diff --git a/esphome/components/midea/ac_automations.h b/esphome/components/midea/ac_automations.h
index 84f8c5d19e..e6fffa2511 100644
--- a/esphome/components/midea/ac_automations.h
+++ b/esphome/components/midea/ac_automations.h
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@ template<typename... Ts> class MideaActionBase : public Action<Ts...> {
 
 template<typename... Ts> class FollowMeAction : public MideaActionBase<Ts...> {
   TEMPLATABLE_VALUE(float, temperature)
-  TEMPLATABLE_VALUE(bool, fahrenheit)
+  TEMPLATABLE_VALUE(bool, use_fahrenheit)
   TEMPLATABLE_VALUE(bool, beeper)
 
   void play(Ts... x) override {
-    this->parent_->do_follow_me(this->temperature_.value(x...), this->fahrenheit_.value(x...),
+    this->parent_->do_follow_me(this->temperature_.value(x...), this->use_fahrenheit_.value(x...),
                                 this->beeper_.value(x...));
   }
 };
diff --git a/esphome/components/midea/air_conditioner.cpp b/esphome/components/midea/air_conditioner.cpp
index 2dc010a31d..247aea0488 100644
--- a/esphome/components/midea/air_conditioner.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/midea/air_conditioner.cpp
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ void AirConditioner::dump_config() {
 
 /* ACTIONS */
 
-void AirConditioner::do_follow_me(float temperature, bool fahrenheit, bool beeper) {
+void AirConditioner::do_follow_me(float temperature, bool use_fahrenheit, bool beeper) {
 #ifdef USE_REMOTE_TRANSMITTER
   // Check if temperature is finite (not NaN or infinite)
   if (!std::isfinite(temperature)) {
@@ -134,12 +134,12 @@ void AirConditioner::do_follow_me(float temperature, bool fahrenheit, bool beepe
   uint8_t temp_uint8 =
       static_cast<uint8_t>(esphome::clamp<long>(std::lroundf(temperature), 0L, static_cast<long>(UINT8_MAX)));
 
-  char temp_symbol = fahrenheit ? 'F' : 'C';
-  ESP_LOGD(Constants::TAG, "Follow me action called with temperature: %f °%c, rounded to: %u °%c", temperature,
+  char temp_symbol = use_fahrenheit ? 'F' : 'C';
+  ESP_LOGD(Constants::TAG, "Follow me action called with temperature: %.5f °%c, rounded to: %u °%c", temperature,
            temp_symbol, temp_uint8, temp_symbol);
 
   // Create and transmit the data
-  IrFollowMeData data(temp_uint8, fahrenheit, beeper);
+  IrFollowMeData data(temp_uint8, use_fahrenheit, beeper);
   this->transmitter_.transmit(data);
 #else
   ESP_LOGW(Constants::TAG, "Action needs remote_transmitter component");
diff --git a/esphome/components/midea/air_conditioner.h b/esphome/components/midea/air_conditioner.h
index f5248f4bc4..e70bd34e71 100644
--- a/esphome/components/midea/air_conditioner.h
+++ b/esphome/components/midea/air_conditioner.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class AirConditioner : public ApplianceBase<dudanov::midea::ac::AirConditioner>,
   /* ### ACTIONS ### */
   /* ############### */
 
-  void do_follow_me(float temperature, bool fahrenheit, bool beeper = false);
+  void do_follow_me(float temperature, bool use_fahrenheit, bool beeper = false);
   void do_display_toggle();
   void do_swing_step();
   void do_beeper_on() { this->set_beeper_feedback(true); }
diff --git a/esphome/components/midea/climate.py b/esphome/components/midea/climate.py
index 47b86da895..b7fef5e1ab 100644
--- a/esphome/components/midea/climate.py
+++ b/esphome/components/midea/climate.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ from esphome.components.climate import (
 
 CODEOWNERS = ["@dudanov"]
 DEPENDENCIES = ["climate", "uart"]
-AUTO_LOAD = ["sensor", "midea_ir"]
+AUTO_LOAD = ["sensor"]
 CONF_POWER_USAGE = "power_usage"
 CONF_HUMIDITY_SETPOINT = "humidity_setpoint"
 midea_ac_ns = cg.esphome_ns.namespace("midea").namespace("ac")
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ async def follow_me_to_code(var, config, args):
     template_ = await cg.templatable(config[CONF_BEEPER], args, cg.bool_)
     cg.add(var.set_beeper(template_))
     template_ = await cg.templatable(config[CONF_USE_FAHRENHEIT], args, cg.bool_)
-    cg.add(var.set_fahrenheit(template_))
+    cg.add(var.set_use_fahrenheit(template_))
     template_ = await cg.templatable(config[CONF_TEMPERATURE], args, cg.float_)
     cg.add(var.set_temperature(template_))
 
diff --git a/esphome/components/midea/ir_transmitter.h b/esphome/components/midea/ir_transmitter.h
index 2cd5c0000c..a3e4d2a0b0 100644
--- a/esphome/components/midea/ir_transmitter.h
+++ b/esphome/components/midea/ir_transmitter.h
@@ -1,17 +1,76 @@
 #pragma once
 
+// TODO: see esphome/components/midea_ir/midea_data.h
+
 #ifdef USE_ARDUINO
 #ifdef USE_REMOTE_TRANSMITTER
 #include "esphome/components/remote_base/midea_protocol.h"
-#include "esphome/components/midea_ir/midea_data.h"
 
 namespace esphome {
 namespace midea {
 
 using remote_base::RemoteTransmitterBase;
 using IrData = remote_base::MideaData;
-using IrFollowMeData = midea_ir::FollowMeData;
-using IrSpecialData = midea_ir::SpecialData;
+
+class IrFollowMeData : public IrData {
+ public:
+  // Default constructor (temp: 30C, beeper: off)
+  IrFollowMeData() : IrData({MIDEA_TYPE_FOLLOW_ME, 0x82, 0x48, 0x7F, 0x1F}) {}
+  // Copy from Base
+  IrFollowMeData(const IrData &data) : IrData(data) {}
+  // Direct from temperature in celsius and beeper values
+  IrFollowMeData(uint8_t temp, bool beeper = false) : IrFollowMeData() {
+    this->set_temp(temp, false);
+    this->set_beeper(beeper);
+  }
+  // Direct from temperature, fahrenheit and beeper values
+  IrFollowMeData(uint8_t temp, bool fahrenheit, bool beeper) : IrFollowMeData() {
+    this->set_temp(temp, fahrenheit);
+    this->set_beeper(beeper);
+  }
+
+  /* TEMPERATURE */
+  uint8_t temp() const {
+    if (this->fahrenheit()) {
+      return this->get_value_(4) + 31;
+    }
+    return this->get_value_(4) - 1;
+  }
+  void set_temp(uint8_t val, bool fahrenheit = false) {
+    this->set_fahrenheit(fahrenheit);
+    if (this->fahrenheit()) {
+      // see https://github.com/esphome/feature-requests/issues/1627#issuecomment-1365639966
+      val = esphome::clamp<uint8_t>(val, MIN_TEMP_F, MAX_TEMP_F) - 31;
+    } else {
+      val = esphome::clamp<uint8_t>(val, MIN_TEMP_C, MAX_TEMP_C) + 1;
+    }
+    this->set_value_(4, val);
+  }
+
+  /* BEEPER */
+  bool beeper() const { return this->get_value_(3, 128); }
+  void set_beeper(bool val) { this->set_mask_(3, val, 128); }
+
+  /* FAHRENHEIT */
+  bool fahrenheit() const { return this->get_value_(2, 32); }
+  void set_fahrenheit(bool val) { this->set_mask_(2, val, 32); }
+
+ protected:
+  static const uint8_t MIN_TEMP_C = 0;
+  static const uint8_t MAX_TEMP_C = 37;
+
+  // see
+  // https://github.com/crankyoldgit/IRremoteESP8266/blob/9bdf8abcb465268c5409db99dc83a26df64c7445/src/ir_Midea.h#L116
+  static const uint8_t MIN_TEMP_F = 32;
+  // see
+  // https://github.com/crankyoldgit/IRremoteESP8266/blob/9bdf8abcb465268c5409db99dc83a26df64c7445/src/ir_Midea.h#L117
+  static const uint8_t MAX_TEMP_F = 99;
+};
+
+class IrSpecialData : public IrData {
+ public:
+  IrSpecialData(uint8_t code) : IrData({MIDEA_TYPE_SPECIAL, code, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF}) {}
+};
 
 class IrTransmitter {
  public:
diff --git a/esphome/components/midea_ir/__init__.py b/esphome/components/midea_ir/__init__.py
index db3484e0be..e69de29bb2 100644
--- a/esphome/components/midea_ir/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/midea_ir/__init__.py
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-AUTO_LOAD = ["climate_ir", "coolix"]
diff --git a/esphome/components/midea_ir/climate.py b/esphome/components/midea_ir/climate.py
index db6cca2207..8fea6b192b 100644
--- a/esphome/components/midea_ir/climate.py
+++ b/esphome/components/midea_ir/climate.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import esphome.config_validation as cv
 from esphome.components import climate_ir
 from esphome.const import CONF_ID, CONF_USE_FAHRENHEIT
 
-AUTO_LOAD = ["midea_ir"]
+AUTO_LOAD = ["climate_ir", "coolix"]
 CODEOWNERS = ["@dudanov"]
 
 midea_ir_ns = cg.esphome_ns.namespace("midea_ir")
diff --git a/esphome/components/midea_ir/midea_data.h b/esphome/components/midea_ir/midea_data.h
index 874fd0b72b..15aaee4ea7 100644
--- a/esphome/components/midea_ir/midea_data.h
+++ b/esphome/components/midea_ir/midea_data.h
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
+// TODO: make base, why? Because this file can be used by midea component also. See esphome/components/midea/ir_transmitter.h
+
 #include "esphome/components/remote_base/midea_protocol.h"
 #include "esphome/components/climate/climate_mode.h"
 #include "esphome/core/helpers.h"