diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/operator_add.go b/pkg/yqlib/operator_add.go
index a524b9ba..3de2299e 100644
--- a/pkg/yqlib/operator_add.go
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/operator_add.go
@@ -103,6 +103,9 @@ func addScalars(context Context, target *CandidateNode, lhs *yaml.Node, rhs *yam
 	} else if lhsTag == "!!str" {
 		target.Node.Tag = lhs.Tag
 		target.Node.Value = lhs.Value + rhs.Value
+	} else if rhsTag == "!!str" {
+		target.Node.Tag = rhs.Tag
+		target.Node.Value = lhs.Value + rhs.Value
 	} else if lhsTag == "!!int" && rhsTag == "!!int" {
 		format, lhsNum, err := parseInt64(lhs.Value)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/operator_add_test.go b/pkg/yqlib/operator_add_test.go
index a98e3faf..2b9c6008 100644
--- a/pkg/yqlib/operator_add_test.go
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/operator_add_test.go
@@ -199,6 +199,24 @@ var addOperatorScenarios = []expressionScenario{
 			"D0, P[], (doc)::{a: catmeow, b: meow}\n",
 		},
 	},
+	{
+		description: "String concatenation - str + int",
+		skipDoc:     true,
+		document:    `{a: !cool cat, b: meow}`,
+		expression:  `.a + 3`,
+		expected: []string{
+			"D0, P[a], (!cool)::cat3\n",
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		description: "String concatenation - int + str",
+		skipDoc:     true,
+		document:    `{a: !cool cat, b: meow}`,
+		expression:  `3 + .a`,
+		expected: []string{
+			"D0, P[], (!cool)::3cat\n",
+		},
+	},
 	{
 		description:    "Number addition - float",
 		subdescription: "If the lhs or rhs are floats then the expression will be calculated with floats.",