diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/util/explicitReturnTypeUtils.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/util/explicitReturnTypeUtils.ts
index a46130cb426c..64f85d48b752 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/util/explicitReturnTypeUtils.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/util/explicitReturnTypeUtils.ts
@@ -55,12 +55,14 @@ function isFunctionArgument(
 }
 
 /**
- * Checks if a node is an expression in a JSX attribute assignment
+ * Checks if a node is type-constrained in JSX
  * ```
- * <Comp x={...} />
+ * <Foo x={() => {}} />
+ * <Bar>{() => {}}</Bar>
+ * <Baz {...props} />
  * ```
  */
-function isJSXAttribute(
+function isTypedJSX(
   node: TSESTree.Node,
 ): node is TSESTree.JSXExpressionContainer | TSESTree.JSXSpreadAttribute {
   return (
@@ -78,7 +80,7 @@ function isTypedParent(
     isVariableDeclaratorWithTypeAnnotation(parent) ||
     isPropertyDefinitionWithTypeAnnotation(parent) ||
     isFunctionArgument(parent, callee) ||
-    isJSXAttribute(parent)
+    isTypedJSX(parent)
   );
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/tests/rules/explicit-function-return-type.test.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/tests/rules/explicit-function-return-type.test.ts
index 1359f4f256bd..557b0edae6b6 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/tests/rules/explicit-function-return-type.test.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/tests/rules/explicit-function-return-type.test.ts
@@ -182,11 +182,7 @@ class App {
     },
     // https://github.com/typescript-eslint/typescript-eslint/issues/7552
     {
-      code: `
-const Comp: FC = () => {
-  return <button onClick={() => {}} />;
-};
-      `,
+      code: 'const foo = <button onClick={() => {}} />;',
       options: [{ allowTypedFunctionExpressions: true }],
       parserOptions: {
         ecmaFeatures: {
@@ -195,11 +191,7 @@ const Comp: FC = () => {
       },
     },
     {
-      code: `
-const Comp: FC = () => {
-  return <Button on={{ click: () => {} }} />;
-};
-      `,
+      code: 'const foo = <button on={{ click: () => {} }} />;',
       options: [{ allowTypedFunctionExpressions: true }],
       parserOptions: {
         ecmaFeatures: {
@@ -208,11 +200,25 @@ const Comp: FC = () => {
       },
     },
     {
-      code: `
-const Comp: FC = () => {
-  return <button {...{ onClick: () => {} }} />;
-};
-      `,
+      code: 'const foo = <Bar>{() => {}}</Bar>;',
+      options: [{ allowTypedFunctionExpressions: true }],
+      parserOptions: {
+        ecmaFeatures: {
+          jsx: true,
+        },
+      },
+    },
+    {
+      code: 'const foo = <Bar>{{ on: () => {} }}</Bar>;',
+      options: [{ allowTypedFunctionExpressions: true }],
+      parserOptions: {
+        ecmaFeatures: {
+          jsx: true,
+        },
+      },
+    },
+    {
+      code: 'const foo = <button {...{ onClick: () => {} }} />;',
       options: [{ allowTypedFunctionExpressions: true }],
       parserOptions: {
         ecmaFeatures: {
@@ -220,6 +226,7 @@ const Comp: FC = () => {
         },
       },
     },
+
     // https://github.com/typescript-eslint/typescript-eslint/issues/525
     {
       code: `
@@ -1018,11 +1025,7 @@ const x: Foo = {
       ],
     },
     {
-      code: `
-const Comp = (): JSX.Element => {
-  return <button onClick={() => {}} />;
-};
-      `,
+      code: 'const foo = <button onClick={() => {}} />;',
       options: [{ allowTypedFunctionExpressions: false }],
       parserOptions: {
         ecmaFeatures: {
@@ -1032,10 +1035,82 @@ const Comp = (): JSX.Element => {
       errors: [
         {
           messageId: 'missingReturnType',
-          line: 3,
-          endLine: 3,
-          column: 30,
-          endColumn: 32,
+          line: 1,
+          endLine: 1,
+          column: 33,
+          endColumn: 35,
+        },
+      ],
+    },
+    {
+      code: 'const foo = <button on={{ click: () => {} }} />;',
+      options: [{ allowTypedFunctionExpressions: false }],
+      parserOptions: {
+        ecmaFeatures: {
+          jsx: true,
+        },
+      },
+      errors: [
+        {
+          messageId: 'missingReturnType',
+          line: 1,
+          endLine: 1,
+          column: 27,
+          endColumn: 34,
+        },
+      ],
+    },
+    {
+      code: 'const foo = <Bar>{() => {}}</Bar>;',
+      options: [{ allowTypedFunctionExpressions: false }],
+      parserOptions: {
+        ecmaFeatures: {
+          jsx: true,
+        },
+      },
+      errors: [
+        {
+          messageId: 'missingReturnType',
+          line: 1,
+          endLine: 1,
+          column: 22,
+          endColumn: 24,
+        },
+      ],
+    },
+    {
+      code: 'const foo = <Bar>{{ on: () => {} }}</Bar>;',
+      options: [{ allowTypedFunctionExpressions: false }],
+      parserOptions: {
+        ecmaFeatures: {
+          jsx: true,
+        },
+      },
+      errors: [
+        {
+          messageId: 'missingReturnType',
+          line: 1,
+          endLine: 1,
+          column: 21,
+          endColumn: 25,
+        },
+      ],
+    },
+    {
+      code: 'const foo = <button {...{ onClick: () => {} }} />;',
+      options: [{ allowTypedFunctionExpressions: false }],
+      parserOptions: {
+        ecmaFeatures: {
+          jsx: true,
+        },
+      },
+      errors: [
+        {
+          messageId: 'missingReturnType',
+          line: 1,
+          endLine: 1,
+          column: 27,
+          endColumn: 36,
         },
       ],
     },