diff --git a/esphome/components/remote_transmitter/remote_transmitter.h b/esphome/components/remote_transmitter/remote_transmitter.h
index 000fbabfee..853b5b6289 100644
--- a/esphome/components/remote_transmitter/remote_transmitter.h
+++ b/esphome/components/remote_transmitter/remote_transmitter.h
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ class RemoteTransmitterComponent : public remote_base::RemoteTransmitterBase,
   bool initialized_{false};
   std::vector<rmt_item32_t> rmt_temp_;
   esp_err_t error_code_{ESP_OK};
+  bool inverted_{false};
 #endif
   uint8_t carrier_duty_percent_{50};
 };
diff --git a/esphome/components/remote_transmitter/remote_transmitter_esp32.cpp b/esphome/components/remote_transmitter/remote_transmitter_esp32.cpp
index 3d3e26160a..7b366fa52b 100644
--- a/esphome/components/remote_transmitter/remote_transmitter_esp32.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/remote_transmitter/remote_transmitter_esp32.cpp
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ void RemoteTransmitterComponent::configure_rmt() {
   } else {
     c.tx_config.carrier_level = RMT_CARRIER_LEVEL_LOW;
     c.tx_config.idle_level = RMT_IDLE_LEVEL_HIGH;
+    this->inverted_ = true;
   }
 
   esp_err_t error = rmt_config(&c);
@@ -95,10 +96,10 @@ void RemoteTransmitterComponent::send_internal(uint32_t send_times, uint32_t sen
       val -= item;
 
       if (rmt_i % 2 == 0) {
-        rmt_item.level0 = static_cast<uint32_t>(level);
+        rmt_item.level0 = static_cast<uint32_t>(level ^ this->inverted_);
         rmt_item.duration0 = static_cast<uint32_t>(item);
       } else {
-        rmt_item.level1 = static_cast<uint32_t>(level);
+        rmt_item.level1 = static_cast<uint32_t>(level ^ this->inverted_);
         rmt_item.duration1 = static_cast<uint32_t>(item);
         this->rmt_temp_.push_back(rmt_item);
       }