diff --git a/homeassistant/components/lovelace/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/lovelace/__init__.py
index e81af9e0d27..ec131c8a4d9 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/lovelace/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/lovelace/__init__.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ FORMAT_JSON = 'json'
 OLD_WS_TYPE_GET_LOVELACE_UI = 'frontend/lovelace_config'
 WS_TYPE_GET_LOVELACE_UI = 'lovelace/config'
 
+WS_TYPE_MIGRATE_CONFIG = 'lovelace/config/migrate'
 WS_TYPE_GET_CARD = 'lovelace/config/card/get'
 WS_TYPE_UPDATE_CARD = 'lovelace/config/card/update'
 WS_TYPE_ADD_CARD = 'lovelace/config/card/add'
@@ -35,6 +36,10 @@ SCHEMA_GET_LOVELACE_UI = websocket_api.BASE_COMMAND_MESSAGE_SCHEMA.extend({
                                   OLD_WS_TYPE_GET_LOVELACE_UI),
 })
 
+SCHEMA_MIGRATE_CONFIG = websocket_api.BASE_COMMAND_MESSAGE_SCHEMA.extend({
+    vol.Required('type'): WS_TYPE_MIGRATE_CONFIG,
+})
+
 SCHEMA_GET_CARD = websocket_api.BASE_COMMAND_MESSAGE_SCHEMA.extend({
     vol.Required('type'): WS_TYPE_GET_CARD,
     vol.Required('card_id'): str,
@@ -150,6 +155,11 @@ def load_yaml(fname: str) -> JSON_TYPE:
 
 
 def load_config(fname: str) -> JSON_TYPE:
+    """Load a YAML file."""
+    return load_yaml(fname)
+
+
+def migrate_config(fname: str) -> JSON_TYPE:
     """Load a YAML file and adds id to views and cards if not present."""
     config = load_yaml(fname)
     # Check if all views and cards have a unique id or else add one
@@ -341,6 +351,10 @@ async def async_setup(hass, config):
         OLD_WS_TYPE_GET_LOVELACE_UI, websocket_lovelace_config,
         SCHEMA_GET_LOVELACE_UI)
 
+    hass.components.websocket_api.async_register_command(
+        WS_TYPE_MIGRATE_CONFIG, websocket_lovelace_migrate_config,
+        SCHEMA_MIGRATE_CONFIG)
+
     hass.components.websocket_api.async_register_command(
         WS_TYPE_GET_LOVELACE_UI, websocket_lovelace_config,
         SCHEMA_GET_LOVELACE_UI)
@@ -392,6 +406,30 @@ async def websocket_lovelace_config(hass, connection, msg):
     connection.send_message(message)
 
 
+@websocket_api.async_response
+async def websocket_lovelace_migrate_config(hass, connection, msg):
+    """Migrate lovelace UI config."""
+    error = None
+    try:
+        config = await hass.async_add_executor_job(
+            migrate_config, hass.config.path(LOVELACE_CONFIG_FILE))
+        message = websocket_api.result_message(
+            msg['id'], config
+        )
+    except FileNotFoundError:
+        error = ('file_not_found',
+                 'Could not find ui-lovelace.yaml in your config dir.')
+    except UnsupportedYamlError as err:
+        error = 'unsupported_error', str(err)
+    except HomeAssistantError as err:
+        error = 'load_error', str(err)
+
+    if error is not None:
+        message = websocket_api.error_message(msg['id'], *error)
+
+    connection.send_message(message)
+
+
 @websocket_api.async_response
 async def websocket_lovelace_get_card(hass, connection, msg):
     """Send lovelace card config over websocket config."""
diff --git a/tests/components/lovelace/test_init.py b/tests/components/lovelace/test_init.py
index 21362a32193..212bd9e2722 100644
--- a/tests/components/lovelace/test_init.py
+++ b/tests/components/lovelace/test_init.py
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ from ruamel.yaml import YAML
 from homeassistant.exceptions import HomeAssistantError
 from homeassistant.setup import async_setup_component
 from homeassistant.components.websocket_api.const import TYPE_RESULT
-from homeassistant.components.lovelace import (load_yaml,
-                                               save_yaml, load_config,
+from homeassistant.components.lovelace import (load_yaml, migrate_config,
+                                               save_yaml,
                                                UnsupportedYamlError)
 
 TEST_YAML_A = """\
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ class TestYAML(unittest.TestCase):
         with patch('homeassistant.components.lovelace.load_yaml',
                    return_value=self.yaml.load(TEST_YAML_A)), \
                 patch('homeassistant.components.lovelace.save_yaml'):
-            data = load_config(fname)
+            data = migrate_config(fname)
         assert 'id' in data['views'][0]['cards'][0]
         assert 'id' in data['views'][1]
 
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ class TestYAML(unittest.TestCase):
         fname = self._path_for("test7")
         with patch('homeassistant.components.lovelace.load_yaml',
                    return_value=self.yaml.load(TEST_YAML_B)):
-            data = load_config(fname)
+            data = migrate_config(fname)
         assert data == self.yaml.load(TEST_YAML_B)