diff --git a/CODEOWNERS b/CODEOWNERS
index e535608db3..8f98fe1f7f 100644
--- a/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/CODEOWNERS
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ esphome/components/binary_sensor/* @esphome/core
 esphome/components/ble_client/* @buxtronix
 esphome/components/bme680_bsec/* @trvrnrth
 esphome/components/canbus/* @danielschramm @mvturnho
+esphome/components/cap1188/* @MrEditor97
 esphome/components/captive_portal/* @OttoWinter
 esphome/components/ccs811/* @habbie
 esphome/components/climate/* @esphome/core
diff --git a/esphome/components/cap1188/__init__.py b/esphome/components/cap1188/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..80794c5146
--- /dev/null
+++ b/esphome/components/cap1188/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+import esphome.codegen as cg
+import esphome.config_validation as cv
+from esphome.components import i2c
+from esphome.const import CONF_ID, CONF_RESET_PIN
+from esphome import pins
+
+CONF_TOUCH_THRESHOLD = "touch_threshold"
+CONF_ALLOW_MULTIPLE_TOUCHES = "allow_multiple_touches"
+
+DEPENDENCIES = ["i2c"]
+AUTO_LOAD = ["binary_sensor", "output"]
+CODEOWNERS = ["@MrEditor97"]
+
+cap1188_ns = cg.esphome_ns.namespace("cap1188")
+CONF_CAP1188_ID = "cap1188_id"
+CAP1188Component = cap1188_ns.class_("CAP1188Component", cg.Component, i2c.I2CDevice)
+
+MULTI_CONF = True
+CONFIG_SCHEMA = (
+    cv.Schema(
+        {
+            cv.GenerateID(): cv.declare_id(CAP1188Component),
+            cv.Optional(CONF_RESET_PIN): pins.gpio_output_pin_schema,
+            cv.Optional(CONF_TOUCH_THRESHOLD, default=0x20): cv.int_range(
+                min=0x01, max=0x80
+            ),
+            cv.Optional(CONF_ALLOW_MULTIPLE_TOUCHES, default=False): cv.boolean,
+        }
+    )
+    .extend(cv.COMPONENT_SCHEMA)
+    .extend(i2c.i2c_device_schema(0x29))
+)
+
+
+async def to_code(config):
+    var = cg.new_Pvariable(config[CONF_ID])
+    cg.add(var.set_touch_threshold(config[CONF_TOUCH_THRESHOLD]))
+    cg.add(var.set_allow_multiple_touches(config[CONF_ALLOW_MULTIPLE_TOUCHES]))
+
+    if CONF_RESET_PIN in config:
+        pin = await cg.gpio_pin_expression(config[CONF_RESET_PIN])
+        cg.add(var.set_reset_pin(pin))
+
+    await cg.register_component(var, config)
+    await i2c.register_i2c_device(var, config)
diff --git a/esphome/components/cap1188/binary_sensor.py b/esphome/components/cap1188/binary_sensor.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c249eb7330
--- /dev/null
+++ b/esphome/components/cap1188/binary_sensor.py
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+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 . import cap1188_ns, CAP1188Component, CONF_CAP1188_ID
+
+DEPENDENCIES = ["cap1188"]
+CAP1188Channel = cap1188_ns.class_("CAP1188Channel", binary_sensor.BinarySensor)
+
+CONFIG_SCHEMA = binary_sensor.BINARY_SENSOR_SCHEMA.extend(
+    {
+        cv.GenerateID(): cv.declare_id(CAP1188Channel),
+        cv.GenerateID(CONF_CAP1188_ID): cv.use_id(CAP1188Component),
+        cv.Required(CONF_CHANNEL): cv.int_range(min=0, max=7),
+    }
+)
+
+
+async def to_code(config):
+    var = cg.new_Pvariable(config[CONF_ID])
+    await binary_sensor.register_binary_sensor(var, config)
+    hub = await cg.get_variable(config[CONF_CAP1188_ID])
+    cg.add(var.set_channel(config[CONF_CHANNEL]))
+
+    cg.add(hub.register_channel(var))
diff --git a/esphome/components/cap1188/cap1188.cpp b/esphome/components/cap1188/cap1188.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..10d8325537
--- /dev/null
+++ b/esphome/components/cap1188/cap1188.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+#include "cap1188.h"
+#include "esphome/core/log.h"
+#include "esphome/core/hal.h"
+
+namespace esphome {
+namespace cap1188 {
+
+static const char *const TAG = "cap1188";
+
+void CAP1188Component::setup() {
+  ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "Setting up CAP1188...");
+
+  // Reset device using the reset pin
+  if (this->reset_pin_ != nullptr) {
+    this->reset_pin_->setup();
+    this->reset_pin_->digital_write(false);
+    delay(100);  // NOLINT
+    this->reset_pin_->digital_write(true);
+    delay(100);  // NOLINT
+    this->reset_pin_->digital_write(false);
+    delay(100);  // NOLINT
+  }
+
+  // Check if CAP1188 is actually connected
+  this->read_byte(CAP1188_PRODUCT_ID, &this->cap1188_product_id_);
+  this->read_byte(CAP1188_MANUFACTURE_ID, &this->cap1188_manufacture_id_);
+  this->read_byte(CAP1188_REVISION, &this->cap1188_revision_);
+
+  if ((this->cap1188_product_id_ != 0x50) || (this->cap1188_manufacture_id_ != 0x5D)) {
+    this->error_code_ = COMMUNICATION_FAILED;
+    this->mark_failed();
+    return;
+  }
+
+  // Set sensitivity
+  uint8_t sensitivity = 0;
+  this->read_byte(CAP1188_SENSITVITY, &sensitivity);
+  sensitivity = sensitivity & 0x0f;
+  this->write_byte(CAP1188_SENSITVITY, sensitivity | this->touch_threshold_);
+
+  // Allow multiple touches
+  this->write_byte(CAP1188_MULTI_TOUCH, this->allow_multiple_touches_);
+
+  // Have LEDs follow touches
+  this->write_byte(CAP1188_LED_LINK, 0xFF);
+
+  // Speed up a bit
+  this->write_byte(CAP1188_STAND_BY_CONFIGURATION, 0x30);
+}
+
+void CAP1188Component::dump_config() {
+  ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "CAP1188:");
+  LOG_I2C_DEVICE(this);
+  LOG_PIN("  Reset Pin: ", this->reset_pin_);
+  ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "  Product ID: 0x%x", this->cap1188_product_id_);
+  ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "  Manufacture ID: 0x%x", this->cap1188_manufacture_id_);
+  ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "  Revision ID: 0x%x", this->cap1188_revision_);
+
+  switch (this->error_code_) {
+    case COMMUNICATION_FAILED:
+      ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Product ID or Manufacture ID of the connected device does not match a known CAP1188.");
+      break;
+    case NONE:
+    default:
+      break;
+  }
+}
+
+void CAP1188Component::loop() {
+  uint8_t touched = 0;
+
+  this->read_register(CAP1188_SENSOR_INPUT_STATUS, &touched, 1);
+
+  if (touched) {
+    uint8_t data = 0;
+    this->read_register(CAP1188_MAIN, &data, 1);
+    data = data & ~CAP1188_MAIN_INT;
+
+    this->write_register(CAP1188_MAIN, &data, 2);
+  }
+
+  for (auto *channel : this->channels_) {
+    channel->process(touched);
+  }
+}
+
+}  // namespace cap1188
+}  // namespace esphome
diff --git a/esphome/components/cap1188/cap1188.h b/esphome/components/cap1188/cap1188.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a1433deb0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/esphome/components/cap1188/cap1188.h
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "esphome/core/component.h"
+#include "esphome/core/hal.h"
+#include "esphome/components/i2c/i2c.h"
+#include "esphome/components/output/binary_output.h"
+#include "esphome/components/binary_sensor/binary_sensor.h"
+
+namespace esphome {
+namespace cap1188 {
+
+enum {
+  CAP1188_I2CADDR = 0x29,
+  CAP1188_SENSOR_INPUT_STATUS = 0x3,
+  CAP1188_MULTI_TOUCH = 0x2A,
+  CAP1188_LED_LINK = 0x72,
+  CAP1188_PRODUCT_ID = 0xFD,
+  CAP1188_MANUFACTURE_ID = 0xFE,
+  CAP1188_STAND_BY_CONFIGURATION = 0x41,
+  CAP1188_REVISION = 0xFF,
+  CAP1188_MAIN = 0x00,
+  CAP1188_MAIN_INT = 0x01,
+  CAP1188_LEDPOL = 0x73,
+  CAP1188_INTERUPT_REPEAT = 0x28,
+  CAP1188_SENSITVITY = 0x1f,
+};
+
+class CAP1188Channel : public binary_sensor::BinarySensor {
+ public:
+  void set_channel(uint8_t channel) { channel_ = channel; }
+  void process(uint8_t data) { this->publish_state(static_cast<bool>(data & (1 << this->channel_))); }
+
+ protected:
+  uint8_t channel_{0};
+};
+
+class CAP1188Component : public Component, public i2c::I2CDevice {
+ public:
+  void register_channel(CAP1188Channel *channel) { this->channels_.push_back(channel); }
+  void set_touch_threshold(uint8_t touch_threshold) { this->touch_threshold_ = touch_threshold; };
+  void set_allow_multiple_touches(bool allow_multiple_touches) {
+    this->allow_multiple_touches_ = allow_multiple_touches ? 0x41 : 0x80;
+  };
+  void set_reset_pin(GPIOPin *reset_pin) { this->reset_pin_ = reset_pin; }
+  void setup() override;
+  void dump_config() override;
+  float get_setup_priority() const override { return setup_priority::DATA; }
+  void loop() override;
+
+ protected:
+  std::vector<CAP1188Channel *> channels_{};
+  uint8_t touch_threshold_{0x20};
+  uint8_t allow_multiple_touches_{0x80};
+
+  GPIOPin *reset_pin_{nullptr};
+
+  uint8_t cap1188_product_id_{0};
+  uint8_t cap1188_manufacture_id_{0};
+  uint8_t cap1188_revision_{0};
+
+  enum ErrorCode {
+    NONE = 0,
+    COMMUNICATION_FAILED,
+  } error_code_{NONE};
+};
+
+}  // namespace cap1188
+}  // namespace esphome
diff --git a/tests/test2.yaml b/tests/test2.yaml
index 6869eeecb1..f90e522b1e 100644
--- a/tests/test2.yaml
+++ b/tests/test2.yaml
@@ -504,3 +504,9 @@ interval:
 
 display:
 
+cap1188:
+  id: cap1188_component
+  address: 0x29
+  touch_threshold: 0x20
+  allow_multiple_touches: true
+  reset_pin: 14