diff --git a/IR_Encoder.cpp b/IR_Encoder.cpp
index 3cd1897..2eff385 100644
--- a/IR_Encoder.cpp
+++ b/IR_Encoder.cpp
@@ -137,6 +137,10 @@ void IR_Encoder::sendRequest(uint16_t addrTo)
     rawSend(sendBuffer, packsize);
 }
 
+void IR_Encoder::sendBack(uint8_t data)
+{
+    _sendBack(false, 0, &data, 1);
+}
 void IR_Encoder::sendBack(uint8_t *data = nullptr, uint8_t len = 0)
 {
     _sendBack(false, 0, data, len);
diff --git a/IR_Encoder.h b/IR_Encoder.h
index c8b2969..a7972d4 100644
--- a/IR_Encoder.h
+++ b/IR_Encoder.h
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ public:
 
     void sendAccept(uint16_t addrTo, uint8_t customByte = 0);
     void sendRequest(uint16_t addrTo);
+
+    void sendBack(uint8_t data);
     void sendBack(uint8_t *data = nullptr, uint8_t len = 0);
     void sendBackTo(uint16_t addrTo, uint8_t *data = nullptr, uint8_t len = 0);