diff --git a/homeassistant/components/scene/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/scene/__init__.py
index 1abe643240959..96fccc53faf63 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/scene/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/scene/__init__.py
@@ -21,11 +21,17 @@
 STATE = 'scening'
 
 CONF_ENTITIES = "entities"
+CONF_NAME = "name"
 
 SCENE_SERVICE_SCHEMA = vol.Schema({
     vol.Optional(ATTR_ENTITY_ID): cv.entity_ids,
 })
 
+PLATFORM_SCHEMA = vol.Schema({
+    vol.Required(CONF_NAME): cv.string,
+    vol.Required(CONF_ENTITIES): cv.ordered_dict(cv.match_all, cv.entity_id),
+})
+
 SceneConfig = namedtuple('SceneConfig', ['name', 'states'])