diff --git a/packages/eslint-config-react-native-community/index.js b/packages/eslint-config-react-native-community/index.js
index c7fd706c8b2bdf..00b9bc5512588b 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-config-react-native-community/index.js
+++ b/packages/eslint-config-react-native-community/index.js
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ module.exports = {
 
   parserOptions: {
     sourceType: 'module',
+    ecmaFeatures: {
+      jsx: true,
+    },
   },
 
   extends: ['plugin:prettier/recommended'],
@@ -46,6 +49,9 @@ module.exports = {
         'ft-flow/use-flow-type': 1,
       },
     },
+    {
+      files: ['*.jsx'],
+    },
     {
       files: ['*.ts', '*.tsx'],
       parser: '@typescript-eslint/parser',