diff --git a/lib/react/package.json b/lib/react/package.json
index 1b9c88d..1cb1aba 100644
--- a/lib/react/package.json
+++ b/lib/react/package.json
@@ -15,8 +15,11 @@
     "./preinit": {
       "default": "./src/preinit.ts"
     },
+    "./init": {
+      "default": "./src/init.ts"
+    },
     "./types": {
       "types": "./src/types.ts"
     }
   }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/react/src/init.ts b/lib/react/src/init.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1c7c61e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/react/src/init.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+import './jsx-runtime/patches'
diff --git a/lib/react/src/jsx-runtime/_internal.ts b/lib/react/src/jsx-runtime/_internal.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2866f62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/react/src/jsx-runtime/_internal.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import type { ElementType } from 'react'
+import type { AfterJSXCallback, BeforeJSXCallback, InsteadJSXCallback } from '.'
+
+export const beforeCallbacks = new Map<
+    ElementType,
+    Set<BeforeJSXCallback<any, any>>
+>()
+export const insteadCallbacks = new Map<
+    ElementType,
+    Set<InsteadJSXCallback<any, any>>
+>()
+export const afterCallbacks = new Map<ElementType, Set<AfterJSXCallback>>()
diff --git a/lib/react/src/jsx-runtime/index.ts b/lib/react/src/jsx-runtime/index.ts
index 171cf50..d601a9b 100644
--- a/lib/react/src/jsx-runtime/index.ts
+++ b/lib/react/src/jsx-runtime/index.ts
@@ -1,2 +1,83 @@
-// TODO(react/jsx-runtime): add lib
-export {}
+import { afterCallbacks, beforeCallbacks, insteadCallbacks } from './_internal'
+import type { ComponentProps, ElementType, Key, ReactElement } from 'react'
+import type { ReactJSXRuntime } from '..'
+
+export type AnyJSXFactoryFunction = (typeof ReactJSXRuntime)['jsx' | 'jsxs']
+
+export type BeforeJSXCallback<
+    E extends ElementType = ElementType,
+    P = ComponentProps<E>,
+> = (
+    args: [element: E, props: P, key?: Key | undefined],
+) => Parameters<AnyJSXFactoryFunction>
+
+export type InsteadJSXCallback<
+    E extends ElementType = ElementType,
+    P = ComponentProps<E>,
+> = (
+    args: [element: E, props: P, key?: Key | undefined],
+) => ReturnType<AnyJSXFactoryFunction> | null
+
+export type AfterJSXCallback = (
+    tree: ReactElement,
+) => ReturnType<AnyJSXFactoryFunction> | null
+
+/**
+ * Registers a hook to be called after a JSX element with the specified type is created.
+ *
+ * @param type The type of the element.
+ * @param patch The hook.
+ * @returns A function to unpatch.
+ */
+export function afterJSX(type: ElementType, patch: AfterJSXCallback) {
+    let set = afterCallbacks.get(type)
+    if (!set) {
+        set = new Set()
+        afterCallbacks.set(type, set)
+    }
+
+    set.add(patch as AfterJSXCallback)
+    return () => set.delete(patch as AfterJSXCallback)
+}
+
+/**
+ * Registers a hook to be called before a JSX element with the specified type is created.
+ *
+ * @param type The type of the element.
+ * @param patch The hook.
+ * @returns A function to unpatch.
+ */
+export function beforeJSX<
+    E extends ElementType = ElementType,
+    P = ComponentProps<E>,
+>(type: E, patch: BeforeJSXCallback<E, P>) {
+    let set = beforeCallbacks.get(type)
+    if (!set) {
+        set = new Set()
+        beforeCallbacks.set(type, set)
+    }
+
+    set.add(patch as BeforeJSXCallback)
+    return () => set.delete(patch as BeforeJSXCallback)
+}
+
+/**
+ * Registers a callback to run instead when a JSX element with the specified type is created.
+ *
+ * @param type The type of the element.
+ * @param patch The hook.
+ * @returns A function to unpatch.
+ */
+export function insteadJSX<
+    E extends ElementType = ElementType,
+    P = ComponentProps<E>,
+>(type: E, patch: InsteadJSXCallback<E, P>) {
+    let set = insteadCallbacks.get(type)
+    if (!set) {
+        set = new Set()
+        insteadCallbacks.set(type, set)
+    }
+
+    set.add(patch as InsteadJSXCallback)
+    return () => set.delete(patch as InsteadJSXCallback)
+}
diff --git a/lib/react/src/jsx-runtime/patches.ts b/lib/react/src/jsx-runtime/patches.ts
index e69de29..b8bc9db 100644
--- a/lib/react/src/jsx-runtime/patches.ts
+++ b/lib/react/src/jsx-runtime/patches.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import { instead } from '@revenge-mod/patcher'
+import { ReactJSXRuntime } from '..'
+import { afterCallbacks, beforeCallbacks, insteadCallbacks } from './_internal'
+import type { ElementType, ReactElement } from 'react'
+import type { AnyJSXFactoryFunction } from '.'
+
+const patch = (
+    args: Parameters<AnyJSXFactoryFunction>,
+    orig: AnyJSXFactoryFunction,
+) => {
+    const Comp = args[0] as any
+    const type: ElementType = Comp.type ?? Comp
+
+    const before = beforeCallbacks.get(type)
+    if (before) for (const cb of before) args = cb(args)
+
+    let tree: ReactElement | null | undefined
+    const instead = insteadCallbacks.get(type)
+    if (instead) for (const cb of instead) tree = cb(args)
+
+    const after = afterCallbacks.get(type)
+    if (after) for (const cb of after) tree = cb(tree!)
+
+    if (tree !== undefined) return tree! // have to cast non-nullish even if returning null works
+
+    return Reflect.apply(orig, ReactJSXRuntime, args)
+}
+
+instead(ReactJSXRuntime, 'jsx', patch)
+instead(ReactJSXRuntime, 'jsxs', patch)
diff --git a/lib/react/src/preinit.ts b/lib/react/src/preinit.ts
index cea1efd..12acb30 100644
--- a/lib/react/src/preinit.ts
+++ b/lib/react/src/preinit.ts
@@ -2,4 +2,3 @@
 import '.'
 
 import './native/patches'
-import './jsx-runtime/patches'
diff --git a/src/preinit.ts b/src/preinit.ts
index a28729f..e29c94a 100644
--- a/src/preinit.ts
+++ b/src/preinit.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ onModuleFirstRequired(IndexModuleId, function onIndexRequired() {
                     )
 
                 // Initialize init libraries
+                require('@revenge-mod/react/init')
                 require('@revenge-mod/storage/init')
                 require('@revenge-mod/externals/init')
                 require('@revenge-mod/discord/init')