diff --git a/lib/rules/jsx-indent.js b/lib/rules/jsx-indent.js
index 6a75b6f64f..dd3d13c235 100644
--- a/lib/rules/jsx-indent.js
+++ b/lib/rules/jsx-indent.js
@@ -154,7 +154,8 @@ module.exports = {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Checks node is the first in its own start line. By default it looks by start line.
+     * Checks if the node is the first in its own start line. By default it looks by start line.
+     * One exception is closing tags with preceeding whitespace
      * @param {ASTNode} node The node to check
      * @return {Boolean} true if its the first in the its start line
      */
@@ -165,8 +166,9 @@ module.exports = {
       } while (token.type === 'JSXText' && /^\s*$/.test(token.value));
       var startLine = node.loc.start.line;
       var endLine = token ? token.loc.end.line : -1;
+      var whitespaceOnly = token ? /\n\s*$/.test(token.value) : false;
 
-      return startLine !== endLine;
+      return startLine !== endLine || whitespaceOnly;
     }
 
   /**
@@ -218,41 +220,47 @@ module.exports = {
       }
     }
 
+    function getOpeningElementIndent(node) {
+      var prevToken = sourceCode.getTokenBefore(node);
+      // Use the parent in a list or an array
+      if (prevToken.type === 'JSXText' || prevToken.type === 'Punctuator' && prevToken.value === ',') {
+        prevToken = sourceCode.getNodeByRangeIndex(prevToken.start);
+        prevToken = prevToken.type === 'Literal' ? prevToken.parent : prevToken;
+      // Use the first non-punctuator token in a conditional expression
+      } else if (prevToken.type === 'Punctuator' && prevToken.value === ':') {
+        do {
+          prevToken = sourceCode.getTokenBefore(prevToken);
+        } while (prevToken.type === 'Punctuator');
+        prevToken = sourceCode.getNodeByRangeIndex(prevToken.start);
+        while (prevToken.parent && prevToken.parent.type !== 'ConditionalExpression') {
+          prevToken = prevToken.parent;
+        }
+      }
+      prevToken = prevToken.type === 'JSXExpressionContainer' ? prevToken.expression : prevToken;
+
+      var parentElementIndent = getNodeIndent(prevToken);
+      var indent = (
+        prevToken.loc.start.line === node.loc.start.line ||
+        isRightInLogicalExp(node) ||
+        isAlternateInConditionalExp(node)
+      ) ? 0 : indentSize;
+      return parentElementIndent + indent;
+    }
+
     return {
       JSXOpeningElement: function(node) {
         var prevToken = sourceCode.getTokenBefore(node);
         if (!prevToken) {
           return;
         }
-        // Use the parent in a list or an array
-        if (prevToken.type === 'JSXText' || prevToken.type === 'Punctuator' && prevToken.value === ',') {
-          prevToken = sourceCode.getNodeByRangeIndex(prevToken.start);
-          prevToken = prevToken.type === 'Literal' ? prevToken.parent : prevToken;
-        // Use the first non-punctuator token in a conditional expression
-        } else if (prevToken.type === 'Punctuator' && prevToken.value === ':') {
-          do {
-            prevToken = sourceCode.getTokenBefore(prevToken);
-          } while (prevToken.type === 'Punctuator');
-          prevToken = sourceCode.getNodeByRangeIndex(prevToken.start);
-          while (prevToken.parent && prevToken.parent.type !== 'ConditionalExpression') {
-            prevToken = prevToken.parent;
-          }
-        }
-        prevToken = prevToken.type === 'JSXExpressionContainer' ? prevToken.expression : prevToken;
-
-        var parentElementIndent = getNodeIndent(prevToken);
-        var indent = (
-          prevToken.loc.start.line === node.loc.start.line ||
-          isRightInLogicalExp(node) ||
-          isAlternateInConditionalExp(node)
-        ) ? 0 : indentSize;
-        checkNodesIndent(node, parentElementIndent + indent);
+        var indent = getOpeningElementIndent(node);
+        checkNodesIndent(node, indent);
       },
       JSXClosingElement: function(node) {
         if (!node.parent) {
           return;
         }
-        var peerElementIndent = getNodeIndent(node.parent.openingElement);
+        var peerElementIndent = getOpeningElementIndent(node.parent.openingElement);
         checkNodesIndent(node, peerElementIndent);
       },
       JSXExpressionContainer: function(node) {
diff --git a/tests/lib/rules/jsx-indent.js b/tests/lib/rules/jsx-indent.js
index a0072709c1..72734494f4 100644
--- a/tests/lib/rules/jsx-indent.js
+++ b/tests/lib/rules/jsx-indent.js
@@ -459,6 +459,34 @@ ruleTester.run('jsx-indent', rule, {
     options: ['tab'],
     parserOptions: parserOptions,
     errors: [{message: 'Expected indentation of 1 tab character but found 0.'}]
+  }, {
+    code: [
+      'function MyComponent(props) {',
+      '\treturn (',
+      '    <div',
+      '\t\t\tclassName="foo-bar"',
+      '\t\t\tid="thing"',
+      '    >',
+      '      Hello world!',
+      '    </div>',
+      '\t)',
+      '}'
+    ].join('\n'),
+    output: [
+      'function MyComponent(props) {',
+      '\treturn (',
+      '\t\t<div',
+      '\t\t\tclassName="foo-bar"',
+      '\t\t\tid="thing"',
+      '\t\t>',
+      '\t\t\tHello world!',
+      '\t\t</div>',
+      '\t)',
+      '}'
+    ].join('\n'),
+    options: ['tab'],
+    parserOptions: parserOptions,
+    errors: [{message: 'Expected indentation of 2 tab characters but found 0.'}]
   }, {
     code: [
       'function App() {',
@@ -730,7 +758,8 @@ ruleTester.run('jsx-indent', rule, {
     ].join('\n'),
     parserOptions: parserOptions,
     errors: [
-      {message: 'Expected indentation of 4 space characters but found 0.'}
+      {message: 'Expected indentation of 2 tab characters but found 0.'},
+      {message: 'Expected indentation of 2 tab characters but found 0.'}
     ]
   }, {
     // Multiline ternary