diff --git a/homeassistant/helpers/service.py b/homeassistant/helpers/service.py
index 665e22404c6..06df2eb992d 100644
--- a/homeassistant/helpers/service.py
+++ b/homeassistant/helpers/service.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 """Service calling related helpers."""
+import asyncio
 import functools
 import logging
 # pylint: disable=unused-import
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@ from homeassistant.core import HomeAssistant  # NOQA
 from homeassistant.exceptions import TemplateError
 from homeassistant.loader import get_component
 import homeassistant.helpers.config_validation as cv
+from homeassistant.util.async import run_coroutine_threadsafe
 
 HASS = None  # type: Optional[HomeAssistant]
 
@@ -37,6 +39,15 @@ def service(domain, service_name):
 def call_from_config(hass, config, blocking=False, variables=None,
                      validate_config=True):
     """Call a service based on a config hash."""
+    run_coroutine_threadsafe(
+        async_call_from_config(hass, config, blocking, variables,
+                               validate_config), hass.loop).result()
+
+
+@asyncio.coroutine
+def async_call_from_config(hass, config, blocking=False, variables=None,
+                           validate_config=True):
+    """Call a service based on a config hash."""
     if validate_config:
         try:
             config = cv.SERVICE_SCHEMA(config)
@@ -49,7 +60,8 @@ def call_from_config(hass, config, blocking=False, variables=None,
     else:
         try:
             config[CONF_SERVICE_TEMPLATE].hass = hass
-            domain_service = config[CONF_SERVICE_TEMPLATE].render(variables)
+            domain_service = config[CONF_SERVICE_TEMPLATE].async_render(
+                variables)
             domain_service = cv.service(domain_service)
         except TemplateError as ex:
             _LOGGER.error('Error rendering service name template: %s', ex)
@@ -71,14 +83,15 @@ def call_from_config(hass, config, blocking=False, variables=None,
                 return {key: _data_template_creator(item)
                         for key, item in value.items()}
             value.hass = hass
-            return value.render(variables)
+            return value.async_render(variables)
         service_data.update(_data_template_creator(
             config[CONF_SERVICE_DATA_TEMPLATE]))
 
     if CONF_SERVICE_ENTITY_ID in config:
         service_data[ATTR_ENTITY_ID] = config[CONF_SERVICE_ENTITY_ID]
 
-    hass.services.call(domain, service_name, service_data, blocking)
+    yield from hass.services.async_call(
+        domain, service_name, service_data, blocking)
 
 
 def extract_entity_ids(hass, service_call):