diff --git a/src/utils/helpers.js b/src/utils/helpers.js
index da09de1..04c5b0a 100644
--- a/src/utils/helpers.js
+++ b/src/utils/helpers.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import path from 'path';
 import generate from '@babel/generator';
 import _ from 'lodash';
 import hash from 'object-hash';
+import { isStringLike } from './strings';
 
 export function flattenLogicalExpression(rootNode) {
   const result = [];
@@ -130,22 +131,13 @@ export function isSafeConditionalExpression(node) {
 
   const { consequent, alternate } = node;
 
-  if (
-    t.isStringLiteral(consequent) &&
-    t.isStringLiteral(alternate) &&
-    consequent.value.length > 0 &&
-    alternate.value.length > 0
-  ) {
+  if (isStringLike(consequent) && isStringLike(alternate)) {
     return true;
   }
 
   if (
-    (t.isStringLiteral(consequent) &&
-      consequent.value.length > 0 &&
-      isSafeConditionalExpression(alternate)) ||
-    (t.isStringLiteral(alternate) &&
-      alternate.value.length > 0 &&
-      isSafeConditionalExpression(consequent))
+    (isStringLike(consequent) && isSafeConditionalExpression(alternate)) ||
+    (isStringLike(alternate) && isSafeConditionalExpression(consequent))
   ) {
     return true;
   }
diff --git a/src/utils/strings.js b/src/utils/strings.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c20063e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/strings.js
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+import * as t from '@babel/types';
+
+export function isStringLike(node) {
+  return t.isStringLiteral(node) || t.isTemplateLiteral(node);
+}
+
+export function combineStringLike(a, b) {
+  if (isStringLikeEmpty(a) && isStringLikeEmpty(b)) {
+    return t.stringLiteral('');
+  }
+
+  if (t.isStringLiteral(a) && t.isStringLiteral(b)) {
+    return t.stringLiteral(a.value + ' ' + b.value);
+  }
+
+  if (t.isTemplateLiteral(a) && t.isTemplateLiteral(b)) {
+    const expressions = [...a.expressions, ...b.expressions];
+    const quasis = [...a.quasis];
+
+    quasis[quasis.length - 1] = templateElement(
+      quasis[quasis.length - 1].value.raw + ' ' + b.quasis[0].value.raw,
+    );
+
+    quasis.push(...b.quasis.slice(1));
+
+    return templateOrStringLiteral(quasis, expressions);
+  }
+
+  if (t.isTemplateLiteral(a) && t.isStringLiteral(b)) {
+    const expressions = [...a.expressions];
+    const quasis = [...a.quasis];
+
+    const i = quasis.length - 1;
+    quasis[i] = templateElement(quasis[i].value.raw + ' ' + b.value, true);
+
+    return templateOrStringLiteral(quasis, expressions);
+  }
+
+  if (t.isStringLiteral(a) && t.isTemplateLiteral(b)) {
+    const expressions = [...b.expressions];
+    const quasis = [...b.quasis];
+
+    const i = 0;
+    quasis[i] = templateElement(a.value + ' ' + quasis[i].value.raw, true);
+
+    return templateOrStringLiteral(quasis, expressions);
+  }
+
+  throw new Error('Unable to handle that input');
+}
+
+export function isStringLikeEmpty(node) {
+  if (t.isStringLiteral(node)) {
+    return node.value.length === 0;
+  }
+
+  if (t.isTemplateLiteral(node)) {
+    return node.expressions.length === 0 && node.quasis.every(q => q.value.raw.length === 0);
+  }
+
+  return false;
+}
+
+function templateOrStringLiteral(quasis, expressions) {
+  if (expressions.length === 0) {
+    return t.stringLiteral(quasis[0].value.raw);
+  }
+
+  return t.templateLiteral(quasis, expressions);
+}
+
+function templateElement(value, tail = false) {
+  return {
+    type: 'TemplateElement',
+    value: {
+      raw: value,
+    },
+    tail,
+  };
+}
diff --git a/src/visitors/combineStringLiterals.js b/src/visitors/combineStringLiterals.js
index 4d92017..50977e8 100644
--- a/src/visitors/combineStringLiterals.js
+++ b/src/visitors/combineStringLiterals.js
@@ -1,79 +1,19 @@
 import * as t from '@babel/types';
 import _ from 'lodash';
+import { isStringLike, combineStringLike } from '../utils/strings';
 
 function combineStringsInArray(array) {
   if (array.length < 2) {
     return array;
   }
 
-  const [match, noMatch] = _.partition(
-    array,
-    item => t.isStringLiteral(item) || t.isTemplateLiteral(item),
-  );
+  const [match, noMatch] = _.partition(array, isStringLike);
 
   if (match.length < 2) {
     return array;
   }
 
-  const [strings, templates] = _.partition(match, t.isStringLiteral);
-
-  const expressions = [];
-  const quasis = [];
-
-  // Combine string literals
-  if (strings.length > 0) {
-    quasis.push(
-      templateElement(
-        strings.reduce((prev, curr) => t.stringLiteral(prev.value + ' ' + curr.value)).value,
-        true,
-      ),
-    );
-  }
-
-  // Combine template literals
-  templates.forEach(item => {
-    if (item.expressions.length === 0) {
-      const newValue = item.quasis.reduce((prev, curr) =>
-        templateElement(prev.value.raw + ' ' + curr.value.raw, true),
-      );
-
-      if (quasis.length === 0) {
-        quasis.push(newValue);
-        return;
-      }
-
-      const prevItem = quasis[quasis.length - 1];
-      quasis[quasis.length - 1] = templateElement(
-        prevItem.value.raw + ' ' + newValue.value.raw,
-        true,
-      );
-      return;
-    }
-
-    item.quasis.forEach(item => {
-      if (quasis.length !== 0) {
-        const prevItem = quasis[quasis.length - 1];
-
-        if (item.tail === false && prevItem.tail) {
-          quasis[quasis.length - 1] = templateElement(
-            prevItem.value.raw + ' ' + item.value.raw,
-            true,
-          );
-          return;
-        }
-      }
-
-      quasis.push(item);
-    });
-
-    expressions.push(...item.expressions);
-  });
-
-  if (expressions.length === 0 && quasis.length === 1) {
-    return [t.stringLiteral(quasis[0].value.raw), ...noMatch];
-  }
-
-  return [t.templateLiteral(quasis, expressions), ...noMatch];
+  return [match.reduce(combineStringLike), ...noMatch];
 }
 
 const arrayVisitor = {
@@ -102,13 +42,3 @@ const visitor = {
 export default (path, options) => {
   path.traverse(visitor, { options });
 };
-
-function templateElement(value, tail = false) {
-  return {
-    type: 'TemplateElement',
-    value: {
-      raw: value,
-    },
-    tail,
-  };
-}
diff --git a/src/visitors/removeUnnecessaryCalls.js b/src/visitors/removeUnnecessaryCalls.js
index 848e6ad..42c5baf 100644
--- a/src/visitors/removeUnnecessaryCalls.js
+++ b/src/visitors/removeUnnecessaryCalls.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import * as t from '@babel/types';
 import { isSafeConditionalExpression } from '../utils/helpers';
+import { isStringLike, combineStringLike, isStringLikeEmpty } from '../utils/strings';
 
 const transforms = [
   function noArgumentsToString(args) {
@@ -9,7 +10,7 @@ const transforms = [
   },
 
   function singleStringLiteral(args) {
-    if (args.length === 1 && (t.isStringLiteral(args[0]) || t.isTemplateLiteral(args[0]))) {
+    if (args.length === 1 && isStringLike(args[0])) {
       return args[0];
     }
   },
@@ -25,11 +26,11 @@ const transforms = [
 
     const [arg1, arg2] = args;
 
-    if (isSafeConditionalExpression(arg1) && isSafeConditionalExpression(arg2)) {
+    if (args.every(isSafeConditionalExpression)) {
       const newCond = t.conditionalExpression(
         arg1.test,
-        t.stringLiteral(arg1.consequent.value + ' '),
-        t.stringLiteral(arg1.alternate.value + ' '),
+        combineStringLike(arg1.consequent, t.stringLiteral('')),
+        combineStringLike(arg1.alternate, t.stringLiteral('')),
       );
 
       return t.binaryExpression('+', newCond, arg2);
@@ -41,14 +42,23 @@ const transforms = [
 
     const [arg1, arg2] = args;
 
-    if (
-      (t.isStringLiteral(arg1) || t.isStringLiteral(arg2)) &&
-      (isSafeConditionalExpression(arg1) || isSafeConditionalExpression(arg2))
-    ) {
-      const string = t.isStringLiteral(arg1) ? arg1 : arg2;
-      const conditional = t.isStringLiteral(arg2) ? arg1 : arg2;
+    if (args.some(isStringLike) && args.some(isSafeConditionalExpression)) {
+      const string = isStringLike(arg1) ? arg1 : arg2;
+      const conditional = isStringLike(arg2) ? arg1 : arg2;
+
+      if (isStringLikeEmpty(conditional.consequent) || isStringLikeEmpty(conditional.alternate)) {
+        return t.binaryExpression(
+          '+',
+          string,
+          t.conditionalExpression(
+            conditional.test,
+            combineStringLike(t.stringLiteral(''), conditional.consequent),
+            combineStringLike(t.stringLiteral(''), conditional.alternate),
+          ),
+        );
+      }
 
-      return t.binaryExpression('+', t.stringLiteral(string.value + ' '), conditional);
+      return t.binaryExpression('+', combineStringLike(string, t.stringLiteral('')), conditional);
     }
   },
 
@@ -56,9 +66,9 @@ const transforms = [
     if (args.length !== 1) return;
 
     const [arg] = args;
-    if (t.isLogicalExpression(arg, { operator: '&&' }) && t.isStringLiteral(arg.right)) {
+    if (t.isLogicalExpression(arg, { operator: '&&' }) && isStringLike(arg.right)) {
       return t.conditionalExpression(arg.left, arg.right, t.stringLiteral(''));
-    } else if (t.isLogicalExpression(arg, { operator: '||' }) && t.isStringLiteral(arg.right)) {
+    } else if (t.isLogicalExpression(arg, { operator: '||' }) && isStringLike(arg.right)) {
       // Assume that arg.left returns a string value
       return arg;
     }
@@ -69,16 +79,16 @@ const transforms = [
 
     const [arg1, arg2] = args;
     if (
-      t.isStringLiteral(arg1) &&
+      isStringLike(arg1) &&
       t.isLogicalExpression(arg2, { operator: '&&' }) &&
-      t.isStringLiteral(arg2.right)
+      isStringLike(arg2.right)
     ) {
       return t.binaryExpression(
         '+',
         arg1,
         t.conditionalExpression(
           arg2.left,
-          t.stringLiteral(' ' + arg2.right.value),
+          combineStringLike(t.stringLiteral(''), arg2.right),
           t.stringLiteral(''),
         ),
       );
diff --git a/test/fixtures/combine-string-literals/string-and-template/code.js b/test/fixtures/combine-string-literals/string-and-template/code.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f64a6a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/combine-string-literals/string-and-template/code.js
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+const x = clsx('foo', `bar-${baz}`);
+const y = clsx(`bar-${baz}`, 'foo');
diff --git a/test/fixtures/combine-string-literals/string-and-template/output.js b/test/fixtures/combine-string-literals/string-and-template/output.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..11f7bb1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/combine-string-literals/string-and-template/output.js
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+const x = clsx(`foo bar-${baz}`);
+const y = clsx(`bar-${baz} foo`);
diff --git a/test/fixtures/remove-unnecessary-calls/string-and-conditional-argument/code.js b/test/fixtures/remove-unnecessary-calls/string-and-conditional-argument/code.js
index 5d15cb9..ec61294 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/remove-unnecessary-calls/string-and-conditional-argument/code.js
+++ b/test/fixtures/remove-unnecessary-calls/string-and-conditional-argument/code.js
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
-const classA = clsx('foo bar', foo ? 'a' : 'b');
-const classB = clsx(foo ? 'a' : 'b', 'foo bar');
+const x1 = clsx('foo bar', foo ? 'a' : 'b');
+const x2 = clsx(foo ? 'a' : 'b', 'foo bar');
+const x3 = clsx('foo bar', foo ? 'a' : ``);
+const x4 = clsx('foo bar', foo ? 'a' : '');
diff --git a/test/fixtures/remove-unnecessary-calls/string-and-conditional-argument/output.js b/test/fixtures/remove-unnecessary-calls/string-and-conditional-argument/output.js
index 6e0ad72..8a0ed04 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/remove-unnecessary-calls/string-and-conditional-argument/output.js
+++ b/test/fixtures/remove-unnecessary-calls/string-and-conditional-argument/output.js
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
-const classA = 'foo bar ' + (foo ? 'a' : 'b');
-const classB = 'foo bar ' + (foo ? 'a' : 'b');
+const x1 = 'foo bar ' + (foo ? 'a' : 'b');
+const x2 = 'foo bar ' + (foo ? 'a' : 'b');
+const x3 = 'foo bar' + (foo ? ' a' : '');
+const x4 = 'foo bar' + (foo ? ' a' : '');