diff --git a/autoload/matchup/loader.vim b/autoload/matchup/loader.vim
index f332884..25400a0 100644
--- a/autoload/matchup/loader.vim
+++ b/autoload/matchup/loader.vim
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ function! matchup#loader#bufwinenter() abort " {{{1
 endfunction
 
 " }}}1
-function! matchup#loader#refresh_match_words() " {{{1
+function! matchup#loader#refresh_match_words() abort " {{{1
   if get(b:, 'match_words', ':') !~# ':'
     call matchup#perf#tic('refresh')
 
@@ -96,7 +96,9 @@ function! s:init_delim_lists(...) abort " {{{1
   " we don't explicitly check this, but the behavior might
   " be unpredictable if such groups are encountered.. (ref-1)
 
-  if exists('g:matchup_hotfix_'.&filetype)
+  if exists('g:matchup_hotfix') && has_key(g:matchup_hotfix, &filetype)
+    call call(g:matchup_hotfix[&filetype], [])
+  elseif exists('g:matchup_hotfix_'.&filetype)
     call call(g:matchup_hotfix_{&filetype}, [])
   elseif exists('b:matchup_hotfix')
     call call(b:matchup_hotfix, [])
diff --git a/doc/matchup.txt b/doc/matchup.txt
index 3518b76..a4b9712 100644
--- a/doc/matchup.txt
+++ b/doc/matchup.txt
@@ -769,7 +769,7 @@ HTML
 
 Customization~
 
-*g:matchup_hotfix_{&filetype}*                                   *matchup-hotfix*
+*g:matchup_hotfix[&filetype]*                                   *matchup-hotfix*
 
   For each file type, this option can be set to the string name of a function
   which will be called when loading files, prior to checking |b:match_words|
@@ -779,7 +779,7 @@ Customization~
     function! VimHotfix()
       " customization
     endfunction
-    let g:matchup_hotfix_vim = 'VimHotfix'
+    let g:matchup_hotfix['vim'] = 'VimHotfix'
 
 *b:matchup_hotfix*
 
diff --git a/test/issues/46/Sample.jsx b/test/issues/46/Sample.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cf82673
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/issues/46/Sample.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+
+const Sample = <Sample prop='highlight test'>
+  some body
+</Sample>;
+
diff --git a/test/issues/46/minvimrc1 b/test/issues/46/minvimrc1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1ef19d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/issues/46/minvimrc1
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+set nocompatible
+
+" load match-up
+let s:path = simplify(expand('<sfile>:h').'/../../..')
+let &rtp  = s:path.',' . &rtp
+let &rtp .= ','.s:path.'/after'
+
+autocmd FileType * echo &ft | sleep 1
+
+call plug#begin('~/.vim/plugged')
+Plug 'mxw/vim-jsx'
+Plug 'othree/yajs.vim'
+Plug 'othree/es.next.syntax.vim'
+call plug#end()
+
+filetype plugin indent on
+syntax enable
+
+" match-up options go here
+function! JsxHotfix()
+    echo 'JsxHotfix'
+    setlocal matchpairs=(:),{:},[:],<:>
+    let b:match_words = '<\@<=\([^/][^ \t>]*\)\g{hlend}[^>]*\%(/\@<!>\|$\):<\@<=/\1>'
+endfunction
+let g:matchup_hotfix = { 'javascript.jsx': 'JsxHotfix' }
+
diff --git a/test/issues/46/minvimrc2 b/test/issues/46/minvimrc2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2481959
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/issues/46/minvimrc2
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+set nocompatible
+
+" load match-up
+let s:path = simplify(expand('<sfile>:h').'/../../..')
+let &rtp  = s:path.',' . &rtp
+let &rtp .= ','.s:path.'/after'
+
+autocmd FileType * echo &ft | sleep 1
+
+call plug#begin('~/.vim/plugged')
+Plug 'mxw/vim-jsx'
+Plug 'othree/yajs.vim'
+Plug 'othree/es.next.syntax.vim'
+call plug#end()
+
+filetype plugin indent on
+syntax enable
+
+" match-up options go here
+function! JsxHotfix()
+    echo 'JsxHotfix'
+    setlocal matchpairs=(:),{:},[:],<:>
+    let b:match_words = '<\@<=\([^/][^ \t>]*\)\g{hlend}[^>]*\%(/\@<!>\|$\):<\@<=/\1>'
+endfunction
+autocmd FileType javascript.jsx let b:matchup_hotfix = 'JsxHotfix'
+