diff --git a/homeassistant/components/device_tracker/tplink.py b/homeassistant/components/device_tracker/tplink.py
index 6c5fb697c072da..ccdd1ede3e11dd 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/device_tracker/tplink.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/device_tracker/tplink.py
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@
 
 def get_scanner(hass, config):
     """Validate the configuration and return a TP-Link scanner."""
-    for cls in [Tplink5DeviceScanner, Tplink4DeviceScanner,
+    for cls in [TplinkPowerLineDeviceScanner, TplinkC7v160616DeviceScanner,
+                Tplink5DeviceScanner, Tplink4DeviceScanner,
                 Tplink3DeviceScanner, Tplink2DeviceScanner,
                 TplinkDeviceScanner]:
         scanner = cls(config[DOMAIN])
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ def _update_info(self):
             self.last_results = {
                 device['mac_addr'].replace('-', ':'): device['name']
                 for device in result
-                }
+            }
             return True
 
         return False
@@ -417,3 +418,158 @@ def _update_info(self):
             return True
 
         return False
+
+
+class TplinkPowerLineDeviceScanner(TplinkDeviceScanner):
+    """This class queries a TP-Link PowerLine device."""
+
+    def __init__(self, config):
+        """Initialize the scanner."""
+        self.credentials = ''
+        self.token = ''
+        super(TplinkPowerLineDeviceScanner, self).__init__(config)
+
+    def _update_info(self):
+        """Ensure the information from the TP-Link router is up to date.
+
+        Return boolean if scanning successful.
+        """
+        referer = 'http://{}'.format(self.host)
+        url = 'http://{}/admin/wireless?form=statistics'.format(self.host)
+        credentials = '{}:{}'.format(self.username, self.password).encode(
+            'utf')
+        b64credentials = base64.b64encode(credentials).decode('utf')
+        cookie_content = requests.compat.quote(' ' + b64credentials)
+        cookie = {'Authorization': 'Basic{}'.format(cookie_content)}
+
+        _LOGGER.info("Loading wireless clients from powerline device...")
+
+        try:
+            page = requests.post(url, cookies=cookie,
+                                 headers={'referer': referer},
+                                 data={'operation': 'load'})
+        except requests.ConnectionError:
+            return False
+        result = self.parse_macs.findall(page.text)
+
+        if not result:
+            return False
+
+        self.last_results = [mac.replace("-", ":") for mac in result]
+        return True
+
+
+class TplinkC7v160616DeviceScanner(TplinkDeviceScanner):
+    """This class queries an Archer C7 router with TP-Link firmware 160616."""
+
+    def __init__(self, config):
+        """Initialize the scanner."""
+        self.credentials = ''
+        self.token = ''
+        super(TplinkC7v160616DeviceScanner, self).__init__(config)
+        # Parent initializer calls _update_info(), which leaves us logged
+        # in to the router. Do an explicit log out to clear this.
+        if self.token:
+            self._log_out()
+
+    def scan_devices(self):
+        """Scan for new devices and return a list with found device IDs."""
+        self._update_info()
+        if self.token:
+            self._log_out()
+        return self.last_results
+
+    def _get_auth_token(self):
+        """Retrieve auth tokens from the router."""
+        _LOGGER.info("Retrieving auth tokens... for C7 router")
+        url = 'http://{}/userRpm/LoginRpm.htm?Save=Save'.format(self.host)
+        referer = 'http://{}'.format(self.host)
+
+        # There seems to be some sort of state machine maintained on the
+        # router that needs a request here first.
+        requests.get(referer)
+
+        # Generate md5 hash of password. The C7 appears to use the first 15
+        # characters of the password only, so we truncate to remove additional
+        # characters from being hashed.
+        password = hashlib.md5(self.password.encode('utf')).hexdigest()
+        credentials = '{}:{}'.format(self.username, password).encode('utf')
+
+        # Encode the credentials to be sent as a cookie.
+        credentials = base64.b64encode(credentials).decode('utf')
+        credentials = requests.compat.quote(' ' + credentials)
+        self.credentials = credentials
+
+        # Create the authorization cookie.
+        cookie = {'Authorization': 'Basic{}'.format(credentials)}
+
+        response = requests.get(url, cookies=cookie,
+                                headers={'Referer': referer}, timeout=4)
+
+        try:
+            result = re.search(r'window.parent.location.href = '
+                               r'"https?:\/\/.*\/(.*)\/userRpm\/Index.htm";',
+                               response.text)
+            if not result:
+                _LOGGER.error(
+                    "Couldn\'t fetch auth tokens for C7 "
+                    "router %s - unexpected response", self.host)
+                _LOGGER.error(response.text)
+                return False
+            self.token = result.group(1)
+            return True
+        except ValueError:
+            _LOGGER.error(
+                "Couldn't fetch auth tokens for C7"
+                " router %s - token not found", self.host)
+            return False
+
+    def _log_out(self):
+        """Log out of the router."""
+        _LOGGER.info('Logging out of C7 router admin interface...')
+        url = 'http://{}/{}/userRpm/LogoutRpm.htm' \
+            .format(self.host, self.token)
+        referer = 'http://{}/userRpm/MenuRpm.htm'.format(self.host)
+        cookie = {'Authorization': 'Basic{}'.format(self.credentials)}
+        response = requests.get(url, cookies=cookie,
+                                headers={'Referer': referer}, timeout=10)
+        if response.status_code != 200:
+            _LOGGER.error('Failed to log out of C7 Router')
+        self.token = ''
+        self.credentials = ''
+
+    def _update_info(self):
+        """Ensure the information from the TP-Link router is up to date.
+
+        Return boolean if scanning successful.
+        """
+        if self.token == '':
+            got_token = self._get_auth_token()
+            if not got_token:
+                return False
+
+        _LOGGER.info("Loading wireless clients from C7 Router... %s",
+                     self.host)
+
+        mac_results = []
+
+        # Check both the 2.4GHz and 5GHz client list URLs.
+        for clients_url in ('WlanStationRpm.htm', 'WlanStationRpm_5g.htm'):
+            url = 'http://{}/{}/userRpm/{}' \
+                .format(self.host, self.token, clients_url)
+            referer = 'http://{}/userRpm/MenuRpm.htm'.format(self.host)
+            cookie = {'Authorization': 'Basic{}'.format(self.credentials)}
+
+            try:
+                page = requests.get(url, cookies=cookie,
+                                    headers={'Referer': referer}, timeout=10)
+            except requests.ConnectionError:
+                return False
+
+            mac_results.extend(self.parse_macs.findall(page.text))
+
+        if not mac_results:
+            return False
+
+        self.last_results = [mac.replace("-", ":") for mac in mac_results]
+        return True