diff --git a/js/js.tests/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/js/test/semantics/BoxJsTestGenerated.java b/js/js.tests/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/js/test/semantics/BoxJsTestGenerated.java
index 33f09d5df19..459c554df9a 100644
--- a/js/js.tests/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/js/test/semantics/BoxJsTestGenerated.java
+++ b/js/js.tests/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/js/test/semantics/BoxJsTestGenerated.java
@@ -3680,6 +3680,12 @@ public class BoxJsTestGenerated extends AbstractBoxJsTest {
             doTest(fileName);
         }
 
+        @TestMetadata("inlineCallInsideStringTemplate.kt")
+        public void testInlineCallInsideStringTemplate() throws Exception {
+            String fileName = KotlinTestUtils.navigationMetadata("js/js.translator/testData/box/inline/inlineCallInsideStringTemplate.kt");
+            doTest(fileName);
+        }
+
         @TestMetadata("inlineCallNoInline.kt")
         public void testInlineCallNoInline() throws Exception {
             String fileName = KotlinTestUtils.navigationMetadata("js/js.translator/testData/box/inline/inlineCallNoInline.kt");
diff --git a/js/js.translator/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/js/translate/expression/StringTemplateTranslator.java b/js/js.translator/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/js/translate/expression/StringTemplateTranslator.java
index e42ec00cd38..1e754c17c26 100644
--- a/js/js.translator/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/js/translate/expression/StringTemplateTranslator.java
+++ b/js/js.translator/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/js/translate/expression/StringTemplateTranslator.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import com.google.dart.compiler.backend.js.ast.JsExpression;
 import com.google.dart.compiler.backend.js.ast.JsInvocation;
 import com.google.dart.compiler.backend.js.ast.JsNameRef;
 import com.google.dart.compiler.backend.js.ast.JsNumberLiteral;
+import com.intellij.util.SmartList;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.js.descriptorUtils.DescriptorUtilsKt;
@@ -32,8 +33,6 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.name.Name;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.*;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.types.KotlinType;
 
-import java.util.Collections;
-
 import static org.jetbrains.kotlin.js.translate.utils.ErrorReportingUtils.message;
 import static org.jetbrains.kotlin.js.translate.utils.JsAstUtils.sum;
 
@@ -90,7 +89,7 @@ public final class StringTemplateTranslator extends AbstractTranslator {
 
             KotlinType type = context().bindingContext().getType(entryExpression);
             if (type == null || type.isMarkedNullable()) {
-                append(TopLevelFIF.TO_STRING.apply((JsExpression) null, Collections.singletonList(translatedExpression), context()));
+                append(TopLevelFIF.TO_STRING.apply((JsExpression) null, new SmartList<JsExpression>(translatedExpression), context()));
             }
             else if (mustCallToString(type)) {
                 append(new JsInvocation(new JsNameRef("toString", translatedExpression)));
diff --git a/js/js.translator/testData/box/inline/inlineCallInsideStringTemplate.kt b/js/js.translator/testData/box/inline/inlineCallInsideStringTemplate.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7c652755009
--- /dev/null
+++ b/js/js.translator/testData/box/inline/inlineCallInsideStringTemplate.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+package foo
+
+inline fun foo(): Any? = "foo()"
+
+fun box(): String {
+    assertEquals("foo()", "${foo()}")
+    assertEquals("aaa foo() bb", "aaa ${foo()} bb")
+    return "OK"
+}