diff --git a/esphome/components/sensor/sds011.py b/esphome/components/sensor/sds011.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..317f7143bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/esphome/components/sensor/sds011.py
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+import voluptuous as vol
+
+from esphome.components import sensor, uart
+from esphome.components.uart import UARTComponent
+import esphome.config_validation as cv
+from esphome.const import (CONF_ID, CONF_NAME, CONF_PM_10_0, CONF_PM_2_5, CONF_RX_ONLY,
+                           CONF_UART_ID, CONF_UPDATE_INTERVAL)
+from esphome.cpp_generator import Pvariable, add, get_variable
+from esphome.cpp_helpers import setup_component
+from esphome.cpp_types import App, Component
+
+DEPENDENCIES = ['uart']
+
+SDS011Component = sensor.sensor_ns.class_('SDS011Component', uart.UARTDevice, Component)
+SDS011Sensor = sensor.sensor_ns.class_('SDS011Sensor', sensor.EmptySensor)
+
+
+def validate_sds011_rx_mode(value):
+    if CONF_UPDATE_INTERVAL in value and not value.get(CONF_RX_ONLY):
+        update_interval = value[CONF_UPDATE_INTERVAL]
+        if update_interval.total_minutes > 30:
+            raise vol.Invalid("Maximum update interval is 30min")
+    elif value.get(CONF_RX_ONLY) and CONF_UPDATE_INTERVAL in value:
+        # update_interval does not affect anything in rx-only mode, let's warn user about
+        # that
+        raise vol.Invalid("update_interval has no effect in rx_only mode. Please remove it.",
+                          path=['update_interval'])
+    return value
+
+
+SDS011_SENSOR_SCHEMA = sensor.SENSOR_SCHEMA.extend({
+    cv.GenerateID(): cv.declare_variable_id(SDS011Sensor),
+})
+
+PLATFORM_SCHEMA = vol.All(sensor.PLATFORM_SCHEMA.extend({
+    cv.GenerateID(): cv.declare_variable_id(SDS011Component),
+    cv.GenerateID(CONF_UART_ID): cv.use_variable_id(UARTComponent),
+
+    vol.Optional(CONF_RX_ONLY): cv.boolean,
+
+    vol.Optional(CONF_PM_2_5): cv.nameable(SDS011_SENSOR_SCHEMA),
+    vol.Optional(CONF_PM_10_0): cv.nameable(SDS011_SENSOR_SCHEMA),
+    vol.Optional(CONF_UPDATE_INTERVAL): cv.positive_time_period_minutes,
+}).extend(cv.COMPONENT_SCHEMA.schema), cv.has_at_least_one_key(CONF_PM_2_5, CONF_PM_10_0),
+                          validate_sds011_rx_mode)
+
+
+def to_code(config):
+    for uart_ in get_variable(config[CONF_UART_ID]):
+        yield
+
+    rhs = App.make_sds011(uart_)
+    sds011 = Pvariable(config[CONF_ID], rhs)
+
+    if CONF_UPDATE_INTERVAL in config:
+        add(sds011.set_update_interval_min(config.get(CONF_UPDATE_INTERVAL)))
+    if CONF_RX_ONLY in config:
+        add(sds011.set_rx_mode_only(config[CONF_RX_ONLY]))
+
+    if CONF_PM_2_5 in config:
+        conf = config[CONF_PM_2_5]
+        sensor.register_sensor(sds011.make_pm_2_5_sensor(conf[CONF_NAME]), conf)
+    if CONF_PM_10_0 in config:
+        conf = config[CONF_PM_10_0]
+        sensor.register_sensor(sds011.make_pm_10_0_sensor(conf[CONF_NAME]), conf)
+
+    setup_component(sds011, config)
+
+
+BUILD_FLAGS = '-DUSE_SDS011'
+
+
+def to_hass_config(data, config):
+    ret = []
+    for key in (CONF_PM_2_5, CONF_PM_10_0):
+        if key in config:
+            ret.append(sensor.core_to_hass_config(data, config[key]))
+    return ret
diff --git a/esphome/config_validation.py b/esphome/config_validation.py
index e82268ae63..ed9ece9a20 100644
--- a/esphome/config_validation.py
+++ b/esphome/config_validation.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ from esphome.const import CONF_AVAILABILITY, CONF_COMMAND_TOPIC, CONF_DISCOVERY,
     CONF_RETAIN, CONF_SETUP_PRIORITY, CONF_STATE_TOPIC, CONF_TOPIC, ESP_PLATFORM_ESP32, \
     ESP_PLATFORM_ESP8266
 from esphome.core import CORE, HexInt, IPAddress, Lambda, TimePeriod, TimePeriodMicroseconds, \
-    TimePeriodMilliseconds, TimePeriodSeconds
+    TimePeriodMilliseconds, TimePeriodSeconds, TimePeriodMinutes
 from esphome.py_compat import integer_types, string_types, text_type
 from esphome.voluptuous_schema import _Schema
 
@@ -363,6 +363,16 @@ def time_period_in_seconds_(value):
     return TimePeriodSeconds(**value.as_dict())
 
 
+def time_period_in_minutes_(value):
+    if value.microseconds is not None and value.microseconds != 0:
+        raise vol.Invalid("Maximum precision is minutes")
+    if value.milliseconds is not None and value.milliseconds != 0:
+        raise vol.Invalid("Maximum precision is minutes")
+    if value.seconds is not None and value.seconds != 0:
+        raise vol.Invalid("Maximum precision is minutes")
+    return TimePeriodMinutes(**value.as_dict())
+
+
 def update_interval(value):
     if value == 'never':
         return 4294967295  # uint32_t max
@@ -373,6 +383,7 @@ time_period = vol.Any(time_period_str_unit, time_period_str_colon, time_period_d
 positive_time_period = vol.All(time_period, vol.Range(min=TimePeriod()))
 positive_time_period_milliseconds = vol.All(positive_time_period, time_period_in_milliseconds_)
 positive_time_period_seconds = vol.All(positive_time_period, time_period_in_seconds_)
+positive_time_period_minutes = vol.All(positive_time_period, time_period_in_minutes_)
 time_period_microseconds = vol.All(time_period, time_period_in_microseconds_)
 positive_time_period_microseconds = vol.All(positive_time_period, time_period_in_microseconds_)
 positive_not_null_time_period = vol.All(time_period,
diff --git a/esphome/const.py b/esphome/const.py
index ff816bcc6d..1d08291fac 100644
--- a/esphome/const.py
+++ b/esphome/const.py
@@ -420,6 +420,7 @@ CONF_SEGMENTS = 'segments'
 CONF_MIN_POWER = 'min_power'
 CONF_MIN_VALUE = 'min_value'
 CONF_MAX_VALUE = 'max_value'
+CONF_RX_ONLY = 'rx_only'
 
 
 ALLOWED_NAME_CHARS = u'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789_'
diff --git a/esphome/core.py b/esphome/core.py
index 92e75f9c40..0b89e82ec0 100644
--- a/esphome/core.py
+++ b/esphome/core.py
@@ -215,6 +215,10 @@ class TimePeriodSeconds(TimePeriod):
     pass
 
 
+class TimePeriodMinutes(TimePeriod):
+    pass
+
+
 LAMBDA_PROG = re.compile(r'id\(\s*([a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_]*)\s*\)(\.?)')
 
 
diff --git a/esphome/cpp_generator.py b/esphome/cpp_generator.py
index f084be376a..5b6f004bb7 100644
--- a/esphome/cpp_generator.py
+++ b/esphome/cpp_generator.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from collections import OrderedDict
 
 from esphome.core import CORE, HexInt, Lambda, TimePeriod, TimePeriodMicroseconds, \
-    TimePeriodMilliseconds, TimePeriodSeconds
+    TimePeriodMilliseconds, TimePeriodSeconds, TimePeriodMinutes
 from esphome.helpers import cpp_string_escape, indent_all_but_first_and_last
 
 # pylint: disable=unused-import, wrong-import-order
@@ -286,6 +286,8 @@ def safe_exp(
         return IntLiteral(int(obj.total_milliseconds))
     if isinstance(obj, TimePeriodSeconds):
         return IntLiteral(int(obj.total_seconds))
+    if isinstance(obj, TimePeriodMinutes):
+        return IntLiteral(int(obj.total_minutes))
     if isinstance(obj, (tuple, list)):
         return ArrayInitializer(*[safe_exp(o) for o in obj])
     raise ValueError(u"Object is not an expression", obj)
diff --git a/tests/test1.yaml b/tests/test1.yaml
index b5877d2c36..4cd77c1b07 100644
--- a/tests/test1.yaml
+++ b/tests/test1.yaml
@@ -493,6 +493,13 @@ sensor:
           payload: |-
             root["key"] = id(the_sensor).state;
             root["greeting"] = "Hello World";
+  - platform: sds011
+    pm_2_5:
+      name: "SDS011 PM2.5"
+    pm_10_0:
+      name: "SDS011 PM10.0"
+    update_interval: 5min
+    rx_only: false
 
 
 esp32_touch: