diff --git a/src/ir/jsx/init.fnk b/src/ir/jsx/init.fnk
index 6a48688..40da46c 100644
--- a/src/ir/jsx/init.fnk
+++ b/src/ir/jsx/init.fnk
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+{lower_case} = import '@fink/std-lib/str.fnk'
+
 {add, any, ir_fn} = import '../context.fnk'
 {transform} = import '../transform.fnk'
 {lst, lst_a} = import '../literals/list.fnk'
@@ -84,8 +86,24 @@ transform_children = fn {children, loc}, ctx:
 
 
 
+first_is_lower = fn [s]:
+  match lower_case s:
+    s: true
+    else: false
+
+
+
+transform_elem_ident = fn expr, ctx:
+  match expr:
+    {value: first_is_lower ?}:
+      str expr.value, 'jsxi', expr, ctx
+    else:
+      transform expr, 'jsxi', ctx
+
+
+
 transform_jsx_elem = fn node, res_id, ctx:
-  [name, name_id, props_ctx] = transform node.name, 'jsxi', ctx
+  [name, name_id, props_ctx] = transform_elem_ident node.name, ctx
   [props, props_id, chldrn_ctx] = transform_props node, props_ctx
   [chldrn, chldrn_id, jxe_ctx] = transform_children node, chldrn_ctx
   [elem, , next_ctx] = jxe name_id, props_id, chldrn_id, res_id, node, jxe_ctx
diff --git a/src/ir/jsx/init.test.fnk.snap b/src/ir/jsx/init.test.fnk.snap
index 84844c6..cb68834 100644
--- a/src/ir/jsx/init.test.fnk.snap
+++ b/src/ir/jsx/init.test.fnk.snap
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ rec_e fn exports_0:
 exports[`jsx compiles empty elem 1`] = `
 "
 rec_e fn exports_0:
-  id b, fn jsxi_0:
+  str 'b', fn jsxi_0:
     rec_e fn props_0:
       lst_e fn chldrn_0:
         jxe jsxi_0, props_0, chldrn_0, fn elem_0:
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ rec_e fn exports_0:
   lst_e fn chldrn_0:
     str '\\\\n  foo\\\\n  ', fn chld_0:
       lst_a chldrn_0, chld_0, fn chldrn_1:
-        id p, fn jsxi_0:
+        str 'p', fn jsxi_0:
           rec_e fn props_0:
             lst_e fn chldrn_2:
               str 'bar', fn chld_2:
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ rec_e fn exports_0:
 exports[`jsx compiles hypenate props 1`] = `
 "
 rec_e fn exports_0:
-  id a, fn jsxi_0:
+  str 'a', fn jsxi_0:
     rec_e fn props_0:
       str 'foo-bar', fn prpn_0:
         str '1234', fn str_0:
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ rec_e fn exports_0:
 exports[`jsx compiles shorthand 1`] = `
 "
 rec_e fn exports_0:
-  id a, fn jsxi_0:
+  str 'a', fn jsxi_0:
     rec_e fn props_0:
       lst_e fn chldrn_0:
         jxe jsxi_0, props_0, chldrn_0, fn elem_0:
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ rec_e fn exports_0:
 exports[`jsx compiles with children and expr 1`] = `
 "
 rec_e fn exports_0:
-  id a, fn jsxi_0:
+  str 'a', fn jsxi_0:
     rec_e fn props_0:
       lst_e fn chldrn_0:
         str '\\\\n  foo ', fn chld_0:
@@ -236,14 +236,14 @@ rec_e fn exports_0:
               lst_a chldrn_1, chld_1, fn chldrn_2:
                 str '\\\\n  ', fn chld_2:
                   lst_a chldrn_2, chld_2, fn chldrn_3:
-                    id b, fn jsxi_1:
+                    str 'b', fn jsxi_1:
                       rec_e fn props_1:
                         lst_e fn chldrn_4:
                           jxe jsxi_1, props_1, chldrn_4, fn chld_3:
                             lst_a chldrn_3, chld_3, fn chldrn_5:
                               str ' ham\\\\n  spam\\\\n  ', fn chld_4:
                                 lst_a chldrn_5, chld_4, fn chldrn_6:
-                                  id c, fn jsxi_2:
+                                  str 'c', fn jsxi_2:
                                     rec_e fn props_2:
                                       lst_e fn chldrn_7:
                                         jxe jsxi_2, props_2, chldrn_7, fn chld_5:
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ rec_e fn exports_0:
 exports[`jsx compiles with expr params 1`] = `
 "
 rec_e fn exports_0:
-  id a, fn jsxi_0:
+  str 'a', fn jsxi_0:
     rec_e fn props_0:
       str 'foo', fn prpn_0:
         id foo, fn prpv_0:
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ rec_e fn exports_0:
 exports[`jsx compiles with expr params 2`] = `
 "
 rec_e fn exports_0:
-  id a, fn jsxi_0:
+  str 'a', fn jsxi_0:
     rec_e fn props_0:
       str 'foo', fn prpn_0:
         id foo, fn prpv_0:
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ rec_e fn exports_0:
 exports[`jsx compiles with str params 1`] = `
 "
 rec_e fn exports_0:
-  id a, fn jsxi_0:
+  str 'a', fn jsxi_0:
     rec_e fn props_0:
       str 'foo', fn prpn_0:
         id foo, fn prpv_0:
diff --git a/src/js/jsx/init.fnk b/src/js/jsx/init.fnk
index c4e889a..e78855a 100644
--- a/src/js/jsx/init.fnk
+++ b/src/js/jsx/init.fnk
@@ -71,7 +71,14 @@ transform_children = fn [chld=false, ...children], out=[]:
 transform_jxe = fn expr, ctx:
   [{args: [name_id, props_id, chldrn_id]}] = expr
 
-  id = jsxIdentifier (get_js name_id, ctx).name
+  id_v = get_js_literal name_id, ctx
+
+  id = match id_v:
+    {type: 'TemplateLiteral'}:
+      {quasis: [{value: {raw: name}}]} = id_v
+      with_loc name_id, jsxIdentifier name
+    else:
+      jsxIdentifier (get_js name_id, ctx).name
 
   props = pipe props_id:
     get_js_literal ?, ctx
diff --git a/src/js/jsx/init.test.fnk b/src/js/jsx/init.test.fnk
index d6e1131..56e0bac 100644
--- a/src/js/jsx/init.test.fnk
+++ b/src/js/jsx/init.test.fnk
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 describe 'jsx', fn:
   it 'compiles shorthand', fn:
     expect
-      fink2js 'elem = <a/>'
+      fink2js 'elem = <a />'
       to_match_snapshot
 
 
@@ -75,6 +75,14 @@ describe 'jsx', fn:
       '
       to_match_snapshot
 
+  it 'handles ident clashes for lowercaae elems', fn:
+    expect
+      fink2js '
+        Foo = fn {label}:
+          <label>{label}</label>
+      '
+      to_match_snapshot
+
 
 describe 'JSX extensions',  fn:
   it 'compiles shothand props', fn:
diff --git a/src/js/jsx/init.test.fnk.snap b/src/js/jsx/init.test.fnk.snap
index c774796..f6c8b7b 100644
--- a/src/js/jsx/init.test.fnk.snap
+++ b/src/js/jsx/init.test.fnk.snap
@@ -104,3 +104,11 @@ exports[`jsx compiles with str params 1`] = `
 "const elem_0 = <a foo={foo} bar=\\"ni\\" />;
 export const elem = elem_0;"
 `;
+
+exports[`jsx handles ident clashes for lowercaae elems 1`] = `
+"const Foo_0 = drec_0 => {
+  return <label>{drec_0.label}</label>;
+};
+
+export const Foo = Foo_0;"
+`;