diff --git a/.coveragerc b/.coveragerc
index 922698f72ab..9c8a4695537 100644
--- a/.coveragerc
+++ b/.coveragerc
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ omit =
     homeassistant/components/sensor/fitbit.py
     homeassistant/components/sensor/fixer.py
     homeassistant/components/sensor/forecast.py
+    homeassistant/components/sensor/fritzbox_callmonitor.py
     homeassistant/components/sensor/glances.py
     homeassistant/components/sensor/google_travel_time.py
     homeassistant/components/sensor/gpsd.py
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/sensor/fritzbox_callmonitor.py b/homeassistant/components/sensor/fritzbox_callmonitor.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7525e5fcc81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/homeassistant/components/sensor/fritzbox_callmonitor.py
@@ -0,0 +1,160 @@
+"""
+A sensor to monitor incoming and outgoing phone calls on a Fritz!Box router.
+
+To activate the call monitor on your Fritz!Box, dial #96*5* from any phone
+connected to it.
+"""
+import logging
+import socket
+import threading
+import datetime
+import time
+from homeassistant.helpers.entity import Entity
+
+_LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+DEFAULT_NAME = 'Phone'
+DEFAULT_HOST = '169.254.1.1'  # IP valid for all Fritz!Box routers
+DEFAULT_PORT = 1012
+# sensor values
+VALUE_DEFAULT = 'idle'  # initial value
+VALUE_RING = 'ringing'
+VALUE_CALL = 'dialing'
+VALUE_CONNECT = 'talking'
+VALUE_DISCONNECT = 'idle'
+INTERVAL_RECONNECT = 60
+
+
+def setup_platform(hass, config, add_devices, discovery_info=None):
+    """Setup Fritz!Box call monitor sensor platform."""
+    host = config.get('host', DEFAULT_HOST)
+    port = config.get('port', DEFAULT_PORT)
+
+    sensor = FritzBoxCallSensor(name=config.get('name', DEFAULT_NAME))
+
+    add_devices([sensor])
+
+    monitor = FritzBoxCallMonitor(host=host, port=port, sensor=sensor)
+    monitor.connect()
+
+    if monitor.sock is None:
+        return False
+    else:
+        return True
+
+
+# pylint: disable=too-few-public-methods
+class FritzBoxCallSensor(Entity):
+    """Implementation of a Fritz!Box call monitor."""
+
+    def __init__(self, name):
+        """Initialize the sensor."""
+        self._state = VALUE_DEFAULT
+        self._attributes = {}
+        self._name = name
+
+    def set_state(self, state):
+        """Set the state."""
+        self._state = state
+
+    def set_attributes(self, attributes):
+        """Set the state attributes."""
+        self._attributes = attributes
+
+    @property
+    def should_poll(self):
+        """No polling needed."""
+        return False
+
+    @property
+    def state(self):
+        """Return the state of the device."""
+        return self._state
+
+    @property
+    def name(self):
+        """Return the name of the sensor."""
+        return self._name
+
+    @property
+    def device_state_attributes(self):
+        """Return the state attributes."""
+        return self._attributes
+
+
+# pylint: disable=too-few-public-methods
+class FritzBoxCallMonitor(object):
+    """Event listener to monitor calls on the Fritz!Box."""
+
+    def __init__(self, host, port, sensor):
+        """Initialize Fritz!Box monitor instance."""
+        self.host = host
+        self.port = port
+        self.sock = None
+        self._sensor = sensor
+
+    def connect(self):
+        """Connect to the Fritz!Box."""
+        self.sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
+        self.sock.settimeout(10)
+        try:
+            self.sock.connect((self.host, self.port))
+            threading.Thread(target=self._listen, daemon=True).start()
+        except socket.error as err:
+            self.sock = None
+            _LOGGER.error("Cannot connect to %s on port %s: %s",
+                          self.host, self.port, err)
+
+    def _listen(self):
+        """Listen to incoming or outgoing calls."""
+        while True:
+            try:
+                response = self.sock.recv(2048)
+            except socket.timeout:
+                # if no response after 10 seconds, just recv again
+                continue
+            response = str(response, "utf-8")
+
+            if not response:
+                # if the response is empty, the connection has been lost.
+                # try to reconnect
+                self.sock = None
+                while self.sock is None:
+                    self.connect()
+                    time.sleep(INTERVAL_RECONNECT)
+            else:
+                line = response.split("\n", 1)[0]
+                self._parse(line)
+                time.sleep(1)
+        return
+
+    def _parse(self, line):
+        """Parse the call information and set the sensor states."""
+        line = line.split(";")
+        df_in = "%d.%m.%y %H:%M:%S"
+        df_out = "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S"
+        isotime = datetime.datetime.strptime(line[0], df_in).strftime(df_out)
+        if line[1] == "RING":
+            self._sensor.set_state(VALUE_RING)
+            att = {"type": "incoming",
+                   "from": line[3],
+                   "to": line[4],
+                   "device": line[5],
+                   "initiated": isotime}
+            self._sensor.set_attributes(att)
+        elif line[1] == "CALL":
+            self._sensor.set_state(VALUE_CALL)
+            att = {"type": "outgoing",
+                   "from": line[4],
+                   "to": line[5],
+                   "device": line[6],
+                   "initiated": isotime}
+            self._sensor.set_attributes(att)
+        elif line[1] == "CONNECT":
+            self._sensor.set_state(VALUE_CONNECT)
+            att = {"with": line[4], "device": [3], "accepted": isotime}
+            self._sensor.set_attributes(att)
+        elif line[1] == "DISCONNECT":
+            self._sensor.set_state(VALUE_DISCONNECT)
+            att = {"duration": line[3], "closed": isotime}
+            self._sensor.set_attributes(att)
+        self._sensor.update_ha_state()