diff --git a/CODEOWNERS b/CODEOWNERS
index 1d4df3ccb8..bd329456f9 100644
--- a/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/CODEOWNERS
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ esphome/components/current_based/* @djwmarcx
 esphome/components/dac7678/* @NickB1
 esphome/components/daikin_arc/* @MagicBear
 esphome/components/daikin_brc/* @hagak
+esphome/components/daikin_brc52a61/* @andrewkww
 esphome/components/dallas_temp/* @ssieb
 esphome/components/daly_bms/* @s1lvi0
 esphome/components/dashboard_import/* @esphome/core
diff --git a/esphome/components/daikin_brc52a61/__init__.py b/esphome/components/daikin_brc52a61/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c132ee1276
--- /dev/null
+++ b/esphome/components/daikin_brc52a61/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+CODEOWNERS = ["@andrewkww"]
diff --git a/esphome/components/daikin_brc52a61/climate.py b/esphome/components/daikin_brc52a61/climate.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0498f79a37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/esphome/components/daikin_brc52a61/climate.py
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import esphome.codegen as cg
+import esphome.config_validation as cv
+from esphome.components import climate_ir
+from esphome.const import CONF_ID
+
+AUTO_LOAD = ["climate_ir"]
+
+daikin_brc52a61_ns = cg.esphome_ns.namespace("daikin_brc52a61")
+DaikinClimate = daikin_brc52a61_ns.class_("DaikinClimate", climate_ir.ClimateIR)
+
+CONFIG_SCHEMA = climate_ir.CLIMATE_IR_WITH_RECEIVER_SCHEMA.extend(
+    {
+        cv.GenerateID(): cv.declare_id(DaikinClimate),
+    }
+)
+
+
+async def to_code(config):
+    var = cg.new_Pvariable(config[CONF_ID])
+    await climate_ir.register_climate_ir(var, config)
diff --git a/esphome/components/daikin_brc52a61/daikin_brc52a61.cpp b/esphome/components/daikin_brc52a61/daikin_brc52a61.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b870f378d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/esphome/components/daikin_brc52a61/daikin_brc52a61.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,277 @@
+#include "daikin_brc52a61.h"
+#include "esphome/components/remote_base/remote_base.h"
+
+namespace esphome {
+namespace daikin_brc52a61 {
+
+static const char *const TAG = "daikin_brc52a61.climate";
+
+uint8_t uint2bcd(uint8_t dec) { return ((dec / 10) << 4) + (dec % 10); }
+
+uint8_t bcd2uint(uint8_t bcd) { return ((bcd >> 4) * 10) + (bcd & 0xF); }
+
+struct IRData {
+  union {
+    uint8_t bytes[8];
+
+    struct {
+      uint8_t magic : 8;
+
+      uint8_t mode : 4;
+      uint8_t fan_speed : 4;
+
+      uint8_t mins : 8;
+      uint8_t hours : 8;
+
+      uint8_t on_hours : 6;
+      uint8_t on_30mins : 1;
+      uint8_t on_timer : 1;
+
+      uint8_t off_hours : 6;
+      uint8_t off_30mins : 1;
+      uint8_t off_timer : 1;
+
+      uint8_t temperature : 8;
+
+      uint8_t swing : 1;
+      uint8_t sleep : 1;
+      uint8_t unused : 1;
+      uint8_t power : 1;
+      uint8_t sum : 4;
+    };
+  };
+
+  void set_power(bool on) {
+    // remote only supports toggle power on/off
+    // since we cannot reliably know the current state, we cannot reliably
+    // turn it on or off
+
+    // workaround by abusing timer on/off to set it to a known state
+
+    this->on_timer = 0;
+    this->off_timer = 0;
+
+    this->hours = uint2bcd(00);
+    this->mins = uint2bcd(00);
+
+    if (on) {
+      this->on_hours = 0;
+      this->on_30mins = 0;
+      this->on_timer = 1;
+    } else {
+      this->off_hours = 0;
+      this->off_30mins = 0;
+      this->off_timer = 1;
+    }
+  }
+
+  void set_checksum() {
+    this->sum = 0;
+
+    uint8_t sum = 0;
+    for (auto &byte : this->bytes) {
+      sum += byte & 0xF;
+      sum += byte >> 4;
+    }
+    sum &= 0xF;
+
+    this->sum = sum;
+  }
+};
+
+void DaikinClimate::transmit_state() {
+  IRData irdata{{{0x16}}};
+
+  irdata.mode = this->operation_mode_();
+
+  irdata.fan_speed = this->fan_speed_();
+
+  irdata.temperature = this->temperature_();
+
+  irdata.swing = this->swing_();
+
+  irdata.set_power(this->mode != climate::CLIMATE_MODE_OFF);
+
+  irdata.set_checksum();
+
+  auto transmit = this->transmitter_->transmit();
+  auto *data = transmit.get_data();
+  data->set_carrier_frequency(DAIKIN_IR_FREQUENCY);
+
+  data->mark(DAIKIN_PRE_MARK);
+  data->space(DAIKIN_PRE_SPACE);
+  data->mark(DAIKIN_PRE_MARK);
+  data->space(DAIKIN_PRE_SPACE);
+
+  data->mark(DAIKIN_HEADER_MARK);
+  data->space(DAIKIN_HEADER_SPACE);
+  for (auto byte : irdata.bytes) {
+    for (int8_t i = 0; i < 8; i++) {  // iterate through bit mask
+      data->mark(DAIKIN_BIT_MARK);
+      data->space(byte & 1 ? DAIKIN_ONE_SPACE : DAIKIN_ZERO_SPACE);
+      byte >>= 1;
+    }
+  }
+  data->mark(DAIKIN_BIT_MARK);
+  data->space(DAIKIN_FOOTER_SPACE);
+  data->mark(DAIKIN_FOOTER_MARK);
+
+  transmit.perform();
+}
+
+uint8_t DaikinClimate::operation_mode_() {
+  uint8_t operating_mode = DAIKIN_MODE_AUTO;
+  switch (this->mode) {
+    case climate::CLIMATE_MODE_HEAT_COOL:
+      operating_mode = DAIKIN_MODE_AUTO;
+      break;
+    case climate::CLIMATE_MODE_COOL:
+      operating_mode = DAIKIN_MODE_COOL;
+      break;
+    case climate::CLIMATE_MODE_HEAT:
+      operating_mode = DAIKIN_MODE_HEAT;
+      break;
+    case climate::CLIMATE_MODE_FAN_ONLY:
+      operating_mode = DAIKIN_MODE_FAN;
+      break;
+    case climate::CLIMATE_MODE_DRY:
+      operating_mode = DAIKIN_MODE_DRY;
+      break;
+    case climate::CLIMATE_MODE_OFF:
+    default:
+      operating_mode = DAIKIN_MODE_AUTO;
+      break;
+  }
+  return operating_mode;
+}
+
+uint8_t DaikinClimate::fan_speed_() {
+  uint8_t fan_speed = DAIKIN_FAN_AUTO;
+  switch (this->fan_mode.value()) {
+    case climate::CLIMATE_FAN_QUIET:
+      fan_speed = DAIKIN_FAN_QUIET;
+      break;
+    case climate::CLIMATE_FAN_LOW:
+      fan_speed = DAIKIN_FAN_LOW;
+      break;
+    case climate::CLIMATE_FAN_MEDIUM:
+      fan_speed = DAIKIN_FAN_MED;
+      break;
+    case climate::CLIMATE_FAN_HIGH:
+      fan_speed = DAIKIN_FAN_HIGH;
+      break;
+    case climate::CLIMATE_FAN_AUTO:
+    default:
+      fan_speed = DAIKIN_FAN_AUTO;
+  }
+  return fan_speed;
+}
+
+uint8_t DaikinClimate::temperature_() {
+  uint8_t temperature = (uint8_t) roundf(clamp<float>(this->target_temperature, DAIKIN_TEMP_MIN, DAIKIN_TEMP_MAX));
+  return uint2bcd(temperature);
+}
+
+uint8_t DaikinClimate::swing_() {
+  uint8_t swing_mode = 1;
+  switch (this->swing_mode) {
+    case climate::CLIMATE_SWING_VERTICAL:
+      swing_mode = 1;
+      break;
+    case climate::CLIMATE_SWING_OFF:
+    default:
+      swing_mode = 0;
+      break;
+  }
+  return swing_mode;
+}
+
+bool DaikinClimate::parse_state_frame_(IRData &irdata) {
+  const uint8_t sum = irdata.sum;
+  irdata.set_checksum();
+  if (sum != irdata.sum)
+    return false;
+
+  switch (irdata.mode) {
+    case DAIKIN_MODE_AUTO:
+      this->mode = climate::CLIMATE_MODE_HEAT_COOL;
+      break;
+    case DAIKIN_MODE_COOL:
+      this->mode = climate::CLIMATE_MODE_COOL;
+      break;
+    case DAIKIN_MODE_HEAT:
+      this->mode = climate::CLIMATE_MODE_HEAT;
+      break;
+    case DAIKIN_MODE_FAN:
+      this->mode = climate::CLIMATE_MODE_FAN_ONLY;
+      break;
+    case DAIKIN_MODE_DRY:
+      this->mode = climate::CLIMATE_MODE_DRY;
+      break;
+    default:
+      this->mode = climate::CLIMATE_MODE_OFF;
+      break;
+  }
+
+  this->target_temperature = bcd2uint(irdata.temperature);
+
+  switch (irdata.fan_speed) {
+    case DAIKIN_FAN_QUIET:
+      this->fan_mode = climate::CLIMATE_FAN_QUIET;
+      break;
+    case DAIKIN_FAN_LOW:
+      this->fan_mode = climate::CLIMATE_FAN_LOW;
+      break;
+    case DAIKIN_FAN_MED:
+      this->fan_mode = climate::CLIMATE_FAN_MEDIUM;
+      break;
+    case DAIKIN_FAN_HIGH:
+      this->fan_mode = climate::CLIMATE_FAN_HIGH;
+      break;
+    case DAIKIN_FAN_AUTO:
+    default:
+      this->fan_mode = climate::CLIMATE_FAN_AUTO;
+      break;
+  }
+
+  if (irdata.swing) {
+    this->swing_mode = climate::CLIMATE_SWING_VERTICAL;
+  } else {
+    this->swing_mode = climate::CLIMATE_SWING_OFF;
+  }
+
+  this->publish_state();
+  return true;
+}
+
+bool DaikinClimate::on_receive(remote_base::RemoteReceiveData data) {
+  if (!(data.expect_item(DAIKIN_PRE_MARK, DAIKIN_PRE_SPACE) && data.expect_item(DAIKIN_PRE_MARK, DAIKIN_PRE_SPACE))) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  if (!(data.expect_item(DAIKIN_HEADER_MARK, DAIKIN_HEADER_SPACE))) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  IRData irdata{{{0}}};
+  for (auto &byte : irdata.bytes) {
+    for (int8_t bit = 0; bit < 8; bit++) {
+      if (data.expect_item(DAIKIN_BIT_MARK, DAIKIN_ONE_SPACE)) {
+        byte |= 1 << bit;
+      } else if (data.expect_item(DAIKIN_BIT_MARK, DAIKIN_ZERO_SPACE)) {
+        byte &= ~(1 << bit);
+      } else {
+        return false;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  // frame header
+  if (irdata.bytes[0] != 0x16)
+    return false;
+
+  return this->parse_state_frame_(irdata);
+}
+
+}  // namespace daikin_brc52a61
+}  // namespace esphome
diff --git a/esphome/components/daikin_brc52a61/daikin_brc52a61.h b/esphome/components/daikin_brc52a61/daikin_brc52a61.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dcf04e7230
--- /dev/null
+++ b/esphome/components/daikin_brc52a61/daikin_brc52a61.h
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "esphome/components/climate_ir/climate_ir.h"
+
+namespace esphome {
+namespace daikin_brc52a61 {
+
+// Values for Daikin BRC52A61 IR Controllers
+// Temperature
+const uint8_t DAIKIN_TEMP_MIN = 16;  // Celsius
+const uint8_t DAIKIN_TEMP_MAX = 30;  // Celsius
+
+// Modes
+const uint8_t DAIKIN_MODE_AUTO = 0x00;
+const uint8_t DAIKIN_MODE_DRY = 0x01;
+const uint8_t DAIKIN_MODE_COOL = 0x02;
+const uint8_t DAIKIN_MODE_FAN = 0x04;
+const uint8_t DAIKIN_MODE_HEAT = 0x08;
+
+// Fan Speed
+const uint8_t DAIKIN_FAN_AUTO = 0x01;
+const uint8_t DAIKIN_FAN_TURBO = 0x03;
+const uint8_t DAIKIN_FAN_HIGH = 0x02;
+const uint8_t DAIKIN_FAN_MED = 0x04;
+const uint8_t DAIKIN_FAN_LOW = 0x08;
+const uint8_t DAIKIN_FAN_QUIET = 0x09;
+
+// IR Transmission
+const uint32_t DAIKIN_IR_FREQUENCY = 38000;
+const uint32_t DAIKIN_PRE_MARK = 9800;
+const uint32_t DAIKIN_PRE_SPACE = 9800;
+
+const uint32_t DAIKIN_HEADER_MARK = 4600;
+const uint32_t DAIKIN_HEADER_SPACE = 2500;
+const uint32_t DAIKIN_BIT_MARK = 400;
+const uint32_t DAIKIN_ONE_SPACE = 920;
+const uint32_t DAIKIN_ZERO_SPACE = 340;
+const uint32_t DAIKIN_FOOTER_MARK = 4600;
+const uint32_t DAIKIN_FOOTER_SPACE = 20000;
+
+class DaikinClimate : public climate_ir::ClimateIR {
+ public:
+  DaikinClimate()
+      : climate_ir::ClimateIR(DAIKIN_TEMP_MIN, DAIKIN_TEMP_MAX, 1.0f, true, true,
+                              {climate::CLIMATE_FAN_AUTO, climate::CLIMATE_FAN_QUIET, climate::CLIMATE_FAN_LOW,
+                               climate::CLIMATE_FAN_MEDIUM, climate::CLIMATE_FAN_HIGH},
+                              {climate::CLIMATE_SWING_OFF, climate::CLIMATE_SWING_VERTICAL}) {}
+
+ protected:
+  // Transmit via IR the state of this climate controller.
+  void transmit_state() override;
+  uint8_t operation_mode_();
+  uint8_t fan_speed_();
+  uint8_t temperature_();
+  uint8_t swing_();
+
+  // Handle received IR Buffer
+  bool parse_state_frame_(struct IRData &irdata);
+  bool on_receive(remote_base::RemoteReceiveData data) override;
+};
+
+}  // namespace daikin_brc52a61
+}  // namespace esphome
diff --git a/tests/components/daikin_brc52a61/test.esp32-ard.yaml b/tests/components/daikin_brc52a61/test.esp32-ard.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0de5eb7a26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/components/daikin_brc52a61/test.esp32-ard.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+remote_transmitter:
+  pin: 2
+  carrier_duty_percent: 50%
+  id: tsvr
+
+remote_receiver:
+  id: rcvr
+  pin:
+    number: 27
+    inverted: true
+    mode:
+      input: true
+      pullup: true
+  tolerance: 40%
+
+climate:
+  - platform: daikin_brc52a61
+    name: "AC"
+    receiver_id: rcvr
diff --git a/tests/components/daikin_brc52a61/test.esp8266-ard.yaml b/tests/components/daikin_brc52a61/test.esp8266-ard.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6f16411769
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/components/daikin_brc52a61/test.esp8266-ard.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+remote_transmitter:
+  pin: 5
+  carrier_duty_percent: 50%
+  id: tsvr
+
+remote_receiver:
+  id: rcvr
+  pin:
+    number: 2
+    inverted: true
+    mode:
+      input: true
+      pullup: true
+  tolerance: 40%
+
+climate:
+  - platform: daikin_brc52a61
+    name: "AC"
+    receiver_id: rcvr