diff --git a/src/configs/all.ts b/src/configs/all.ts
index cc6303fc945..2304996aeb1 100644
--- a/src/configs/all.ts
+++ b/src/configs/all.ts
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ export const rules = {
     "restrict-plus-operands": true,
     "static-this": true,
     "strict-boolean-expressions": true,
+    "strict-string-expressions": true,
     "strict-comparisons": true,
     "strict-type-predicates": true,
     "switch-default": true,
diff --git a/src/linter.ts b/src/linter.ts
index 47edb42312a..5a86ae92772 100644
--- a/src/linter.ts
+++ b/src/linter.ts
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ export class Linter {
             this.options.formatter !== undefined ? this.options.formatter : "prose";
         const Formatter = findFormatter(formatterName, this.options.formattersDirectory);
         if (Formatter === undefined) {
-            throw new Error(`formatter '${formatterName}' not found`);
+            throw new Error(`formatter '${String(formatterName)}' not found`);
         }
         const formatter = new Formatter();
 
diff --git a/src/rules/strictStringExpressionsRule.ts b/src/rules/strictStringExpressionsRule.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e614a77f9ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/rules/strictStringExpressionsRule.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,159 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright 2019 Palantir Technologies, Inc.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import { isTypeFlagSet, isUnionType } from "tsutils";
+import * as ts from "typescript";
+
+import * as Lint from "../index";
+
+const OPTION_ALLOW_EMPTY_TYPES = "allow-empty-types";
+
+interface Options {
+    [OPTION_ALLOW_EMPTY_TYPES]?: boolean;
+}
+
+export class Rule extends Lint.Rules.TypedRule {
+    public static CONVERSION_REQUIRED = "Explicit conversion to string type required";
+
+    public static metadata: Lint.IRuleMetadata = {
+        description: "Disable implicit toString() calls",
+        descriptionDetails: Lint.Utils.dedent`
+            Require explicit toString() call for variables used in strings. By default only strings are allowed.
+
+            The following nodes are checked:
+
+            * String literals ("foo" + bar)
+            * ES6 templates (\`foo \${bar}\`)`,
+        hasFix: true,
+        optionExamples: [
+            true,
+            [
+                true,
+                {
+                    [OPTION_ALLOW_EMPTY_TYPES]: true,
+                },
+            ],
+        ],
+        options: {
+            properties: {
+                [OPTION_ALLOW_EMPTY_TYPES]: {
+                    type: "boolean",
+                },
+            },
+            type: "object",
+        },
+        optionsDescription: Lint.Utils.dedent`
+                Following arguments may be optionally provided:
+                * \`${OPTION_ALLOW_EMPTY_TYPES}\` allows \`null\`, \`undefined\` and \`never\` to be passed into strings without explicit conversion`,
+        requiresTypeInfo: true,
+        ruleName: "strict-string-expressions",
+        type: "functionality",
+        typescriptOnly: true,
+    };
+
+    public applyWithProgram(sourceFile: ts.SourceFile, program: ts.Program): Lint.RuleFailure[] {
+        return this.applyWithFunction(
+            sourceFile,
+            walk,
+            this.getRuleOptions(),
+            program.getTypeChecker(),
+        );
+    }
+
+    private getRuleOptions(): Options {
+        if (this.ruleArguments[0] === undefined) {
+            return {
+                [OPTION_ALLOW_EMPTY_TYPES]: true,
+            };
+        } else {
+            return this.ruleArguments[0] as Options;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+function walk(ctx: Lint.WalkContext<Options>, checker: ts.TypeChecker): void {
+    const { sourceFile, options } = ctx;
+    ts.forEachChild(sourceFile, function cb(node: ts.Node): void {
+        switch (node.kind) {
+            case ts.SyntaxKind.BinaryExpression: {
+                const binaryExpr = node as ts.BinaryExpression;
+                if (binaryExpr.operatorToken.kind === ts.SyntaxKind.PlusToken) {
+                    const leftIsPassedAsIs = typeCanBeStringifiedEasily(
+                        checker.getTypeAtLocation(binaryExpr.left),
+                        options,
+                    );
+                    const rightIsPassedAsIs = typeCanBeStringifiedEasily(
+                        checker.getTypeAtLocation(binaryExpr.right),
+                        options,
+                    );
+                    const leftIsFailed = !leftIsPassedAsIs && rightIsPassedAsIs;
+                    const rightIsFailed = leftIsPassedAsIs && !rightIsPassedAsIs;
+                    if (leftIsFailed || rightIsFailed) {
+                        const expression = leftIsFailed ? binaryExpr.left : binaryExpr.right;
+                        addFailure(binaryExpr, expression);
+                    }
+                }
+                break;
+            }
+            case ts.SyntaxKind.TemplateSpan: {
+                const templateSpanNode = node as ts.TemplateSpan;
+                const type = checker.getTypeAtLocation(templateSpanNode.expression);
+                const shouldPassAsIs = typeCanBeStringifiedEasily(type, options);
+                if (!shouldPassAsIs) {
+                    const { expression } = templateSpanNode;
+                    addFailure(templateSpanNode, expression);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return ts.forEachChild(node, cb);
+    });
+
+    function addFailure(node: ts.Node, expression: ts.Expression) {
+        const fix = Lint.Replacement.replaceFromTo(
+            expression.getStart(),
+            expression.end,
+            `String(${expression.getText()})`,
+        );
+        ctx.addFailureAtNode(node, Rule.CONVERSION_REQUIRED, fix);
+    }
+}
+
+const typeIsEmpty = (type: ts.Type): boolean =>
+    isTypeFlagSet(type, ts.TypeFlags.Null) ||
+    isTypeFlagSet(type, ts.TypeFlags.VoidLike) ||
+    isTypeFlagSet(type, ts.TypeFlags.Undefined) ||
+    isTypeFlagSet(type, ts.TypeFlags.Never);
+
+function typeCanBeStringifiedEasily(type: ts.Type, options: Options): boolean {
+    if (isUnionType(type)) {
+        return type.types.every(unionAtomicType =>
+            typeCanBeStringifiedEasily(unionAtomicType, options),
+        );
+    }
+
+    if (options[OPTION_ALLOW_EMPTY_TYPES] && typeIsEmpty(type)) {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    return (
+        isTypeFlagSet(type, ts.TypeFlags.BooleanLike) ||
+        isTypeFlagSet(type, ts.TypeFlags.StringOrNumberLiteral) ||
+        isTypeFlagSet(type, ts.TypeFlags.NumberLike) ||
+        isTypeFlagSet(type, ts.TypeFlags.StringLike) ||
+        isTypeFlagSet(type, ts.TypeFlags.Any)
+    );
+}
diff --git a/test/rules/strict-string-expressions/allow-empty-types/test.ts.fix b/test/rules/strict-string-expressions/allow-empty-types/test.ts.fix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ed0c9eec177
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/rules/strict-string-expressions/allow-empty-types/test.ts.fix
@@ -0,0 +1,133 @@
+  const fooAny: any;
+  const fooStr: string = 'foo';
+  const fooNumber = 2;
+  class FooClass {}
+  class ClassWithToString {
+      public static toString () { return ''; }
+      public toString () { return ''; }
+  }
+  const classWithToString = new ClassWithToString();
+  const FooStr = new String('foo');
+  const fooArr = ['foo'];
+  const emptyArr = [];
+  const stringUni = "foo" | "bar";
+  const booleanVar: boolean;
+
+  `foo`
+  `${'str literal'}`
+  `${123}`
+  `${booleanVar}`
+  `${fooAny}`
+  `${fooStr}`
+  `${stringUni}`
+  `${fooNumber}`
+  `${(typeof window)}`
+  `${String(FooClass)}`
+  `${String(ClassWithToString)}`
+  `${String(classWithToString)}`
+  `${String(FooStr)}`
+  `${String(fooArr)}`
+  `${String(emptyArr)}`
+
+  `${String('str literal')}`
+  `${String(123)}`
+  `${String(booleanVar)}`
+  `${String(fooAny)}`
+  `${String(fooStr)}`
+  `${String(stringUni)}`
+  `${String(fooNumber)}`
+  `${String((typeof window))}`
+  `${String(FooClass)}`
+  `${String(ClassWithToString)}`
+  `${String(classWithToString)}`
+  `${String(FooStr)}`
+  `${String(fooArr)}`
+  `${String(emptyArr)}`
+
+  `${'str literal'.toString()}`
+  `${123..toString()}`
+  `${booleanVar.toString()}`
+  `${fooAny.toString()}`
+  `${fooStr.toString()}`
+  `${stringUni.toString()}`
+  `${fooNumber.toString()}`
+  `${(typeof window).toString()}`
+  `${FooClass.toString()}`
+  `${ClassWithToString.toString()}`
+  `${classWithToString.toString()}`
+  `${FooStr.toString()}`
+  `${fooArr.toString()}`
+  `${emptyArr.toString()}`
+
+  'str' + 'str literal' + 'str'
+  'str' + 123 + 'str'
+  'str' + booleanVar + 'str'
+  'str' + fooAny + 'str'
+  'str' + fooStr + 'str'
+  'str' + stringUni + 'str'
+  'str' + fooNumber + 'str'
+  'str' + (typeof window) + 'str'
+  'str' + String(FooClass) + 'str'
+  'str' + String(ClassWithToString) + 'str'
+  'str' + String(classWithToString) + 'str'
+  'str' + String(FooStr) + 'str'
+  'str' + String(fooArr) + 'str'
+  'str' + String(emptyArr) + 'str'
+
+  'str' + String('str literal') + 'str'
+  'str' + String(123) + 'str'
+  'str' + String(booleanVar) + 'str'
+  'str' + String(fooAny) + 'str'
+  'str' + String(fooStr) + 'str'
+  'str' + String(stringUni) + 'str'
+  'str' + String(fooNumber) + 'str'
+  'str' + String((typeof window)) + 'str'
+  'str' + String(FooClass) + 'str'
+  'str' + String(ClassWithToString) + 'str'
+  'str' + String(classWithToString) + 'str'
+  'str' + String(FooStr) + 'str'
+  'str' + String(fooArr) + 'str'
+  'str' + String(emptyArr) + 'str'
+
+  'str' + 'str literal'.toString() + 'str'
+  'str' + 123..toString() + 'str'
+  'str' + booleanVar.toString() + 'str'
+  'str' + fooAny.toString() + 'str'
+  'str' + fooStr.toString() + 'str'
+  'str' + stringUni.toString() + 'str'
+  'str' + fooNumber.toString() + 'str'
+  'str' + (typeof window).toString() + 'str'
+  'str' + FooClass.toString() + 'str'
+  'str' + ClassWithToString.toString() + 'str'
+  'str' + classWithToString.toString() + 'str'
+  'str' + FooStr.toString() + 'str'
+  'str' + fooArr.toString() + 'str'
+  'str' + emptyArr.toString() + 'str'
+
+  const barFooStrOrUndef: string | undefined;
+  const barFooStrOrNull: string | null;
+  const neverType: never;
+
+  `${barFooStrOrUndef}`
+  `${barFooStrOrNull}`
+  `${neverType}`
+
+  `${String(barFooStrOrUndef)}`
+  `${String(barFooStrOrNull)}`
+  `${String(neverType)}`
+
+  `${barFooStrOrUndef.toString()}`
+  `${barFooStrOrNull.toString()}`
+  `${neverType.toString()}`
+
+  'str' + barFooStrOrUndef + 'str'
+  'str' + barFooStrOrNull + 'str'
+  'str' + neverType + 'str'
+
+  'str' + String(barFooStrOrUndef) + 'str'
+  'str' + String(barFooStrOrNull) + 'str'
+  'str' + String(neverType) + 'str'
+
+  'str' + barFooStrOrUndef.toString() + 'str'
+  'str' + barFooStrOrNull.toString() + 'str'
+  'str' + neverType.toString() + 'str'
diff --git a/test/rules/strict-string-expressions/allow-empty-types/test.ts.lint b/test/rules/strict-string-expressions/allow-empty-types/test.ts.lint
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0660ca94379
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/rules/strict-string-expressions/allow-empty-types/test.ts.lint
@@ -0,0 +1,145 @@
+  const fooAny: any;
+  const fooStr: string = 'foo';
+  const fooNumber = 2;
+  class FooClass {}
+  class ClassWithToString {
+      public static toString () { return ''; }
+      public toString () { return ''; }
+  }
+  const classWithToString = new ClassWithToString();
+  const FooStr = new String('foo');
+  const fooArr = ['foo'];
+  const emptyArr = [];
+  const stringUni = "foo" | "bar";
+  const booleanVar: boolean;
+
+  `foo`
+  `${'str literal'}`
+  `${123}`
+  `${booleanVar}`
+  `${fooAny}`
+  `${fooStr}`
+  `${stringUni}`
+  `${fooNumber}`
+  `${(typeof window)}`
+  `${FooClass}`
+     ~~~~~~~~~~ [Explicit conversion to string type required]
+  `${ClassWithToString}`
+     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [Explicit conversion to string type required]
+  `${classWithToString}`
+     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [Explicit conversion to string type required]
+  `${FooStr}`
+     ~~~~~~~~ [Explicit conversion to string type required]
+  `${fooArr}`
+     ~~~~~~~~ [Explicit conversion to string type required]
+  `${emptyArr}`
+     ~~~~~~~~~~ [Explicit conversion to string type required]
+
+  `${String('str literal')}`
+  `${String(123)}`
+  `${String(booleanVar)}`
+  `${String(fooAny)}`
+  `${String(fooStr)}`
+  `${String(stringUni)}`
+  `${String(fooNumber)}`
+  `${String((typeof window))}`
+  `${String(FooClass)}`
+  `${String(ClassWithToString)}`
+  `${String(classWithToString)}`
+  `${String(FooStr)}`
+  `${String(fooArr)}`
+  `${String(emptyArr)}`
+
+  `${'str literal'.toString()}`
+  `${123..toString()}`
+  `${booleanVar.toString()}`
+  `${fooAny.toString()}`
+  `${fooStr.toString()}`
+  `${stringUni.toString()}`
+  `${fooNumber.toString()}`
+  `${(typeof window).toString()}`
+  `${FooClass.toString()}`
+  `${ClassWithToString.toString()}`
+  `${classWithToString.toString()}`
+  `${FooStr.toString()}`
+  `${fooArr.toString()}`
+  `${emptyArr.toString()}`
+
+  'str' + 'str literal' + 'str'
+  'str' + 123 + 'str'
+  'str' + booleanVar + 'str'
+  'str' + fooAny + 'str'
+  'str' + fooStr + 'str'
+  'str' + stringUni + 'str'
+  'str' + fooNumber + 'str'
+  'str' + (typeof window) + 'str'
+  'str' + FooClass + 'str'
+  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~         [Explicit conversion to string type required]
+  'str' + ClassWithToString + 'str'
+  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~         [Explicit conversion to string type required]
+  'str' + classWithToString + 'str'
+  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~         [Explicit conversion to string type required]
+  'str' + FooStr + 'str'
+  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~         [Explicit conversion to string type required]
+  'str' + fooArr + 'str'
+  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~         [Explicit conversion to string type required]
+  'str' + emptyArr + 'str'
+  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~         [Explicit conversion to string type required]
+
+  'str' + String('str literal') + 'str'
+  'str' + String(123) + 'str'
+  'str' + String(booleanVar) + 'str'
+  'str' + String(fooAny) + 'str'
+  'str' + String(fooStr) + 'str'
+  'str' + String(stringUni) + 'str'
+  'str' + String(fooNumber) + 'str'
+  'str' + String((typeof window)) + 'str'
+  'str' + String(FooClass) + 'str'
+  'str' + String(ClassWithToString) + 'str'
+  'str' + String(classWithToString) + 'str'
+  'str' + String(FooStr) + 'str'
+  'str' + String(fooArr) + 'str'
+  'str' + String(emptyArr) + 'str'
+
+  'str' + 'str literal'.toString() + 'str'
+  'str' + 123..toString() + 'str'
+  'str' + booleanVar.toString() + 'str'
+  'str' + fooAny.toString() + 'str'
+  'str' + fooStr.toString() + 'str'
+  'str' + stringUni.toString() + 'str'
+  'str' + fooNumber.toString() + 'str'
+  'str' + (typeof window).toString() + 'str'
+  'str' + FooClass.toString() + 'str'
+  'str' + ClassWithToString.toString() + 'str'
+  'str' + classWithToString.toString() + 'str'
+  'str' + FooStr.toString() + 'str'
+  'str' + fooArr.toString() + 'str'
+  'str' + emptyArr.toString() + 'str'
+
+  const barFooStrOrUndef: string | undefined;
+  const barFooStrOrNull: string | null;
+  const neverType: never;
+
+  `${barFooStrOrUndef}`
+  `${barFooStrOrNull}`
+  `${neverType}`
+
+  `${String(barFooStrOrUndef)}`
+  `${String(barFooStrOrNull)}`
+  `${String(neverType)}`
+
+  `${barFooStrOrUndef.toString()}`
+  `${barFooStrOrNull.toString()}`
+  `${neverType.toString()}`
+
+  'str' + barFooStrOrUndef + 'str'
+  'str' + barFooStrOrNull + 'str'
+  'str' + neverType + 'str'
+
+  'str' + String(barFooStrOrUndef) + 'str'
+  'str' + String(barFooStrOrNull) + 'str'
+  'str' + String(neverType) + 'str'
+
+  'str' + barFooStrOrUndef.toString() + 'str'
+  'str' + barFooStrOrNull.toString() + 'str'
+  'str' + neverType.toString() + 'str'
diff --git a/test/rules/strict-string-expressions/allow-empty-types/tsconfig.json b/test/rules/strict-string-expressions/allow-empty-types/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..aa5798f3ce6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/rules/strict-string-expressions/allow-empty-types/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+    "compilerOptions": {
+    }
+}
diff --git a/test/rules/strict-string-expressions/allow-empty-types/tslint.json b/test/rules/strict-string-expressions/allow-empty-types/tslint.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..270026fc7f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/rules/strict-string-expressions/allow-empty-types/tslint.json
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+    "rules": {
+        "strict-string-expressions": [
+            true,
+            {
+                "allow-empty-types": true
+            }
+        ]
+    }
+}
diff --git a/test/rules/strict-string-expressions/disallow-empty-types/test.ts.fix b/test/rules/strict-string-expressions/disallow-empty-types/test.ts.fix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..dd4b6ee8d2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/rules/strict-string-expressions/disallow-empty-types/test.ts.fix
@@ -0,0 +1,133 @@
+  const fooAny: any;
+  const fooStr: string = 'foo';
+  const fooNumber = 2;
+  class FooClass {}
+  class ClassWithToString {
+      public static toString () { return ''; }
+      public toString () { return ''; }
+  }
+  const classWithToString = new ClassWithToString();
+  const FooStr = new String('foo');
+  const fooArr = ['foo'];
+  const emptyArr = [];
+  const stringUni = "foo" | "bar";
+  const booleanVar: boolean;
+
+  `foo`
+  `${'str literal'}`
+  `${123}`
+  `${fooAny}`
+  `${fooStr}`
+  `${stringUni}`
+  `${fooNumber}`
+  `${(typeof window)}`
+  `${String(FooClass)}`
+  `${String(ClassWithToString)}`
+  `${String(classWithToString)}`
+  `${String(FooStr)}`
+  `${String(fooArr)}`
+  `${String(emptyArr)}`
+  `${booleanVar}`
+
+  `${String('str literal')}`
+  `${String(123)}`
+  `${String(fooAny)}`
+  `${String(fooStr)}`
+  `${String(stringUni)}`
+  `${String(fooNumber)}`
+  `${String((typeof window))}`
+  `${String(FooClass)}`
+  `${String(ClassWithToString)}`
+  `${String(classWithToString)}`
+  `${String(FooStr)}`
+  `${String(fooArr)}`
+  `${String(emptyArr)}`
+  `${String(booleanVar)}`
+
+  `${'str literal'.toString()}`
+  `${123..toString()}`
+  `${fooAny.toString()}`
+  `${fooStr.toString()}`
+  `${stringUni.toString()}`
+  `${fooNumber.toString()}`
+  `${(typeof window).toString()}`
+  `${FooClass.toString()}`
+  `${ClassWithToString.toString()}`
+  `${classWithToString.toString()}`
+  `${FooStr.toString()}`
+  `${fooArr.toString()}`
+  `${emptyArr.toString()}`
+  `${booleanVar.toString()}`
+
+  'str' + 'str literal' + 'str'
+  'str' + 123 + 'str'
+  'str' + fooAny + 'str'
+  'str' + fooStr + 'str'
+  'str' + stringUni + 'str'
+  'str' + fooNumber + 'str'
+  'str' + (typeof window) + 'str'
+  'str' + String(FooClass) + 'str'
+  'str' + String(ClassWithToString) + 'str'
+  'str' + String(classWithToString) + 'str'
+  'str' + String(FooStr) + 'str'
+  'str' + String(fooArr) + 'str'
+  'str' + String(emptyArr) + 'str'
+  'str' + booleanVar + 'str'
+
+  'str' + String('str literal') + 'str'
+  'str' + String(123) + 'str'
+  'str' + String(fooAny) + 'str'
+  'str' + String(fooStr) + 'str'
+  'str' + String(stringUni) + 'str'
+  'str' + String(fooNumber) + 'str'
+  'str' + String((typeof window)) + 'str'
+  'str' + String(FooClass) + 'str'
+  'str' + String(ClassWithToString) + 'str'
+  'str' + String(classWithToString) + 'str'
+  'str' + String(FooStr) + 'str'
+  'str' + String(fooArr) + 'str'
+  'str' + String(emptyArr) + 'str'
+  'str' + String(booleanVar) + 'str'
+
+  'str' + 'str literal'.toString() + 'str'
+  'str' + 123..toString() + 'str'
+  'str' + fooAny.toString() + 'str'
+  'str' + fooStr.toString() + 'str'
+  'str' + stringUni.toString() + 'str'
+  'str' + fooNumber.toString() + 'str'
+  'str' + (typeof window).toString() + 'str'
+  'str' + FooClass.toString() + 'str'
+  'str' + ClassWithToString.toString() + 'str'
+  'str' + classWithToString.toString() + 'str'
+  'str' + FooStr.toString() + 'str'
+  'str' + fooArr.toString() + 'str'
+  'str' + emptyArr.toString() + 'str'
+  'str' + booleanVar.toString() + 'str'
+
+  const barFooStrOrUndef: string | undefined;
+  const barFooStrOrNull: string | null;
+  const neverType: never;
+
+  `${String(barFooStrOrUndef)}`
+  `${String(barFooStrOrNull)}`
+  `${String(neverType)}`
+
+  `${String(barFooStrOrUndef)}`
+  `${String(barFooStrOrNull)}`
+  `${String(neverType)}`
+
+  `${barFooStrOrUndef.toString()}`
+  `${barFooStrOrNull.toString()}`
+  `${neverType.toString()}`
+
+  'str' + String(barFooStrOrUndef) + 'str'
+  'str' + String(barFooStrOrNull) + 'str'
+  'str' + String(neverType) + 'str'
+
+  'str' + String(barFooStrOrUndef) + 'str'
+  'str' + String(barFooStrOrNull) + 'str'
+  'str' + String(neverType) + 'str'
+
+  'str' + barFooStrOrUndef.toString() + 'str'
+  'str' + barFooStrOrNull.toString() + 'str'
+  'str' + neverType.toString() + 'str'
diff --git a/test/rules/strict-string-expressions/disallow-empty-types/test.ts.lint b/test/rules/strict-string-expressions/disallow-empty-types/test.ts.lint
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b7f29b9ed0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/rules/strict-string-expressions/disallow-empty-types/test.ts.lint
@@ -0,0 +1,151 @@
+  const fooAny: any;
+  const fooStr: string = 'foo';
+  const fooNumber = 2;
+  class FooClass {}
+  class ClassWithToString {
+      public static toString () { return ''; }
+      public toString () { return ''; }
+  }
+  const classWithToString = new ClassWithToString();
+  const FooStr = new String('foo');
+  const fooArr = ['foo'];
+  const emptyArr = [];
+  const stringUni = "foo" | "bar";
+  const booleanVar: boolean;
+
+  `foo`
+  `${'str literal'}`
+  `${123}`
+  `${fooAny}`
+  `${fooStr}`
+  `${stringUni}`
+  `${fooNumber}`
+  `${(typeof window)}`
+  `${FooClass}`
+     ~~~~~~~~~~ [Explicit conversion to string type required]
+  `${ClassWithToString}`
+     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [Explicit conversion to string type required]
+  `${classWithToString}`
+     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [Explicit conversion to string type required]
+  `${FooStr}`
+     ~~~~~~~~ [Explicit conversion to string type required]
+  `${fooArr}`
+     ~~~~~~~~ [Explicit conversion to string type required]
+  `${emptyArr}`
+     ~~~~~~~~~~ [Explicit conversion to string type required]
+  `${booleanVar}`
+
+  `${String('str literal')}`
+  `${String(123)}`
+  `${String(fooAny)}`
+  `${String(fooStr)}`
+  `${String(stringUni)}`
+  `${String(fooNumber)}`
+  `${String((typeof window))}`
+  `${String(FooClass)}`
+  `${String(ClassWithToString)}`
+  `${String(classWithToString)}`
+  `${String(FooStr)}`
+  `${String(fooArr)}`
+  `${String(emptyArr)}`
+  `${String(booleanVar)}`
+
+  `${'str literal'.toString()}`
+  `${123..toString()}`
+  `${fooAny.toString()}`
+  `${fooStr.toString()}`
+  `${stringUni.toString()}`
+  `${fooNumber.toString()}`
+  `${(typeof window).toString()}`
+  `${FooClass.toString()}`
+  `${ClassWithToString.toString()}`
+  `${classWithToString.toString()}`
+  `${FooStr.toString()}`
+  `${fooArr.toString()}`
+  `${emptyArr.toString()}`
+  `${booleanVar.toString()}`
+
+  'str' + 'str literal' + 'str'
+  'str' + 123 + 'str'
+  'str' + fooAny + 'str'
+  'str' + fooStr + 'str'
+  'str' + stringUni + 'str'
+  'str' + fooNumber + 'str'
+  'str' + (typeof window) + 'str'
+  'str' + FooClass + 'str'
+  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~         [Explicit conversion to string type required]
+  'str' + ClassWithToString + 'str'
+  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~         [Explicit conversion to string type required]
+  'str' + classWithToString + 'str'
+  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~         [Explicit conversion to string type required]
+  'str' + FooStr + 'str'
+  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~         [Explicit conversion to string type required]
+  'str' + fooArr + 'str'
+  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~         [Explicit conversion to string type required]
+  'str' + emptyArr + 'str'
+  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~         [Explicit conversion to string type required]
+  'str' + booleanVar + 'str'
+
+  'str' + String('str literal') + 'str'
+  'str' + String(123) + 'str'
+  'str' + String(fooAny) + 'str'
+  'str' + String(fooStr) + 'str'
+  'str' + String(stringUni) + 'str'
+  'str' + String(fooNumber) + 'str'
+  'str' + String((typeof window)) + 'str'
+  'str' + String(FooClass) + 'str'
+  'str' + String(ClassWithToString) + 'str'
+  'str' + String(classWithToString) + 'str'
+  'str' + String(FooStr) + 'str'
+  'str' + String(fooArr) + 'str'
+  'str' + String(emptyArr) + 'str'
+  'str' + String(booleanVar) + 'str'
+
+  'str' + 'str literal'.toString() + 'str'
+  'str' + 123..toString() + 'str'
+  'str' + fooAny.toString() + 'str'
+  'str' + fooStr.toString() + 'str'
+  'str' + stringUni.toString() + 'str'
+  'str' + fooNumber.toString() + 'str'
+  'str' + (typeof window).toString() + 'str'
+  'str' + FooClass.toString() + 'str'
+  'str' + ClassWithToString.toString() + 'str'
+  'str' + classWithToString.toString() + 'str'
+  'str' + FooStr.toString() + 'str'
+  'str' + fooArr.toString() + 'str'
+  'str' + emptyArr.toString() + 'str'
+  'str' + booleanVar.toString() + 'str'
+
+  const barFooStrOrUndef: string | undefined;
+  const barFooStrOrNull: string | null;
+  const neverType: never;
+
+  `${barFooStrOrUndef}`
+     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [Explicit conversion to string type required]
+  `${barFooStrOrNull}`
+     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [Explicit conversion to string type required]
+  `${neverType}`
+     ~~~~~~~~~~~ [Explicit conversion to string type required]
+
+  `${String(barFooStrOrUndef)}`
+  `${String(barFooStrOrNull)}`
+  `${String(neverType)}`
+
+  `${barFooStrOrUndef.toString()}`
+  `${barFooStrOrNull.toString()}`
+  `${neverType.toString()}`
+
+  'str' + barFooStrOrUndef + 'str'
+  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~         [Explicit conversion to string type required]
+  'str' + barFooStrOrNull + 'str'
+  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~         [Explicit conversion to string type required]
+  'str' + neverType + 'str'
+  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~         [Explicit conversion to string type required]
+
+  'str' + String(barFooStrOrUndef) + 'str'
+  'str' + String(barFooStrOrNull) + 'str'
+  'str' + String(neverType) + 'str'
+
+  'str' + barFooStrOrUndef.toString() + 'str'
+  'str' + barFooStrOrNull.toString() + 'str'
+  'str' + neverType.toString() + 'str'
diff --git a/test/rules/strict-string-expressions/disallow-empty-types/tsconfig.json b/test/rules/strict-string-expressions/disallow-empty-types/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c4d430eb449
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/rules/strict-string-expressions/disallow-empty-types/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+    "compilerOptions": {
+        "strictNullChecks": true
+    }
+}
diff --git a/test/rules/strict-string-expressions/disallow-empty-types/tslint.json b/test/rules/strict-string-expressions/disallow-empty-types/tslint.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..265d57b2aaf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/rules/strict-string-expressions/disallow-empty-types/tslint.json
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+    "rules": {
+        "strict-string-expressions": [
+            true,
+            {
+                "allow-empty-types": false
+            }
+        ]
+    }
+}