The invention relates to the field of lithium ion battery materials, and in particular relates to an adhesive and a lithium ion battery with the same. The adhesive is a polymer containing structure units shown as the formulas I, II, III and IV, and the number-average molecular mass of the adhesive is 0.5 million to 1.2 million. The invention also relates to the lithium ion battery, comprising a positive electrode piece, a negative electrode piece, a separator and electrolyte, wherein the positive electrode piece comprises the adhesive. With the adhesive, the flexibility of the positive electrode piece can be improved greatly, so that the problems of processing, battery performance and the like, caused by crisp electrode pieces, can be avoided, the compaction density can be enhanced, and the energy density of the battery can be further improved.