diff --git a/packages/babel-traverse/src/path/introspection.ts b/packages/babel-traverse/src/path/introspection.ts
index 32c0e5f14616..e5f7e7b49368 100644
--- a/packages/babel-traverse/src/path/introspection.ts
+++ b/packages/babel-traverse/src/path/introspection.ts
@@ -175,16 +175,18 @@ export function isStatementOrBlock(this: NodePath): boolean {
  */
 
 export function referencesImport(
-  this: NodePath<t.Expression>,
+  this: NodePath,
   moduleSource: string,
   importName: string,
 ): boolean {
   if (!this.isReferencedIdentifier()) {
     if (
-      (this.isMemberExpression() || this.isOptionalMemberExpression()) &&
-      (this.node.computed
-        ? isStringLiteral(this.node.property, { value: importName })
-        : (this.node.property as t.Identifier).name === importName)
+      (this.isJSXMemberExpression() &&
+        this.node.property.name === importName) ||
+      ((this.isMemberExpression() || this.isOptionalMemberExpression()) &&
+        (this.node.computed
+          ? isStringLiteral(this.node.property, { value: importName })
+          : (this.node.property as t.Identifier).name === importName))
     ) {
       const object = (
         this as NodePath<t.MemberExpression | t.OptionalMemberExpression>
diff --git a/packages/babel-traverse/test/introspection.js b/packages/babel-traverse/test/introspection.js
index ab3647ac53ed..eb020035cef1 100644
--- a/packages/babel-traverse/test/introspection.js
+++ b/packages/babel-traverse/test/introspection.js
@@ -161,6 +161,14 @@ describe("path/introspection", function () {
       const reference = program.get("body.1.expression");
       expect(reference.referencesImport("source", "😅")).toBe(true);
     });
+    it("accepts a named import via a namespace import jsx member expression", function () {
+      const program = getPath(`import * as ns from "source"; <ns.dep />;`, {
+        sourceType: "module",
+        plugins: ["jsx"],
+      });
+      const reference = program.get("body.1.expression.openingElement.name");
+      expect(reference.referencesImport("source", "dep")).toBe(true);
+    });
     it("rejects a named import from the wrong module", function () {
       const program = getPath(`import { dep } from "wrong-source"; dep;`, {
         sourceType: "module",