diff --git a/src/compiler/checker.ts b/src/compiler/checker.ts
index 6b59bd2df2b..1edd2a7a920 100644
--- a/src/compiler/checker.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/checker.ts
@@ -7095,14 +7095,17 @@ namespace ts {
 
                 // Look up the value in the current scope
                 if (node.tagName.kind === SyntaxKind.Identifier) {
-                    valueSymbol = getResolvedSymbol(<Identifier>node.tagName);
+                    let tag = <Identifier>node.tagName;
+                    let sym = getResolvedSymbol(tag);
+                    valueSymbol = sym.exportSymbol || sym;
                 }
                 else {
                     valueSymbol = checkQualifiedName(<QualifiedName>node.tagName).symbol;
                 }
 
-                if (valueSymbol !== unknownSymbol) {
+                if (valueSymbol && valueSymbol !== unknownSymbol) {
                     links.jsxFlags |= JsxFlags.ClassElement;
+                    getSymbolLinks(valueSymbol).referenced = true;
                 }
 
                 return valueSymbol || unknownSymbol;
@@ -7311,15 +7314,6 @@ namespace ts {
 
             let targetAttributesType = getJsxElementAttributesType(node);
 
-            if (getNodeLinks(node).jsxFlags & JsxFlags.ClassElement) {
-                if (node.tagName.kind === SyntaxKind.Identifier) {
-                    checkIdentifier(<Identifier>node.tagName);
-                }
-                else {
-                    checkQualifiedName(<QualifiedName>node.tagName);
-                }
-            }
-
             let nameTable: Map<boolean> = {};
             // Process this array in right-to-left order so we know which
             // attributes (mostly from spreads) are being overwritten and
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/tsxAttributeResolution9.errors.txt b/tests/baselines/reference/tsxAttributeResolution9.errors.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c25532eaa0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/tsxAttributeResolution9.errors.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+tests/cases/conformance/jsx/file.tsx(9,14): error TS2322: Type 'number' is not assignable to type 'string'.
+
+
+==== tests/cases/conformance/jsx/react.d.ts (0 errors) ====
+    
+    declare module JSX {
+    	interface Element { }
+    	interface IntrinsicElements {
+    	}
+    	interface ElementAttributesProperty {
+    		props;
+    	}
+    }
+    
+    interface Props {  
+      foo: string;
+    }
+    
+==== tests/cases/conformance/jsx/file.tsx (1 errors) ====
+    export class MyComponent {  
+      render() {
+      }
+    
+      props: { foo: string; }
+    }
+    
+    <MyComponent foo="bar" />; // ok  
+    <MyComponent foo={0} />; // should be an error
+                 ~~~~~~~
+!!! error TS2322: Type 'number' is not assignable to type 'string'.
+    
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/tsxAttributeResolution9.js b/tests/baselines/reference/tsxAttributeResolution9.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bfc19a7ba4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/tsxAttributeResolution9.js
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+//// [tests/cases/conformance/jsx/tsxAttributeResolution9.tsx] ////
+
+//// [react.d.ts]
+
+declare module JSX {
+	interface Element { }
+	interface IntrinsicElements {
+	}
+	interface ElementAttributesProperty {
+		props;
+	}
+}
+
+interface Props {  
+  foo: string;
+}
+
+//// [file.tsx]
+export class MyComponent {  
+  render() {
+  }
+
+  props: { foo: string; }
+}
+
+<MyComponent foo="bar" />; // ok  
+<MyComponent foo={0} />; // should be an error
+
+
+//// [file.jsx]
+define(["require", "exports"], function (require, exports) {
+    var MyComponent = (function () {
+        function MyComponent() {
+        }
+        MyComponent.prototype.render = function () {
+        };
+        return MyComponent;
+    })();
+    exports.MyComponent = MyComponent;
+    <MyComponent foo="bar"/>; // ok  
+    <MyComponent foo={0}/>; // should be an error
+});
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/tsxAttributeResolution9.symbols b/tests/baselines/reference/tsxAttributeResolution9.symbols
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..081482d5d47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/tsxAttributeResolution9.symbols
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+=== tests/cases/conformance/jsx/react.d.ts ===
+
+declare module JSX {
+>JSX : Symbol(JSX, Decl(react.d.ts, 0, 0))
+
+	interface Element { }
+>Element : Symbol(Element, Decl(react.d.ts, 1, 20))
+
+	interface IntrinsicElements {
+>IntrinsicElements : Symbol(IntrinsicElements, Decl(react.d.ts, 2, 22))
+	}
+	interface ElementAttributesProperty {
+>ElementAttributesProperty : Symbol(ElementAttributesProperty, Decl(react.d.ts, 4, 2))
+
+		props;
+>props : Symbol(props, Decl(react.d.ts, 5, 38))
+	}
+}
+
+interface Props {  
+>Props : Symbol(Props, Decl(react.d.ts, 8, 1))
+
+  foo: string;
+>foo : Symbol(foo, Decl(react.d.ts, 10, 17))
+}
+
+=== tests/cases/conformance/jsx/file.tsx ===
+export class MyComponent {  
+>MyComponent : Symbol(MyComponent, Decl(file.tsx, 0, 0))
+
+  render() {
+>render : Symbol(render, Decl(file.tsx, 0, 26))
+  }
+
+  props: { foo: string; }
+>props : Symbol(props, Decl(file.tsx, 2, 3))
+>foo : Symbol(foo, Decl(file.tsx, 4, 10))
+}
+
+<MyComponent foo="bar" />; // ok  
+>MyComponent : Symbol(MyComponent, Decl(file.tsx, 0, 0))
+>foo : Symbol(unknown)
+
+<MyComponent foo={0} />; // should be an error
+>MyComponent : Symbol(MyComponent, Decl(file.tsx, 0, 0))
+>foo : Symbol(unknown)
+
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/tsxAttributeResolution9.types b/tests/baselines/reference/tsxAttributeResolution9.types
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1b2c6d42389
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/tsxAttributeResolution9.types
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+=== tests/cases/conformance/jsx/react.d.ts ===
+
+declare module JSX {
+>JSX : any
+
+	interface Element { }
+>Element : Element
+
+	interface IntrinsicElements {
+>IntrinsicElements : IntrinsicElements
+	}
+	interface ElementAttributesProperty {
+>ElementAttributesProperty : ElementAttributesProperty
+
+		props;
+>props : any
+	}
+}
+
+interface Props {  
+>Props : Props
+
+  foo: string;
+>foo : string
+}
+
+=== tests/cases/conformance/jsx/file.tsx ===
+export class MyComponent {  
+>MyComponent : MyComponent
+
+  render() {
+>render : () => void
+  }
+
+  props: { foo: string; }
+>props : { foo: string; }
+>foo : string
+}
+
+<MyComponent foo="bar" />; // ok  
+><MyComponent foo="bar" /> : JSX.Element
+>MyComponent : typeof MyComponent
+>foo : any
+
+<MyComponent foo={0} />; // should be an error
+><MyComponent foo={0} /> : JSX.Element
+>MyComponent : typeof MyComponent
+>foo : any
+
diff --git a/tests/cases/conformance/jsx/tsxAttributeResolution9.tsx b/tests/cases/conformance/jsx/tsxAttributeResolution9.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9768d65d000
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/conformance/jsx/tsxAttributeResolution9.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+//@jsx: preserve
+//@module: amd
+
+//@filename: react.d.ts
+declare module JSX {
+	interface Element { }
+	interface IntrinsicElements {
+	}
+	interface ElementAttributesProperty {
+		props;
+	}
+}
+
+interface Props {  
+  foo: string;
+}
+
+//@filename: file.tsx
+export class MyComponent {  
+  render() {
+  }
+
+  props: { foo: string; }
+}
+
+<MyComponent foo="bar" />; // ok  
+<MyComponent foo={0} />; // should be an error