diff --git a/packages/shared-fixtures/fixtures/jsx/namespace-this-name.src.js b/packages/shared-fixtures/fixtures/jsx/namespace-this-name.src.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..71eb04b5e41a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/shared-fixtures/fixtures/jsx/namespace-this-name.src.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<this:bar />;
diff --git a/packages/typescript-estree/src/convert.ts b/packages/typescript-estree/src/convert.ts
index 50415390fb25..28442094c2cd 100644
--- a/packages/typescript-estree/src/convert.ts
+++ b/packages/typescript-estree/src/convert.ts
@@ -517,19 +517,22 @@ export class Converter {
     return result;
   }
 
-  private convertJSXIdentifier(node: ts.Identifier): TSESTree.JSXIdentifier {
+  private convertJSXIdentifier(
+    node: ts.Identifier | ts.ThisExpression,
+  ): TSESTree.JSXIdentifier {
     const result = this.createNode<TSESTree.JSXIdentifier>(node, {
       type: AST_NODE_TYPES.JSXIdentifier,
-      name: node.text,
+      name: node.getText(),
     });
     this.registerTSNodeInNodeMap(node, result);
     return result;
   }
 
   private convertJSXNamespaceOrIdentifier(
-    node: ts.Identifier,
+    node: ts.Identifier | ts.ThisExpression,
   ): TSESTree.JSXIdentifier | TSESTree.JSXNamespacedName {
-    const colonIndex = node.text.indexOf(':');
+    const text = node.getText();
+    const colonIndex = text.indexOf(':');
     // this is intentional we can ignore conversion if `:` is in first character
     if (colonIndex > 0) {
       const range = getRange(node, this.ast);
@@ -537,12 +540,12 @@ export class Converter {
         type: AST_NODE_TYPES.JSXNamespacedName,
         namespace: this.createNode<TSESTree.JSXIdentifier>(node, {
           type: AST_NODE_TYPES.JSXIdentifier,
-          name: node.text.slice(0, colonIndex),
+          name: text.slice(0, colonIndex),
           range: [range[0], range[0] + colonIndex],
         }),
         name: this.createNode<TSESTree.JSXIdentifier>(node, {
           type: AST_NODE_TYPES.JSXIdentifier,
-          name: node.text.slice(colonIndex + 1),
+          name: text.slice(colonIndex + 1),
           range: [range[0] + colonIndex + 1, range[1]],
         }),
         range,
@@ -581,12 +584,6 @@ export class Converter {
         break;
 
       case SyntaxKind.ThisKeyword:
-        result = this.createNode<TSESTree.JSXIdentifier>(node, {
-          type: AST_NODE_TYPES.JSXIdentifier,
-          name: 'this',
-        });
-        break;
-
       case SyntaxKind.Identifier:
       default:
         return this.convertJSXNamespaceOrIdentifier(node);
diff --git a/packages/typescript-estree/src/ts-estree/estree-to-ts-node-types.ts b/packages/typescript-estree/src/ts-estree/estree-to-ts-node-types.ts
index f8999685aa71..92ef8c42e604 100644
--- a/packages/typescript-estree/src/ts-estree/estree-to-ts-node-types.ts
+++ b/packages/typescript-estree/src/ts-estree/estree-to-ts-node-types.ts
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ export interface EstreeToTsNodeTypes {
   [AST_NODE_TYPES.JSXSpreadAttribute]: ts.JsxSpreadAttribute;
   [AST_NODE_TYPES.JSXSpreadChild]: ts.JsxExpression;
   [AST_NODE_TYPES.JSXMemberExpression]: ts.PropertyAccessExpression;
-  [AST_NODE_TYPES.JSXNamespacedName]: ts.Identifier;
+  [AST_NODE_TYPES.JSXNamespacedName]: ts.Identifier | ts.ThisExpression;
   [AST_NODE_TYPES.JSXText]: ts.JsxText;
   [AST_NODE_TYPES.LabeledStatement]: ts.LabeledStatement;
   [AST_NODE_TYPES.Literal]:
diff --git a/packages/typescript-estree/tests/snapshots/jsx/namespace-this-name.src.js.shot b/packages/typescript-estree/tests/snapshots/jsx/namespace-this-name.src.js.shot
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..58e66b804b7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/typescript-estree/tests/snapshots/jsx/namespace-this-name.src.js.shot
@@ -0,0 +1,226 @@
+// Jest Snapshot v1, https://goo.gl/fbAQLP
+
+exports[`jsx namespace-this-name.src 1`] = `
+Object {
+  "body": Array [
+    Object {
+      "expression": Object {
+        "children": Array [],
+        "closingElement": null,
+        "loc": Object {
+          "end": Object {
+            "column": 12,
+            "line": 1,
+          },
+          "start": Object {
+            "column": 0,
+            "line": 1,
+          },
+        },
+        "openingElement": Object {
+          "attributes": Array [],
+          "loc": Object {
+            "end": Object {
+              "column": 12,
+              "line": 1,
+            },
+            "start": Object {
+              "column": 0,
+              "line": 1,
+            },
+          },
+          "name": Object {
+            "loc": Object {
+              "end": Object {
+                "column": 9,
+                "line": 1,
+              },
+              "start": Object {
+                "column": 1,
+                "line": 1,
+              },
+            },
+            "name": Object {
+              "loc": Object {
+                "end": Object {
+                  "column": 9,
+                  "line": 1,
+                },
+                "start": Object {
+                  "column": 6,
+                  "line": 1,
+                },
+              },
+              "name": "bar",
+              "range": Array [
+                6,
+                9,
+              ],
+              "type": "JSXIdentifier",
+            },
+            "namespace": Object {
+              "loc": Object {
+                "end": Object {
+                  "column": 5,
+                  "line": 1,
+                },
+                "start": Object {
+                  "column": 1,
+                  "line": 1,
+                },
+              },
+              "name": "this",
+              "range": Array [
+                1,
+                5,
+              ],
+              "type": "JSXIdentifier",
+            },
+            "range": Array [
+              1,
+              9,
+            ],
+            "type": "JSXNamespacedName",
+          },
+          "range": Array [
+            0,
+            12,
+          ],
+          "selfClosing": true,
+          "type": "JSXOpeningElement",
+          "typeParameters": undefined,
+        },
+        "range": Array [
+          0,
+          12,
+        ],
+        "type": "JSXElement",
+      },
+      "loc": Object {
+        "end": Object {
+          "column": 13,
+          "line": 1,
+        },
+        "start": Object {
+          "column": 0,
+          "line": 1,
+        },
+      },
+      "range": Array [
+        0,
+        13,
+      ],
+      "type": "ExpressionStatement",
+    },
+  ],
+  "comments": Array [],
+  "loc": Object {
+    "end": Object {
+      "column": 0,
+      "line": 2,
+    },
+    "start": Object {
+      "column": 0,
+      "line": 1,
+    },
+  },
+  "range": Array [
+    0,
+    14,
+  ],
+  "sourceType": "script",
+  "tokens": Array [
+    Object {
+      "loc": Object {
+        "end": Object {
+          "column": 1,
+          "line": 1,
+        },
+        "start": Object {
+          "column": 0,
+          "line": 1,
+        },
+      },
+      "range": Array [
+        0,
+        1,
+      ],
+      "type": "Punctuator",
+      "value": "<",
+    },
+    Object {
+      "loc": Object {
+        "end": Object {
+          "column": 9,
+          "line": 1,
+        },
+        "start": Object {
+          "column": 1,
+          "line": 1,
+        },
+      },
+      "range": Array [
+        1,
+        9,
+      ],
+      "type": "Keyword",
+      "value": "this:bar",
+    },
+    Object {
+      "loc": Object {
+        "end": Object {
+          "column": 11,
+          "line": 1,
+        },
+        "start": Object {
+          "column": 10,
+          "line": 1,
+        },
+      },
+      "range": Array [
+        10,
+        11,
+      ],
+      "type": "Punctuator",
+      "value": "/",
+    },
+    Object {
+      "loc": Object {
+        "end": Object {
+          "column": 12,
+          "line": 1,
+        },
+        "start": Object {
+          "column": 11,
+          "line": 1,
+        },
+      },
+      "range": Array [
+        11,
+        12,
+      ],
+      "type": "Punctuator",
+      "value": ">",
+    },
+    Object {
+      "loc": Object {
+        "end": Object {
+          "column": 13,
+          "line": 1,
+        },
+        "start": Object {
+          "column": 12,
+          "line": 1,
+        },
+      },
+      "range": Array [
+        12,
+        13,
+      ],
+      "type": "Punctuator",
+      "value": ";",
+    },
+  ],
+  "type": "Program",
+}
+`;