diff --git a/homeassistant/components/asuswrt.py b/homeassistant/components/asuswrt.py
index 25e7a59f47c..8dedb1f640a 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/asuswrt.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/asuswrt.py
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ CONF_SSH_KEY = 'ssh_key'
 CONF_REQUIRE_IP = 'require_ip'
 DEFAULT_SSH_PORT = 22
 SECRET_GROUP = 'Password or SSH Key'
+CONF_SENSORS = 'sensors'
+SENSOR_TYPES = ['upload_speed', 'download_speed', 'download', 'upload']
 
 CONFIG_SCHEMA = vol.Schema({
     DOMAIN: vol.Schema({
@@ -37,7 +39,9 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = vol.Schema({
         vol.Optional(CONF_REQUIRE_IP, default=True): cv.boolean,
         vol.Exclusive(CONF_PASSWORD, SECRET_GROUP): cv.string,
         vol.Exclusive(CONF_SSH_KEY, SECRET_GROUP): cv.isfile,
-        vol.Exclusive(CONF_PUB_KEY, SECRET_GROUP): cv.isfile
+        vol.Exclusive(CONF_PUB_KEY, SECRET_GROUP): cv.isfile,
+        vol.Optional(CONF_SENSORS): vol.All(
+            cv.ensure_list, [vol.In(SENSOR_TYPES)]),
     }),
 }, extra=vol.ALLOW_EXTRA)
 
@@ -62,7 +66,8 @@ async def async_setup(hass, config):
     hass.data[DATA_ASUSWRT] = api
 
     hass.async_create_task(async_load_platform(
-        hass, 'sensor', DOMAIN, {}, config))
+        hass, 'sensor', DOMAIN, config[DOMAIN].get(CONF_SENSORS), config))
     hass.async_create_task(async_load_platform(
         hass, 'device_tracker', DOMAIN, {}, config))
+
     return True
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/sensor/asuswrt.py b/homeassistant/components/sensor/asuswrt.py
index 876f0dfd559..6af59ec1809 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/sensor/asuswrt.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/sensor/asuswrt.py
@@ -17,13 +17,23 @@ _LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 async def async_setup_platform(
         hass, config, add_entities, discovery_info=None):
     """Set up the asuswrt sensors."""
+    if discovery_info is None:
+        return
+
     api = hass.data[DATA_ASUSWRT]
-    add_entities([
-        AsuswrtRXSensor(api),
-        AsuswrtTXSensor(api),
-        AsuswrtTotalRXSensor(api),
-        AsuswrtTotalTXSensor(api)
-    ])
+
+    devices = []
+
+    if 'download' in discovery_info:
+        devices.append(AsuswrtTotalRXSensor(api))
+    if 'upload' in discovery_info:
+        devices.append(AsuswrtTotalTXSensor(api))
+    if 'download_speed' in discovery_info:
+        devices.append(AsuswrtRXSensor(api))
+    if 'upload_speed' in discovery_info:
+        devices.append(AsuswrtTXSensor(api))
+
+    add_entities(devices)
 
 
 class AsuswrtSensor(Entity):