diff --git a/src/harness/unittests/transpile.ts b/src/harness/unittests/transpile.ts
index 35b4f808350..20552ab9c2e 100644
--- a/src/harness/unittests/transpile.ts
+++ b/src/harness/unittests/transpile.ts
@@ -385,6 +385,10 @@ var x = 0;`, {
             options: { compilerOptions: { reactNamespace: "react" }, fileName: "input.js", reportDiagnostics: true }
         });
 
+        transpilesCorrectly("Supports setting 'jsxFactory'", "x;", {
+            options: { compilerOptions: { jsxFactory: "createElement" }, fileName: "input.js", reportDiagnostics: true }
+        });
+
         transpilesCorrectly("Supports setting 'removeComments'", "x;", {
             options: { compilerOptions: { removeComments: true }, fileName: "input.js", reportDiagnostics: true }
         });
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/transpile/Supports setting jsxFactory.js b/tests/baselines/reference/transpile/Supports setting jsxFactory.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8d91090453b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/transpile/Supports setting jsxFactory.js	
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+"use strict";
+x;
+//# sourceMappingURL=input.js.map
\ No newline at end of file