diff --git a/esphome/components/pm1006/__init__.py b/esphome/components/pm1006/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/esphome/components/pm1006/pm1006.cpp b/esphome/components/pm1006/pm1006.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9bedb3cfc0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/esphome/components/pm1006/pm1006.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+#include "pm1006.h"
+#include "esphome/core/log.h"
+
+namespace esphome {
+namespace pm1006 {
+
+static const char *const TAG = "pm1006";
+
+static const uint8_t PM1006_RESPONSE_HEADER[] = {0x16, 0x11, 0x0B};
+
+void PM1006Component::setup() {
+  // because this implementation is currently rx-only, there is nothing to setup
+}
+
+void PM1006Component::dump_config() {
+  ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "PM1006:");
+  LOG_SENSOR("  ", "PM2.5", this->pm_2_5_sensor_);
+  this->check_uart_settings(9600);
+}
+
+void PM1006Component::loop() {
+  while (this->available() != 0) {
+    this->read_byte(&this->data_[this->data_index_]);
+    auto check = this->check_byte_();
+    if (!check.has_value()) {
+      // finished
+      this->parse_data_();
+      this->data_index_ = 0;
+    } else if (!*check) {
+      // wrong data
+      ESP_LOGV(TAG, "Byte %i of received data frame is invalid.", this->data_index_);
+      this->data_index_ = 0;
+    } else {
+      // next byte
+      this->data_index_++;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+float PM1006Component::get_setup_priority() const { return setup_priority::DATA; }
+
+uint8_t PM1006Component::pm1006_checksum_(const uint8_t *command_data, uint8_t length) const {
+  uint8_t sum = 0;
+  for (uint8_t i = 0; i < length; i++) {
+    sum += command_data[i];
+  }
+  return sum;
+}
+
+optional<bool> PM1006Component::check_byte_() const {
+  uint8_t index = this->data_index_;
+  uint8_t byte = this->data_[index];
+
+  // index 0..2 are the fixed header
+  if (index < sizeof(PM1006_RESPONSE_HEADER)) {
+    return byte == PM1006_RESPONSE_HEADER[index];
+  }
+
+  // just some additional notes here:
+  // index 3..4 is unused
+  // index 5..6 is our PM2.5 reading (3..6 is called DF1-DF4 in the datasheet at
+  // http://www.jdscompany.co.kr/download.asp?gubun=07&filename=PM1006_LED_PARTICLE_SENSOR_MODULE_SPECIFICATIONS.pdf
+  // that datasheet goes on up to DF16, which is unused for PM1006 but used in PM1006K
+  // so this code should be trivially extensible to support that one later
+  if (index < (sizeof(PM1006_RESPONSE_HEADER) + 16))
+    return true;
+
+  // checksum
+  if (index == (sizeof(PM1006_RESPONSE_HEADER) + 16)) {
+    uint8_t checksum = pm1006_checksum_(this->data_, sizeof(PM1006_RESPONSE_HEADER) + 17);
+    if (checksum != 0) {
+      ESP_LOGW(TAG, "PM1006 checksum is wrong: %02x, expected zero", checksum);
+      return false;
+    }
+    return {};
+  }
+
+  return false;
+}
+
+void PM1006Component::parse_data_() {
+  const int pm_2_5_concentration = this->get_16_bit_uint_(5);
+
+  ESP_LOGD(TAG, "Got PM2.5 Concentration: %d µg/m³", pm_2_5_concentration);
+
+  if (this->pm_2_5_sensor_ != nullptr) {
+    this->pm_2_5_sensor_->publish_state(pm_2_5_concentration);
+  }
+}
+
+uint16_t PM1006Component::get_16_bit_uint_(uint8_t start_index) const {
+  return encode_uint16(this->data_[start_index], this->data_[start_index + 1]);
+}
+
+}  // namespace pm1006
+}  // namespace esphome
diff --git a/esphome/components/pm1006/pm1006.h b/esphome/components/pm1006/pm1006.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..66f4cf0311
--- /dev/null
+++ b/esphome/components/pm1006/pm1006.h
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "esphome/core/component.h"
+#include "esphome/components/sensor/sensor.h"
+#include "esphome/components/uart/uart.h"
+
+namespace esphome {
+namespace pm1006 {
+
+class PM1006Component : public Component, public uart::UARTDevice {
+ public:
+  PM1006Component() = default;
+
+  void set_pm_2_5_sensor(sensor::Sensor *pm_2_5_sensor) { this->pm_2_5_sensor_ = pm_2_5_sensor; }
+  void setup() override;
+  void dump_config() override;
+  void loop() override;
+
+  float get_setup_priority() const override;
+
+ protected:
+  optional<bool> check_byte_() const;
+  void parse_data_();
+  uint16_t get_16_bit_uint_(uint8_t start_index) const;
+  uint8_t pm1006_checksum_(const uint8_t *command_data, uint8_t length) const;
+
+  sensor::Sensor *pm_2_5_sensor_{nullptr};
+
+  uint8_t data_[20];
+  uint8_t data_index_{0};
+  uint32_t last_transmission_{0};
+};
+
+}  // namespace pm1006
+}  // namespace esphome
diff --git a/esphome/components/pm1006/sensor.py b/esphome/components/pm1006/sensor.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..18e1b0d87c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/esphome/components/pm1006/sensor.py
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+import esphome.codegen as cg
+import esphome.config_validation as cv
+from esphome.components import sensor, uart
+from esphome.const import (
+    CONF_ID,
+    CONF_PM_2_5,
+    DEVICE_CLASS_EMPTY,
+    STATE_CLASS_MEASUREMENT,
+    UNIT_MICROGRAMS_PER_CUBIC_METER,
+    ICON_BLUR,
+)
+
+DEPENDENCIES = ["uart"]
+
+pm1006_ns = cg.esphome_ns.namespace("pm1006")
+PM1006Component = pm1006_ns.class_("PM1006Component", uart.UARTDevice, cg.Component)
+
+
+CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.All(
+    cv.Schema(
+        {
+            cv.GenerateID(): cv.declare_id(PM1006Component),
+            cv.Optional(CONF_PM_2_5): sensor.sensor_schema(
+                UNIT_MICROGRAMS_PER_CUBIC_METER,
+                ICON_BLUR,
+                0,
+                DEVICE_CLASS_EMPTY,
+                STATE_CLASS_MEASUREMENT,
+            ),
+        }
+    )
+    .extend(cv.COMPONENT_SCHEMA)
+    .extend(uart.UART_DEVICE_SCHEMA),
+)
+
+
+async def to_code(config):
+    var = cg.new_Pvariable(config[CONF_ID])
+    await cg.register_component(var, config)
+    await uart.register_uart_device(var, config)
+
+    if CONF_PM_2_5 in config:
+        sens = await sensor.new_sensor(config[CONF_PM_2_5])
+        cg.add(var.set_pm_2_5_sensor(sens))
diff --git a/esphome/const.py b/esphome/const.py
index 3eb56c7cf6..b22bc5e1de 100644
--- a/esphome/const.py
+++ b/esphome/const.py
@@ -654,6 +654,7 @@ ICON_ACCOUNT_CHECK = "mdi:account-check"
 ICON_ARROW_EXPAND_VERTICAL = "mdi:arrow-expand-vertical"
 ICON_BATTERY = "mdi:battery"
 ICON_BLUETOOTH = "mdi:bluetooth"
+ICON_BLUR = "mdi:blur"
 ICON_BRIEFCASE_DOWNLOAD = "mdi:briefcase-download"
 ICON_BRIGHTNESS_5 = "mdi:brightness-5"
 ICON_BUG = "mdi:bug"