diff --git a/src/services/refactors/convertStringOrTemplateLiteral.ts b/src/services/refactors/convertStringOrTemplateLiteral.ts
index b926ce65f28..cc360e5b991 100644
--- a/src/services/refactors/convertStringOrTemplateLiteral.ts
+++ b/src/services/refactors/convertStringOrTemplateLiteral.ts
@@ -15,20 +15,28 @@ namespace ts.refactor.convertStringOrTemplateLiteral {
         let node = getTokenAtPosition(file, startPosition);
         if (isParenthesizedExpression(node.parent) && isBinaryExpression(node.parent.parent)) node = node.parent.parent;
         const maybeBinary = getParentBinaryExpression(node);
-        const maybeTemplateExpression = findAncestor(node, n => isTemplateExpression(n));
+        // const maybeTemplateExpression = findAncestor(node, n => isTemplateExpression(n));
         const actions: RefactorActionInfo[] = [];
 
         if ((isBinaryExpression(maybeBinary) || isStringLiteral(maybeBinary)) && isStringConcatenationValid(maybeBinary)) {
             actions.push({ name: toTemplateLiteralActionName, description: toTemplateLiteralDescription });
         }
 
-        if ((isNoSubstitutionTemplateLiteral(node) && !isTaggedTemplateExpression(node.parent)) || (maybeTemplateExpression && !isTaggedTemplateExpression(maybeTemplateExpression.parent))) {
+        // if ((isNoSubstitutionTemplateLiteral(node) && !isTaggedTemplateExpression(node.parent)) || (maybeTemplateExpression && !isTaggedTemplateExpression(maybeTemplateExpression.parent))) {
+        if (isTemplateLike(node)) {
             actions.push({ name: toStringConcatenationActionName, description: toStringConcatenationDescription });
         }
 
         return [{ name: refactorName, description: refactorDescription, actions }];
     }
 
+    function isTemplateLike(node: Node) {
+        const isEmptyTL = isNoSubstitutionTemplateLiteral(node) && !isTaggedTemplateExpression(node.parent);
+        const is = (isTemplateHead(node) || isTemplateMiddleOrTemplateTail(node)) && !isTaggedTemplateExpression(node.parent.parent);
+        const ise = (isTemplateSpan(node.parent)) && !isTaggedTemplateExpression(node.parent.parent.parent);
+        return isEmptyTL || is || ise;
+    }
+
     function getEditsForAction(context: RefactorContext, actionName: string): RefactorEditInfo | undefined {
         const { file, startPosition } = context;
         let node = getTokenAtPosition(file, startPosition);
diff --git a/tests/cases/fourslash/refactorConvertStringOrTemplateLiteral_ToStringAvailability.ts b/tests/cases/fourslash/refactorConvertStringOrTemplateLiteral_ToStringAvailability.ts
index a4b6be74631..2725cd75aaf 100644
--- a/tests/cases/fourslash/refactorConvertStringOrTemplateLiteral_ToStringAvailability.ts
+++ b/tests/cases/fourslash/refactorConvertStringOrTemplateLiteral_ToStringAvailability.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 //// const age = 22
 //// const name = "Eddy"
-//// const /*z*/f/*y*/oo = /*x*/`/*w*/M/*v*/r/*u*/ /*t*/$/*s*/{ /*r*/n/*q*/ame } is $/*p*/{/*o*/ age } years old`
+//// const /*z*/f/*y*/oo = /*x*/`/*w*/M/*v*/r/*u*/ /*t*/$/*s*/{ /*r*/n/*q*/ame } is ${ /*p*/a/*o*/ge + 34 } years old`
 
 goTo.select("z", "y");
 verify.not.refactorAvailable("Convert string concatenation or template literal", "Convert to string concatenation");
@@ -25,5 +25,5 @@ verify.refactorAvailable("Convert string concatenation or template literal", "Co
 verify.not.refactorAvailable("Convert string concatenation or template literal", "Convert to template literal");
 
 goTo.select("p", "o");
-verify.refactorAvailable("Convert string concatenation or template literal", "Convert to string concatenation");
+verify.not.refactorAvailable("Convert string concatenation or template literal", "Convert to string concatenation");
 verify.not.refactorAvailable("Convert string concatenation or template literal", "Convert to template literal");