diff --git a/ICSharpCode.Decompiler.Tests/TestCases/Pretty/ExpressionTrees.cs b/ICSharpCode.Decompiler.Tests/TestCases/Pretty/ExpressionTrees.cs
index e05e5bd91..0704d886b 100644
--- a/ICSharpCode.Decompiler.Tests/TestCases/Pretty/ExpressionTrees.cs
+++ b/ICSharpCode.Decompiler.Tests/TestCases/Pretty/ExpressionTrees.cs
@@ -1026,6 +1026,14 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.Decompiler.Tests.TestCases.Pretty
 			});
 		}
 
+		public static void StringConcat()
+		{
+			Test<Func<string, object, string>>(null, (string a, object b) => a + b);
+			Test<Func<string, object, string>>(null, (string a, object b) => a + b.ToString());
+			Test<Func<string, int, string>>(null, (string a, int b) => a + b);
+			Test<Func<string, int, string>>(null, (string a, int b) => a + b.ToString());
+		}
+
 		public async Task Issue1524(string str)
 		{
 			await Task.Delay(100);
diff --git a/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/CSharp/Transforms/ReplaceMethodCallsWithOperators.cs b/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/CSharp/Transforms/ReplaceMethodCallsWithOperators.cs
index eb95d66f9..7444cd957 100644
--- a/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/CSharp/Transforms/ReplaceMethodCallsWithOperators.cs
+++ b/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/CSharp/Transforms/ReplaceMethodCallsWithOperators.cs
@@ -59,10 +59,17 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.Decompiler.CSharp.Transforms
 
 			// Reduce "String.Concat(a, b)" to "a + b"
 			if (IsStringConcat(method) && CheckArgumentsForStringConcat(arguments)) {
-				invocationExpression.Arguments.Clear(); // detach arguments from invocationExpression
-				Expression expr = RemoveRedundantToStringInConcat(arguments[0], method, isLastArgument: false).Detach();
+				bool isInExpressionTree = invocationExpression.Ancestors.OfType<LambdaExpression>().Any(
+					lambda => lambda.Annotation<IL.ILFunction>()?.Kind == IL.ILFunctionKind.ExpressionTree);
+				Expression expr = arguments[0].Detach();
+				if (!isInExpressionTree) {
+					expr = RemoveRedundantToStringInConcat(expr, method, isLastArgument: false).Detach();
+				}
 				for (int i = 1; i < arguments.Length; i++) {
-					var arg = RemoveRedundantToStringInConcat(arguments[i], method, isLastArgument: i == arguments.Length - 1).Detach();
+					var arg = arguments[i].Detach();
+					if (!isInExpressionTree) {
+						arg = RemoveRedundantToStringInConcat(arg, method, isLastArgument: i == arguments.Length - 1).Detach();
+					}
 					expr = new BinaryOperatorExpression(expr, BinaryOperatorType.Add, arg);
 				}
 				expr.CopyAnnotationsFrom(invocationExpression);