diff --git a/esphome/components/senseair/senseair.cpp b/esphome/components/senseair/senseair.cpp
index 812a4aa42d..80b67dfa17 100644
--- a/esphome/components/senseair/senseair.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/senseair/senseair.cpp
@@ -6,12 +6,20 @@ namespace senseair {
 
 static const char *TAG = "senseair";
 static const uint8_t SENSEAIR_REQUEST_LENGTH = 8;
-static const uint8_t SENSEAIR_RESPONSE_LENGTH = 13;
-static const uint8_t SENSEAIR_COMMAND_GET_PPM[] = {0xFE, 0x04, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x04, 0xE5, 0xC6};
+static const uint8_t SENSEAIR_PPM_STATUS_RESPONSE_LENGTH = 13;
+static const uint8_t SENSEAIR_ABC_PERIOD_RESPONSE_LENGTH = 7;
+static const uint8_t SENSEAIR_CAL_RESULT_RESPONSE_LENGTH = 7;
+static const uint8_t SENSEAIR_COMMAND_GET_PPM_STATUS[] = {0xFE, 0x04, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x04, 0xE5, 0xC6};
+static const uint8_t SENSEAIR_COMMAND_CLEAR_ACK_REGISTER[] = {0xFE, 0x06, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x9D, 0xC5};
+static const uint8_t SENSEAIR_COMMAND_BACKGROUND_CAL[] = {0xFE, 0x06, 0x00, 0x01, 0x7C, 0x06, 0x6C, 0xC7};
+static const uint8_t SENSEAIR_COMMAND_BACKGROUND_CAL_RESULT[] = {0xFE, 0x03, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x01, 0x90, 0x05};
+static const uint8_t SENSEAIR_COMMAND_ABC_ENABLE[] = {0xFE, 0x06, 0x00, 0x1F, 0x00, 0xB4, 0xAC, 0x74};  // 180 hours
+static const uint8_t SENSEAIR_COMMAND_ABC_DISABLE[] = {0xFE, 0x06, 0x00, 0x1F, 0x00, 0x00, 0xAC, 0x03};
+static const uint8_t SENSEAIR_COMMAND_ABC_GET_PERIOD[] = {0xFE, 0x03, 0x00, 0x1F, 0x00, 0x01, 0xA1, 0xC3};
 
 void SenseAirComponent::update() {
-  uint8_t response[SENSEAIR_RESPONSE_LENGTH];
-  if (!this->senseair_write_command_(SENSEAIR_COMMAND_GET_PPM, response)) {
+  uint8_t response[SENSEAIR_PPM_STATUS_RESPONSE_LENGTH];
+  if (!this->senseair_write_command_(SENSEAIR_COMMAND_GET_PPM_STATUS, response, SENSEAIR_PPM_STATUS_RESPONSE_LENGTH)) {
     ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Reading data from SenseAir failed!");
     this->status_set_warning();
     return;
@@ -69,14 +77,67 @@ uint16_t SenseAirComponent::senseair_checksum_(uint8_t *ptr, uint8_t length) {
   return crc;
 }
 
-bool SenseAirComponent::senseair_write_command_(const uint8_t *command, uint8_t *response) {
+void SenseAirComponent::background_calibration() {
+  ESP_LOGD(TAG, "SenseAir Starting background calibration");
+  this->senseair_write_command_(SENSEAIR_COMMAND_CLEAR_ACK_REGISTER, nullptr, 0);
+  this->senseair_write_command_(SENSEAIR_COMMAND_BACKGROUND_CAL, nullptr, 0);
+}
+
+void SenseAirComponent::background_calibration_result() {
+  ESP_LOGD(TAG, "SenseAir Requesting background calibration result");
+  uint8_t response[SENSEAIR_CAL_RESULT_RESPONSE_LENGTH];
+  if (!this->senseair_write_command_(SENSEAIR_COMMAND_BACKGROUND_CAL_RESULT, response,
+                                     SENSEAIR_CAL_RESULT_RESPONSE_LENGTH)) {
+    ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Requesting background calibration result from SenseAir failed!");
+    return;
+  }
+
+  if (response[0] != 0xFE || response[1] != 0x03) {
+    ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Invalid reply from SenseAir! %02x%02x%02x %02x%02x %02x%02x", response[0], response[1], response[2],
+             response[3], response[4], response[5], response[6]);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  ESP_LOGD(TAG, "SenseAir Result=%s (%02x%02x%02x)", response[2] == 2 ? "OK" : "NOT_OK", response[2], response[3],
+           response[4]);
+}
+
+void SenseAirComponent::abc_enable() {
+  ESP_LOGD(TAG, "SenseAir Enabling automatic baseline calibration");
+  this->senseair_write_command_(SENSEAIR_COMMAND_ABC_ENABLE, nullptr, 0);
+}
+
+void SenseAirComponent::abc_disable() {
+  ESP_LOGD(TAG, "SenseAir Disabling automatic baseline calibration");
+  this->senseair_write_command_(SENSEAIR_COMMAND_ABC_DISABLE, nullptr, 0);
+}
+
+void SenseAirComponent::abc_get_period() {
+  ESP_LOGD(TAG, "SenseAir Requesting ABC period");
+  uint8_t response[SENSEAIR_ABC_PERIOD_RESPONSE_LENGTH];
+  if (!this->senseair_write_command_(SENSEAIR_COMMAND_ABC_GET_PERIOD, response, SENSEAIR_ABC_PERIOD_RESPONSE_LENGTH)) {
+    ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Requesting ABC period from SenseAir failed!");
+    return;
+  }
+
+  if (response[0] != 0xFE || response[1] != 0x03) {
+    ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Invalid reply from SenseAir! %02x%02x%02x %02x%02x %02x%02x", response[0], response[1], response[2],
+             response[3], response[4], response[5], response[6]);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const uint16_t hours = (uint16_t(response[3]) << 8) | response[4];
+  ESP_LOGD(TAG, "SenseAir Read ABC Period: %u hours", hours);
+}
+
+bool SenseAirComponent::senseair_write_command_(const uint8_t *command, uint8_t *response, uint8_t response_length) {
   this->flush();
   this->write_array(command, SENSEAIR_REQUEST_LENGTH);
 
   if (response == nullptr)
     return true;
 
-  bool ret = this->read_array(response, SENSEAIR_RESPONSE_LENGTH);
+  bool ret = this->read_array(response, response_length);
   this->flush();
   return ret;
 }
diff --git a/esphome/components/senseair/senseair.h b/esphome/components/senseair/senseair.h
index 23bcf40b5a..c03a0848e9 100644
--- a/esphome/components/senseair/senseair.h
+++ b/esphome/components/senseair/senseair.h
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include "esphome/core/component.h"
+#include "esphome/core/automation.h"
 #include "esphome/components/sensor/sensor.h"
 #include "esphome/components/uart/uart.h"
 
@@ -15,12 +16,68 @@ class SenseAirComponent : public PollingComponent, public uart::UARTDevice {
   void update() override;
   void dump_config() override;
 
+  void background_calibration();
+  void background_calibration_result();
+  void abc_get_period();
+  void abc_enable();
+  void abc_disable();
+
  protected:
   uint16_t senseair_checksum_(uint8_t *ptr, uint8_t length);
-  bool senseair_write_command_(const uint8_t *command, uint8_t *response);
+  bool senseair_write_command_(const uint8_t *command, uint8_t *response, uint8_t response_length);
 
   sensor::Sensor *co2_sensor_{nullptr};
 };
 
+template<typename... Ts> class SenseAirBackgroundCalibrationAction : public Action<Ts...> {
+ public:
+  SenseAirBackgroundCalibrationAction(SenseAirComponent *senseair) : senseair_(senseair) {}
+
+  void play(Ts... x) override { this->senseair_->background_calibration(); }
+
+ protected:
+  SenseAirComponent *senseair_;
+};
+
+template<typename... Ts> class SenseAirBackgroundCalibrationResultAction : public Action<Ts...> {
+ public:
+  SenseAirBackgroundCalibrationResultAction(SenseAirComponent *senseair) : senseair_(senseair) {}
+
+  void play(Ts... x) override { this->senseair_->background_calibration_result(); }
+
+ protected:
+  SenseAirComponent *senseair_;
+};
+
+template<typename... Ts> class SenseAirABCEnableAction : public Action<Ts...> {
+ public:
+  SenseAirABCEnableAction(SenseAirComponent *senseair) : senseair_(senseair) {}
+
+  void play(Ts... x) override { this->senseair_->abc_enable(); }
+
+ protected:
+  SenseAirComponent *senseair_;
+};
+
+template<typename... Ts> class SenseAirABCDisableAction : public Action<Ts...> {
+ public:
+  SenseAirABCDisableAction(SenseAirComponent *senseair) : senseair_(senseair) {}
+
+  void play(Ts... x) override { this->senseair_->abc_disable(); }
+
+ protected:
+  SenseAirComponent *senseair_;
+};
+
+template<typename... Ts> class SenseAirABCGetPeriodAction : public Action<Ts...> {
+ public:
+  SenseAirABCGetPeriodAction(SenseAirComponent *senseair) : senseair_(senseair) {}
+
+  void play(Ts... x) override { this->senseair_->abc_get_period(); }
+
+ protected:
+  SenseAirComponent *senseair_;
+};
+
 }  // namespace senseair
 }  // namespace esphome
diff --git a/esphome/components/senseair/sensor.py b/esphome/components/senseair/sensor.py
index 8f5c7caa68..6f48651563 100644
--- a/esphome/components/senseair/sensor.py
+++ b/esphome/components/senseair/sensor.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import esphome.codegen as cg
 import esphome.config_validation as cv
+from esphome import automation
+from esphome.automation import maybe_simple_id
 from esphome.components import sensor, uart
 from esphome.const import (
     CONF_CO2,
@@ -15,6 +17,21 @@ senseair_ns = cg.esphome_ns.namespace("senseair")
 SenseAirComponent = senseair_ns.class_(
     "SenseAirComponent", cg.PollingComponent, uart.UARTDevice
 )
+SenseAirBackgroundCalibrationAction = senseair_ns.class_(
+    "SenseAirBackgroundCalibrationAction", automation.Action
+)
+SenseAirBackgroundCalibrationResultAction = senseair_ns.class_(
+    "SenseAirBackgroundCalibrationResultAction", automation.Action
+)
+SenseAirABCEnableAction = senseair_ns.class_(
+    "SenseAirABCEnableAction", automation.Action
+)
+SenseAirABCDisableAction = senseair_ns.class_(
+    "SenseAirABCDisableAction", automation.Action
+)
+SenseAirABCGetPeriodAction = senseair_ns.class_(
+    "SenseAirABCGetPeriodAction", automation.Action
+)
 
 CONFIG_SCHEMA = (
     cv.Schema(
@@ -38,3 +55,34 @@ def to_code(config):
     if CONF_CO2 in config:
         sens = yield sensor.new_sensor(config[CONF_CO2])
         cg.add(var.set_co2_sensor(sens))
+
+
+CALIBRATION_ACTION_SCHEMA = maybe_simple_id(
+    {
+        cv.Required(CONF_ID): cv.use_id(SenseAirComponent),
+    }
+)
+
+
+@automation.register_action(
+    "senseair.background_calibration",
+    SenseAirBackgroundCalibrationAction,
+    CALIBRATION_ACTION_SCHEMA,
+)
+@automation.register_action(
+    "senseair.background_calibration_result",
+    SenseAirBackgroundCalibrationResultAction,
+    CALIBRATION_ACTION_SCHEMA,
+)
+@automation.register_action(
+    "senseair.abc_enable", SenseAirABCEnableAction, CALIBRATION_ACTION_SCHEMA
+)
+@automation.register_action(
+    "senseair.abc_disable", SenseAirABCDisableAction, CALIBRATION_ACTION_SCHEMA
+)
+@automation.register_action(
+    "senseair.abc_get_period", SenseAirABCGetPeriodAction, CALIBRATION_ACTION_SCHEMA
+)
+def senseair_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)
diff --git a/tests/test1.yaml b/tests/test1.yaml
index f08cea7770..461d8e5da1 100644
--- a/tests/test1.yaml
+++ b/tests/test1.yaml
@@ -660,11 +660,6 @@ sensor:
   - platform: pulse_width
     name: Pulse Width
     pin: GPIO12
-  - platform: senseair
-    uart_id: uart0
-    co2:
-      name: 'SenseAir CO2 Value'
-    update_interval: 15s
   - platform: sm300d2
     uart_id: uart0
     co2:
diff --git a/tests/test2.yaml b/tests/test2.yaml
index 333025358c..616fe32139 100644
--- a/tests/test2.yaml
+++ b/tests/test2.yaml
@@ -70,6 +70,18 @@ sensor:
   - platform: ble_rssi
     service_uuid: '11223344-5566-7788-99aa-bbccddeeff00'
     name: 'BLE Test Service 128'
+  - platform: senseair
+    id: senseair0
+    co2:
+      name: 'SenseAir CO2 Value'
+      on_value:
+        then:
+          - senseair.background_calibration: senseair0
+          - senseair.background_calibration_result: senseair0
+          - senseair.abc_get_period: senseair0
+          - senseair.abc_enable: senseair0
+          - senseair.abc_disable: senseair0
+    update_interval: 15s
   - platform: ruuvitag
     mac_address: FF:56:D3:2F:7D:E8
     humidity: