diff --git a/src/compiler/transformers/es5.ts b/src/compiler/transformers/es5.ts
index 6dd875965d9..972b9214f16 100644
--- a/src/compiler/transformers/es5.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/transformers/es5.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ namespace ts {
         // enable emit notification only if using --jsx preserve
         let previousOnEmitNode: (emitContext: EmitContext, node: Node, emitCallback: (emitContext: EmitContext, node: Node) => void) => void;
         let noSubstitution: boolean[];
-        if (compilerOptions.jsx === JsxEmit.Preserve) {
+        if (compilerOptions.jsx === JsxEmit.Preserve || compilerOptions.jsx === JsxEmit.ReactNative) {
             previousOnEmitNode = context.onEmitNode;
             context.onEmitNode = onEmitNode;
             context.enableEmitNotification(SyntaxKind.JsxOpeningElement);
@@ -116,4 +116,4 @@ namespace ts {
             return undefined;
         }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/es3-jsx-preserve.js b/tests/baselines/reference/es3-jsx-preserve.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cb1ba2a887d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/es3-jsx-preserve.js
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+//// [es3-jsx-preserve.tsx]
+
+const React: any = null;
+
+const elem = <div></div>;
+
+
+
+//// [es3-jsx-preserve.jsx]
+var React = null;
+var elem = <div></div>;
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/es3-jsx-preserve.symbols b/tests/baselines/reference/es3-jsx-preserve.symbols
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..61c9260223f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/es3-jsx-preserve.symbols
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+=== tests/cases/compiler/es3-jsx-preserve.tsx ===
+
+const React: any = null;
+>React : Symbol(React, Decl(es3-jsx-preserve.tsx, 1, 5))
+
+const elem = <div></div>;
+>elem : Symbol(elem, Decl(es3-jsx-preserve.tsx, 3, 5))
+>div : Symbol(unknown)
+>div : Symbol(unknown)
+
+
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/es3-jsx-preserve.types b/tests/baselines/reference/es3-jsx-preserve.types
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b37fe8af567
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/es3-jsx-preserve.types
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+=== tests/cases/compiler/es3-jsx-preserve.tsx ===
+
+const React: any = null;
+>React : any
+>null : null
+
+const elem = <div></div>;
+>elem : any
+><div></div> : any
+>div : any
+>div : any
+
+
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/es3-jsx-react-native.js b/tests/baselines/reference/es3-jsx-react-native.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..08e6e25502b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/es3-jsx-react-native.js
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+//// [es3-jsx-react-native.tsx]
+
+const React: any = null;
+
+const elem = <div></div>;
+
+
+
+//// [es3-jsx-react-native.js]
+var React = null;
+var elem = <div></div>;
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/es3-jsx-react-native.symbols b/tests/baselines/reference/es3-jsx-react-native.symbols
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e7f010bd2ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/es3-jsx-react-native.symbols
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+=== tests/cases/compiler/es3-jsx-react-native.tsx ===
+
+const React: any = null;
+>React : Symbol(React, Decl(es3-jsx-react-native.tsx, 1, 5))
+
+const elem = <div></div>;
+>elem : Symbol(elem, Decl(es3-jsx-react-native.tsx, 3, 5))
+>div : Symbol(unknown)
+>div : Symbol(unknown)
+
+
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/es3-jsx-react-native.types b/tests/baselines/reference/es3-jsx-react-native.types
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1bf199606f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/es3-jsx-react-native.types
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+=== tests/cases/compiler/es3-jsx-react-native.tsx ===
+
+const React: any = null;
+>React : any
+>null : null
+
+const elem = <div></div>;
+>elem : any
+><div></div> : any
+>div : any
+>div : any
+
+
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/es3-jsx-react.js b/tests/baselines/reference/es3-jsx-react.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..861dde74c86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/es3-jsx-react.js
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+//// [es3-jsx-react.tsx]
+
+const React: any = null;
+
+const elem = <div></div>;
+
+
+
+//// [es3-jsx-react.js]
+var React = null;
+var elem = React.createElement("div", null);
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/es3-jsx-react.symbols b/tests/baselines/reference/es3-jsx-react.symbols
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..465cfab7ea9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/es3-jsx-react.symbols
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+=== tests/cases/compiler/es3-jsx-react.tsx ===
+
+const React: any = null;
+>React : Symbol(React, Decl(es3-jsx-react.tsx, 1, 5))
+
+const elem = <div></div>;
+>elem : Symbol(elem, Decl(es3-jsx-react.tsx, 3, 5))
+>div : Symbol(unknown)
+>div : Symbol(unknown)
+
+
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/es3-jsx-react.types b/tests/baselines/reference/es3-jsx-react.types
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b7734ffc1f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/es3-jsx-react.types
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+=== tests/cases/compiler/es3-jsx-react.tsx ===
+
+const React: any = null;
+>React : any
+>null : null
+
+const elem = <div></div>;
+>elem : any
+><div></div> : any
+>div : any
+>div : any
+
+
diff --git a/tests/cases/compiler/es3-jsx-preserve.tsx b/tests/cases/compiler/es3-jsx-preserve.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f6092e692b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/compiler/es3-jsx-preserve.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+// @target: ES3
+// @sourcemap: false
+// @declaration: false
+// @jsx: preserve
+
+const React: any = null;
+
+const elem = <div></div>;
+
diff --git a/tests/cases/compiler/es3-jsx-react-native.tsx b/tests/cases/compiler/es3-jsx-react-native.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9ed0f9e003d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/compiler/es3-jsx-react-native.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+// @target: ES3
+// @sourcemap: false
+// @declaration: false
+// @jsx: react-native
+
+const React: any = null;
+
+const elem = <div></div>;
+
diff --git a/tests/cases/compiler/es3-jsx-react.tsx b/tests/cases/compiler/es3-jsx-react.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d47aea9613f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/compiler/es3-jsx-react.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+// @target: ES3
+// @sourcemap: false
+// @declaration: false
+// @jsx: react
+
+const React: any = null;
+
+const elem = <div></div>;
+