diff --git a/homeassistant/components/sensor/command_sensor.py b/homeassistant/components/sensor/command_sensor.py
index 752b2e21a20..5503d78deb1 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/sensor/command_sensor.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/sensor/command_sensor.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ sensor:
   command: sensor_command
   unit_of_measurement: "°C"
   correction_factor: 0.0001
+  decimal_places: 0
 
 Variables:
 
@@ -33,17 +34,20 @@ correction_factor
 *Optional
 A float value to do some basic calculations.
 
+decimal_places
+*Optional
+Number of decimal places of the value. Default is 0.
+
 For more details about this platform, please refer to the documentation at
 https://home-assistant.io/components/sensor.command_sensor.html
 """
 import logging
-from subprocess import check_output, CalledProcessError
+import subprocess
 from datetime import timedelta
 
 from homeassistant.helpers.entity import Entity
 from homeassistant.util import Throttle
 
-
 _LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 DEFAULT_NAME = "Command Sensor"
@@ -66,18 +70,21 @@ def setup_platform(hass, config, add_devices_callback, discovery_info=None):
         data,
         config.get('name', DEFAULT_NAME),
         config.get('unit_of_measurement'),
-        config.get('correction_factor', 1.0)
+        config.get('correction_factor', None),
+        config.get('decimal_places', 0)
     )])
 
 
 class CommandSensor(Entity):
     """ Represents a sensor that is returning a value of a shell commands. """
-    def __init__(self, data, name, unit_of_measurement, corr_factor):
+    def __init__(self, data, name, unit_of_measurement, corr_factor,
+                 decimal_places):
         self.data = data
         self._name = name
         self._state = False
         self._unit_of_measurement = unit_of_measurement
-        self._corr_factor = corr_factor
+        self._corr_factor = float(corr_factor)
+        self._decimal_places = decimal_places
         self.update()
 
     @property
@@ -101,7 +108,11 @@ class CommandSensor(Entity):
         value = self.data.value
 
         if value is not None:
-            self._state = int(round(float(value)) * self._corr_factor)
+            if self._corr_factor is not None:
+                self._state = round((int(value) * self._corr_factor),
+                                    self._decimal_places)
+            else:
+                self._state = value
 
 
 # pylint: disable=too-few-public-methods
@@ -118,7 +129,7 @@ class CommandSensorData(object):
         _LOGGER.info('Running command: %s', self.command)
 
         try:
-            return_value = check_output(self.command.split())
+            return_value = subprocess.check_output(self.command.split())
             self.value = return_value.strip().decode('utf-8')
-        except CalledProcessError:
+        except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
             _LOGGER.error('Command failed: %s', self.command)