diff --git a/.coveragerc b/.coveragerc
index 800c0b27516..28b4b926eab 100644
--- a/.coveragerc
+++ b/.coveragerc
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ omit =
     homeassistant/components/device_tracker/asuswrt.py
     homeassistant/components/device_tracker/ddwrt.py
     homeassistant/components/device_tracker/luci.py
+    homeassistant/components/device_tracker/ubus.py
     homeassistant/components/device_tracker/netgear.py
     homeassistant/components/device_tracker/nmap_tracker.py
     homeassistant/components/device_tracker/thomson.py
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/device_tracker/ubus.py b/homeassistant/components/device_tracker/ubus.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..195ed33e77b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/homeassistant/components/device_tracker/ubus.py
@@ -0,0 +1,173 @@
+"""
+homeassistant.components.device_tracker.ubus
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+Device tracker platform that supports scanning a OpenWRT router for device
+presence.
+
+For more details about this platform, please refer to the documentation at
+https://home-assistant.io/components/device_tracker.ubus.html
+"""
+import logging
+import json
+from datetime import timedelta
+import re
+import threading
+import requests
+
+from homeassistant.const import CONF_HOST, CONF_USERNAME, CONF_PASSWORD
+from homeassistant.helpers import validate_config
+from homeassistant.util import Throttle
+from homeassistant.components.device_tracker import DOMAIN
+
+# Return cached results if last scan was less then this time ago
+MIN_TIME_BETWEEN_SCANS = timedelta(seconds=5)
+
+_LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+def get_scanner(hass, config):
+    """ Validates config and returns a Luci scanner. """
+    if not validate_config(config,
+                           {DOMAIN: [CONF_HOST, CONF_USERNAME, CONF_PASSWORD]},
+                           _LOGGER):
+        return None
+
+    scanner = UbusDeviceScanner(config[DOMAIN])
+
+    return scanner if scanner.success_init else None
+
+
+# pylint: disable=too-many-instance-attributes
+class UbusDeviceScanner(object):
+    """
+    This class queries a wireless router running OpenWrt firmware
+    for connected devices. Adapted from Tomato scanner.
+
+    Configure your routers' ubus ACL based on following instructions:
+
+    http://wiki.openwrt.org/doc/techref/ubus
+
+    Read only access will be fine.
+
+    To use this class you have to install rpcd-mod-file package
+    in your OpenWrt router:
+
+    opkg install rpcd-mod-file
+
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, config):
+        host = config[CONF_HOST]
+        username, password = config[CONF_USERNAME], config[CONF_PASSWORD]
+
+        self.parse_api_pattern = re.compile(r"(?P<param>\w*) = (?P<value>.*);")
+        self.lock = threading.Lock()
+        self.last_results = {}
+        self.url = 'http://{}/ubus'.format(host)
+
+        self.session_id = _get_session_id(self.url, username, password)
+        self.hostapd = []
+        self.leasefile = None
+        self.mac2name = None
+        self.success_init = self.session_id is not None
+
+    def scan_devices(self):
+        """
+        Scans for new devices and return a list containing found device ids.
+        """
+
+        self._update_info()
+
+        return self.last_results
+
+    def get_device_name(self, device):
+        """ Returns the name of the given device or None if we don't know. """
+
+        with self.lock:
+            if self.leasefile is None:
+                result = _req_json_rpc(self.url, self.session_id,
+                                       'call', 'uci', 'get',
+                                       config="dhcp", type="dnsmasq")
+                if result:
+                    values = result["values"].values()
+                    self.leasefile = next(iter(values))["leasefile"]
+                else:
+                    return
+
+            if self.mac2name is None:
+                result = _req_json_rpc(self.url, self.session_id,
+                                       'call', 'file', 'read',
+                                       path=self.leasefile)
+                if result:
+                    self.mac2name = dict()
+                    for line in result["data"].splitlines():
+                        hosts = line.split(" ")
+                        self.mac2name[hosts[1].upper()] = hosts[3]
+                else:
+                    # Error, handled in the _req_json_rpc
+                    return
+
+            return self.mac2name.get(device.upper(), None)
+
+    @Throttle(MIN_TIME_BETWEEN_SCANS)
+    def _update_info(self):
+        """
+        Ensures the information from the Luci router is up to date.
+        Returns boolean if scanning successful.
+        """
+        if not self.success_init:
+            return False
+
+        with self.lock:
+            _LOGGER.info("Checking ARP")
+
+            if not self.hostapd:
+                hostapd = _req_json_rpc(self.url, self.session_id,
+                                        'list', 'hostapd.*', '')
+                self.hostapd.extend(hostapd.keys())
+
+            self.last_results = []
+            results = 0
+            for hostapd in self.hostapd:
+                result = _req_json_rpc(self.url, self.session_id,
+                                       'call', hostapd, 'get_clients')
+
+                if result:
+                    results = results + 1
+                    self.last_results.extend(result['clients'].keys())
+
+            return bool(results)
+
+
+def _req_json_rpc(url, session_id, rpcmethod, subsystem, method, **params):
+    """ Perform one JSON RPC operation. """
+
+    data = json.dumps({"jsonrpc": "2.0",
+                       "id": 1,
+                       "method": rpcmethod,
+                       "params": [session_id,
+                                  subsystem,
+                                  method,
+                                  params]})
+
+    try:
+        res = requests.post(url, data=data, timeout=5)
+
+    except requests.exceptions.Timeout:
+        return
+
+    if res.status_code == 200:
+        response = res.json()
+
+        if rpcmethod == "call":
+            return response["result"][1]
+        else:
+            return response["result"]
+
+
+def _get_session_id(url, username, password):
+    """ Get authentication token for the given host+username+password. """
+    res = _req_json_rpc(url, "00000000000000000000000000000000", 'call',
+                        'session', 'login', username=username,
+                        password=password)
+    return res["ubus_rpc_session"]