diff --git a/lib/extract.js b/lib/extract.js
index d66efec..944eceb 100644
--- a/lib/extract.js
+++ b/lib/extract.js
@@ -198,20 +198,12 @@ var Extractor = (function () {
         var syntax;
         var extension = filename.split('.').pop();
         try {
-            if (extension === 'ts') {
+            if (extension === 'ts' || extension === 'tsx') {
                 syntax = tsParser.parse(src, {
                     sourceType: 'module',
                     comment: true,
                     ecmaFeatures: {
-                        jsx: false
-                    }
-                });
-            } else if (extension === 'tsx') {
-                syntax = tsParser.parse(src, {
-                    sourceType: 'module',
-                    comment: true,
-                    ecmaFeatures: {
-                        jsx: true
+                        jsx: extension === 'tsx'
                     }
                 });
             } else {
diff --git a/test/extract_extensions.js b/test/extract_extensions.js
index e112572..5745d3c 100644
--- a/test/extract_extensions.js
+++ b/test/extract_extensions.js
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ describe('Extracting files with different extensions', function () {
         ];
         var catalog =  testExtract(files);
 
-        assert.equal(catalog.items.length, 2);
+        assert.equal(catalog.items.length, 3);
         assert.equal(catalog.items[0].msgid, 'Hello');
         assert.equal(catalog.items[0].msgstr, '');
         assert.deepEqual(catalog.items[0].references, ['test/fixtures/ts.ts:2']);
@@ -122,6 +122,10 @@ describe('Extracting files with different extensions', function () {
         assert.equal(catalog.items[1].msgid, 'One\nTwo\nThree');
         assert.equal(catalog.items[1].msgstr, '');
         assert.deepEqual(catalog.items[1].references, ['test/fixtures/ts.ts:3']);
+
+        assert.equal(catalog.items[2].msgid, 'Casted');
+        assert.equal(catalog.items[2].msgstr, '');
+        assert.deepEqual(catalog.items[2].references, ['test/fixtures/ts.ts:6']);
     });
 
     it('supports TypeScript .tsx files', function () {
diff --git a/test/fixtures/ts.ts b/test/fixtures/ts.ts
index 1a6d10a..ef46689 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/ts.ts
+++ b/test/fixtures/ts.ts
@@ -3,5 +3,6 @@ angular.module("myApp").controller("helloController", (gettext) => {
     var longString: string = gettext(`One
 Two
 Three`);
+    var castedVar: any = <any> gettext("Casted");
     gettext(); // Should be ignored.
 });