diff --git a/.coveragerc b/.coveragerc
index 0c8647a9ed7ce2..06b8d219d212fd 100644
--- a/.coveragerc
+++ b/.coveragerc
@@ -251,6 +251,7 @@ omit =
     homeassistant/components/sensor/twitch.py
     homeassistant/components/sensor/uber.py
     homeassistant/components/sensor/worldclock.py
+    homeassistant/components/sensor/xbox_live.py
     homeassistant/components/sensor/yweather.py
     homeassistant/components/switch/acer_projector.py
     homeassistant/components/switch/arest.py
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/sensor/xbox_live.py b/homeassistant/components/sensor/xbox_live.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..90983e1df83cce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/homeassistant/components/sensor/xbox_live.py
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+"""
+Sensor for Xbox Live account status.
+
+For more details about this platform, please refer to the documentation at
+https://home-assistant.io/components/sensor.xbox_live/
+"""
+import logging
+import voluptuous as vol
+
+from homeassistant.components.sensor import PLATFORM_SCHEMA
+from homeassistant.const import (CONF_API_KEY, STATE_UNKNOWN)
+import homeassistant.helpers.config_validation as cv
+from homeassistant.helpers.entity import Entity
+
+_LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+ICON = 'mdi:xbox'
+
+REQUIREMENTS = ['xboxapi==0.1.1']
+
+CONF_XUID = 'xuid'
+
+PLATFORM_SCHEMA = PLATFORM_SCHEMA.extend({
+    vol.Required(CONF_API_KEY): cv.string,
+    vol.Required(CONF_XUID): vol.All(cv.ensure_list, [cv.string])
+})
+
+
+# pylint: disable=unused-argument
+def setup_platform(hass, config, add_devices, discovery_info=None):
+    """Setup the Xbox platform."""
+    from xboxapi import xbox_api
+    api = xbox_api.XboxApi(config.get(CONF_API_KEY))
+    devices = []
+
+    for xuid in config.get(CONF_XUID):
+        new_device = XboxSensor(hass, api, xuid)
+        if new_device.success_init:
+            devices.append(new_device)
+
+    if len(devices) > 0:
+        add_devices(devices)
+    else:
+        return False
+
+
+# pylint: disable=too-many-instance-attributes
+class XboxSensor(Entity):
+    """A class for the Xbox account."""
+
+    def __init__(self, hass, api, xuid):
+        """Initialize the sensor."""
+        self._hass = hass
+        self._state = STATE_UNKNOWN
+        self._presence = {}
+        self._xuid = xuid
+        self._api = api
+
+        # get profile info
+        profile = self._api.get_user_profile(self._xuid)
+
+        if profile.get('success', True) \
+                and profile.get('code', 0) != 28:
+            self.success_init = True
+            self._gamertag = profile.get('Gamertag')
+            self._picture = profile.get('GameDisplayPicRaw')
+        else:
+            self.success_init = False
+
+    @property
+    def name(self):
+        """Return the name of the sensor."""
+        return self._gamertag
+
+    @property
+    def entity_id(self):
+        """Return the entity ID."""
+        return 'sensor.xbox_' + self._gamertag
+
+    @property
+    def state(self):
+        """Return the state of the sensor."""
+        return self._state
+
+    @property
+    def device_state_attributes(self):
+        """Return the state attributes."""
+        attributes = {}
+        for device in self._presence:
+            for title in device.get('titles'):
+                attributes[
+                    '{} {}'.format(device.get('type'),
+                                   title.get('placement'))
+                ] = title.get('name')
+
+        return attributes
+
+    @property
+    def entity_picture(self):
+        """Avatar of the account."""
+        return self._picture
+
+    @property
+    def icon(self):
+        """Return the icon to use in the frontend."""
+        return ICON
+
+    def update(self):
+        """Update state data from Xbox API."""
+        presence = self._api.get_user_presence(self._xuid)
+        self._state = presence.get('state', STATE_UNKNOWN)
+        self._presence = presence.get('devices', {})
diff --git a/requirements_all.txt b/requirements_all.txt
index 4852dd7d7d6aaa..98c912ab41e0f4 100644
--- a/requirements_all.txt
+++ b/requirements_all.txt
@@ -494,6 +494,9 @@ websocket-client==0.37.0
 # homeassistant.components.zigbee
 xbee-helper==0.0.7
 
+# homeassistant.components.sensor.xbox_live
+xboxapi==0.1.1
+
 # homeassistant.components.sensor.swiss_hydrological_data
 # homeassistant.components.sensor.yr
 xmltodict==0.10.2