diff --git a/Jint.Tests/Runtime/StringTests.cs b/Jint.Tests/Runtime/StringTests.cs
index a4ef7d4bbe..886cdeac95 100644
--- a/Jint.Tests/Runtime/StringTests.cs
+++ b/Jint.Tests/Runtime/StringTests.cs
@@ -12,6 +12,22 @@ public StringTests()
 
     private readonly Engine _engine;
 
+    [Fact]
+    public void MixedTypeAdditionShouldEvaluateLeftToRight()
+    {
+        var engine = new Engine();
+        // Numbers before a string literal must be added numerically first
+        Assert.Equal("5m", engine.Evaluate("2.0 + 3.0 + 'm'").AsString());
+        Assert.Equal("5m", engine.Evaluate("2 + 3 + 'm'").AsString());
+        Assert.Equal("5mx", engine.Evaluate("2.0 + 3.0 + 'm' + 'x'").AsString());
+        Assert.Equal("64", engine.Evaluate("1 + 2 + 3 + '4'").AsString());
+
+        // String literal first: all ops are string concatenation
+        Assert.Equal("m23", engine.Evaluate("'m' + 2 + 3").AsString());
+        // String literal at index 1: correct too
+        Assert.Equal("2m3", engine.Evaluate("2 + 'm' + 3").AsString());
+    }
+
     [Fact]
     public void StringConcatenationAndReferences()
     {
diff --git a/Jint/Runtime/Interpreter/Expressions/JintBinaryExpression.cs b/Jint/Runtime/Interpreter/Expressions/JintBinaryExpression.cs
index 24020634ac..64b44f83e3 100644
--- a/Jint/Runtime/Interpreter/Expressions/JintBinaryExpression.cs
+++ b/Jint/Runtime/Interpreter/Expressions/JintBinaryExpression.cs
@@ -225,18 +225,11 @@ private static bool TryBuildStringConcatenation(
         var operands = new List<Expression>();
         CollectAdditionOperands(expression, operands);
 
-        // Must have at least one string literal to guarantee string concatenation semantics
-        var hasStringLiteral = false;
-        foreach (var operand in operands)
-        {
-            if (operand is Literal { Value: string })
-            {
-                hasStringLiteral = true;
-                break;
-            }
-        }
-
-        if (!hasStringLiteral)
+        // Must have a string literal in the first two operands to guarantee string concatenation semantics
+        // from the very first operation. A string literal at index 2+ is not enough because earlier operands
+        // could be numerically added (e.g., 2.0 + 3.0 + 'm' should yield '5m', not '23m').
+        // The early return above guarantees at least 3 operands, so operands[0] and operands[1] are always valid.
+        if (operands.Count < 2 || (operands[0] is not Literal { Value: string } && operands[1] is not Literal { Value: string }))
         {
             return false;
         }