diff --git a/libs/core/_locales/core-jsdoc-strings.json b/libs/core/_locales/core-jsdoc-strings.json
index 8ce7b254..fe939df5 100644
--- a/libs/core/_locales/core-jsdoc-strings.json
+++ b/libs/core/_locales/core-jsdoc-strings.json
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   "input": "Respond to and read data from buttons and sensors.",
   "input.Button": "Generic button class, for device buttons and sensors.",
   "input.Button.isPressed": "Check if button is currently pressed or not.",
-  "input.Button.onEvent": "Do something when a button or sensor is clicked, double clicked, etc...",
+  "input.Button.onEvent": "Do something when a button or sensor is clicked, up or down.",
   "input.Button.onEvent|param|body": "code to run when the event is raised",
   "input.Button.wasPressed": "See if the button was pressed again since the last time you checked.",
   "input.ColorSensor.ambientLight": "Get current ambient light value from the color sensor.",
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@
   "input.InfraredSensor.onObjectNear|param|handler": "the code to run when detected",
   "input.InfraredSensor.proximity": "Get the promixity measured by the infrared sensor, from ``0`` (close) to ``100`` (far)",
   "input.InfraredSensor.remoteCommand": "Get the remote commandreceived the infrared sensor.",
+  "input.RemoteInfraredBeaconButton.isPressed": "Check if a remote button is currently pressed or not.",
+  "input.RemoteInfraredBeaconButton.onEvent": "Do something when a button or sensor is clicked, up or down",
+  "input.RemoteInfraredBeaconButton.onEvent|param|body": "code to run when the event is raised",
+  "input.RemoteInfraredBeaconButton.wasPressed": "See if the remote button was pressed again since the last time you checked.",
   "input.TouchSensor.isTouched": "Check if touch sensor is touched.",
   "input.TouchSensor.onEvent": "Do something when a touch sensor is touched...",
   "input.TouchSensor.onEvent|param|body": "code to run when the event is raised",
@@ -47,11 +51,11 @@
   "input.buttonLeft": "Left button on the EV3 Brick.",
   "input.buttonRight": "Right button on the EV3 Brick.",
   "input.buttonUp": "Up button on the EV3 Brick.",
-  "input.remoteBottomLeft": "Remote bottom-left button.",
-  "input.remoteBottomRight": "Remote bottom-right button.",
-  "input.remoteCenter": "Remote beacon (center) button.",
-  "input.remoteTopLeft": "Remote top-left button.",
-  "input.remoteTopRight": "Remote top-right button.",
+  "input.remoteButtonBottomLeft": "Remote bottom-left button.",
+  "input.remoteButtonBottomRight": "Remote bottom-right button.",
+  "input.remoteButtonCenter": "Remote beacon (center) button.",
+  "input.remoteButtonTopLeft": "Remote top-left button.",
+  "input.remoteButtonTopRight": "Remote top-right button.",
   "output.Motor.off": "Power off the motor.",
   "output.Motor.on": "Power on the motor.",
   "output.Motor.onForTime": "Power on the motor for a specified number of milliseconds.",
diff --git a/libs/core/_locales/core-strings.json b/libs/core/_locales/core-strings.json
index 363812af..2c9edca4 100644
--- a/libs/core/_locales/core-strings.json
+++ b/libs/core/_locales/core-strings.json
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@
   "input.InfraredSensor.onObjectNear|block": "on %sensor|object near",
   "input.InfraredSensor.proximity|block": "%infrared|proximity",
   "input.InfraredSensor.remoteCommand|block": "%infrared|remote command",
+  "input.RemoteInfraredBeaconButton.isPressed|block": "%button|is pressed",
+  "input.RemoteInfraredBeaconButton.onEvent|block": "on %button|%event",
+  "input.RemoteInfraredBeaconButton.wasPressed|block": "%button|was pressed",
   "input.TouchSensor.isTouched|block": "%sensor|is touched",
   "input.TouchSensor.onEvent|block": "on %sensor|%event",
   "input.UltraSonicSensor.distance|block": "%sensor|distance",
@@ -65,11 +68,11 @@
   "input.infraredSensor2|block": "infrared sensor 2",
   "input.infraredSensor3|block": "infrared sensor 3",
   "input.infraredSensor4|block": "infrared sensor 4",
-  "input.remoteBottomLeft|block": "remote bottom-left",
-  "input.remoteBottomRight|block": "remote bottom-right",
-  "input.remoteCenter|block": "remote center",
-  "input.remoteTopLeft|block": "remote top-left",
-  "input.remoteTopRight|block": "remote top-right",
+  "input.remoteButtonBottomLeft|block": "remote button bottom-left",
+  "input.remoteButtonBottomRight|block": "remote button bottom-right",
+  "input.remoteButtonCenter|block": "remote button center",
+  "input.remoteButtonTopLeft|block": "remote button top-left",
+  "input.remoteButtonTopRight|block": "remote button top-right",
   "input.touchSensor1|block": "touch sensor 1",
   "input.touchSensor2|block": "touch sensor 2",
   "input.touchSensor3|block": "touch sensor 3",
@@ -106,6 +109,7 @@
   "{id:group}Gyro Sensor": "Gyro Sensor",
   "{id:group}Infrared Sensor": "Infrared Sensor",
   "{id:group}Motors": "Motors",
+  "{id:group}Remote Infrared Beacon": "Remote Infrared Beacon",
   "{id:group}Touch Sensor": "Touch Sensor",
   "{id:group}Ultrasonic Sensor": "Ultrasonic Sensor"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/libs/core/buttons.ts b/libs/core/buttons.ts
index c2c84cbe..75fe9477 100644
--- a/libs/core/buttons.ts
+++ b/libs/core/buttons.ts
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ namespace input {
         }
 
         //% hidden
-        update(curr: boolean) {
+        _update(curr: boolean) {
             if (this._isPressed == curr) return
             this._isPressed = curr
             if (curr) {
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ namespace input {
         }
 
         /**
-         * Do something when a button or sensor is clicked, double clicked, etc...
+         * Do something when a button or sensor is clicked, up or down.
          * @param button the button that needs to be clicked or used
          * @param event the kind of button gesture that needs to be detected
          * @param body code to run when the event is raised
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ namespace input {
             if (curr & DAL.BUTTON_ID_ESCAPE)
                 control.reset()
             for (let b of buttons)
-                b.update(!!(curr & b.mask))
+                b._update(!!(curr & b.mask))
         })
         control.dmesg("runtime started, " + control.deviceFirmwareVersion())
     }
diff --git a/libs/core/ir.ts b/libs/core/ir.ts
index 08624987..837d01bb 100644
--- a/libs/core/ir.ts
+++ b/libs/core/ir.ts
@@ -40,17 +40,17 @@ namespace input {
         }
     }
 
-    let buttons: Button[]
+    let buttons: RemoteInfraredBeaconButton[]
 
     function create(ir: InfraredSensor) {
         // it's created by referencing it
     }
 
-    export function irButton(id: IrRemoteButton) {
+    export function irButton(id: IrRemoteButton): RemoteInfraredBeaconButton {
         if (buttons == null) {
             buttons = []
             for (let i = 0; i < 5; ++i) {
-                buttons.push(new Button())
+                buttons.push(new RemoteInfraredBeaconButton(new Button()))
             }
 
             // make sure sensors are up
@@ -68,6 +68,65 @@ namespace input {
         num = Math.clamp(0, buttons.length - 1, num)
         return buttons[num]
     }
+
+    //% fixedInstances
+    export class RemoteInfraredBeaconButton extends control.Component {
+        private button: Button;
+        constructor(button: Button) {
+            super();
+            this.button = button;
+        }
+
+        _update(curr: boolean) {
+            this.button._update(curr);
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Check if a remote button is currently pressed or not.
+         * @param button the remote button to query the request
+         */
+        //% help=input/remote-infrared-beacon/is-pressed
+        //% block="%button|is pressed"
+        //% blockId=remoteButtonIsPressed
+        //% parts="remote"
+        //% blockNamespace=input
+        //% weight=81 blockGap=8
+        //% group="Remote Infrared Beacon"
+        isPressed() {
+            return this.button.isPressed();
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * See if the remote button was pressed again since the last time you checked.
+         * @param button the remote button to query the request
+         */
+        //% help=input/remote-infrared-beacon/was-pressed
+        //% block="%button|was pressed"
+        //% blockId=remotebuttonWasPressed
+        //% parts="remote"
+        //% blockNamespace=input
+        //% weight=80 blockGap=8
+        //% group="Remote Infrared Beacon"
+        wasPressed() {
+            return this.button.wasPressed();
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Do something when a button or sensor is clicked, up or down
+         * @param button the button that needs to be clicked or used
+         * @param event the kind of button gesture that needs to be detected
+         * @param body code to run when the event is raised
+         */
+        //% help=input/remote-infrared-beacon/on-event
+        //% blockId=remotebuttonEvent block="on %button|%event"
+        //% parts="remote"
+        //% blockNamespace=input
+        //% weight=99 blockGap=8
+        //% group="Remote Infrared Beacon"
+        onEvent(ev: ButtonEvent, body: () => void) {
+            this.button.onEvent(ev, body);
+        }
+    }
         
     //% fixedInstances
     export class InfraredSensor extends internal.UartSensor {
@@ -100,7 +159,7 @@ namespace input {
             if (this.mode == IrSensorMode.RemoteControl) {
                 for (let i = 0; i < buttons.length; ++i) {
                     let v = !!(curr & (1 << i))
-                    buttons[i].update(v)
+                    buttons[i]._update(v)
                 }
             } else {
                 if (curr)
@@ -194,33 +253,34 @@ namespace input {
     //% fixedInstance whenUsed block="infrared sensor 4"
     export const infraredSensor4: InfraredSensor = new InfraredSensor(4)
 
-    /**
-     * Remote top-left button.
-     */
-    //% whenUsed block="remote top-left" weight=95 fixedInstance
-    export const remoteTopLeft = irButton(IrRemoteButton.TopLeft)
-
-    /**
-     * Remote top-right button.
-     */
-    //% whenUsed block="remote top-right" weight=95 fixedInstance
-    export const remoteTopRight = irButton(IrRemoteButton.TopRight)
-
-    /**
-     * Remote bottom-left button.
-     */
-    //% whenUsed block="remote bottom-left" weight=95 fixedInstance
-    export const remoteBottomLeft = irButton(IrRemoteButton.BottomLeft)
-
-    /**
-     * Remote bottom-right button.
-     */
-    //% whenUsed block="remote bottom-right" weight=95 fixedInstance
-    export const remoteBottomRight = irButton(IrRemoteButton.BottomRight)
 
     /**
      * Remote beacon (center) button.
      */
-    //% whenUsed block="remote center" weight=95 fixedInstance
-    export const remoteCenter = irButton(IrRemoteButton.CenterBeacon)
+    //% whenUsed block="remote button center" weight=95 fixedInstance
+    export const remoteButtonCenter = irButton(IrRemoteButton.CenterBeacon)
+    
+    /**
+     * Remote top-left button.
+     */
+    //% whenUsed block="remote button top-left" weight=95 fixedInstance
+    export const remoteButtonTopLeft = irButton(IrRemoteButton.TopLeft)
+
+    /**
+     * Remote top-right button.
+     */
+    //% whenUsed block="remote button top-right" weight=95 fixedInstance
+    export const remoteButtonTopRight = irButton(IrRemoteButton.TopRight)
+
+    /**
+     * Remote bottom-left button.
+     */
+    //% whenUsed block="remote button bottom-left" weight=95 fixedInstance
+    export const remoteButtonBottomLeft = irButton(IrRemoteButton.BottomLeft)
+
+    /**
+     * Remote bottom-right button.
+     */
+    //% whenUsed block="remote button bottom-right" weight=95 fixedInstance
+    export const remoteButtonBottomRight = irButton(IrRemoteButton.BottomRight)
 }
diff --git a/libs/core/ns.ts b/libs/core/ns.ts
index 7d1eea57..ee9b5613 100644
--- a/libs/core/ns.ts
+++ b/libs/core/ns.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
 //% color="#B4009E" weight=98 icon="\uf192"
-//% groups='["Brick", "Touch Sensor", "Color Sensor", "Ultrasonic Sensor", "Infrared Sensor", "Remote", "Gyro Sensor"]'
+//% groups='["Brick", "Touch Sensor", "Color Sensor", "Ultrasonic Sensor", "Infrared Sensor", "Remote Infrared Beacon", "Gyro Sensor"]'
 namespace input {
 }
diff --git a/libs/core/test.ts b/libs/core/test.ts
index 0e4833b9..6be67450 100644
--- a/libs/core/test.ts
+++ b/libs/core/test.ts
@@ -36,12 +36,12 @@ input.touchSensor1.onEvent(TouchSensorEvent.Bumped, () => {
     num++
 })
 
-input.remoteTopLeft.onEvent(ButtonEvent.Click, () => {
+input.remoteButtonTopLeft.onEvent(ButtonEvent.Click, () => {
     screen.print("TOPLEFT " + num, 10, 60)
     num++
 })
 
-input.remoteTopRight.onEvent(ButtonEvent.Down, () => {
+input.remoteButtonTopRight.onEvent(ButtonEvent.Down, () => {
     screen.print("TOPRIGH " + num, 10, 60)
     num++
 })
diff --git a/libs/core/touch.ts b/libs/core/touch.ts
index e45e42af..626f438f 100644
--- a/libs/core/touch.ts
+++ b/libs/core/touch.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ namespace input {
         }
 
         _update(prev: number, curr: number) {
-            this.button.update(curr > 0)
+            this.button._update(curr > 0)
         }
 
         _deviceType() {