diff --git a/lib/rules/jsx-pascal-case.js b/lib/rules/jsx-pascal-case.js
index e6e1339cc2..343bcd3b55 100644
--- a/lib/rules/jsx-pascal-case.js
+++ b/lib/rules/jsx-pascal-case.js
@@ -54,22 +54,24 @@ module.exports = {
 
     return {
       JSXOpeningElement(node) {
+        const isCompatTag = jsxUtil.isDOMComponent(node);
+        if (isCompatTag) return undefined;
+
         let name = elementType(node);
         if (name.length === 1) return undefined;
 
-        // Get namespace if the type is JSXNamespacedName or JSXMemberExpression
-        if (name.indexOf(':') > -1) {
-          name = name.substring(0, name.indexOf(':'));
-        } else if (name.indexOf('.') > -1) {
-          name = name.substring(0, name.indexOf('.'));
+        // Get JSXIdentifier if the type is JSXNamespacedName or JSXMemberExpression
+        if (name.lastIndexOf(':') > -1) {
+          name = name.substring(name.lastIndexOf(':') + 1);
+        } else if (name.lastIndexOf('.') > -1) {
+          name = name.substring(name.lastIndexOf('.') + 1);
         }
 
         const isPascalCase = PASCAL_CASE_REGEX.test(name);
-        const isCompatTag = jsxUtil.isDOMComponent(node);
         const isAllowedAllCaps = allowAllCaps && ALL_CAPS_TAG_REGEX.test(name);
         const isIgnored = ignore.indexOf(name) !== -1;
 
-        if (!isPascalCase && !isCompatTag && !isAllowedAllCaps && !isIgnored) {
+        if (!isPascalCase && !isAllowedAllCaps && !isIgnored) {
           let message = `Imported JSX component ${name} must be in PascalCase`;
 
           if (allowAllCaps) {
diff --git a/lib/util/jsx.js b/lib/util/jsx.js
index e3bcc23e3a..f41c3b42fe 100644
--- a/lib/util/jsx.js
+++ b/lib/util/jsx.js
@@ -6,23 +6,17 @@
 
 const elementType = require('jsx-ast-utils/elementType');
 
-const COMPAT_TAG_REGEX = /^[a-z]|-/;
+// See https://github.com/babel/babel/blob/ce420ba51c68591e057696ef43e028f41c6e04cd/packages/babel-types/src/validators/react/isCompatTag.js
+// for why we only test for the first character
+const COMPAT_TAG_REGEX = /^[a-z]/;
 
 /**
- * Checks if a node represents a DOM element.
+ * Checks if a node represents a DOM element according to React.
  * @param {object} node - JSXOpeningElement to check.
  * @returns {boolean} Whether or not the node corresponds to a DOM element.
  */
 function isDOMComponent(node) {
-  let name = elementType(node);
-
-  // Get namespace if the type is JSXNamespacedName or JSXMemberExpression
-  if (name.indexOf(':') > -1) {
-    name = name.slice(0, name.indexOf(':'));
-  } else if (name.indexOf('.') > -1) {
-    name = name.slice(0, name.indexOf('.'));
-  }
-
+  const name = elementType(node);
   return COMPAT_TAG_REGEX.test(name);
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/lib/rules/jsx-pascal-case.js b/tests/lib/rules/jsx-pascal-case.js
index 8428783818..af9d914d55 100644
--- a/tests/lib/rules/jsx-pascal-case.js
+++ b/tests/lib/rules/jsx-pascal-case.js
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ const parserOptions = {
 const ruleTester = new RuleTester({parserOptions});
 ruleTester.run('jsx-pascal-case', rule, {
   valid: [{
+    // The rule must not warn on components that start with a lowercase
+    // because they are interpreted as HTML elements by React
+    code: '<testcomponent />'
+  }, {
     code: '<testComponent />'
   }, {
     code: '<test_component />'
@@ -52,6 +56,8 @@ ruleTester.run('jsx-pascal-case', rule, {
     code: '<Año />'
   }, {
     code: '<Søknad />'
+  }, {
+    code: '<T />'
   }, {
     code: '<T />',
     parser: parsers.BABEL_ESLINT