diff --git a/.coveragerc b/.coveragerc
index 1ff145e2de3..21536e075a0 100644
--- a/.coveragerc
+++ b/.coveragerc
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ omit =
     homeassistant/components/keyboard.py
     homeassistant/components/light/hue.py
     homeassistant/components/light/limitlessled.py
+    homeassistant/components/light/blinksticklight.py
     homeassistant/components/media_player/cast.py
     homeassistant/components/media_player/denon.py
     homeassistant/components/media_player/itunes.py
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/light/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/light/__init__.py
index 8d09910093b..c1b1579b4b5 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/light/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/light/__init__.py
@@ -246,6 +246,7 @@ def setup(hass, config):
                 rgb_color = dat.get(ATTR_RGB_COLOR)
 
                 if len(rgb_color) == 3:
+                    params[ATTR_RGB_COLOR] = [int(val) for val in rgb_color]
                     params[ATTR_XY_COLOR] = \
                         color_util.color_RGB_to_xy(int(rgb_color[0]),
                                                    int(rgb_color[1]),
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/light/blinksticklight.py b/homeassistant/components/light/blinksticklight.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..364b5f030c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/homeassistant/components/light/blinksticklight.py
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+"""
+homeassistant.components.light.blinksticklight
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+Support for Blinkstick lights.
+"""
+
+from blinkstick import blinkstick
+import logging
+
+_LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+from homeassistant.components.light import (Light, ATTR_RGB_COLOR)
+
+REQUIREMENTS = ["blinkstick==1.1.7"]
+DEPENDENCIES = []
+
+# pylint: disable=unused-argument
+
+
+def setup_platform(hass, config, add_devices_callback, discovery_info=None):
+    """ Add device specified by serial number """
+    stick = blinkstick.find_by_serial(config['serial'])
+
+    add_devices_callback([BlinkStickLight(stick, config['name'])])
+
+
+class BlinkStickLight(Light):
+    """ Represents a BlinkStick light """
+
+    def __init__(self, stick, name):
+        """ Initialise """
+        self._stick = stick
+        self._name = name
+        self._serial = stick.get_serial()
+        self._rgb_color = stick.get_color()
+
+    @property
+    def should_poll(self):
+        return True
+
+    @property
+    def name(self):
+        return self._name
+
+    @property
+    def rgb_color(self):
+        """ Read back the color of the light """
+        return self._rgb_color
+
+    @property
+    def is_on(self):
+        """ Check whether any of the LEDs colors are non-zero """
+        return sum(self._rgb_color) > 0
+
+    def update(self):
+        """ Read back the device state """
+        self._rgb_color = self._stick.get_color()
+
+    def turn_on(self, **kwargs):
+        """ Turn the device on. """
+        if ATTR_RGB_COLOR in kwargs:
+            self._rgb_color = kwargs[ATTR_RGB_COLOR]
+        else:
+            self._rgb_color = [255, 255, 255]
+
+        self._stick.set_color(red=self._rgb_color[0],
+                              green=self._rgb_color[1],
+                              blue=self._rgb_color[2])
+
+    def turn_off(self, **kwargs):
+        """ Turn the device off """
+        self._stick.turn_off()
diff --git a/requirements_all.txt b/requirements_all.txt
index 2b7074d91cd..4a1e7edbf07 100644
--- a/requirements_all.txt
+++ b/requirements_all.txt
@@ -137,3 +137,6 @@ SoCo==0.11.1
 
 # PlexAPI (media_player.plex)
 https://github.com/adrienbrault/python-plexapi/archive/df2d0847e801d6d5cda920326d693cf75f304f1a.zip#python-plexapi==1.0.2
+
+# Blinkstick
+blinkstick==1.1.7
diff --git a/tests/components/test_light.py b/tests/components/test_light.py
index 515b79b6fc0..156ba51e59a 100644
--- a/tests/components/test_light.py
+++ b/tests/components/test_light.py
@@ -152,9 +152,13 @@ class TestLight(unittest.TestCase):
             data)
 
         method, data = dev2.last_call('turn_on')
-        self.assertEqual(
-            {light.ATTR_XY_COLOR: color_util.color_RGB_to_xy(255, 255, 255)},
-            data)
+        self.assertEquals(
+            data[light.ATTR_XY_COLOR],
+            color_util.color_RGB_to_xy(255, 255, 255))
+
+        self.assertEquals(
+            data[light.ATTR_RGB_COLOR],
+            [255, 255, 255])
 
         method, data = dev3.last_call('turn_on')
         self.assertEqual({light.ATTR_XY_COLOR: [.4, .6]}, data)