diff --git a/esphome/components/ccs811/ccs811.cpp b/esphome/components/ccs811/ccs811.cpp
index 8672c68ec8..4eba09ec47 100644
--- a/esphome/components/ccs811/ccs811.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/ccs811/ccs811.cpp
@@ -82,6 +82,30 @@ void CCS811Component::update() {
     this->tvoc_->publish_state(tvoc);
 
   this->status_clear_warning();
+
+  this->send_env_data_();
+}
+void CCS811Component::send_env_data_() {
+  if (this->humidity_ == nullptr && this->temperature_ == nullptr)
+    return;
+
+  float humidity = NAN;
+  if (this->humidity_ != nullptr)
+    humidity = this->humidity_->state;
+  if (isnan(humidity) || humidity < 0 || humidity > 100)
+    humidity = 50;
+  float temperature = NAN;
+  if (this->temperature_ != nullptr)
+    temperature = this->temperature_->state;
+  if (isnan(temperature) || temperature < -25 || temperature > 50)
+    temperature = 25;
+  // temperature has a 25° offset to allow negative temperatures
+  temperature += 25;
+
+  // only 0.5 fractions are supported (application note)
+  auto hum_value = static_cast<uint8_t>(roundf(humidity * 2));
+  auto temp_value = static_cast<uint8_t>(roundf(temperature * 2));
+  this->write_bytes(0x05, {hum_value, 0x00, temp_value, 0x00});
 }
 void CCS811Component::dump_config() {
   ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "CCS811");
diff --git a/esphome/components/ccs811/ccs811.h b/esphome/components/ccs811/ccs811.h
index 7781cfd9a5..cea919c9a5 100644
--- a/esphome/components/ccs811/ccs811.h
+++ b/esphome/components/ccs811/ccs811.h
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ class CCS811Component : public PollingComponent, public i2c::I2CDevice {
   void set_co2(sensor::Sensor *co2) { co2_ = co2; }
   void set_tvoc(sensor::Sensor *tvoc) { tvoc_ = tvoc; }
   void set_baseline(uint16_t baseline) { baseline_ = baseline; }
+  void set_humidity(sensor::Sensor *humidity) { humidity_ = humidity; }
+  void set_temperature(sensor::Sensor *temperature) { temperature_ = temperature; }
 
   /// Setup the sensor and test for a connection.
   void setup() override;
@@ -28,6 +30,7 @@ class CCS811Component : public PollingComponent, public i2c::I2CDevice {
   bool status_has_error_() { return this->read_status_().value_or(1) & 1; }
   bool status_app_is_valid_() { return this->read_status_().value_or(0) & (1 << 4); }
   bool status_has_data_() { return this->read_status_().value_or(0) & (1 << 3); }
+  void send_env_data_();
 
   enum ErrorCode {
     UNKNOWN,
@@ -41,6 +44,10 @@ class CCS811Component : public PollingComponent, public i2c::I2CDevice {
   sensor::Sensor *co2_{nullptr};
   sensor::Sensor *tvoc_{nullptr};
   optional<uint16_t> baseline_{};
+  /// Input sensor for humidity reading.
+  sensor::Sensor *humidity_{nullptr};
+  /// Input sensor for temperature reading.
+  sensor::Sensor *temperature_{nullptr};
 };
 
 }  // namespace ccs811
diff --git a/esphome/components/ccs811/sensor.py b/esphome/components/ccs811/sensor.py
index 40bdd45303..ebc2b0e363 100644
--- a/esphome/components/ccs811/sensor.py
+++ b/esphome/components/ccs811/sensor.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import esphome.codegen as cg
 import esphome.config_validation as cv
 from esphome.components import i2c, sensor
 from esphome.const import CONF_ID, ICON_GAS_CYLINDER, ICON_RADIATOR, UNIT_PARTS_PER_MILLION, \
-    UNIT_PARTS_PER_BILLION
+    UNIT_PARTS_PER_BILLION, CONF_TEMPERATURE, CONF_HUMIDITY
 
 DEPENDENCIES = ['i2c']
 
@@ -17,7 +17,10 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.Schema({
     cv.GenerateID(): cv.declare_id(CCS811Component),
     cv.Required(CONF_ECO2): sensor.sensor_schema(UNIT_PARTS_PER_MILLION, ICON_GAS_CYLINDER, 0),
     cv.Required(CONF_TVOC): sensor.sensor_schema(UNIT_PARTS_PER_BILLION, ICON_RADIATOR, 0),
+
     cv.Optional(CONF_BASELINE): cv.hex_uint16_t,
+    cv.Optional(CONF_TEMPERATURE): cv.use_id(sensor.Sensor),
+    cv.Optional(CONF_HUMIDITY): cv.use_id(sensor.Sensor),
 }).extend(cv.polling_component_schema('60s')).extend(i2c.i2c_device_schema(0x5A))
 
 
@@ -33,3 +36,10 @@ def to_code(config):
 
     if CONF_BASELINE in config:
         cg.add(var.set_baseline(config[CONF_BASELINE]))
+
+    if CONF_TEMPERATURE in config:
+        sens = yield cg.get_variable(config[CONF_TEMPERATURE])
+        cg.add(var.set_temperature(sens))
+    if CONF_HUMIDITY in config:
+        sens = yield cg.get_variable(config[CONF_HUMIDITY])
+        cg.add(var.set_humidity(sens))