diff --git a/.coveragerc b/.coveragerc
index bf2e3c599bd..0aa3b54f8d9 100644
--- a/.coveragerc
+++ b/.coveragerc
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ omit =
     homeassistant/components/zwave.py
     homeassistant/components/*/zwave.py
 
+    homeassistant/components/ifttt.py
     homeassistant/components/browser.py
     homeassistant/components/camera/*
     homeassistant/components/device_tracker/actiontec.py
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/ifttt.py b/homeassistant/components/ifttt.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1eacd61bcee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/homeassistant/components/ifttt.py
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+"""
+homeassistant.components.ifttt
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+This component enable you to trigger Maker IFTTT recipes.
+Check https://ifttt.com/maker for details.
+
+Configuration:
+
+To use Maker IFTTT you will need to add something like the following to your
+config/configuration.yaml.
+
+ifttt:
+  key: xxxxx-x-xxxxxxxxxxxxx
+
+Variables:
+
+key
+*Required
+Your api key
+
+"""
+import logging
+import requests
+
+from homeassistant.helpers import validate_config
+
+_LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+DOMAIN = "ifttt"
+
+SERVICE_TRIGGER = 'trigger'
+
+ATTR_EVENT = 'event'
+ATTR_VALUE1 = 'value1'
+ATTR_VALUE2 = 'value2'
+ATTR_VALUE3 = 'value3'
+
+DEPENDENCIES = []
+
+REQUIREMENTS = ['pyfttt==0.3']
+
+
+def trigger(hass, event, value1=None, value2=None, value3=None):
+    """ Trigger a Maker IFTTT recipe """
+    data = {
+        ATTR_EVENT: event,
+        ATTR_VALUE1: value1,
+        ATTR_VALUE2: value2,
+        ATTR_VALUE3: value3,
+    }
+    hass.services.call(DOMAIN, SERVICE_TRIGGER, data)
+
+
+def setup(hass, config):
+    """ Setup the ifttt service component """
+
+    if not validate_config(config, {DOMAIN: ['key']}, _LOGGER):
+        return False
+
+    key = config[DOMAIN]['key']
+
+    def trigger_service(call):
+        """ Handle ifttt trigger service calls. """
+        event = call.data.get(ATTR_EVENT)
+        value1 = call.data.get(ATTR_VALUE1)
+        value2 = call.data.get(ATTR_VALUE2)
+        value3 = call.data.get(ATTR_VALUE3)
+        if event is None:
+            return
+
+        try:
+            import pyfttt as pyfttt
+            pyfttt.send_event(key, event, value1, value2, value3)
+        except requests.exceptions.RequestException:
+            _LOGGER.exception("Error communicating with IFTTT")
+
+    hass.services.register(DOMAIN, SERVICE_TRIGGER, trigger_service)
+
+    return True
diff --git a/requirements_all.txt b/requirements_all.txt
index 73162c710c5..0a71552b2c4 100644
--- a/requirements_all.txt
+++ b/requirements_all.txt
@@ -119,3 +119,6 @@ https://github.com/bashwork/pymodbus/archive/d7fc4f1cc975631e0a9011390e8017f64b6
 
 # Verisure (verisure)
 https://github.com/persandstrom/python-verisure/archive/9873c4527f01b1ba1f72ae60f7f35854390d59be.zip
+
+# Python tools for interacting with IFTTT Maker Channel (ifttt)
+pyfttt==0.3