diff --git a/.coveragerc b/.coveragerc
index 0f721155389..e97d197ca94 100644
--- a/.coveragerc
+++ b/.coveragerc
@@ -430,6 +430,7 @@ omit =
     homeassistant/components/media_player/volumio.py
     homeassistant/components/media_player/yamaha.py
     homeassistant/components/media_player/yamaha_musiccast.py
+    homeassistant/components/media_player/ziggo_mediabox_xl.py
     homeassistant/components/mycroft.py
     homeassistant/components/notify/aws_lambda.py
     homeassistant/components/notify/aws_sns.py
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/media_player/ziggo_mediabox_xl.py b/homeassistant/components/media_player/ziggo_mediabox_xl.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1886cd751ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/homeassistant/components/media_player/ziggo_mediabox_xl.py
@@ -0,0 +1,174 @@
+"""
+Support for interface with a Ziggo Mediabox XL.
+
+For more details about this platform, please refer to the documentation at
+https://home-assistant.io/components/media_player.ziggo_mediabox_xl/
+"""
+import logging
+import socket
+
+import voluptuous as vol
+
+from homeassistant.components.media_player import (
+    PLATFORM_SCHEMA, MediaPlayerDevice,
+    SUPPORT_TURN_ON, SUPPORT_TURN_OFF,
+    SUPPORT_NEXT_TRACK, SUPPORT_PREVIOUS_TRACK, SUPPORT_SELECT_SOURCE,
+    SUPPORT_PLAY, SUPPORT_PAUSE)
+from homeassistant.const import (
+    CONF_HOST, CONF_NAME, STATE_OFF, STATE_ON, STATE_PAUSED, STATE_PLAYING)
+import homeassistant.helpers.config_validation as cv
+
+REQUIREMENTS = ['ziggo-mediabox-xl==1.0.0']
+
+_LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+DATA_KNOWN_DEVICES = 'ziggo_mediabox_xl_known_devices'
+
+SUPPORT_ZIGGO = SUPPORT_TURN_ON | SUPPORT_TURN_OFF | \
+    SUPPORT_NEXT_TRACK | SUPPORT_PAUSE | SUPPORT_PREVIOUS_TRACK | \
+    SUPPORT_SELECT_SOURCE | SUPPORT_PLAY
+
+PLATFORM_SCHEMA = PLATFORM_SCHEMA.extend({
+    vol.Required(CONF_HOST): cv.string,
+    vol.Optional(CONF_NAME): cv.string,
+})
+
+
+def setup_platform(hass, config, add_devices, discovery_info=None):
+    """Set up the Ziggo Mediabox XL platform."""
+    from ziggo_mediabox_xl import ZiggoMediaboxXL
+
+    hass.data[DATA_KNOWN_DEVICES] = known_devices = set()
+
+    # Is this a manual configuration?
+    if config.get(CONF_HOST) is not None:
+        host = config.get(CONF_HOST)
+        name = config.get(CONF_NAME)
+    elif discovery_info is not None:
+        host = discovery_info.get('host')
+        name = discovery_info.get('name')
+    else:
+        _LOGGER.error("Cannot determine device")
+        return
+
+    # Only add a device once, so discovered devices do not override manual
+    # config.
+    hosts = []
+    ip_addr = socket.gethostbyname(host)
+    if ip_addr not in known_devices:
+        try:
+            mediabox = ZiggoMediaboxXL(ip_addr)
+            if mediabox.test_connection():
+                hosts.append(ZiggoMediaboxXLDevice(mediabox, host, name))
+                known_devices.add(ip_addr)
+            else:
+                _LOGGER.error("Can't connect to %s", host)
+        except socket.error as error:
+            _LOGGER.error("Can't connect to %s: %s", host, error)
+    else:
+        _LOGGER.info("Ignoring duplicate Ziggo Mediabox XL %s", host)
+    add_devices(hosts, True)
+
+
+class ZiggoMediaboxXLDevice(MediaPlayerDevice):
+    """Representation of a Ziggo Mediabox XL Device."""
+
+    def __init__(self, mediabox, host, name):
+        """Initialize the device."""
+        # Generate a configuration for the Samsung library
+        self._mediabox = mediabox
+        self._host = host
+        self._name = name
+        self._state = None
+
+    def update(self):
+        """Retrieve the state of the device."""
+        try:
+            if self._mediabox.turned_on():
+                if self._state != STATE_PAUSED:
+                    self._state = STATE_PLAYING
+            else:
+                self._state = STATE_OFF
+        except socket.error:
+            _LOGGER.error("Couldn't fetch state from %s", self._host)
+
+    def send_keys(self, keys):
+        """Send keys to the device and handle exceptions."""
+        try:
+            self._mediabox.send_keys(keys)
+        except socket.error:
+            _LOGGER.error("Couldn't send keys to %s", self._host)
+
+    @property
+    def name(self):
+        """Return the name of the device."""
+        return self._name
+
+    @property
+    def state(self):
+        """Return the state of the device."""
+        return self._state
+
+    @property
+    def source_list(self):
+        """List of available sources (channels)."""
+        return [self._mediabox.channels()[c]
+                for c in sorted(self._mediabox.channels().keys())]
+
+    @property
+    def supported_features(self):
+        """Flag media player features that are supported."""
+        return SUPPORT_ZIGGO
+
+    def turn_on(self):
+        """Turn the media player on."""
+        self.send_keys(['POWER'])
+        self._state = STATE_ON
+
+    def turn_off(self):
+        """Turn off media player."""
+        self.send_keys(['POWER'])
+        self._state = STATE_OFF
+
+    def media_play(self):
+        """Send play command."""
+        self.send_keys(['PLAY'])
+        self._state = STATE_PLAYING
+
+    def media_pause(self):
+        """Send pause command."""
+        self.send_keys(['PAUSE'])
+        self._state = STATE_PAUSED
+
+    def media_play_pause(self):
+        """Simulate play pause media player."""
+        self.send_keys(['PAUSE'])
+        if self._state == STATE_PAUSED:
+            self._state = STATE_PLAYING
+        else:
+            self._state = STATE_PAUSED
+
+    def media_next_track(self):
+        """Channel up."""
+        self.send_keys(['CHAN_UP'])
+        self._state = STATE_PLAYING
+
+    def media_previous_track(self):
+        """Channel down."""
+        self.send_keys(['CHAN_DOWN'])
+        self._state = STATE_PLAYING
+
+    def select_source(self, source):
+        """Select the channel."""
+        if str(source).isdigit():
+            digits = str(source)
+        else:
+            digits = next((
+                key for key, value in self._mediabox.channels().items()
+                if value == source), None)
+        if digits is None:
+            return
+
+        self.send_keys(['NUM_{}'.format(digit)
+                        for digit in str(digits)])
+        self._state = STATE_PLAYING
diff --git a/requirements_all.txt b/requirements_all.txt
index 32b552b9c5d..da2492edebd 100644
--- a/requirements_all.txt
+++ b/requirements_all.txt
@@ -1185,3 +1185,6 @@ zengge==0.2
 
 # homeassistant.components.zeroconf
 zeroconf==0.19.1
+
+# homeassistant.components.media_player.ziggo_mediabox_xl
+ziggo-mediabox-xl==1.0.0