diff --git a/esphome/components/ade7953/ade7953.cpp b/esphome/components/ade7953/ade7953.cpp
index c4752abf39..d55f585b26 100644
--- a/esphome/components/ade7953/ade7953.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/ade7953/ade7953.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ static const char *TAG = "ade7953";
 
 void ADE7953::dump_config() {
   ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "ADE7953:");
+  if (this->has_irq_) {
+    ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "  IRQ Pin: GPIO%u", this->irq_pin_number_);
+  }
   LOG_I2C_DEVICE(this);
   LOG_UPDATE_INTERVAL(this);
   LOG_SENSOR("  ", "Voltage Sensor", this->voltage_sensor_);
diff --git a/esphome/components/ade7953/ade7953.h b/esphome/components/ade7953/ade7953.h
index 7591bc1684..e0fadf37c3 100644
--- a/esphome/components/ade7953/ade7953.h
+++ b/esphome/components/ade7953/ade7953.h
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ namespace ade7953 {
 
 class ADE7953 : public i2c::I2CDevice, public PollingComponent {
  public:
+  void set_irq_pin(uint8_t irq_pin) {
+    has_irq_ = true;
+    irq_pin_number_ = irq_pin;
+  }
   void set_voltage_sensor(sensor::Sensor *voltage_sensor) { voltage_sensor_ = voltage_sensor; }
   void set_current_a_sensor(sensor::Sensor *current_a_sensor) { current_a_sensor_ = current_a_sensor; }
   void set_current_b_sensor(sensor::Sensor *current_b_sensor) { current_b_sensor_ = current_b_sensor; }
@@ -20,6 +24,11 @@ class ADE7953 : public i2c::I2CDevice, public PollingComponent {
   }
 
   void setup() override {
+    if (this->has_irq_) {
+      auto pin = GPIOPin(this->irq_pin_number_, INPUT);
+      this->irq_pin_ = &pin;
+      this->irq_pin_->setup();
+    }
     this->set_timeout(100, [this]() {
       this->ade_write_<uint8_t>(0x0010, 0x04);
       this->ade_write_<uint8_t>(0x00FE, 0xAD);
@@ -55,6 +64,9 @@ class ADE7953 : public i2c::I2CDevice, public PollingComponent {
     return result;
   }
 
+  bool has_irq_ = false;
+  uint8_t irq_pin_number_;
+  GPIOPin *irq_pin_{nullptr};
   bool is_setup_{false};
   sensor::Sensor *voltage_sensor_{nullptr};
   sensor::Sensor *current_a_sensor_{nullptr};
diff --git a/esphome/components/ade7953/sensor.py b/esphome/components/ade7953/sensor.py
index b048b1ed71..d29e2dd13e 100644
--- a/esphome/components/ade7953/sensor.py
+++ b/esphome/components/ade7953/sensor.py
@@ -1,14 +1,16 @@
 import esphome.codegen as cg
 import esphome.config_validation as cv
 from esphome.components import sensor, i2c
+from esphome import pins
 from esphome.const import CONF_ID, CONF_VOLTAGE, \
     UNIT_VOLT, ICON_FLASH, UNIT_AMPERE, UNIT_WATT
 
 DEPENDENCIES = ['i2c']
 
-ace7953_ns = cg.esphome_ns.namespace('ade7953')
-ADE7953 = ace7953_ns.class_('ADE7953', cg.PollingComponent, i2c.I2CDevice)
+ade7953_ns = cg.esphome_ns.namespace('ade7953')
+ADE7953 = ade7953_ns.class_('ADE7953', cg.PollingComponent, i2c.I2CDevice)
 
+CONF_IRQ_PIN = 'irq_pin'
 CONF_CURRENT_A = 'current_a'
 CONF_CURRENT_B = 'current_b'
 CONF_ACTIVE_POWER_A = 'active_power_a'
@@ -16,7 +18,7 @@ CONF_ACTIVE_POWER_B = 'active_power_b'
 
 CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.Schema({
     cv.GenerateID(): cv.declare_id(ADE7953),
-
+    cv.Optional(CONF_IRQ_PIN): pins.input_pin,
     cv.Optional(CONF_VOLTAGE): sensor.sensor_schema(UNIT_VOLT, ICON_FLASH, 1),
     cv.Optional(CONF_CURRENT_A): sensor.sensor_schema(UNIT_AMPERE, ICON_FLASH, 2),
     cv.Optional(CONF_CURRENT_B): sensor.sensor_schema(UNIT_AMPERE, ICON_FLASH, 2),
@@ -30,6 +32,9 @@ def to_code(config):
     yield cg.register_component(var, config)
     yield i2c.register_i2c_device(var, config)
 
+    if CONF_IRQ_PIN in config:
+        cg.add(var.set_irq_pin(config[CONF_IRQ_PIN]))
+
     for key in [CONF_VOLTAGE, CONF_CURRENT_A, CONF_CURRENT_B, CONF_ACTIVE_POWER_A,
                 CONF_ACTIVE_POWER_B]:
         if key not in config:
diff --git a/tests/test3.yaml b/tests/test3.yaml
index df103a4e14..328a243a73 100644
--- a/tests/test3.yaml
+++ b/tests/test3.yaml
@@ -338,6 +338,7 @@ sensor:
       - binary_sensor: bin3
         value: 100.0
   - platform: ade7953
+    irq_pin: GPIO16
     voltage:
       name: ADE7953 Voltage
     current_a: