diff --git a/wled00/e131.cpp b/wled00/e131.cpp
index 1c16e148..2a80de37 100644
--- a/wled00/e131.cpp
+++ b/wled00/e131.cpp
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ void handleDDPPacket(e131_packet_t* p) {
     }
   }
 
-  uint8_t ddpChannelsPerLed = (p->dataType == DDP_TYPE_RGBW32) ? 4 : 3; // data type 0x1A is RGBW (type 3, 8 bit/channel)
+  uint8_t ddpChannelsPerLed = (p->dataType & 0b00111000 == 0b011) ? 4 : 3; // data type 0x1B (formerly 0x1A) is RGBW (type 3, 8 bit/channel)
 
   uint32_t start =  htonl(p->channelOffset) / ddpChannelsPerLed;
   start += DMXAddress / ddpChannelsPerLed;
diff --git a/wled00/src/dependencies/e131/ESPAsyncE131.h b/wled00/src/dependencies/e131/ESPAsyncE131.h
index 3132ca6c..40d7154e 100644
--- a/wled00/src/dependencies/e131/ESPAsyncE131.h
+++ b/wled00/src/dependencies/e131/ESPAsyncE131.h
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ typedef struct ip_addr ip4_addr_t;
 #define DDP_PUSH_FLAG 0x01
 #define DDP_TIMECODE_FLAG 0x10
 
-#define DDP_TYPE_RGB24  0x0A
-#define DDP_TYPE_RGBW32 0x1A
+#define DDP_TYPE_RGB24  0x0B // 00 001 011 (RGB , 8 bits per channel, 3 channels)
+#define DDP_TYPE_RGBW32 0x1B // 00 011 011 (RGBW, 8 bits per channel, 4 channels)
 
 #define ARTNET_OPCODE_OPDMX 0x5000
 #define ARTNET_OPCODE_OPPOLL 0x2000