diff --git a/homeassistant/components/services.yaml b/homeassistant/components/services.yaml
index 03c1d24184a..522939a213a 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/services.yaml
+++ b/homeassistant/components/services.yaml
@@ -364,6 +364,38 @@ abode:
         description: Entity id of the quick action to trigger.
         example: 'binary_sensor.home_quick_action'
 
+snips:
+  say:
+    description: Send a TTS message to Snips.
+    fields:
+      text:
+        description: Text to say.
+        example: My name is snips
+      site_id:
+        description: Site to use to start session, defaults to default (optional)
+        example: bedroom
+      custom_data:
+        description: custom data that will be included with all messages in this session
+        example: user=UserName
+  say_action:
+    description: Send a TTS message to Snips to listen for a response.
+    fields:
+      text:
+        description: Text to say
+        example: My name is snips
+      site_id:
+        description: Site to use to start session, defaults to default (optional)
+        example: bedroom
+      custom_data:
+        description: custom data that will be included with all messages in this session
+        example: user=UserName
+      can_be_enqueued:
+        description: If True, session waits for an open session to end, if False session is dropped if one is running
+        example: True
+      intent_filter:
+        description: Optional Array of Strings - A list of intents names to restrict the NLU resolution to on the first query.
+        example: turnOnLights, turnOffLights
+
 input_boolean:
   toggle:
     description: Toggles an input boolean.
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/snips.py b/homeassistant/components/snips.py
index ae387f7ab4c..d221c8512c6 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/snips.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/snips.py
@@ -8,17 +8,29 @@ import asyncio
 import json
 import logging
 from datetime import timedelta
+
 import voluptuous as vol
+
 from homeassistant.helpers import intent, config_validation as cv
 import homeassistant.components.mqtt as mqtt
 
 DOMAIN = 'snips'
 DEPENDENCIES = ['mqtt']
+
 CONF_INTENTS = 'intents'
 CONF_ACTION = 'action'
 
+SERVICE_SAY = 'say'
+SERVICE_SAY_ACTION = 'say_action'
+
 INTENT_TOPIC = 'hermes/intent/#'
 
+ATTR_TEXT = 'text'
+ATTR_SITE_ID = 'site_id'
+ATTR_CUSTOM_DATA = 'custom_data'
+ATTR_CAN_BE_ENQUEUED = 'can_be_enqueued'
+ATTR_INTENT_FILTER = 'intent_filter'
+
 _LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 CONFIG_SCHEMA = vol.Schema({
@@ -40,6 +52,20 @@ INTENT_SCHEMA = vol.Schema({
     }]
 }, extra=vol.ALLOW_EXTRA)
 
+SERVICE_SCHEMA_SAY = vol.Schema({
+    vol.Required(ATTR_TEXT): str,
+    vol.Optional(ATTR_SITE_ID, default='default'): str,
+    vol.Optional(ATTR_CUSTOM_DATA, default=''): str
+})
+
+SERVICE_SCHEMA_SAY_ACTION = vol.Schema({
+    vol.Required(ATTR_TEXT): str,
+    vol.Optional(ATTR_SITE_ID, default='default'): str,
+    vol.Optional(ATTR_CUSTOM_DATA, default=''): str,
+    vol.Optional(ATTR_CAN_BE_ENQUEUED, default=True): cv.boolean,
+    vol.Optional(ATTR_INTENT_FILTER): vol.All(cv.ensure_list),
+})
+
 
 @asyncio.coroutine
 def async_setup(hass, config):
@@ -93,6 +119,39 @@ def async_setup(hass, config):
     yield from hass.components.mqtt.async_subscribe(
         INTENT_TOPIC, message_received)
 
+    @asyncio.coroutine
+    def snips_say(call):
+        """Send a Snips notification message."""
+        notification = {'siteId': call.data.get(ATTR_SITE_ID, 'default'),
+                        'customData': call.data.get(ATTR_CUSTOM_DATA, ''),
+                        'init': {'type': 'notification',
+                                 'text': call.data.get(ATTR_TEXT)}}
+        mqtt.async_publish(hass, 'hermes/dialogueManager/startSession',
+                           json.dumps(notification))
+        return
+
+    @asyncio.coroutine
+    def snips_say_action(call):
+        """Send a Snips action message."""
+        notification = {'siteId': call.data.get(ATTR_SITE_ID, 'default'),
+                        'customData': call.data.get(ATTR_CUSTOM_DATA, ''),
+                        'init': {'type': 'action',
+                                 'text': call.data.get(ATTR_TEXT),
+                                 'canBeEnqueued': call.data.get(
+                                     ATTR_CAN_BE_ENQUEUED, True),
+                                 'intentFilter':
+                                     call.data.get(ATTR_INTENT_FILTER, [])}}
+        mqtt.async_publish(hass, 'hermes/dialogueManager/startSession',
+                           json.dumps(notification))
+        return
+
+    hass.services.async_register(
+        DOMAIN, SERVICE_SAY, snips_say,
+        schema=SERVICE_SCHEMA_SAY)
+    hass.services.async_register(
+        DOMAIN, SERVICE_SAY_ACTION, snips_say_action,
+        schema=SERVICE_SCHEMA_SAY_ACTION)
+
     return True
 
 
diff --git a/tests/components/test_snips.py b/tests/components/test_snips.py
index 9ee500bb4c7..711d13dc341 100644
--- a/tests/components/test_snips.py
+++ b/tests/components/test_snips.py
@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@ import json
 
 from homeassistant.core import callback
 from homeassistant.bootstrap import async_setup_component
-from tests.common import async_fire_mqtt_message, async_mock_intent
+from tests.common import (async_fire_mqtt_message, async_mock_intent,
+                          async_mock_service)
+from homeassistant.components.snips import (SERVICE_SCHEMA_SAY,
+                                            SERVICE_SCHEMA_SAY_ACTION)
 
 
 @asyncio.coroutine
@@ -238,3 +241,66 @@ def test_snips_intent_username(hass, mqtt_mock):
     intent = intents[0]
     assert intent.platform == 'snips'
     assert intent.intent_type == 'Lights'
+
+
+@asyncio.coroutine
+def test_snips_say(hass, caplog):
+    """Test snips say with invalid config."""
+    calls = async_mock_service(hass, 'snips', 'say',
+                               SERVICE_SCHEMA_SAY)
+
+    data = {'text': 'Hello'}
+    yield from hass.services.async_call('snips', 'say', data)
+    yield from hass.async_block_till_done()
+
+    assert len(calls) == 1
+    assert calls[0].domain == 'snips'
+    assert calls[0].service == 'say'
+    assert calls[0].data['text'] == 'Hello'
+
+
+@asyncio.coroutine
+def test_snips_say_action(hass, caplog):
+    """Test snips say_action with invalid config."""
+    calls = async_mock_service(hass, 'snips', 'say_action',
+                               SERVICE_SCHEMA_SAY_ACTION)
+
+    data = {'text': 'Hello', 'intent_filter': ['myIntent']}
+    yield from hass.services.async_call('snips', 'say_action', data)
+    yield from hass.async_block_till_done()
+
+    assert len(calls) == 1
+    assert calls[0].domain == 'snips'
+    assert calls[0].service == 'say_action'
+    assert calls[0].data['text'] == 'Hello'
+    assert calls[0].data['intent_filter'] == ['myIntent']
+
+
+@asyncio.coroutine
+def test_snips_say_invalid_config(hass, caplog):
+    """Test snips say with invalid config."""
+    calls = async_mock_service(hass, 'snips', 'say',
+                               SERVICE_SCHEMA_SAY)
+
+    data = {'text': 'Hello', 'badKey': 'boo'}
+    yield from hass.services.async_call('snips', 'say', data)
+    yield from hass.async_block_till_done()
+
+    assert len(calls) == 0
+    assert 'ERROR' in caplog.text
+    assert 'Invalid service data' in caplog.text
+
+
+@asyncio.coroutine
+def test_snips_say_action_invalid_config(hass, caplog):
+    """Test snips say_action with invalid config."""
+    calls = async_mock_service(hass, 'snips', 'say_action',
+                               SERVICE_SCHEMA_SAY_ACTION)
+
+    data = {'text': 'Hello', 'can_be_enqueued': 'notabool'}
+    yield from hass.services.async_call('snips', 'say_action', data)
+    yield from hass.async_block_till_done()
+
+    assert len(calls) == 0
+    assert 'ERROR' in caplog.text
+    assert 'Invalid service data' in caplog.text