diff --git a/custom_components/empty_component/__init__.py b/custom_components/empty_component/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..de86ada
--- /dev/null
+++ b/custom_components/empty_component/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import esphome.codegen as cg
+import esphome.config_validation as cv
+from esphome.const import CONF_ID
+
+empty_component_ns = cg.esphome_ns.namespace('empty_component')
+EmptyComponent = empty_component_ns.class_('EmptyComponent', cg.Component)
+
+CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.Schema({
+    cv.GenerateID(): cv.declare_id(EmptyComponent)
+}).extend(cv.COMPONENT_SCHEMA)
+
+def to_code(config):
+    var = cg.new_Pvariable(config[CONF_ID])
+    yield cg.register_component(var, config)
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diff --git a/custom_components/empty_component/empty_component.cpp b/custom_components/empty_component/empty_component.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b41069c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/custom_components/empty_component/empty_component.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#include "esphome/core/log.h"
+#include "empty_component.h"
+
+namespace esphome {
+namespace empty_component {
+
+static const char *TAG = "empty_component.component";
+
+void EmptyComponent::setup() {
+
+}
+
+void EmptyComponent::loop() {
+
+}
+
+void EmptyComponent::dump_config(){
+    ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "Empty component");
+}
+
+
+}  // namespace empty_component
+}  // namespace esphome
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diff --git a/custom_components/empty_component/empty_component.h b/custom_components/empty_component/empty_component.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..39711cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/custom_components/empty_component/empty_component.h
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "esphome/core/component.h"
+
+namespace esphome {
+namespace empty_component {
+
+class EmptyComponent : public Component {
+ public:
+  void setup() override;
+  void loop() override;
+  void dump_config() override;
+};
+
+
+}  // namespace empty_component
+}  // namespace esphome
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diff --git a/test_empty.yaml b/test_empty.yaml
index 51d1fbb..81350b3 100644
--- a/test_empty.yaml
+++ b/test_empty.yaml
@@ -36,4 +36,7 @@ text_sensor:
 
 cover:
   platform: empty_cover
-  id: empty_cover_1
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+  id: empty_cover_1
+
+empty_component:
+  id: empty_component_1
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