diff --git a/.coveragerc b/.coveragerc
index 9a1a3125740..3393e4f624c 100644
--- a/.coveragerc
+++ b/.coveragerc
@@ -343,6 +343,7 @@ omit =
     homeassistant/components/sensor/openweathermap.py
     homeassistant/components/sensor/pi_hole.py
     homeassistant/components/sensor/plex.py
+    homeassistant/components/sensor/pocketcasts.py
     homeassistant/components/sensor/pvoutput.py
     homeassistant/components/sensor/qnap.py
     homeassistant/components/sensor/sabnzbd.py
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/sensor/pocketcasts.py b/homeassistant/components/sensor/pocketcasts.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5ccd082ef89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/homeassistant/components/sensor/pocketcasts.py
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+"""
+Support for Pocket Casts.
+
+For more details about this platform, please refer to the documentation at
+https://home-assistant.io/components/sensor.pocketcasts/
+"""
+import logging
+
+from datetime import timedelta
+
+import voluptuous as vol
+
+from homeassistant.helpers.entity import Entity
+import homeassistant.helpers.config_validation as cv
+from homeassistant.const import (CONF_USERNAME, CONF_PASSWORD)
+from homeassistant.components.sensor import (PLATFORM_SCHEMA)
+
+_LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+COMMIT = '9f61ff00c77c7c98ffa0af9dd3540df3dce4a836'
+REQUIREMENTS = ['https://github.com/molobrakos/python-pocketcasts/'
+                'archive/%s.zip#python-pocketcasts==0.0.1' % COMMIT]
+
+PLATFORM_SCHEMA = PLATFORM_SCHEMA.extend({
+    vol.Required(CONF_USERNAME): cv.string,
+    vol.Required(CONF_PASSWORD): cv.string,
+})
+
+ICON = 'mdi:rss'
+SENSOR_NAME = 'Pocketcasts unlistened episodes'
+SCAN_INTERVAL = timedelta(minutes=5)
+
+
+def setup_platform(hass, config, add_devices, discovery_info=None):
+    """Setup the pocketcasts platform for sensors."""
+    import pocketcasts
+    try:
+        api = pocketcasts.Api(
+            config.get(CONF_USERNAME),
+            config.get(CONF_PASSWORD))
+        _LOGGER.debug('Found %d podcasts',
+                      len(api.my_podcasts()))
+        add_devices([PocketCastsSensor(api)])
+        return True
+    except OSError as err:
+        _LOGGER.error('Failed to contact server '
+                      '(wrong credentials?): %s', err)
+        return False
+
+
+class PocketCastsSensor(Entity):
+    """Representation of a pocket casts sensor."""
+
+    def __init__(self, api):
+        """Initialize the sensor."""
+        self._api = api
+        self._state = None
+        self.update()
+
+    def update(self):
+        """Update sensor values."""
+        try:
+            self._state = len(self._api.new_episodes_released())
+            _LOGGER.debug('Found %d new episodes', self._state)
+        except OSError as err:
+            _LOGGER.warning('Failed to contact server: %s', err)
+
+    @property
+    def name(self):
+        """Return the name of the sensor."""
+        return SENSOR_NAME
+
+    @property
+    def state(self):
+        """Return the sensor state."""
+        return self._state
+
+    @property
+    def icon(self):
+        """Return the icon for the sensor."""
+        return ICON
diff --git a/requirements_all.txt b/requirements_all.txt
index bfdeabfe51f..53ab49d56a7 100755
--- a/requirements_all.txt
+++ b/requirements_all.txt
@@ -247,6 +247,9 @@ https://github.com/joopert/nad_receiver/archive/0.0.3.zip#nad_receiver==0.0.3
 # homeassistant.components.media_player.russound_rnet
 https://github.com/laf/russound/archive/0.1.7.zip#russound==0.1.7
 
+# homeassistant.components.sensor.pocketcasts
+https://github.com/molobrakos/python-pocketcasts/archive/9f61ff00c77c7c98ffa0af9dd3540df3dce4a836.zip#python-pocketcasts==0.0.1
+
 # homeassistant.components.switch.anel_pwrctrl
 https://github.com/mweinelt/anel-pwrctrl/archive/ed26e8830e28a2bfa4260a9002db23ce3e7e63d7.zip#anel_pwrctrl==0.0.1