diff --git a/esphomeyaml/components/sensor/dht12.py b/esphomeyaml/components/sensor/dht12.py
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+import voluptuous as vol
+
+import esphomeyaml.config_validation as cv
+from esphomeyaml.components import sensor
+from esphomeyaml.components.sensor import MQTT_SENSOR_SCHEMA
+from esphomeyaml.const import CONF_HUMIDITY, CONF_ID, CONF_NAME, CONF_TEMPERATURE, \
+    CONF_UPDATE_INTERVAL
+from esphomeyaml.helpers import App, variable
+
+DEPENDENCIES = ['i2c']
+
+PLATFORM_SCHEMA = sensor.PLATFORM_SCHEMA.extend({
+    cv.GenerateID('dht_sensor'): cv.register_variable_id,
+    vol.Required(CONF_TEMPERATURE): MQTT_SENSOR_SCHEMA,
+    vol.Required(CONF_HUMIDITY): MQTT_SENSOR_SCHEMA,
+    vol.Optional(CONF_UPDATE_INTERVAL): cv.positive_time_period_milliseconds,
+})
+
+
+def to_code(config):
+    rhs = App.make_dht12_sensor(config[CONF_TEMPERATURE][CONF_NAME],
+                                config[CONF_HUMIDITY][CONF_NAME],
+                                config.get(CONF_UPDATE_INTERVAL))
+    dht = variable('Application::MakeDHT12Sensor', config[CONF_ID], rhs)
+    sensor.setup_sensor(dht.Pdht.Pget_temperature_sensor(), config[CONF_TEMPERATURE])
+    sensor.setup_mqtt_sensor_component(dht.Pmqtt_temperature, config[CONF_TEMPERATURE])
+    sensor.setup_sensor(dht.Pdht.Pget_humidity_sensor(), config[CONF_HUMIDITY])
+    sensor.setup_mqtt_sensor_component(dht.Pmqtt_humidity, config[CONF_HUMIDITY])
+
+
+BUILD_FLAGS = '-DUSE_DHT12_SENSOR'