diff --git a/esphome/components/remote_base/pronto_protocol.cpp b/esphome/components/remote_base/pronto_protocol.cpp
index a2b1a16e07..d434744e49 100644
--- a/esphome/components/remote_base/pronto_protocol.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/remote_base/pronto_protocol.cpp
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ void ProntoProtocol::send_pronto_(RemoteTransmitData *dst, const std::vector<uin
   ESP_LOGD(TAG, "Send Pronto: intros=%d", intros);
   ESP_LOGD(TAG, "Send Pronto: repeats=%d", repeats);
   if (NUMBERS_IN_PREAMBLE + intros + repeats != data.size()) {  // inconsistent sizes
+    ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Inconsistent data, not sending");
     return;
   }
 
diff --git a/esphome/components/remote_transmitter/remote_transmitter_esp32.cpp b/esphome/components/remote_transmitter/remote_transmitter_esp32.cpp
index 368b21f892..c3d4d42e4f 100644
--- a/esphome/components/remote_transmitter/remote_transmitter_esp32.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/remote_transmitter/remote_transmitter_esp32.cpp
@@ -113,6 +113,10 @@ void RemoteTransmitterComponent::send_internal(uint32_t send_times, uint32_t sen
     this->rmt_temp_.push_back(rmt_item);
   }
 
+  if ((this->rmt_temp_.data() == nullptr) || this->rmt_temp_.empty()) {
+    ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Empty data");
+    return;
+  }
   for (uint32_t i = 0; i < send_times; i++) {
     esp_err_t error = rmt_write_items(this->channel_, this->rmt_temp_.data(), this->rmt_temp_.size(), true);
     if (error != ESP_OK) {