diff --git a/esphomeyaml/components/sensor/__init__.py b/esphomeyaml/components/sensor/__init__.py
index 846c08ea81..921ce76ae1 100644
--- a/esphomeyaml/components/sensor/__init__.py
+++ b/esphomeyaml/components/sensor/__init__.py
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ FILTERS_SCHEMA = vol.All(cv.ensure_list, [vol.All({
 # Base
 sensor_ns = esphomelib_ns.namespace('sensor')
 Sensor = sensor_ns.class_('Sensor', Nameable)
+SensorPtr = Sensor.operator('ptr')
 MQTTSensorComponent = sensor_ns.class_('MQTTSensorComponent', mqtt.MQTTComponent)
 
 PollingSensorComponent = sensor_ns.class_('PollingSensorComponent', PollingComponent, Sensor)
diff --git a/esphomeyaml/components/sensor/custom.py b/esphomeyaml/components/sensor/custom.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..78e3f78dea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/esphomeyaml/components/sensor/custom.py
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+import voluptuous as vol
+
+from esphomeyaml.components import sensor
+import esphomeyaml.config_validation as cv
+from esphomeyaml.const import CONF_ID, CONF_LAMBDA, CONF_SENSORS
+from esphomeyaml.helpers import process_lambda, std_vector, variable
+
+CustomSensorConstructor = sensor.sensor_ns.class_('CustomSensorConstructor')
+
+PLATFORM_SCHEMA = sensor.PLATFORM_SCHEMA.extend({
+    cv.GenerateID(): cv.declare_variable_id(CustomSensorConstructor),
+    vol.Required(CONF_LAMBDA): cv.lambda_,
+    vol.Required(CONF_SENSORS): vol.All(cv.ensure_list, [sensor.SENSOR_SCHEMA.extend({
+        cv.GenerateID(): cv.declare_variable_id(sensor.Sensor),
+    })]),
+})
+
+
+def to_code(config):
+    for template_ in process_lambda(config[CONF_LAMBDA], [],
+                                    return_type=std_vector.template(sensor.SensorPtr)):
+        yield
+
+    rhs = CustomSensorConstructor(template_)
+    custom = variable(config[CONF_ID], rhs)
+    for i, sens in enumerate(config[CONF_SENSORS]):
+        sensor.register_sensor(custom.get_sensor(i), sens)
+
+
+BUILD_FLAGS = '-DUSE_CUSTOM_SENSOR'
+
+
+def to_hass_config(data, config):
+    return [sensor.core_to_hass_config(data, sens) for sens in config[CONF_SENSORS]]
diff --git a/esphomeyaml/const.py b/esphomeyaml/const.py
index 80749e2360..74a6fa5e3a 100644
--- a/esphomeyaml/const.py
+++ b/esphomeyaml/const.py
@@ -371,6 +371,7 @@ CONF_UPDATE_ON_BOOT = 'update_on_boot'
 CONF_INITIAL_VALUE = 'initial_value'
 CONF_RESTORE_VALUE = 'restore_value'
 CONF_PINS = 'pins'
+CONF_SENSORS = 'sensors'
 
 
 ALLOWED_NAME_CHARS = u'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789_'
diff --git a/esphomeyaml/helpers.py b/esphomeyaml/helpers.py
index fcd368bbbf..e1ddae1560 100644
--- a/esphomeyaml/helpers.py
+++ b/esphomeyaml/helpers.py
@@ -565,6 +565,10 @@ class MockObj(Expression):
             obj = MockObj(u'{} &'.format(self.base), u'')
             obj.requires.append(self)
             return obj
+        if name == 'ptr':
+            obj = MockObj(u'{} *'.format(self.base), u'')
+            obj.requires.append(self)
+            return obj
         if name == "const":
             obj = MockObj(u'const {}'.format(self.base), u'')
             obj.requires.append(self)
@@ -622,6 +626,7 @@ float_ = global_ns.namespace('float')
 bool_ = global_ns.namespace('bool')
 std_ns = global_ns.namespace('std')
 std_string = std_ns.string
+std_vector = std_ns.vector
 uint8 = global_ns.namespace('uint8_t')
 uint16 = global_ns.namespace('uint16_t')
 uint32 = global_ns.namespace('uint32_t')