diff --git a/lib/rules/jsx-filename-extension.js b/lib/rules/jsx-filename-extension.js
index 6fa7e1dcd5..2fde88d459 100644
--- a/lib/rules/jsx-filename-extension.js
+++ b/lib/rules/jsx-filename-extension.js
@@ -32,9 +32,12 @@ module.exports = function(context) {
   return {
 
     JSXElement: function(node) {
-      var allowedExtensions = getExtensionsConfig();
       var filename = context.getFilename();
+      if (filename === '<text>') {
+        return;
+      }
 
+      var allowedExtensions = getExtensionsConfig();
       var isAllowedExtension = allowedExtensions.some(function (extension) {
         return filename.slice(-extension.length) === extension;
       });
diff --git a/tests/lib/rules/jsx-filename-extension.js b/tests/lib/rules/jsx-filename-extension.js
index f40e3d5cc9..578682dcb4 100644
--- a/tests/lib/rules/jsx-filename-extension.js
+++ b/tests/lib/rules/jsx-filename-extension.js
@@ -33,6 +33,11 @@ var ruleTester = new RuleTester();
 ruleTester.run('jsx-filename-extension', rule, {
 
   valid: [
+    {
+      filename: '<text>',
+      code: withJSX,
+      parserOptions: parserOptions
+    },
     {
       filename: 'MyComponent.jsx',
       code: withJSX,