diff --git a/sonoff/_releasenotes.ino b/sonoff/_releasenotes.ino
index 2c5c80c70..d5fed07f2 100644
--- a/sonoff/_releasenotes.ino
+++ b/sonoff/_releasenotes.ino
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
  * Add 16 timers using commands Timer and Timers (#1091)
  * Add commands Timer 0 to clear timer and Timer 1..16 to copy timer
  * Add optional Timer configuration webpage to be enabled in user_config.h with define USE_TIMERS_WEB
+ * Add hexadecimal Data entry to command IrSend using 0x notation (#1290, #2314)
  * Add Domoticz Battery and RSSI Quality (#1604)
  * Add Home Assistant MQTT Discovery for Buttons and change SetOption19 response (#2277)
  * Add support for SGP30 gas and air quality sensor (#2307)
@@ -9,6 +10,7 @@
  * Change webpage parameter communication
  * Change Timer parameter Device to more obvious Output
  * Change max number of commands in Backlog from 15 to 30 and ignore commands overflowing
+ * Change user_config_override usage by providing user_config_override_sample.h (#2228)
  * Change MQTT response topic for Energy changes from ENERGY to SENSOR (#2229, #2251)
  * Change default Reset configuration time from 4 seconds to 40 seconds on Button hold (#2268)
  *
diff --git a/sonoff/xdrv_02_irremote.ino b/sonoff/xdrv_02_irremote.ino
index 94f57baae..896faa37a 100644
--- a/sonoff/xdrv_02_irremote.ino
+++ b/sonoff/xdrv_02_irremote.ino
@@ -284,26 +284,25 @@ boolean IrSendCommand()
   uint32_t bits = 0;
   uint32_t data = 0;
 
-  for (uint16_t i = 0; i <= sizeof(dataBufUc); i++) {
-    dataBufUc[i] = toupper(XdrvMailbox.data[i]);
-  }
+  UpperCase(dataBufUc, XdrvMailbox.data);
   if (!strcasecmp_P(XdrvMailbox.topic, PSTR(D_CMND_IRSEND))) {
     if (XdrvMailbox.data_len) {
       StaticJsonBuffer<128> jsonBuf;
-      JsonObject &ir_json = jsonBuf.parseObject(dataBufUc);
-      if (!ir_json.success()) {
+      JsonObject &root = jsonBuf.parseObject(dataBufUc);
+      if (!root.success()) {
         snprintf_P(mqtt_data, sizeof(mqtt_data), PSTR("{\"" D_CMND_IRSEND "\":\"" D_JSON_INVALID_JSON "\"}")); // JSON decode failed
       }
       else {
         snprintf_P(mqtt_data, sizeof(mqtt_data), PSTR("{\"" D_CMND_IRSEND "\":\"" D_JSON_DONE "\"}"));
-        protocol = ir_json[D_JSON_IR_PROTOCOL];
-        bits = ir_json[D_JSON_IR_BITS];
-        data = ir_json[D_JSON_IR_DATA];
+        char parm_uc[10];
+        protocol = root[UpperCase_P(parm_uc, PSTR(D_JSON_IR_PROTOCOL))];
+        bits = root[UpperCase_P(parm_uc, PSTR(D_JSON_IR_BITS))];
+        data = strtoul(root[UpperCase_P(parm_uc, PSTR(D_JSON_IR_DATA))], NULL, 0);
         if (protocol && bits && data) {
           int protocol_code = GetCommandCode(protocol_text, sizeof(protocol_text), protocol, kIrRemoteProtocols);
 
-          snprintf_P(log_data, sizeof(log_data), PSTR("IRS: protocol_text %s, protocol %s, bits %d, data %d, protocol_code %d"),
-            protocol_text, protocol, bits, data, protocol_code);
+          snprintf_P(log_data, sizeof(log_data), PSTR("IRS: protocol_text %s, protocol %s, bits %d, data %u (0x%lX), protocol_code %d"),
+            protocol_text, protocol, bits, data, data, protocol_code);
           AddLog(LOG_LEVEL_DEBUG);
 
           switch (protocol_code) {