diff --git a/src/compiler/checker.ts b/src/compiler/checker.ts
index 91cafa70cf6eb..899e4a17a9bf3 100644
--- a/src/compiler/checker.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/checker.ts
@@ -25412,26 +25412,29 @@ namespace ts {
             }
 
             checkJsxPreconditions(node);
-            // The reactNamespace/jsxFactory's root symbol should be marked as 'used' so we don't incorrectly elide its import.
-            // And if there is no reactNamespace/jsxFactory's symbol in scope when targeting React emit, we should issue an error.
-            const jsxFactoryRefErr = diagnostics && compilerOptions.jsx === JsxEmit.React ? Diagnostics.Cannot_find_name_0 : undefined;
-            const jsxFactoryNamespace = getJsxNamespace(node);
-            const jsxFactoryLocation = isNodeOpeningLikeElement ? (<JsxOpeningLikeElement>node).tagName : node;
-
-            // allow null as jsxFragmentFactory
-            let jsxFactorySym: Symbol | undefined;
-            if (!(isJsxOpeningFragment(node) && jsxFactoryNamespace === "null")) {
-                jsxFactorySym = resolveName(jsxFactoryLocation, jsxFactoryNamespace, SymbolFlags.Value, jsxFactoryRefErr, jsxFactoryNamespace, /*isUse*/ true);
-            }
-
-            if (jsxFactorySym) {
-                // Mark local symbol as referenced here because it might not have been marked
-                // if jsx emit was not jsxFactory as there wont be error being emitted
-                jsxFactorySym.isReferenced = SymbolFlags.All;
-
-                // If react/jsxFactory symbol is alias, mark it as refereced
-                if (jsxFactorySym.flags & SymbolFlags.Alias && !getTypeOnlyAliasDeclaration(jsxFactorySym)) {
-                    markAliasSymbolAsReferenced(jsxFactorySym);
+
+            if (!getJsxNamespaceContainerForImplicitImport(node)) {
+                // The reactNamespace/jsxFactory's root symbol should be marked as 'used' so we don't incorrectly elide its import.
+                // And if there is no reactNamespace/jsxFactory's symbol in scope when targeting React emit, we should issue an error.
+                const jsxFactoryRefErr = diagnostics && compilerOptions.jsx === JsxEmit.React ? Diagnostics.Cannot_find_name_0 : undefined;
+                const jsxFactoryNamespace = getJsxNamespace(node);
+                const jsxFactoryLocation = isNodeOpeningLikeElement ? (<JsxOpeningLikeElement>node).tagName : node;
+
+                // allow null as jsxFragmentFactory
+                let jsxFactorySym: Symbol | undefined;
+                if (!(isJsxOpeningFragment(node) && jsxFactoryNamespace === "null")) {
+                    jsxFactorySym = resolveName(jsxFactoryLocation, jsxFactoryNamespace, SymbolFlags.Value, jsxFactoryRefErr, jsxFactoryNamespace, /*isUse*/ true);
+                }
+
+                if (jsxFactorySym) {
+                    // Mark local symbol as referenced here because it might not have been marked
+                    // if jsx emit was not jsxFactory as there wont be error being emitted
+                    jsxFactorySym.isReferenced = SymbolFlags.All;
+
+                    // If react/jsxFactory symbol is alias, mark it as refereced
+                    if (jsxFactorySym.flags & SymbolFlags.Alias && !getTypeOnlyAliasDeclaration(jsxFactorySym)) {
+                        markAliasSymbolAsReferenced(jsxFactorySym);
+                    }
                 }
             }
 
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/jsxEmptyExpressionNotCountedAsChild(jsx=react-jsx).js b/tests/baselines/reference/jsxEmptyExpressionNotCountedAsChild(jsx=react-jsx).js
index 3d2aeb4218c7f..8140be9eda124 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/jsxEmptyExpressionNotCountedAsChild(jsx=react-jsx).js
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/jsxEmptyExpressionNotCountedAsChild(jsx=react-jsx).js
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ const element = (
 "use strict";
 exports.__esModule = true;
 var jsx_runtime_1 = require("react/jsx-runtime");
-/// <reference path="react16.d.ts" />
-var React = require("react");
 function Wrapper(props) {
     return jsx_runtime_1.jsx("div", { children: props.children }, void 0);
 }
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/jsxEmptyExpressionNotCountedAsChild(jsx=react-jsxdev).js b/tests/baselines/reference/jsxEmptyExpressionNotCountedAsChild(jsx=react-jsxdev).js
index 5561b73e45425..819ccebea6d21 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/jsxEmptyExpressionNotCountedAsChild(jsx=react-jsxdev).js
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/jsxEmptyExpressionNotCountedAsChild(jsx=react-jsxdev).js
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@ const element = (
 exports.__esModule = true;
 var jsx_dev_runtime_1 = require("react/jsx-dev-runtime");
 var _jsxFileName = "tests/cases/compiler/jsxEmptyExpressionNotCountedAsChild.tsx";
-/// <reference path="react16.d.ts" />
-var React = require("react");
 function Wrapper(props) {
     return jsx_dev_runtime_1.jsxDEV("div", { children: props.children }, void 0, false, { fileName: _jsxFileName, lineNumber: 9, columnNumber: 11 }, this);
 }
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/jsxNamespaceImplicitImportJSXNamespaceFromPragmaPickedOverGlobalOne.errors.txt b/tests/baselines/reference/jsxNamespaceImplicitImportJSXNamespaceFromPragmaPickedOverGlobalOne.errors.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index f62b476f13c7c..0000000000000
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/jsxNamespaceImplicitImportJSXNamespaceFromPragmaPickedOverGlobalOne.errors.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,69 +0,0 @@
-/index.tsx(2,28): error TS2708: Cannot use namespace 'React' as a value.
-
-
-==== /node_modules/react/index.d.ts (0 errors) ====
-    export = React;
-    export as namespace React;
-    
-    declare namespace React { }
-    
-    declare global {
-        namespace JSX {
-            interface Element { }
-            interface ElementClass { }
-            interface ElementAttributesProperty { }
-            interface ElementChildrenAttribute { }
-            type LibraryManagedAttributes<C, P> = {}
-            interface IntrinsicAttributes { }
-            interface IntrinsicClassAttributes<T> { }
-            interface IntrinsicElements {
-                div: {}
-            }
-        }
-    }
-==== /node_modules/@emotion/react/jsx-runtime/index.d.ts (0 errors) ====
-    export { EmotionJSX as JSX } from './jsx-namespace'
-    
-==== /node_modules/@emotion/react/jsx-runtime/jsx-namespace.d.ts (0 errors) ====
-    import 'react'
-    
-    type WithConditionalCSSProp<P> = 'className' extends keyof P
-        ? (P extends { className?: string } ? P & { css?: string } : P)
-        : P
-    
-    type ReactJSXElement = JSX.Element
-    type ReactJSXElementClass = JSX.ElementClass
-    type ReactJSXElementAttributesProperty = JSX.ElementAttributesProperty
-    type ReactJSXElementChildrenAttribute = JSX.ElementChildrenAttribute
-    type ReactJSXLibraryManagedAttributes<C, P> = JSX.LibraryManagedAttributes<C, P>
-    type ReactJSXIntrinsicAttributes = JSX.IntrinsicAttributes
-    type ReactJSXIntrinsicClassAttributes<T> = JSX.IntrinsicClassAttributes<T>
-    type ReactJSXIntrinsicElements = JSX.IntrinsicElements
-    
-    export namespace EmotionJSX {
-        interface Element extends ReactJSXElement { }
-        interface ElementClass extends ReactJSXElementClass { }
-        interface ElementAttributesProperty
-            extends ReactJSXElementAttributesProperty { }
-        interface ElementChildrenAttribute extends ReactJSXElementChildrenAttribute { }
-    
-        type LibraryManagedAttributes<C, P> = WithConditionalCSSProp<P> &
-            ReactJSXLibraryManagedAttributes<C, P>
-    
-        interface IntrinsicAttributes extends ReactJSXIntrinsicAttributes { }
-        interface IntrinsicClassAttributes<T>
-            extends ReactJSXIntrinsicClassAttributes<T> { }
-    
-        type IntrinsicElements = {
-            [K in keyof ReactJSXIntrinsicElements]: ReactJSXIntrinsicElements[K] & {
-                css?: string
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    
-==== /index.tsx (1 errors) ====
-    /* @jsxImportSource @emotion/react */
-    export const Comp = () => <div css="color: hotpink;"></div>;
-                               ~~~
-!!! error TS2708: Cannot use namespace 'React' as a value.
-    
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/jsxNamespaceImplicitImportJSXNamespaceFromPragmaPickedOverGlobalOne.types b/tests/baselines/reference/jsxNamespaceImplicitImportJSXNamespaceFromPragmaPickedOverGlobalOne.types
index c7e2aeb868276..cd130b8538742 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/jsxNamespaceImplicitImportJSXNamespaceFromPragmaPickedOverGlobalOne.types
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/jsxNamespaceImplicitImportJSXNamespaceFromPragmaPickedOverGlobalOne.types
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ export = React;
 >React : any
 
 export as namespace React;
->React : any
+>React : error
 
 declare namespace React { }