diff --git a/esphome/components/mpr121/__init__.py b/esphome/components/mpr121/__init__.py
index 9e1bd3726d..04d35bee87 100644
--- a/esphome/components/mpr121/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/mpr121/__init__.py
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ import esphome.codegen as cg
 import esphome.config_validation as cv
 from esphome.components import i2c
 from esphome.const import CONF_ID
+from mpr121_const import CONF_RELEASE_DEBOUNCE, CONF_TOUCH_DEBOUNCE, \
+    CONF_TOUCH_THRESHOLD, CONF_RELEASE_THRESHOLD
 
 DEPENDENCIES = ['i2c']
 AUTO_LOAD = ['binary_sensor']
@@ -13,10 +15,22 @@ MPR121Component = mpr121_ns.class_('MPR121Component', cg.Component, i2c.I2CDevic
 MULTI_CONF = True
 CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.Schema({
     cv.GenerateID(): cv.declare_id(MPR121Component),
+    cv.Optional(CONF_RELEASE_DEBOUNCE, default=0): cv.int_range(min=0, max=7),
+    cv.Optional(CONF_TOUCH_DEBOUNCE, default=0):  cv.All(cv.Coerce(int), cv.Range(min=0, max=7)),
+    cv.Optional(CONF_TOUCH_THRESHOLD, default=0x06): cv.All(cv.Coerce(int), cv.Range(min=0x05, max=0x30)),
+    cv.Optional(CONF_RELEASE_THRESHOLD, default=0x0b): cv.All(cv.Coerce(int), cv.Range(min=0x05, max=0x30)),
 }).extend(cv.COMPONENT_SCHEMA).extend(i2c.i2c_device_schema(0x5A))
 
 
 def to_code(config):
     var = cg.new_Pvariable(config[CONF_ID])
+    if CONF_TOUCH_DEBOUNCE in config:
+        cg.add(var.set_touch_debounce(config[CONF_TOUCH_DEBOUNCE]))
+    if CONF_RELEASE_DEBOUNCE in config:
+        cg.add(var.set_release_debounce(config[CONF_RELEASE_DEBOUNCE]))
+    if CONF_TOUCH_THRESHOLD in config:
+        cg.add(var.set_touch_threshold(config[CONF_TOUCH_THRESHOLD]))
+    if CONF_RELEASE_THRESHOLD in config:
+        cg.add(var.set_release_threshold(config[CONF_RELEASE_THRESHOLD]))
     yield cg.register_component(var, config)
     yield i2c.register_i2c_device(var, config)
diff --git a/esphome/components/mpr121/binary_sensor.py b/esphome/components/mpr121/binary_sensor.py
index 100dacd6dd..9c7364e156 100644
--- a/esphome/components/mpr121/binary_sensor.py
+++ b/esphome/components/mpr121/binary_sensor.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import esphome.codegen as cg
 import esphome.config_validation as cv
 from esphome.components import binary_sensor
 from esphome.const import CONF_CHANNEL, CONF_ID
+from mpr121_const import CONF_TOUCH_THRESHOLD, CONF_RELEASE_THRESHOLD
 from . import mpr121_ns, MPR121Component, CONF_MPR121_ID
 
 DEPENDENCIES = ['mpr121']
@@ -11,14 +12,24 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = binary_sensor.BINARY_SENSOR_SCHEMA.extend({
     cv.GenerateID(): cv.declare_id(MPR121Channel),
     cv.GenerateID(CONF_MPR121_ID): cv.use_id(MPR121Component),
     cv.Required(CONF_CHANNEL): cv.int_range(min=0, max=11),
+    cv.Optional(CONF_TOUCH_THRESHOLD): cv.All(cv.Coerce(int), cv.Range(min=0x05, max=0x30)),
+    cv.Optional(CONF_RELEASE_THRESHOLD): cv.All(cv.Coerce(int), cv.Range(min=0x05, max=0x30)),
 })
 
 
 def to_code(config):
     var = cg.new_Pvariable(config[CONF_ID])
     yield binary_sensor.register_binary_sensor(var, config)
-
-    cg.add(var.set_channel(config[CONF_CHANNEL]))
+    hub = yield cg.get_variable(config[CONF_MPR121_ID])
 
     hub = yield cg.get_variable(config[CONF_MPR121_ID])
+    cg.add(var.set_channel(config[CONF_CHANNEL]))
+    if CONF_TOUCH_THRESHOLD in config:
+        cg.add(var.set_touch_threshold(config[CONF_TOUCH_THRESHOLD]))
+    else:
+        cg.add(var.set_touch_threshold(hub.get_touch_threshold()))
+    if CONF_RELEASE_THRESHOLD in config:
+        cg.add(var.set_release_threshold(config[CONF_RELEASE_THRESHOLD]))
+    else:
+        cg.add(var.set_release_threshold(hub.get_release_threshold()))
     cg.add(hub.register_channel(var))