diff --git a/esphome/components/sntp/sntp_component.cpp b/esphome/components/sntp/sntp_component.cpp
index 641d66091c..4050609dd8 100644
--- a/esphome/components/sntp/sntp_component.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/sntp/sntp_component.cpp
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ void SNTPComponent::loop() {
   char buf[128];
   time.strftime(buf, sizeof(buf), "%c");
   ESP_LOGD(TAG, "Synchronized time: %s", buf);
+  this->time_sync_callback_.call();
   this->has_time_ = true;
 }
 
diff --git a/esphome/components/time/__init__.py b/esphome/components/time/__init__.py
index e5ed5034ab..5f30a8f2ee 100644
--- a/esphome/components/time/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/time/__init__.py
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ import esphome.codegen as cg
 import esphome.config_validation as cv
 from esphome import automation
 from esphome.const import CONF_ID, CONF_CRON, CONF_DAYS_OF_MONTH, CONF_DAYS_OF_WEEK, CONF_HOURS, \
-    CONF_MINUTES, CONF_MONTHS, CONF_ON_TIME, CONF_SECONDS, CONF_TIMEZONE, CONF_TRIGGER_ID, \
-    CONF_AT, CONF_SECOND, CONF_HOUR, CONF_MINUTE
+    CONF_MINUTES, CONF_MONTHS, CONF_ON_TIME, CONF_ON_TIME_SYNC, CONF_SECONDS, CONF_TIMEZONE, \
+    CONF_TRIGGER_ID, CONF_AT, CONF_SECOND, CONF_HOUR, CONF_MINUTE
 from esphome.core import coroutine, coroutine_with_priority
 from esphome.automation import Condition
 
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ IS_PLATFORM_COMPONENT = True
 time_ns = cg.esphome_ns.namespace('time')
 RealTimeClock = time_ns.class_('RealTimeClock', cg.PollingComponent)
 CronTrigger = time_ns.class_('CronTrigger', automation.Trigger.template(), cg.Component)
+SyncTrigger = time_ns.class_('SyncTrigger', automation.Trigger.template(), cg.Component)
 ESPTime = time_ns.struct('ESPTime')
 TimeHasTimeCondition = time_ns.class_('TimeHasTimeCondition', Condition)
 
@@ -294,6 +295,9 @@ TIME_SCHEMA = cv.Schema({
         cv.Optional(CONF_CRON): validate_cron_raw,
         cv.Optional(CONF_AT): validate_time_at,
     }, validate_cron_keys),
+    cv.Optional(CONF_ON_TIME_SYNC): automation.validate_automation({
+        cv.GenerateID(CONF_TRIGGER_ID): cv.declare_id(SyncTrigger),
+    }),
 }).extend(cv.polling_component_schema('15min'))
 
 
@@ -320,6 +324,12 @@ def setup_time_core_(time_var, config):
         yield cg.register_component(trigger, conf)
         yield automation.build_automation(trigger, [], conf)
 
+    for conf in config.get(CONF_ON_TIME_SYNC, []):
+        trigger = cg.new_Pvariable(conf[CONF_TRIGGER_ID], time_var)
+
+        yield cg.register_component(trigger, conf)
+        yield automation.build_automation(trigger, [], conf)
+
 
 @coroutine
 def register_time(time_var, config):
diff --git a/esphome/components/time/automation.cpp b/esphome/components/time/automation.cpp
index 1232e6f834..8e41fba0da 100644
--- a/esphome/components/time/automation.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/time/automation.cpp
@@ -75,5 +75,9 @@ void CronTrigger::add_days_of_week(const std::vector<uint8_t> &days_of_week) {
 }
 float CronTrigger::get_setup_priority() const { return setup_priority::HARDWARE; }
 
+SyncTrigger::SyncTrigger(RealTimeClock *rtc) : rtc_(rtc) {
+  rtc->add_on_time_sync_callback([this]() { this->trigger(); });
+}
+
 }  // namespace time
 }  // namespace esphome
diff --git a/esphome/components/time/automation.h b/esphome/components/time/automation.h
index 978d25fbd4..6167aac4f7 100644
--- a/esphome/components/time/automation.h
+++ b/esphome/components/time/automation.h
@@ -37,5 +37,12 @@ class CronTrigger : public Trigger<>, public Component {
   optional<ESPTime> last_check_;
 };
 
+class SyncTrigger : public Trigger<>, public Component {
+ public:
+  explicit SyncTrigger(RealTimeClock *rtc);
+
+ protected:
+  RealTimeClock *rtc_;
+};
 }  // namespace time
 }  // namespace esphome
diff --git a/esphome/components/time/real_time_clock.cpp b/esphome/components/time/real_time_clock.cpp
index 7d7c1013dd..44ff505ecc 100644
--- a/esphome/components/time/real_time_clock.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/time/real_time_clock.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ void RealTimeClock::synchronize_epoch_(uint32_t epoch) {
   char buf[128];
   time.strftime(buf, sizeof(buf), "%c");
   ESP_LOGD(TAG, "Synchronized time: %s", buf);
+
+  this->time_sync_callback_.call();
 }
 
 size_t ESPTime::strftime(char *buffer, size_t buffer_len, const char *format) {
diff --git a/esphome/components/time/real_time_clock.h b/esphome/components/time/real_time_clock.h
index 880a4e9d5c..a809401c33 100644
--- a/esphome/components/time/real_time_clock.h
+++ b/esphome/components/time/real_time_clock.h
@@ -127,11 +127,17 @@ class RealTimeClock : public PollingComponent {
 
   void call_setup() override;
 
+  void add_on_time_sync_callback(std::function<void()> callback) {
+    this->time_sync_callback_.add(std::move(callback));
+  };
+
  protected:
   /// Report a unix epoch as current time.
   void synchronize_epoch_(uint32_t epoch);
 
   std::string timezone_{};
+
+  CallbackManager<void()> time_sync_callback_;
 };
 
 template<typename... Ts> class TimeHasTimeCondition : public Condition<Ts...> {
diff --git a/esphome/const.py b/esphome/const.py
index 8ab739768f..184954b4c6 100644
--- a/esphome/const.py
+++ b/esphome/const.py
@@ -350,6 +350,7 @@ CONF_ON_SHUTDOWN = 'on_shutdown'
 CONF_ON_STATE = 'on_state'
 CONF_ON_TAG = 'on_tag'
 CONF_ON_TIME = 'on_time'
+CONF_ON_TIME_SYNC = 'on_time_sync'
 CONF_ON_TURN_OFF = 'on_turn_off'
 CONF_ON_TURN_ON = 'on_turn_on'
 CONF_ON_VALUE = 'on_value'
diff --git a/tests/test1.yaml b/tests/test1.yaml
index f2ebca05ab..ae10e0e0c7 100644
--- a/tests/test1.yaml
+++ b/tests/test1.yaml
@@ -1854,10 +1854,7 @@ time:
       then:
         - lambda: 'ESP_LOGD("main", "time");'
   - platform: gps
-    update_interval: 1h
-    on_time:
-      seconds: 0
-      minutes: /15
+    on_time_sync:
       then:
         ds1307.write:
           id: ds1307_time