diff --git a/esphome/components/canbus/__init__.py b/esphome/components/canbus/__init__.py
index 7317656deb..5d817acd26 100644
--- a/esphome/components/canbus/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/canbus/__init__.py
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ import esphome.codegen as cg
 import esphome.config_validation as cv
 from esphome import automation
 from esphome.automation import maybe_simple_id
-from esphome.core import coroutine_with_priority
+from esphome.core import CORE, coroutine, coroutine_with_priority
+from esphome.const import CONF_ID
 
 IS_PLATFORM_COMPONENT = True
 
@@ -26,6 +27,22 @@ CANBUS_ACTION_SCHEMA = maybe_simple_id({
     cv.Required(CONF_CAN_DATA): cv.All(),
 })
 
+@coroutine
+def setup_canbus_core_(var, config):
+    yield cg.register_component(var, config)
+    if CONF_CANBUS_ID in config:
+        cg.add(var.set_canbus_id(config[CONF_CANBUS_ID]))
+    if CONF_CAN_ID in config:
+        cg.add(var.set_can_id([config[CONF_CAN_ID]]))
+    if CONF_CAN_DATA in config:
+        cg.add(var.set_can_data([config[CONF_CAN_DATA]]))
+
+@coroutine
+def register_canbus(var, config):
+    if not CORE.has_id(config[CONF_ID]):
+        var = cg.Pvariable(config[CONF_ID], var)
+    yield setup_canbus_core_(var, config)
+
 @automation.register_action('canbus.send', SendAction, CANBUS_ACTION_SCHEMA)
 def canbus_send_to_code(config, action_id, template_arg, args):
     canbus = yield cg.get_variable(config[CONF_CANBUS_ID])
diff --git a/esphome/components/canbus/canbus.h b/esphome/components/canbus/canbus.h
index 1d4989ea89..07239f26ae 100644
--- a/esphome/components/canbus/canbus.h
+++ b/esphome/components/canbus/canbus.h
@@ -7,18 +7,16 @@
 namespace esphome {
 namespace canbus {
 
-
 class CanbusSensor {
-public:
+ public:
   void set_can_id(int can_id) { this->can_id_ = can_id; }
 
  private:
   int can_id_{0};
 };
 
-class CanbusBinarySensor : public CanbusSensor , public binary_sensor::BinarySensor {
+class CanbusBinarySensor : public CanbusSensor, public binary_sensor::BinarySensor {
   friend class Canbus;
- 
 };
 
 class Canbus : public Component {
@@ -27,6 +25,10 @@ class Canbus : public Component {
   Canbus(const std::string &name){};
   virtual void send(int can_id, uint8_t *data);
   void register_can_device(CanbusSensor *component){};
+  void set_can_id(int can_id) { this->can_id_ = can_id; }
+
+ protected:
+  int can_id_{0};
 };
 }  // namespace canbus
 }  // namespace esphome
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/esphome/components/mcp2515/canbus.py b/esphome/components/mcp2515/canbus.py
index 987cde5cde..f13cc48667 100644
--- a/esphome/components/mcp2515/canbus.py
+++ b/esphome/components/mcp2515/canbus.py
@@ -1,29 +1,26 @@
 import esphome.codegen as cg
 import esphome.config_validation as cv
 from esphome import pins
-from esphome.components import spi, binary_sensor, canbus
+from esphome.components import spi, canbus
 from esphome.const import CONF_CS_PIN, CONF_ID
-from esphome.components.canbus import CONF_CAN_ID
+from esphome.components.canbus import CanbusComponent, CONF_CAN_ID
 
 print("mcp2515.canbus.py")
-
+AUTO_LOAD = ['canbus']
 DEPENDENCIES = ['spi']
 
 mcp2515_ns = cg.esphome_ns.namespace('mcp2515')
-mcp2515 = mcp2515_ns.class_('MCP2515', cg.Component, canbus.CanbusComponent, spi.SPIDevice)
+mcp2515 = mcp2515_ns.class_('MCP2515', canbus.CanbusComponent, spi.SPIDevice)
 
-CONFIG_SCHEMA = binary_sensor.BINARY_SENSOR_SCHEMA.extend({
+CONFIG_SCHEMA = canbus.CONFIG_SCHEMA.extend({
     cv.GenerateID(): cv.declare_id(mcp2515),
     cv.Required(CONF_CS_PIN): pins.gpio_output_pin_schema,
-    cv.Required(CONF_CAN_ID): cv.int_range(min=0, max= 999),
+    cv.Required(CONF_CAN_ID): cv.int_range(min=0, max=999),
 }).extend(spi.SPI_DEVICE_SCHEMA)
 
 
 def to_code(config):
     rhs = mcp2515.new()
     var = cg.Pvariable(config[CONF_ID], rhs)
-
-    yield cg.register_component(var, config)
+    yield canbus.register_canbus(var, config)
     yield spi.register_spi_device(var, config)
-    cs = yield cg.gpio_pin_expression(config[CONF_CS_PIN])
-    cg.add(var.set_cs_pin(cs))
diff --git a/esphome/components/mcp2515/mcp2515.h b/esphome/components/mcp2515/mcp2515.h
index ea2b59bb5b..6f733c3943 100644
--- a/esphome/components/mcp2515/mcp2515.h
+++ b/esphome/components/mcp2515/mcp2515.h
@@ -3,16 +3,18 @@
 #include "esphome/core/component.h"
 #include "esphome/components/spi/spi.h"
 #include "esphome/components/canbus/canbus.h"
+#include "esphome/core/log.h"
 
 namespace esphome {
 namespace mcp2515 {
+  static const char *TAG = "mcp2515";
 class MCP2515 : public canbus::Canbus,
                 public spi::SPIDevice<spi::BIT_ORDER_MSB_FIRST, spi::CLOCK_POLARITY_LOW, spi::CLOCK_PHASE_LEADING,
                                       spi::DATA_RATE_8MHZ> {
  public:
   MCP2515() {};
   MCP2515(const std::string &name){};
-  void send(int can_id, uint8_t *data) {};
+  void send(int can_id, uint8_t *data) { ESP_LOGD(TAG, "send: id=%d,  data=%d",can_id,data[0]); };
 
   void set_cs_pin(GPIOPin *cs_pin) { cs_pin_ = cs_pin; }