diff --git a/code/renderers/react/src/docs/jsxDecorator.test.tsx b/code/renderers/react/src/docs/jsxDecorator.test.tsx
index 6ed0f0eda179..b8868265333e 100644
--- a/code/renderers/react/src/docs/jsxDecorator.test.tsx
+++ b/code/renderers/react/src/docs/jsxDecorator.test.tsx
@@ -130,11 +130,22 @@ describe('renderJsx', () => {
       }
     );
 
-    expect(renderJsx(createElement(MyExoticComponentRef, {}, 'I am forwardRef!'), {}))
+    expect(renderJsx(<MyExoticComponentRef>I am forwardRef!</MyExoticComponentRef>))
       .toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
-        <MyExoticComponent>
+        <React.ForwardRef>
           I am forwardRef!
-        </MyExoticComponent>
+        </React.ForwardRef>
+      `);
+
+    // if docgenInfo is present, it should use the displayName from there
+    (MyExoticComponentRef as any).__docgenInfo = {
+      displayName: 'ExoticComponent',
+    };
+    expect(renderJsx(<MyExoticComponentRef>I am forwardRef!</MyExoticComponentRef>))
+      .toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+        <ExoticComponent>
+          I am forwardRef!
+        </ExoticComponent>
       `);
   });
 
@@ -143,11 +154,20 @@ describe('renderJsx', () => {
       return <div>{props.children}</div>;
     });
 
-    expect(renderJsx(createElement(MyMemoComponentRef, {}, 'I am memo!'), {}))
-      .toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
-      <MyMemoComponent>
+    expect(renderJsx(<MyMemoComponentRef>I am memo!</MyMemoComponentRef>)).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+      <React.Memo>
+        I am memo!
+      </React.Memo>
+    `);
+
+    // if docgenInfo is present, it should use the displayName from there
+    (MyMemoComponentRef as any).__docgenInfo = {
+      displayName: 'MyMemoComponentRef',
+    };
+    expect(renderJsx(<MyMemoComponentRef>I am memo!</MyMemoComponentRef>)).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+      <MyMemoComponentRef>
         I am memo!
-      </MyMemoComponent>
+      </MyMemoComponentRef>
     `);
   });
 
diff --git a/code/renderers/react/src/docs/jsxDecorator.tsx b/code/renderers/react/src/docs/jsxDecorator.tsx
index 5b1391246c9d..e6b1934c2e6e 100644
--- a/code/renderers/react/src/docs/jsxDecorator.tsx
+++ b/code/renderers/react/src/docs/jsxDecorator.tsx
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ const toPascalCase = (str: string) => str.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + str.slice(1)
  * @returns {string | null} A displayName for the Symbol in case elementType is a Symbol; otherwise, null.
  */
 export const getReactSymbolName = (elementType: any): string => {
-  const symbolDescription: string = elementType.toString().replace(/^Symbol\((.*)\)$/, '$1');
+  const elementName = elementType.$$typeof || elementType;
+  const symbolDescription: string = elementName.toString().replace(/^Symbol\((.*)\)$/, '$1');
 
   const reactComponentName = symbolDescription
     .split('.')
@@ -124,16 +125,28 @@ export const renderJsx = (code: React.ReactElement, options?: JSXOptions) => {
   } else {
     displayNameDefaults = {
       // To get exotic component names resolving properly
-      displayName: (el: any): string =>
-        el.type.displayName || typeof el.type === 'symbol'
-          ? getReactSymbolName(el.type)
-          : null ||
-            getDocgenSection(el.type, 'displayName') ||
-            (el.type.name !== '_default' ? el.type.name : null) ||
-            (typeof el.type === 'function' ? 'No Display Name' : null) ||
-            (isForwardRef(el.type) ? el.type.render.name : null) ||
-            (isMemo(el.type) ? el.type.type.name : null) ||
-            el.type,
+      displayName: (el: any): string => {
+        if (el.type.displayName) {
+          return el.type.displayName;
+        } else if (getDocgenSection(el.type, 'displayName')) {
+          return getDocgenSection(el.type, 'displayName');
+        } else if (
+          typeof el.type === 'symbol' ||
+          (el.type.$$typeof && typeof el.type.$$typeof === 'symbol')
+        ) {
+          return getReactSymbolName(el.type);
+        } else if (el.type.name && el.type.name !== '_default') {
+          return el.type.name;
+        } else if (typeof el.type === 'function') {
+          return 'No Display Name';
+        } else if (isForwardRef(el.type)) {
+          return el.type.render.name;
+        } else if (isMemo(el.type)) {
+          return el.type.type.name;
+        } else {
+          return el.type;
+        }
+      },
     };
   }