diff --git a/homeassistant/helpers/location.py b/homeassistant/helpers/location.py
index 0070ba4ca6f..92af08bbd00 100644
--- a/homeassistant/helpers/location.py
+++ b/homeassistant/helpers/location.py
@@ -1,11 +1,18 @@
 """Location helpers for Home Assistant."""
 
+import logging
 from typing import Optional, Sequence
 
+import voluptuous as vol
+
 from homeassistant.const import ATTR_LATITUDE, ATTR_LONGITUDE
 from homeassistant.core import State
+import homeassistant.helpers.config_validation as cv
+from homeassistant.helpers.typing import HomeAssistantType
 from homeassistant.util import location as loc_util
 
+_LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
 
 def has_location(state: State) -> bool:
     """Test if state contains a valid location.
@@ -41,3 +48,61 @@ def closest(
             longitude,
         ),
     )
+
+
+def find_coordinates(
+    hass: HomeAssistantType, entity_id: str, recursion_history: Optional[list] = None
+) -> Optional[str]:
+    """Find the gps coordinates of the entity in the form of '90.000,180.000'."""
+    entity_state = hass.states.get(entity_id)
+
+    if entity_state is None:
+        _LOGGER.error("Unable to find entity %s", entity_id)
+        return None
+
+    # Check if the entity has location attributes
+    if has_location(entity_state):
+        return _get_location_from_attributes(entity_state)
+
+    # Check if device is in a zone
+    zone_entity = hass.states.get(f"zone.{entity_state.state}")
+    if has_location(zone_entity):  # type: ignore
+        _LOGGER.debug(
+            "%s is in %s, getting zone location", entity_id, zone_entity.entity_id  # type: ignore
+        )
+        return _get_location_from_attributes(zone_entity)  # type: ignore
+
+    # Resolve nested entity
+    if recursion_history is None:
+        recursion_history = []
+    recursion_history.append(entity_id)
+    if entity_state.state in recursion_history:
+        _LOGGER.error(
+            "Circular reference detected while trying to find coordinates of an entity. The state of %s has already been checked",
+            entity_state.state,
+        )
+        return None
+    _LOGGER.debug("Getting nested entity for state: %s", entity_state.state)
+    nested_entity = hass.states.get(entity_state.state)
+    if nested_entity is not None:
+        _LOGGER.debug("Resolving nested entity_id: %s", entity_state.state)
+        return find_coordinates(hass, entity_state.state, recursion_history)
+
+    # Check if state is valid coordinate set
+    try:
+        cv.gps(entity_state.state.split(","))
+    except vol.Invalid:
+        _LOGGER.error(
+            "Entity %s does not contain a location and does not point at an entity that does: %s",
+            entity_id,
+            entity_state.state,
+        )
+        return None
+    else:
+        return entity_state.state
+
+
+def _get_location_from_attributes(entity_state: State) -> str:
+    """Get the lat/long string from an entities attributes."""
+    attr = entity_state.attributes
+    return "{},{}".format(attr.get(ATTR_LATITUDE), attr.get(ATTR_LONGITUDE))
diff --git a/tests/helpers/test_location.py b/tests/helpers/test_location.py
index 7c99090b77e..2f99d42616f 100644
--- a/tests/helpers/test_location.py
+++ b/tests/helpers/test_location.py
@@ -43,3 +43,64 @@ def test_closest_returns_closest():
     state2 = State("light.test", "on", {ATTR_LATITUDE: 125.45, ATTR_LONGITUDE: 125.45})
 
     assert state == location.closest(123.45, 123.45, [state, state2])
+
+
+async def test_coordinates_function_as_attributes(hass):
+    """Test coordinates function."""
+    hass.states.async_set(
+        "test.object", "happy", {"latitude": 32.87336, "longitude": -117.22943}
+    )
+    assert location.find_coordinates(hass, "test.object") == "32.87336,-117.22943"
+
+
+async def test_coordinates_function_as_state(hass):
+    """Test coordinates function."""
+    hass.states.async_set("test.object", "32.87336,-117.22943")
+    assert location.find_coordinates(hass, "test.object") == "32.87336,-117.22943"
+
+
+async def test_coordinates_function_device_tracker_in_zone(hass):
+    """Test coordinates function."""
+    hass.states.async_set(
+        "zone.home", "zoning", {"latitude": 32.87336, "longitude": -117.22943},
+    )
+    hass.states.async_set("device_tracker.device", "home")
+    assert (
+        location.find_coordinates(hass, "device_tracker.device")
+        == "32.87336,-117.22943"
+    )
+
+
+async def test_coordinates_function_device_tracker_from_input_select(hass):
+    """Test coordinates function."""
+    hass.states.async_set(
+        "input_select.select",
+        "device_tracker.device",
+        {"options": "device_tracker.device"},
+    )
+    hass.states.async_set("device_tracker.device", "32.87336,-117.22943")
+    assert (
+        location.find_coordinates(hass, "input_select.select") == "32.87336,-117.22943"
+    )
+
+
+def test_coordinates_function_returns_none_on_recursion(hass):
+    """Test coordinates function."""
+    hass.states.async_set(
+        "test.first", "test.second",
+    )
+    hass.states.async_set("test.second", "test.first")
+    assert location.find_coordinates(hass, "test.first") is None
+
+
+async def test_coordinates_function_returns_none_if_invalid_coord(hass):
+    """Test test_coordinates function."""
+    hass.states.async_set(
+        "test.object", "abc",
+    )
+    assert location.find_coordinates(hass, "test.object") is None
+
+
+def test_coordinates_function_returns_none_if_invalid_input(hass):
+    """Test test_coordinates function."""
+    assert location.find_coordinates(hass, "test.abc") is None