diff --git a/esphome/components/remote_base/__init__.py b/esphome/components/remote_base/__init__.py
index 1d8c6e0967..08652bbfc9 100644
--- a/esphome/components/remote_base/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/remote_base/__init__.py
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ from esphome.const import (
     CONF_MAGNITUDE,
     CONF_WAND_ID,
     CONF_LEVEL,
+    CONF_DELTA,
 )
 from esphome.core import coroutine
 from esphome.schema_extractors import SCHEMA_EXTRACT, schema_extractor
@@ -792,6 +793,7 @@ async def pioneer_action(var, config, args):
 PRONTO_SCHEMA = cv.Schema(
     {
         cv.Required(CONF_DATA): cv.string,
+        cv.Optional(CONF_DELTA, default=-1): cv.int_,
     }
 )
 
@@ -803,6 +805,7 @@ def pronto_binary_sensor(var, config):
             cg.StructInitializer(
                 ProntoData,
                 ("data", config[CONF_DATA]),
+                ("delta", config[CONF_DELTA]),
             )
         )
     )
diff --git a/esphome/components/remote_base/pronto_protocol.cpp b/esphome/components/remote_base/pronto_protocol.cpp
index ccae64449a..625af76235 100644
--- a/esphome/components/remote_base/pronto_protocol.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/remote_base/pronto_protocol.cpp
@@ -49,13 +49,13 @@ bool ProntoData::operator==(const ProntoData &rhs) const {
   for (std::vector<uint16_t>::size_type i = 0; i < data1.size() - 1; ++i) {
     int diff = data2[i] - data1[i];
     diff *= diff;
-    if (diff > 9)
+    if (rhs.delta == -1 && diff > 9)
       return false;
 
     total_diff += diff;
   }
 
-  return total_diff <= data1.size() * 3;
+  return total_diff <= (rhs.delta == -1 ? data1.size() * 3 : rhs.delta);
 }
 
 // DO NOT EXPORT from this file
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@ optional<ProntoData> ProntoProtocol::decode(RemoteReceiveData src) {
   prontodata += compensate_and_dump_sequence_(data, timebase);
 
   out.data = prontodata;
+  out.delta = -1;
 
   return out;
 }
diff --git a/esphome/components/remote_base/pronto_protocol.h b/esphome/components/remote_base/pronto_protocol.h
index 8b2163af12..e600834d1a 100644
--- a/esphome/components/remote_base/pronto_protocol.h
+++ b/esphome/components/remote_base/pronto_protocol.h
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ std::vector<uint16_t> encode_pronto(const std::string &str);
 
 struct ProntoData {
   std::string data;
+  int delta;
 
   bool operator==(const ProntoData &rhs) const;
 };
@@ -40,10 +41,12 @@ DECLARE_REMOTE_PROTOCOL(Pronto)
 template<typename... Ts> class ProntoAction : public RemoteTransmitterActionBase<Ts...> {
  public:
   TEMPLATABLE_VALUE(std::string, data)
+  TEMPLATABLE_VALUE(int, delta)
 
   void encode(RemoteTransmitData *dst, Ts... x) override {
     ProntoData data{};
     data.data = this->data_.value(x...);
+    data.delta = this->delta_.value(x...);
     ProntoProtocol().encode(dst, data);
   }
 };