diff --git a/.coveragerc b/.coveragerc
index aea77eb99772b1..248dbe5b853fb2 100644
--- a/.coveragerc
+++ b/.coveragerc
@@ -456,6 +456,7 @@ omit =
     homeassistant/components/plum_lightpad/*
     homeassistant/components/pocketcasts/sensor.py
     homeassistant/components/point/*
+    homeassistant/components/pollen_benadryl/sensor.py
     homeassistant/components/postnl/sensor.py
     homeassistant/components/prezzibenzina/sensor.py
     homeassistant/components/proliphix/climate.py
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/pollen_benadryl/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/pollen_benadryl/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..4cf54fc471d891
--- /dev/null
+++ b/homeassistant/components/pollen_benadryl/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+"""The pollen_benadryl component."""
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/pollen_benadryl/manifest.json b/homeassistant/components/pollen_benadryl/manifest.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..98a296ef4a9e15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/homeassistant/components/pollen_benadryl/manifest.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "domain": "pollen_benadryl",
+  "name": "Benadryl Social Pollen Count",
+  "documentation": "https://www.home-assistant.io/components/pollen_benadryl",
+  "requirements": [],
+  "dependencies": [],
+  "codeowners": []
+}
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/pollen_benadryl/sensor.py b/homeassistant/components/pollen_benadryl/sensor.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..0ebf8aca498347
--- /dev/null
+++ b/homeassistant/components/pollen_benadryl/sensor.py
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+"""Support for Pollen."""
+from datetime import timedelta
+import logging
+import requests
+from requests.exceptions import HTTPError
+import voluptuous as vol
+
+from homeassistant.components.sensor import PLATFORM_SCHEMA
+from homeassistant.const import (CONF_NAME)
+import homeassistant.helpers.config_validation as cv
+
+from homeassistant.helpers.entity import Entity
+
+_LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+DEFAULT_NAME = 'Pollen Count'
+
+ATTR_DATE_TAKEN = 'date_taken'
+
+SCAN_INTERVAL = timedelta(minutes=10)
+
+PLATFORM_SCHEMA = PLATFORM_SCHEMA.extend({
+    vol.Optional(CONF_NAME): cv.string
+})
+
+
+def setup_platform(hass, config, add_entities, discovery_info=None):
+    """Set up the Pollen sensor platform."""
+    if None in (hass.config.latitude, hass.config.longitude):
+        _LOGGER.error(
+            "Latitude/Longitude has not been set in the Home Assistant config")
+        return False
+
+    add_entities([PollenSensor(PollenData(
+        config.get(CONF_NAME),
+        hass.config.latitude,
+        hass.config.longitude
+    ))], True)
+
+
+class PollenSensor(Entity):
+    """Representation of the Pollen sensor."""
+
+    def __init__(self, pollen_data):
+        """Initialize the Pollen sensor."""
+        self._name = None
+        self._state = None
+        self._available = False
+        self._date_taken = None
+        self._pollen_data = pollen_data
+
+    @property
+    def name(self):
+        """Return the name of the sensor."""
+        return self._name
+
+    @property
+    def state(self):
+        """Return the state of the sensor."""
+        return self._state
+
+    @property
+    def available(self):
+        """Return True if entity is available."""
+        return self._available
+
+    @property
+    def device_state_attributes(self):
+        """Return the state attributes."""
+        return {
+            ATTR_DATE_TAKEN: self._date_taken
+        }
+
+    @property
+    def icon(self):
+        """Return the icon to use in the frontend."""
+        return 'mdi:flower'
+
+    def update(self):
+        """Collect updated data from Pollen API."""
+        self._pollen_data.update()
+
+        self._name = self._pollen_data.name
+        self._state = self._pollen_data.count
+        self._available = self._pollen_data.avaliable
+        self._date_taken = self._pollen_data.date_taken
+
+
+class PollenData():
+    """Pollen Data object."""
+
+    def __init__(self, name, latitude, longitude):
+        """Set up Pollen Sensor."""
+        if name is not None:
+            self.name = name
+        else:
+            self.name = DEFAULT_NAME
+        self._url = "https://socialpollencount.co.uk{}[{},{}]".format(
+            "/api/forecast?location=", latitude, longitude)
+        self.count = None
+        self.date_taken = None
+        self.avaliable = None
+
+    def update(self):
+        """Update Pollen Sensor."""
+        try:
+            response = requests.get(self._url)
+            response.raise_for_status()
+
+            json = response.json()
+
+            self.count = json["forecast"][0]["pollen_count"]
+            self.date_taken = json["forecast"][0]["date"]
+
+            self.avaliable = True
+
+        except HTTPError as http_err:
+            self.avaliable = False
+            _LOGGER.error('A HTTP error occurred: %s', http_err)