diff --git a/.coveragerc b/.coveragerc
index 7d6d1238c5f..fc86425f537 100644
--- a/.coveragerc
+++ b/.coveragerc
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ omit =
     homeassistant/components/media_player/pioneer.py
     homeassistant/components/media_player/plex.py
     homeassistant/components/media_player/roku.py
+    homeassistant/components/media_player/russound_rnet.py
     homeassistant/components/media_player/samsungtv.py
     homeassistant/components/media_player/snapcast.py
     homeassistant/components/media_player/sonos.py
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/media_player/russound_rnet.py b/homeassistant/components/media_player/russound_rnet.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a0405f3f531
--- /dev/null
+++ b/homeassistant/components/media_player/russound_rnet.py
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+"""
+Support for interfacing with Russound via RNET Protocol.
+
+For more details about this platform, please refer to the documentation at
+https://home-assistant.io/components/media_player.russound_rnet/
+"""
+import logging
+
+from homeassistant.components.media_player import (
+    SUPPORT_TURN_OFF, SUPPORT_VOLUME_MUTE, SUPPORT_VOLUME_SET,
+    SUPPORT_SELECT_SOURCE, MediaPlayerDevice)
+from homeassistant.const import (
+    CONF_HOST, CONF_PORT, STATE_OFF, STATE_ON)
+
+REQUIREMENTS = [
+    'https://github.com/laf/russound/archive/0.1.6.zip'
+    '#russound==0.1.6']
+
+ZONES = 'zones'
+SOURCES = 'sources'
+
+SUPPORT_RUSSOUND = SUPPORT_VOLUME_MUTE | SUPPORT_VOLUME_SET | \
+                     SUPPORT_TURN_OFF | SUPPORT_SELECT_SOURCE
+
+_LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+def setup_platform(hass, config, add_devices, discovery_info=None):
+    """Setup the Russound RNET platform."""
+    host = config.get(CONF_HOST)
+    port = config.get(CONF_PORT)
+    keypad = config.get('keypad', '70')
+
+    if host is None or port is None:
+        _LOGGER.error('Invalid config. Expected %s and %s',
+                      CONF_HOST, CONF_PORT)
+        return False
+
+    from russound import russound
+
+    russ = russound.Russound(host, port)
+    russ.connect(keypad)
+
+    sources = []
+    for source in config[SOURCES]:
+        sources.append(source['name'])
+
+    if russ.is_connected():
+        for zone_id, extra in config[ZONES].items():
+            add_devices([RussoundRNETDevice(hass, russ, sources, zone_id,
+                                            extra)])
+    else:
+        _LOGGER.error('Not connected to %s:%s', host, port)
+
+
+# pylint: disable=abstract-method, too-many-public-methods,
+# pylint: disable=too-many-instance-attributes, too-many-arguments
+class RussoundRNETDevice(MediaPlayerDevice):
+    """Representation of a Russound RNET device."""
+
+    def __init__(self, hass, russ, sources, zone_id, extra):
+        """Initialise the Russound RNET device."""
+        self._name = extra['name']
+        self._russ = russ
+        self._state = STATE_OFF
+        self._sources = sources
+        self._zone_id = zone_id
+        self._volume = 0
+
+    @property
+    def name(self):
+        """Return the name of the zone."""
+        return self._name
+
+    @property
+    def state(self):
+        """Return the state of the device."""
+        return self._state
+
+    @property
+    def supported_media_commands(self):
+        """Flag of media commands that are supported."""
+        return SUPPORT_RUSSOUND
+
+    @property
+    def volume_level(self):
+        """Volume level of the media player (0..1)."""
+        return self._volume
+
+    def set_volume_level(self, volume):
+        """Set volume level, range 0..1."""
+        self._volume = volume * 100
+        self._russ.set_volume('1', self._zone_id, self._volume)
+
+    def turn_on(self):
+        """Turn the media player on."""
+        self._russ.set_power('1', self._zone_id, '1')
+        self._state = STATE_ON
+
+    def turn_off(self):
+        """Turn off media player."""
+        self._russ.set_power('1', self._zone_id, '0')
+        self._state = STATE_OFF
+
+    def mute_volume(self, mute):
+        """Send mute command."""
+        self._russ.toggle_mute('1', self._zone_id)
+
+    def select_source(self, source):
+        """Set the input source."""
+        if source in self._sources:
+            index = self._sources.index(source)+1
+            self._russ.set_source('1', self._zone_id, index)
+
+    @property
+    def source_list(self):
+        """List of available input sources."""
+        return self._sources
diff --git a/requirements_all.txt b/requirements_all.txt
index 3ec4fc3712f..3b42d548d2d 100644
--- a/requirements_all.txt
+++ b/requirements_all.txt
@@ -142,6 +142,9 @@ https://github.com/jamespcole/home-assistant-nzb-clients/archive/616cad591540925
 # homeassistant.components.qwikswitch
 https://github.com/kellerza/pyqwikswitch/archive/v0.4.zip#pyqwikswitch==0.4
 
+# homeassistant.components.media_player.russound_rnet
+https://github.com/laf/russound/archive/0.1.6.zip#russound==0.1.6
+
 # homeassistant.components.ecobee
 https://github.com/nkgilley/python-ecobee-api/archive/4856a704670c53afe1882178a89c209b5f98533d.zip#python-ecobee==0.0.6