diff --git a/docs/sphinx/source/whatsnew/v0.15.2.rst b/docs/sphinx/source/whatsnew/v0.15.2.rst
index 37f8692280..ac56307b23 100644
--- a/docs/sphinx/source/whatsnew/v0.15.2.rst
+++ b/docs/sphinx/source/whatsnew/v0.15.2.rst
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ Deprecations
 
 Bug fixes
 ~~~~~~~~~
+* Added test coverage for :py:func:`pvlib.irradiance.dirint` with
+  ``np.array`` and ``pd.Series`` inputs. 
+  (:issue:`2751`, :pull:`2752`)
 * Corrects a bug in :py:func:`pvlib.temperature.fuentes`. If inputs were
   data type integer, users can expect modeled cell temperature values to
   increase slightly.
diff --git a/pvlib/irradiance.py b/pvlib/irradiance.py
index 5a4a76df25..5f4a28cb2f 100644
--- a/pvlib/irradiance.py
+++ b/pvlib/irradiance.py
@@ -1964,9 +1964,9 @@ def dirint(ghi, solar_zenith, times, pressure=101325., use_delta_kt_prime=True,
 
     Returns
     -------
-    dni : array-like
-        The modeled direct normal irradiance, as provided by the
-        DIRINT model. [Wm⁻²]
+    dni : pd.Series
+        Estimated direct normal irradiance. Returns float if all inputs
+        are scalar, pd.Series otherwise. [Wm⁻²]
 
     Notes
     -----
@@ -2109,6 +2109,10 @@ def _dirint_bins(times, kt_prime, zenith, w, delta_kt_prime):
     -------
     tuple of kt_prime_bin, zenith_bin, w_bin, delta_kt_prime_bin
     """
+    # Ensure scalar inputs are converted to Series so that boolean masks
+    # produce a boolean Series rather than a scalar bool.
+    # Scalar bools cause KeyError in pandas >= 2.0. GH #XXXX
+
     # @wholmgren: the following bin assignments use MATLAB's 1-indexing.
     # Later, we'll subtract 1 to conform to Python's 0-indexing.
 
diff --git a/tests/test_irradiance.py b/tests/test_irradiance.py
index a416636ae9..8654443722 100644
--- a/tests/test_irradiance.py
+++ b/tests/test_irradiance.py
@@ -1140,6 +1140,31 @@ def test_dirindex_min_cos_zenith_max_zenith():
     assert_series_equal(out, expected)
 
 
+def test_dirint_array_inputs():
+    """np.array inputs work correctly. GH #2751"""
+    times = pd.DatetimeIndex(['2023-06-21 12:00'], tz='UTC')
+
+    # np.array input (1-element) -- return pd.Series
+    result = irradiance.dirint(
+        ghi=np.array([500.0]),
+        solar_zenith=np.array([45.0]),
+        times=times,
+        use_delta_kt_prime=False
+    )
+    assert isinstance(result, pd.Series)
+    assert result.iloc[0] > 0
+
+    # pd.Series input -- return pd.Series
+    times2 = pd.date_range('2023-06-21 10:00', periods=3, freq='h', tz='UTC')
+    result2 = irradiance.dirint(
+        ghi=pd.Series([400, 500, 300], index=times2),
+        solar_zenith=pd.Series([50, 40, 60], index=times2),
+        times=times2
+    )
+    assert isinstance(result2, pd.Series)
+    assert (result2 >= 0).all()
+
+
 def test_dni():
     ghi = pd.Series([90, 100, 100, 100, 100])
     dhi = pd.Series([100, 90, 50, 50, 50])