diff --git a/esphome/components/fastled_base/fastled_light.h b/esphome/components/fastled_base/fastled_light.h
index 24a5918506..55a48fcb3e 100644
--- a/esphome/components/fastled_base/fastled_light.h
+++ b/esphome/components/fastled_base/fastled_light.h
@@ -27,11 +27,6 @@ class FastLEDLightOutput : public Component, public light::AddressableLight {
 
   inline int32_t size() const override { return this->num_leds_; }
 
-  inline light::ESPColorView operator[](int32_t index) const override {
-    return light::ESPColorView(&this->leds_[index].r, &this->leds_[index].g, &this->leds_[index].b, nullptr,
-                               &this->effect_data_[index], &this->correction_);
-  }
-
   /// Set a maximum refresh rate in µs as some lights do not like being updated too often.
   void set_max_refresh_rate(uint32_t interval_us) { this->max_refresh_rate_ = interval_us; }
 
@@ -236,6 +231,11 @@ class FastLEDLightOutput : public Component, public light::AddressableLight {
   }
 
  protected:
+  light::ESPColorView get_view_internal(int32_t index) const override {
+    return {&this->leds_[index].r,      &this->leds_[index].g, &this->leds_[index].b, nullptr,
+            &this->effect_data_[index], &this->correction_};
+  }
+
   CLEDController *controller_{nullptr};
   CRGB *leds_{nullptr};
   uint8_t *effect_data_{nullptr};
diff --git a/esphome/components/light/addressable_light.cpp b/esphome/components/light/addressable_light.cpp
index f794b4b17f..640d8112b1 100644
--- a/esphome/components/light/addressable_light.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/light/addressable_light.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
 namespace esphome {
 namespace light {
 
+const ESPColor ESPColor::BLACK = ESPColor(0, 0, 0, 0);
+const ESPColor ESPColor::WHITE = ESPColor(255, 255, 255, 255);
+
 ESPColor ESPHSVColor::to_rgb() const {
   // based on FastLED's hsv rainbow to rgb
   const uint8_t hue = this->hue;
@@ -76,9 +79,18 @@ void ESPRangeView::set(const ESPColor &color) {
     (*this->parent_)[i] = color;
   }
 }
-ESPColorView ESPRangeView::operator[](int32_t index) const { return (*this->parent_)[index]; }
+ESPColorView ESPRangeView::operator[](int32_t index) const {
+  index = interpret_index(index, this->size());
+  return (*this->parent_)[index];
+}
 
 ESPColorView ESPRangeView::Iterator::operator*() const { return (*this->range_->parent_)[this->i_]; }
 
+int32_t HOT interpret_index(int32_t index, int32_t size) {
+  if (index < 0)
+    return size + index;
+  return index;
+}
+
 }  // namespace light
 }  // namespace esphome
diff --git a/esphome/components/light/addressable_light.h b/esphome/components/light/addressable_light.h
index 904f507e1d..993b430d3c 100644
--- a/esphome/components/light/addressable_light.h
+++ b/esphome/components/light/addressable_light.h
@@ -147,6 +147,9 @@ struct ESPColor {
   ESPColor fade_to_black(uint8_t amnt) { return *this * amnt; }
   ESPColor lighten(uint8_t delta) { return *this + delta; }
   ESPColor darken(uint8_t delta) { return *this - delta; }
+
+  static const ESPColor BLACK;
+  static const ESPColor WHITE;
 };
 
 struct ESPHSVColor {
@@ -353,6 +356,8 @@ class ESPColorView : public ESPColorSettable {
 
 class AddressableLight;
 
+int32_t interpret_index(int32_t index, int32_t size);
+
 class ESPRangeView : public ESPColorSettable {
  public:
   class Iterator {
@@ -385,6 +390,10 @@ class ESPRangeView : public ESPColorSettable {
     this->set(rhs);
     return *this;
   }
+  ESPRangeView &operator=(const ESPColorView &rhs) {
+    this->set(rhs.get());
+    return *this;
+  }
   ESPRangeView &operator=(const ESPHSVColor &rhs) {
     this->set_hsv(rhs);
     return *this;
@@ -463,9 +472,14 @@ class ESPRangeView : public ESPColorSettable {
 class AddressableLight : public LightOutput {
  public:
   virtual int32_t size() const = 0;
-  virtual ESPColorView operator[](int32_t index) const = 0;
+  ESPColorView operator[](int32_t index) const { return this->get_view_internal(interpret_index(index, this->size())); }
+  ESPColorView get(int32_t index) { return this->get_view_internal(interpret_index(index, this->size())); }
   virtual void clear_effect_data() = 0;
-  ESPRangeView range(int32_t from, int32_t to) { return ESPRangeView(this, from, to); }
+  ESPRangeView range(int32_t from, int32_t to) {
+    from = interpret_index(from, this->size());
+    to = interpret_index(to, this->size());
+    return ESPRangeView(this, from, to);
+  }
   ESPRangeView all() { return ESPRangeView(this, 0, this->size()); }
   ESPRangeView::Iterator begin() { return this->all().begin(); }
   ESPRangeView::Iterator end() { return this->all().end(); }
@@ -476,7 +490,7 @@ class AddressableLight : public LightOutput {
     }
     if (amnt > this->size())
       amnt = this->size();
-    this->range(0, this->size() - amnt) = this->range(amnt, this->size());
+    this->range(0, -amnt) = this->range(amnt, this->size());
   }
   void shift_right(int32_t amnt) {
     if (amnt < 0) {
@@ -485,7 +499,7 @@ class AddressableLight : public LightOutput {
     }
     if (amnt > this->size())
       amnt = this->size();
-    this->range(amnt, this->size()) = this->range(0, this->size() - amnt);
+    this->range(amnt, this->size()) = this->range(0, -amnt);
   }
   bool is_effect_active() const { return this->effect_active_; }
   void set_effect_active(bool effect_active) { this->effect_active_ = effect_active; }
@@ -516,6 +530,7 @@ class AddressableLight : public LightOutput {
  protected:
   bool should_show_() const { return this->effect_active_ || this->next_show_; }
   void mark_shown_() { this->next_show_ = false; }
+  virtual ESPColorView get_view_internal(int32_t index) const = 0;
 
   bool effect_active_{false};
   bool next_show_{true};
diff --git a/esphome/components/light/addressable_light_effect.h b/esphome/components/light/addressable_light_effect.h
index ec95e714e1..545af6a0f2 100644
--- a/esphome/components/light/addressable_light_effect.h
+++ b/esphome/components/light/addressable_light_effect.h
@@ -113,11 +113,10 @@ class AddressableColorWipeEffect : public AddressableLightEffect {
       it.shift_right(1);
     const AddressableColorWipeEffectColor color = this->colors_[this->at_color_];
     const ESPColor esp_color = ESPColor(color.r, color.g, color.b, color.w);
-    if (!this->reverse_) {
-      it[it.size() - 1] = esp_color;
-    } else {
+    if (!this->reverse_)
+      it[-1] = esp_color;
+    else
       it[0] = esp_color;
-    }
     if (++this->leds_added_ >= color.num_leds) {
       this->leds_added_ = 0;
       this->at_color_ = (this->at_color_ + 1) % this->colors_.size();
@@ -145,7 +144,7 @@ class AddressableScanEffect : public AddressableLightEffect {
   explicit AddressableScanEffect(const std::string &name) : AddressableLightEffect(name) {}
   void set_move_interval(uint32_t move_interval) { this->move_interval_ = move_interval; }
   void apply(AddressableLight &it, const ESPColor &current_color) override {
-    it.all() = ESPColor(0, 0, 0, 0);
+    it.all() = ESPColor::BLACK;
     it[this->at_led_] = current_color;
     const uint32_t now = millis();
     if (now - this->last_move_ > this->move_interval_) {
@@ -190,7 +189,7 @@ class AddressableTwinkleEffect : public AddressableLightEffect {
         else
           view.set_effect_data(new_pos);
       } else {
-        view = ESPColor(0, 0, 0, 0);
+        view = ESPColor::BLACK;
       }
     }
     while (random_float() < this->twinkle_probability_) {
@@ -220,8 +219,7 @@ class AddressableRandomTwinkleEffect : public AddressableLightEffect {
       this->last_progress_ = now;
     }
     uint8_t subsine = ((8 * (now - this->last_progress_)) / this->progress_interval_) & 0b111;
-    for (auto &&i : it) {
-      ESPColorView view = i;
+    for (auto view : it) {
       if (view.get_effect_data() != 0) {
         const uint8_t x = (view.get_effect_data() >> 3) & 0b11111;
         const uint8_t color = view.get_effect_data() & 0b111;
@@ -261,9 +259,8 @@ class AddressableFireworksEffect : public AddressableLightEffect {
  public:
   explicit AddressableFireworksEffect(const std::string &name) : AddressableLightEffect(name) {}
   void start() override {
-    const auto &it = *this->get_addressable_();
-    for (int i = 0; i < it.size(); i++)
-      it[i] = ESPColor(0, 0, 0, 0);
+    auto &it = *this->get_addressable_();
+    it.all() = ESPColor::BLACK;
   }
   void apply(AddressableLight &it, const ESPColor &current_color) override {
     const uint32_t now = millis();
diff --git a/esphome/components/light/automation.h b/esphome/components/light/automation.h
index 4d6e1c094a..f907c70963 100644
--- a/esphome/components/light/automation.h
+++ b/esphome/components/light/automation.h
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 #include "esphome/core/automation.h"
 #include "light_state.h"
+#include "addressable_light.h"
 
 namespace esphome {
 namespace light {
@@ -83,7 +84,7 @@ template<typename... Ts> class DimRelativeAction : public Action<Ts...> {
 template<typename... Ts> class LightIsOnCondition : public Condition<Ts...> {
  public:
   explicit LightIsOnCondition(LightState *state) : state_(state) {}
-  bool check(Ts... x) override { return this->state_->get_current_values().is_on(); }
+  bool check(Ts... x) override { return this->state_->current_values.is_on(); }
 
  protected:
   LightState *state_;
@@ -91,11 +92,41 @@ template<typename... Ts> class LightIsOnCondition : public Condition<Ts...> {
 template<typename... Ts> class LightIsOffCondition : public Condition<LightState, Ts...> {
  public:
   explicit LightIsOffCondition(LightState *state) : state_(state) {}
-  bool check(Ts... x) override { return !this->state_->get_current_values().is_on(); }
+  bool check(Ts... x) override { return !this->state_->current_values.is_on(); }
 
  protected:
   LightState *state_;
 };
 
+template<typename... Ts> class AddressableSet : public Action<Ts...> {
+ public:
+  explicit AddressableSet(LightState *parent) : parent_(parent) {}
+
+  TEMPLATABLE_VALUE(int32_t, range_from)
+  TEMPLATABLE_VALUE(int32_t, range_to)
+  TEMPLATABLE_VALUE(uint8_t, red)
+  TEMPLATABLE_VALUE(uint8_t, green)
+  TEMPLATABLE_VALUE(uint8_t, blue)
+  TEMPLATABLE_VALUE(uint8_t, white)
+
+  void play(Ts... x) override {
+    auto *out = (AddressableLight *) this->parent_->get_output();
+    int32_t range_from = this->range_from_.value_or(x..., 0);
+    int32_t range_to = this->range_to_.value_or(x..., out->size());
+    auto range = out->range(range_from, range_to);
+    if (this->red_.has_value())
+      range.set_red(this->red_.value(x...));
+    if (this->green_.has_value())
+      range.set_green(this->green_.value(x...));
+    if (this->blue_.has_value())
+      range.set_blue(this->blue_.value(x...));
+    if (this->white_.has_value())
+      range.set_white(this->white_.value(x...));
+  }
+
+ protected:
+  LightState *parent_;
+};
+
 }  // namespace light
 }  // namespace esphome
diff --git a/esphome/components/light/base_light_effects.h b/esphome/components/light/base_light_effects.h
index bcbb6d129a..4b33b77073 100644
--- a/esphome/components/light/base_light_effects.h
+++ b/esphome/components/light/base_light_effects.h
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include "light_effect.h"
+#include "esphome/core/automation.h"
 
 namespace esphome {
 namespace light {
@@ -63,6 +64,21 @@ class LambdaLightEffect : public LightEffect {
   uint32_t last_run_{0};
 };
 
+class AutomationLightEffect : public LightEffect {
+ public:
+  AutomationLightEffect(const std::string &name) : LightEffect(name) {}
+  void stop() override { this->trig_->stop(); }
+  void apply() override {
+    if (!this->trig_->is_running()) {
+      this->trig_->trigger();
+    }
+  }
+  Trigger<> *get_trig() const { return trig_; }
+
+ protected:
+  Trigger<> *trig_{new Trigger<>};
+};
+
 struct StrobeLightEffectColor {
   LightColorValues color;
   uint32_t duration;
diff --git a/esphome/components/light/effects.py b/esphome/components/light/effects.py
index b77a355c5d..93dea2628d 100644
--- a/esphome/components/light/effects.py
+++ b/esphome/components/light/effects.py
@@ -1,14 +1,17 @@
 import esphome.codegen as cg
 import esphome.config_validation as cv
+from esphome import automation
 from esphome.const import CONF_NAME, CONF_LAMBDA, CONF_UPDATE_INTERVAL, CONF_TRANSITION_LENGTH, \
     CONF_COLORS, CONF_STATE, CONF_DURATION, CONF_BRIGHTNESS, CONF_RED, CONF_GREEN, CONF_BLUE, \
-    CONF_WHITE, CONF_ALPHA, CONF_INTENSITY, CONF_SPEED, CONF_WIDTH, CONF_NUM_LEDS, CONF_RANDOM
+    CONF_WHITE, CONF_ALPHA, CONF_INTENSITY, CONF_SPEED, CONF_WIDTH, CONF_NUM_LEDS, CONF_RANDOM, \
+    CONF_THEN
 from esphome.util import Registry
 from .types import LambdaLightEffect, RandomLightEffect, StrobeLightEffect, \
     StrobeLightEffectColor, LightColorValues, AddressableLightRef, AddressableLambdaLightEffect, \
     FlickerLightEffect, AddressableRainbowLightEffect, AddressableColorWipeEffect, \
     AddressableColorWipeEffectColor, AddressableScanEffect, AddressableTwinkleEffect, \
-    AddressableRandomTwinkleEffect, AddressableFireworksEffect, AddressableFlickerEffect
+    AddressableRandomTwinkleEffect, AddressableFireworksEffect, AddressableFlickerEffect, \
+    AutomationLightEffect
 
 CONF_ADD_LED_INTERVAL = 'add_led_interval'
 CONF_REVERSE = 'reverse'
@@ -28,8 +31,9 @@ CONF_ADDRESSABLE_TWINKLE = 'addressable_twinkle'
 CONF_ADDRESSABLE_RANDOM_TWINKLE = 'addressable_random_twinkle'
 CONF_ADDRESSABLE_FIREWORKS = 'addressable_fireworks'
 CONF_ADDRESSABLE_FLICKER = 'addressable_flicker'
+CONF_AUTOMATION = 'automation'
 
-BINARY_EFFECTS = ['lambda', 'strobe']
+BINARY_EFFECTS = ['lambda', 'automation', 'strobe']
 MONOCHROMATIC_EFFECTS = BINARY_EFFECTS + ['flicker']
 RGB_EFFECTS = MONOCHROMATIC_EFFECTS + ['random']
 ADDRESSABLE_EFFECTS = RGB_EFFECTS + [CONF_ADDRESSABLE_LAMBDA, CONF_ADDRESSABLE_RAINBOW,
@@ -58,6 +62,15 @@ def lambda_effect_to_code(config, effect_id):
                            config[CONF_UPDATE_INTERVAL])
 
 
+@register_effect('automation', AutomationLightEffect, "Automation", {
+    cv.Required(CONF_THEN): automation.validate_automation(single=True),
+})
+def automation_effect_to_code(config, effect_id):
+    var = yield cg.new_Pvariable(effect_id, config[CONF_NAME])
+    yield automation.build_automation(var.get_trig(), [], config[CONF_THEN])
+    yield var
+
+
 @register_effect('random', RandomLightEffect, "Random", {
     cv.Optional(CONF_TRANSITION_LENGTH, default='7.5s'): cv.positive_time_period_milliseconds,
     cv.Optional(CONF_UPDATE_INTERVAL, default='10s'): cv.positive_time_period_milliseconds,
diff --git a/esphome/components/light/types.py b/esphome/components/light/types.py
index 90ff877f26..c9f638a4a4 100644
--- a/esphome/components/light/types.py
+++ b/esphome/components/light/types.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ DimRelativeAction = light_ns.class_('DimRelativeAction', automation.Action)
 LightEffect = light_ns.class_('LightEffect')
 RandomLightEffect = light_ns.class_('RandomLightEffect', LightEffect)
 LambdaLightEffect = light_ns.class_('LambdaLightEffect', LightEffect)
+AutomationLightEffect = light_ns.class_('AutomationLightEffect', LightEffect)
 StrobeLightEffect = light_ns.class_('StrobeLightEffect', LightEffect)
 StrobeLightEffectColor = light_ns.class_('StrobeLightEffectColor', LightEffect)
 FlickerLightEffect = light_ns.class_('FlickerLightEffect', LightEffect)
diff --git a/esphome/components/neopixelbus/neopixelbus_light.h b/esphome/components/neopixelbus/neopixelbus_light.h
index 689ed9e71b..86ae21ddd0 100644
--- a/esphome/components/neopixelbus/neopixelbus_light.h
+++ b/esphome/components/neopixelbus/neopixelbus_light.h
@@ -144,29 +144,24 @@ class NeoPixelBusLightOutputBase : public Component, public light::AddressableLi
 template<typename T_METHOD, typename T_COLOR_FEATURE = NeoRgbFeature>
 class NeoPixelRGBLightOutput : public NeoPixelBusLightOutputBase<T_METHOD, T_COLOR_FEATURE> {
  public:
-  inline light::ESPColorView operator[](int32_t index) const override {
-    uint8_t *base = this->controller_->Pixels() + 3ULL * index;
-    return light::ESPColorView(base + this->rgb_offsets_[0], base + this->rgb_offsets_[1], base + this->rgb_offsets_[2],
-                               nullptr, this->effect_data_ + index, &this->correction_);
-  }
-
   light::LightTraits get_traits() override {
     auto traits = light::LightTraits();
     traits.set_supports_brightness(true);
     traits.set_supports_rgb(true);
     return traits;
   }
+
+ protected:
+  light::ESPColorView get_view_internal(int32_t index) const override {
+    uint8_t *base = this->controller_->Pixels() + 3ULL * index;
+    return light::ESPColorView(base + this->rgb_offsets_[0], base + this->rgb_offsets_[1], base + this->rgb_offsets_[2],
+                               nullptr, this->effect_data_ + index, &this->correction_);
+  }
 };
 
 template<typename T_METHOD, typename T_COLOR_FEATURE = NeoRgbwFeature>
 class NeoPixelRGBWLightOutput : public NeoPixelBusLightOutputBase<T_METHOD, T_COLOR_FEATURE> {
  public:
-  inline light::ESPColorView operator[](int32_t index) const override {
-    uint8_t *base = this->controller_->Pixels() + 4ULL * index;
-    return light::ESPColorView(base + this->rgb_offsets_[0], base + this->rgb_offsets_[1], base + this->rgb_offsets_[2],
-                               base + this->rgb_offsets_[3], this->effect_data_ + index, &this->correction_);
-  }
-
   light::LightTraits get_traits() override {
     auto traits = light::LightTraits();
     traits.set_supports_brightness(true);
@@ -174,6 +169,13 @@ class NeoPixelRGBWLightOutput : public NeoPixelBusLightOutputBase<T_METHOD, T_CO
     traits.set_supports_rgb_white_value(true);
     return traits;
   }
+
+ protected:
+  light::ESPColorView get_view_internal(int32_t index) const override {
+    uint8_t *base = this->controller_->Pixels() + 4ULL * index;
+    return light::ESPColorView(base + this->rgb_offsets_[0], base + this->rgb_offsets_[1], base + this->rgb_offsets_[2],
+                               base + this->rgb_offsets_[3], this->effect_data_ + index, &this->correction_);
+  }
 };
 
 }  // namespace neopixelbus
diff --git a/esphome/components/script/__init__.py b/esphome/components/script/__init__.py
index e453009308..962e2d56ca 100644
--- a/esphome/components/script/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/script/__init__.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ script_ns = cg.esphome_ns.namespace('script')
 Script = script_ns.class_('Script', automation.Trigger.template())
 ScriptExecuteAction = script_ns.class_('ScriptExecuteAction', automation.Action)
 ScriptStopAction = script_ns.class_('ScriptStopAction', automation.Action)
+IsRunningCondition = script_ns.class_('IsRunningCondition', automation.Condition)
 
 CONFIG_SCHEMA = automation.validate_automation({
     cv.Required(CONF_ID): cv.declare_id(Script),
@@ -34,3 +35,11 @@ def script_execute_action_to_code(config, action_id, template_arg, args):
 def script_stop_action_to_code(config, action_id, template_arg, args):
     paren = yield cg.get_variable(config[CONF_ID])
     yield cg.new_Pvariable(action_id, template_arg, paren)
+
+
+@automation.register_condition('script.is_running', IsRunningCondition, automation.maybe_simple_id({
+    cv.Required(CONF_ID): cv.use_id(Script)
+}))
+def script_is_running_to_code(config, condition_id, template_arg, args):
+    paren = yield cg.get_variable(config[CONF_ID])
+    yield cg.new_Pvariable(condition_id, template_arg, paren)
diff --git a/esphome/components/script/script.h b/esphome/components/script/script.h
index 9452aa0d2d..f937b9d637 100644
--- a/esphome/components/script/script.h
+++ b/esphome/components/script/script.h
@@ -7,7 +7,16 @@ namespace script {
 
 class Script : public Trigger<> {
  public:
-  void execute() { this->trigger(); }
+  void execute() {
+    bool prev = this->in_stack_;
+    this->in_stack_ = true;
+    this->trigger();
+    this->in_stack_ = prev;
+  }
+  bool script_is_running() { return this->in_stack_ || this->is_running(); }
+
+ protected:
+  bool in_stack_{false};
 };
 
 template<typename... Ts> class ScriptExecuteAction : public Action<Ts...> {
@@ -30,5 +39,15 @@ template<typename... Ts> class ScriptStopAction : public Action<Ts...> {
   Script *script_;
 };
 
+template<typename... Ts> class IsRunningCondition : public Condition<Ts...> {
+ public:
+  explicit IsRunningCondition(Script *parent) : parent_(parent) {}
+
+  bool check(Ts... x) override { return this->parent_->script_is_running(); }
+
+ protected:
+  Script *parent_;
+};
+
 }  // namespace script
 }  // namespace esphome
diff --git a/esphome/core/automation.h b/esphome/core/automation.h
index 8f8e86a806..7f79ab3ccd 100644
--- a/esphome/core/automation.h
+++ b/esphome/core/automation.h
@@ -52,6 +52,11 @@ template<typename... Ts> class Trigger {
       return;
     this->automation_parent_->stop();
   }
+  bool is_running() {
+    if (this->automation_parent_ == nullptr)
+      return false;
+    return this->automation_parent_.is_running();
+  }
 
  protected:
   Automation<Ts...> *automation_parent_{nullptr};
@@ -81,6 +86,12 @@ template<typename... Ts> class Action {
       this->next_->stop_complex();
     }
   }
+  virtual bool is_running() { return this->is_running_next(); }
+  bool is_running_next() {
+    if (this->next_ == nullptr)
+      return false;
+    return this->next_->is_running();
+  }
 
   void play_next_tuple(const std::tuple<Ts...> &tuple) {
     this->play_next_tuple_(tuple, typename gens<sizeof...(Ts)>::type());
@@ -121,6 +132,11 @@ template<typename... Ts> class ActionList {
       this->actions_begin_->stop_complex();
   }
   bool empty() const { return this->actions_begin_ == nullptr; }
+  bool is_running() {
+    if (this->actions_begin_ == nullptr)
+      return false;
+    return this->actions_begin_->is_running();
+  }
 
  protected:
   template<int... S> void play_tuple_(const std::tuple<Ts...> &tuple, seq<S...>) { this->play(std::get<S>(tuple)...); }
@@ -140,6 +156,8 @@ template<typename... Ts> class Automation {
 
   void trigger(Ts... x) { this->actions_.play(x...); }
 
+  bool is_running() { return this->actions_.is_running(); }
+
  protected:
   Trigger<Ts...> *trigger_;
   ActionList<Ts...> actions_;
diff --git a/esphome/core/base_automation.h b/esphome/core/base_automation.h
index 67834430c8..ad50a3921f 100644
--- a/esphome/core/base_automation.h
+++ b/esphome/core/base_automation.h
@@ -108,16 +108,29 @@ template<typename... Ts> class DelayAction : public Action<Ts...>, public Compon
 
   TEMPLATABLE_VALUE(uint32_t, delay)
 
-  void stop() override { this->cancel_timeout(""); }
+  void stop() override {
+    this->cancel_timeout("");
+    this->num_running_ = 0;
+  }
 
   void play(Ts... x) override { /* ignore - see play_complex */
   }
 
   void play_complex(Ts... x) override {
-    auto f = std::bind(&DelayAction<Ts...>::play_next, this, x...);
+    auto f = std::bind(&DelayAction<Ts...>::delay_end_, this, x...);
+    this->num_running_++;
     this->set_timeout(this->delay_.value(x...), f);
   }
   float get_setup_priority() const override { return setup_priority::HARDWARE; }
+
+  bool is_running() override { return this->num_running_ > 0 || this->is_running_next(); }
+
+ protected:
+  void delay_end_(Ts... x) {
+    this->num_running_--;
+    this->play_next(x...);
+  }
+  int num_running_{0};
 };
 
 template<typename... Ts> class LambdaAction : public Action<Ts...> {
@@ -168,6 +181,8 @@ template<typename... Ts> class IfAction : public Action<Ts...> {
     this->else_.stop();
   }
 
+  bool is_running() override { return this->then_.is_running() || this->else_.is_running() || this->is_running_next(); }
+
  protected:
   Condition<Ts...> *condition_;
   ActionList<Ts...> then_;
@@ -210,6 +225,8 @@ template<typename... Ts> class WhileAction : public Action<Ts...> {
 
   void stop() override { this->then_.stop(); }
 
+  bool is_running() override { return this->then_.is_running() || this->is_running_next(); }
+
  protected:
   Condition<Ts...> *condition_;
   ActionList<Ts...> then_;
@@ -251,6 +268,8 @@ template<typename... Ts> class WaitUntilAction : public Action<Ts...>, public Co
 
   float get_setup_priority() const override { return setup_priority::DATA; }
 
+  bool is_running() override { return this->triggered_ || this->is_running_next(); }
+
  protected:
   Condition<Ts...> *condition_;
   bool triggered_{false};