diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-transform-typescript/src/index.js b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-typescript/src/index.js
index 6e685b9f69..9ba2e23d89 100644
--- a/packages/babel-plugin-transform-typescript/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-typescript/src/index.js
@@ -291,6 +291,9 @@ export default declare((api, { jsxPragma = "React" }) => {
       JSXElement() {
         sourceFileHasJsx = true;
       },
+      JSXFragment() {
+        sourceFileHasJsx = true;
+      },
     });
     return !sourceFileHasJsx;
   }
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-transform-typescript/test/fixtures/imports/elide-react-no-3/input.mjs b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-typescript/test/fixtures/imports/elide-react-no-3/input.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f9ae2b0323
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-typescript/test/fixtures/imports/elide-react-no-3/input.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+// Don't elide React if a JSX fragment appears somewhere.
+import * as React from "react";
+<></>;
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-transform-typescript/test/fixtures/imports/elide-react-no-3/options.json b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-typescript/test/fixtures/imports/elide-react-no-3/options.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2552742a15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-typescript/test/fixtures/imports/elide-react-no-3/options.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+    "plugins": ["syntax-jsx", "transform-typescript"]
+}
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-transform-typescript/test/fixtures/imports/elide-react-no-3/output.mjs b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-typescript/test/fixtures/imports/elide-react-no-3/output.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f9ae2b0323
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-typescript/test/fixtures/imports/elide-react-no-3/output.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+// Don't elide React if a JSX fragment appears somewhere.
+import * as React from "react";
+<></>;