diff --git a/esphome/components/midea/air_conditioner.cpp b/esphome/components/midea/air_conditioner.cpp
index 2dc010a31d..4a55f50333 100644
--- a/esphome/components/midea/air_conditioner.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/midea/air_conditioner.cpp
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ namespace esphome {
 namespace midea {
 namespace ac {
 
+using IrFollowMeData = midea_ir::FollowMeData;
+using IrSpecialData = midea_ir::SpecialData;
+
 static void set_sensor(Sensor *sensor, float value) {
   if (sensor != nullptr && (!sensor->has_state() || sensor->get_raw_state() != value))
     sensor->publish_state(value);
diff --git a/esphome/components/midea/appliance_base.h b/esphome/components/midea/appliance_base.h
index 060cbd996b..73a02af9b3 100644
--- a/esphome/components/midea/appliance_base.h
+++ b/esphome/components/midea/appliance_base.h
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@
 #include "esphome/core/log.h"
 #include "esphome/components/uart/uart.h"
 #include "esphome/components/climate/climate.h"
+
+// IR
+#include "esphome/components/midea_ir/midea_data.h"
 #include "ir_transmitter.h"
 
 namespace esphome {
diff --git a/esphome/components/midea/ir_transmitter.h b/esphome/components/midea/ir_transmitter.h
index 0c63cd9db0..a93e02b3d7 100644
--- a/esphome/components/midea/ir_transmitter.h
+++ b/esphome/components/midea/ir_transmitter.h
@@ -3,78 +3,17 @@
 #ifdef USE_ARDUINO
 #ifdef USE_REMOTE_TRANSMITTER
 #include "esphome/components/remote_base/midea_protocol.h"
-#include "esphome/core/helpers.h"
 
 namespace esphome {
 namespace midea {
 
 using remote_base::RemoteTransmitterBase;
-using IrData = remote_base::MideaData;
-
-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}) {}
-};
+using remote_base::MideaData;
 
 class IrTransmitter {
  public:
   void set_transmitter(RemoteTransmitterBase *transmitter) { this->transmitter_ = transmitter; }
-  void transmit(IrData &data) {
+  void transmit(MideaData &data) {
     data.finalize();
     auto transmit = this->transmitter_->transmit();
     remote_base::MideaProtocol().encode(transmit.get_data(), data);
diff --git a/esphome/components/midea_ir/midea_data.h b/esphome/components/midea_ir/midea_data.h
index a6f7a71987..56fc3c981d 100644
--- a/esphome/components/midea_ir/midea_data.h
+++ b/esphome/components/midea_ir/midea_data.h
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
+#ifdef USE_REMOTE_TRANSMITTER
+
 #include "esphome/components/remote_base/midea_protocol.h"
 #include "esphome/components/climate/climate_mode.h"
 #include "esphome/core/helpers.h"
@@ -94,7 +96,7 @@ class FollowMeData : public MideaData {
 
   /* BEEPER */
   bool beeper() const { return this->get_value_(3, 128); }
-  void set_beeper(bool value) { this->set_mask_(3, value, 128); }
+  void set_beeper(bool val) { this->set_mask_(3, val, 128); }
 
   /* FAHRENHEIT */
   bool fahrenheit() const { return this->get_value_(2, 32); }
@@ -122,3 +124,5 @@ class SpecialData : public MideaData {
 
 }  // namespace midea_ir
 }  // namespace esphome
+
+#endif // USE_REMOTE_TRANSMITTER
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