switch and when an output of the charging circuitry (109, 111) is coupled to the gate of the power switch and to the supply voltage provisioning means; wherein the charging current is derived from a current flowing through an input-to-output capacitance arranged between an input and the output of the power switch; and characterised in that the control circuit further comprises - a second charging capacitor arranged in parallel to the serially arranged power switch and charging circuitry (109, 111) and configured to provide a current, subject to a change of a voltage at the input of the power switch; - a second charging diode configured to let pass a second charging current from the second charging capacitor to the supply voltage provisioning means and configured to block the current from the supply voltage provisioning means to the second charging capacitor; - a second charging switch configured to couple the charging capacitor to ground, when the second charging switch is in on-state; and - second control means configured to open and/or close the second charging switch in dependence of the supply voltage provided by the supply voltage provisioning means. - a control switch configured to - couple an output of the power switch to ground, when an input of the control switch is coupled to the output of the power switch, to put the power switch to an on-state; and - decouple the output of the power switch from ground, to put the power switch to an off-state; and - couple an output of the power switch to ground, when an input of the control switch is coupled to the output of the power switch, to put the power switch to an on-state; and - decouple the output of the power switch from ground, to put the power switch to an off-state; and - charging circuitry (109, 111) configured to enable a charging current flowing from the output of the power switch to the supply voltage provisioning means and configured to disable a current flowing from the supply voltage provisioning means to the output of the power switch, when an input of the charging circuitry (109, 111) is coupled to the output of the power switch and when an output of the charging circuitry (109, 111) is coupled to the gate of the power switch and to the supply voltage provisioning means; wherein the charging current is derived from a current flowing through an input-to-output capacitance arranged between an input and the output of the power switch; and characterised in that the control circuit further comprises - a second charging capacitor arranged in parallel to the serially arranged power switch and charging circuitry (109, 111) and configured to provide a current, subject to a change of a voltage at the input of the power switch; - a second charging diode configured to let pass a second charging current from the second charging capacitor to the supply voltage provisioning means and configured to block the current from the supply voltage provisioning means to the second charging capacitor; - a second charging switch configured to couple the charging capacitor to ground, when the second charging switch is in on-state; and - second control means configured to open and/or close the second charging switch in dependence of the supply voltage provided by the supply voltage provisioning means.