diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 7dfe0adfb..115f670d8 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 "use strict";
 
-const docblock = require("jest-docblock");
-
 const version = require("./package.json").version;
 
 const privateUtil = require("./src/common/util");
@@ -38,11 +36,6 @@ function attachComments(text, ast, opts) {
   return astComments;
 }
 
-function hasPragma(text) {
-  const pragmas = Object.keys(docblock.parse(docblock.extract(text)));
-  return pragmas.indexOf("prettier") !== -1 || pragmas.indexOf("format") !== -1;
-}
-
 function ensureAllCommentsPrinted(astComments) {
   if (!astComments) {
     return;
@@ -69,7 +62,9 @@ function ensureAllCommentsPrinted(astComments) {
 }
 
 function formatWithCursor(text, opts, addAlignmentSize) {
-  if (opts.requirePragma && !hasPragma(text)) {
+  const selectedParser = parser.resolveParser(opts);
+  const hasPragma = !selectedParser.hasPragma || selectedParser.hasPragma(text);
+  if (opts.requirePragma && !hasPragma) {
     return { formatted: text };
   }
 
@@ -81,19 +76,12 @@ function formatWithCursor(text, opts, addAlignmentSize) {
 
   if (
     opts.insertPragma &&
-    !hasPragma(text) &&
+    opts.printer.insertPragma &&
+    !hasPragma &&
     opts.rangeStart === 0 &&
     opts.rangeEnd === Infinity
   ) {
-    const parsedDocblock = docblock.parseWithComments(docblock.extract(text));
-    const pragmas = Object.assign({ format: "" }, parsedDocblock.pragmas);
-    const newDocblock = docblock.print({
-      pragmas,
-      comments: parsedDocblock.comments.replace(/^(\s+?\r?\n)+/, "") // remove leading newlines
-    });
-    const strippedText = docblock.strip(text);
-    const separatingNewlines = strippedText.startsWith("\n") ? "\n" : "\n\n";
-    text = newDocblock + separatingNewlines + strippedText;
+    text = opts.printer.insertPragma(text);
   }
 
   addAlignmentSize = addAlignmentSize || 0;
diff --git a/src/language-js/index.js b/src/language-js/index.js
index 527158307..69d40941f 100644
--- a/src/language-js/index.js
+++ b/src/language-js/index.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 "use strict";
 
 const printer = require("./printer-estree");
+const hasPragma = require("./pragma").hasPragma;
 const options = require("./options");
 const privateUtil = require("../common/util");
 
@@ -161,6 +162,7 @@ const typescript = {
     return eval("require")("./parser-typescript");
   },
   astFormat: "estree",
+  hasPragma,
   locStart,
   locEnd
 };
@@ -170,18 +172,24 @@ const babylon = {
     return eval("require")("./parser-babylon");
   },
   astFormat: "estree",
+  hasPragma,
   locStart,
   locEnd
 };
 
 const parsers = {
   babylon,
-  json: babylon,
+  json: Object.assign({}, babylon, {
+    hasPragma() {
+      return false;
+    }
+  }),
   flow: {
     get parse() {
       return eval("require")("./parser-flow");
     },
     astFormat: "estree",
+    hasPragma,
     locStart,
     locEnd
   },
diff --git a/src/language-js/pragma.js b/src/language-js/pragma.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..031359a8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/language-js/pragma.js
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+"use strict";
+
+const docblock = require("jest-docblock");
+
+function hasPragma(text) {
+  const pragmas = Object.keys(docblock.parse(docblock.extract(text)));
+  return pragmas.indexOf("prettier") !== -1 || pragmas.indexOf("format") !== -1;
+}
+
+function insertPragma(text) {
+  const parsedDocblock = docblock.parseWithComments(docblock.extract(text));
+  const pragmas = Object.assign({ format: "" }, parsedDocblock.pragmas);
+  const newDocblock = docblock.print({
+    pragmas,
+    comments: parsedDocblock.comments.replace(/^(\s+?\r?\n)+/, "") // remove leading newlines
+  });
+  const strippedText = docblock.strip(text);
+  const separatingNewlines = strippedText.startsWith("\n") ? "\n" : "\n\n";
+  return newDocblock + separatingNewlines + strippedText;
+}
+
+module.exports = {
+  hasPragma,
+  insertPragma
+};
diff --git a/src/language-js/printer-estree.js b/src/language-js/printer-estree.js
index ffdbd0250..7d4fc4fad 100644
--- a/src/language-js/printer-estree.js
+++ b/src/language-js/printer-estree.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ const sharedUtil = require("../common/util-shared");
 const isIdentifierName = require("esutils").keyword.isIdentifierNameES6;
 const embed = require("./embed");
 const clean = require("./clean");
+const insertPragma = require("./pragma").insertPragma;
 
 const doc = require("../doc");
 const docBuilders = doc.builders;
@@ -5408,6 +5409,7 @@ function printJsDocComment(comment) {
 module.exports = {
   print: genericPrint,
   embed,
+  insertPragma,
   massageAstNode: clean,
   hasPrettierIgnore,
   willPrintOwnComments,
diff --git a/tests/insert-pragma/__snapshots__/jsfmt.spec.js.snap b/tests/insert-pragma/js/__snapshots__/jsfmt.spec.js.snap
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/insert-pragma/__snapshots__/jsfmt.spec.js.snap
rename to tests/insert-pragma/js/__snapshots__/jsfmt.spec.js.snap
diff --git a/tests/insert-pragma/js/jsfmt.spec.js b/tests/insert-pragma/js/jsfmt.spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4f802b63e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/insert-pragma/js/jsfmt.spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+run_spec(__dirname, ["flow", "babylon", "typescript"], { insertPragma: true });
diff --git a/tests/insert-pragma/module-with-late-docblock.js b/tests/insert-pragma/js/module-with-late-docblock.js
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/insert-pragma/module-with-late-docblock.js
rename to tests/insert-pragma/js/module-with-late-docblock.js
diff --git a/tests/insert-pragma/module-with-multiple-same-pragma.js b/tests/insert-pragma/js/module-with-multiple-same-pragma.js
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/insert-pragma/module-with-multiple-same-pragma.js
rename to tests/insert-pragma/js/module-with-multiple-same-pragma.js
diff --git a/tests/insert-pragma/module-with-pragma.js b/tests/insert-pragma/js/module-with-pragma.js
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/insert-pragma/module-with-pragma.js
rename to tests/insert-pragma/js/module-with-pragma.js
diff --git a/tests/insert-pragma/module-without-docblock.js b/tests/insert-pragma/js/module-without-docblock.js
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/insert-pragma/module-without-docblock.js
rename to tests/insert-pragma/js/module-without-docblock.js
diff --git a/tests/insert-pragma/module-without-pragma.js b/tests/insert-pragma/js/module-without-pragma.js
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/insert-pragma/module-without-pragma.js
rename to tests/insert-pragma/js/module-without-pragma.js
diff --git a/tests/insert-pragma/trailing-spaces-first-line.js b/tests/insert-pragma/js/trailing-spaces-first-line.js
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/insert-pragma/trailing-spaces-first-line.js
rename to tests/insert-pragma/js/trailing-spaces-first-line.js
diff --git a/tests/insert-pragma/jsfmt.spec.js b/tests/insert-pragma/jsfmt.spec.js
deleted file mode 100644
index ff094ca9f..000000000
--- a/tests/insert-pragma/jsfmt.spec.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-run_spec(__dirname, ["flow"], { insertPragma: true });
diff --git a/tests/require-pragma/__snapshots__/jsfmt.spec.js.snap b/tests/require-pragma/js/__snapshots__/jsfmt.spec.js.snap
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/require-pragma/__snapshots__/jsfmt.spec.js.snap
rename to tests/require-pragma/js/__snapshots__/jsfmt.spec.js.snap
diff --git a/tests/require-pragma/js/jsfmt.spec.js b/tests/require-pragma/js/jsfmt.spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9351e117f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/require-pragma/js/jsfmt.spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+run_spec(__dirname, ["flow", "babylon", "typescript"], { requirePragma: true });
diff --git a/tests/require-pragma/module-with-pragma.js b/tests/require-pragma/js/module-with-pragma.js
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/require-pragma/module-with-pragma.js
rename to tests/require-pragma/js/module-with-pragma.js
diff --git a/tests/require-pragma/module-without-pragma.js b/tests/require-pragma/js/module-without-pragma.js
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/require-pragma/module-without-pragma.js
rename to tests/require-pragma/js/module-without-pragma.js
diff --git a/tests/require-pragma/jsfmt.spec.js b/tests/require-pragma/jsfmt.spec.js
deleted file mode 100644
index fdccdebd0..000000000
--- a/tests/require-pragma/jsfmt.spec.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-run_spec(__dirname, ["flow"], { requirePragma: true });