diff --git a/internal/bundler_tests/bundler_dce_test.go b/internal/bundler_tests/bundler_dce_test.go
index 76c406e09fb..87bdcf7fdc1 100644
--- a/internal/bundler_tests/bundler_dce_test.go
+++ b/internal/bundler_tests/bundler_dce_test.go
@@ -3260,6 +3260,94 @@ func TestCrossModuleConstantFoldingNumber(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+func TestCrossModuleConstantFoldingString(t *testing.T) {
+	dce_suite.expectBundled(t, bundled{
+		files: map[string]string{
+			"/enum-constants.ts": `
+				export enum x {
+					a = 'foo',
+					b = 'bar',
+				}
+			`,
+			"/enum-entry.ts": `
+				import { x } from './enum-constants'
+				console.log([
+					typeof x.b,
+				], [
+					x.a + x.b,
+				], [
+					x.a < x.b,
+					x.a > x.b,
+					x.a <= x.b,
+					x.a >= x.b,
+					x.a == x.b,
+					x.a != x.b,
+					x.a === x.b,
+					x.a !== x.b,
+				], [
+					x.a && x.b,
+					x.a || x.b,
+					x.a ?? x.b,
+				])
+			`,
+
+			"/const-constants.js": `
+				export const a = 'foo'
+				export const b = 'bar'
+			`,
+			"/const-entry.js": `
+				import { a, b } from './const-constants'
+				console.log([
+					typeof b,
+				], [
+					a + b,
+				], [
+					a < b,
+					a > b,
+					a <= b,
+					a >= b,
+					a == b,
+					a != b,
+					a === b,
+					a !== b,
+				], [
+					a && b,
+					a || b,
+					a ?? b,
+				])
+			`,
+
+			"/nested-constants.ts": `
+				export const a = 'foo'
+				export const b = 'bar'
+				export const c = 'baz'
+				export enum x {
+					a = 'FOO',
+					b = 'BAR',
+					c = 'BAZ',
+				}
+			`,
+			"/nested-entry.ts": `
+				import { a, b, c, x } from './nested-constants'
+				console.log({
+					'should be foobarbaz': a + b + c,
+					'should be FOOBARBAZ': x.a + x.b + x.c,
+				})
+			`,
+		},
+		entryPaths: []string{
+			"/enum-entry.ts",
+			"/const-entry.js",
+			"/nested-entry.ts",
+		},
+		options: config.Options{
+			Mode:         config.ModeBundle,
+			AbsOutputDir: "/out",
+			MinifySyntax: true,
+		},
+	})
+}
+
 func TestMultipleDeclarationTreeShaking(t *testing.T) {
 	dce_suite.expectBundled(t, bundled{
 		files: map[string]string{
diff --git a/internal/bundler_tests/snapshots/snapshots_dce.txt b/internal/bundler_tests/snapshots/snapshots_dce.txt
index 5a4e2587892..73b16354c78 100644
--- a/internal/bundler_tests/snapshots/snapshots_dce.txt
+++ b/internal/bundler_tests/snapshots/snapshots_dce.txt
@@ -341,6 +341,63 @@ console.log({
   "should be 32": 32
 });
 
+================================================================================
+TestCrossModuleConstantFoldingString
+---------- /out/enum-entry.js ----------
+// enum-entry.ts
+console.log([
+  typeof "bar" /* b */
+], [
+  "foobar"
+], [
+  !1,
+  !0,
+  !1,
+  !0,
+  !1,
+  !0,
+  !1,
+  !0
+], [
+  "foo" /* a */ && "bar" /* b */,
+  "foo" /* a */ || "bar" /* b */,
+  "foo" /* a */ ?? "bar" /* b */
+]);
+
+---------- /out/const-entry.js ----------
+// const-constants.js
+var a = "foo", b = "bar";
+
+// const-entry.js
+console.log([
+  typeof b
+], [
+  a + b
+], [
+  a < b,
+  a > b,
+  a <= b,
+  a >= b,
+  a == b,
+  a != b,
+  a === b,
+  a !== b
+], [
+  a && b,
+  a || b,
+  a ?? b
+]);
+
+---------- /out/nested-entry.js ----------
+// nested-constants.ts
+var a = "foo", b = "bar", c = "baz";
+
+// nested-entry.ts
+console.log({
+  "should be foobarbaz": a + b + c,
+  "should be FOOBARBAZ": "FOOBARBAZ"
+});
+
 ================================================================================
 TestDCEClassStaticBlocks
 ---------- /out.js ----------
diff --git a/internal/js_ast/js_ast_helpers.go b/internal/js_ast/js_ast_helpers.go
index 285a79277a5..dd1d0a8de82 100644
--- a/internal/js_ast/js_ast_helpers.go
+++ b/internal/js_ast/js_ast_helpers.go
@@ -1167,6 +1167,11 @@ func ShouldFoldBinaryOperatorWhenMinifying(binary *EBinary) bool {
 			return true
 		}
 
+		// String addition should pretty much always be more compact when folded
+		if _, _, ok := extractStringValues(binary.Left, binary.Right); ok {
+			return true
+		}
+
 	case BinOpSub:
 		// Subtraction of small-ish integers can definitely be folded without issues
 		// "3 - 1" => "2"
@@ -1215,6 +1220,9 @@ func FoldBinaryOperator(loc logger.Loc, e *EBinary) Expr {
 		if left, right, ok := extractNumericValues(e.Left, e.Right); ok {
 			return Expr{Loc: loc, Data: &ENumber{Value: left + right}}
 		}
+		if left, right, ok := extractStringValues(e.Left, e.Right); ok {
+			return Expr{Loc: loc, Data: &EString{Value: joinStrings(left, right)}}
+		}
 
 	case BinOpSub:
 		if left, right, ok := extractNumericValues(e.Left, e.Right); ok {
diff --git a/internal/js_printer/js_printer.go b/internal/js_printer/js_printer.go
index 06221966618..03cbed9d721 100644
--- a/internal/js_printer/js_printer.go
+++ b/internal/js_printer/js_printer.go
@@ -1758,17 +1758,22 @@ func (p *printer) lateConstantFoldUnaryOrBinaryExpr(expr js_ast.Expr) js_ast.Exp
 		}
 
 	case *js_ast.EDot:
-		if value, ok := p.tryToGetImportedEnumValue(e.Target, e.Name); ok && value.String == nil {
-			value := js_ast.Expr{Loc: expr.Loc, Data: &js_ast.ENumber{Value: value.Number}}
+		if value, ok := p.tryToGetImportedEnumValue(e.Target, e.Name); ok {
+			var inlinedValue js_ast.Expr
+			if value.String != nil {
+				inlinedValue = js_ast.Expr{Loc: expr.Loc, Data: &js_ast.EString{Value: value.String}}
+			} else {
+				inlinedValue = js_ast.Expr{Loc: expr.Loc, Data: &js_ast.ENumber{Value: value.Number}}
+			}
 
 			if strings.Contains(e.Name, "*/") {
 				// Don't wrap with a comment
-				return value
+				return inlinedValue
 			}
 
 			// Wrap with a comment
-			return js_ast.Expr{Loc: value.Loc, Data: &js_ast.EInlinedEnum{
-				Value:   value,
+			return js_ast.Expr{Loc: inlinedValue.Loc, Data: &js_ast.EInlinedEnum{
+				Value:   inlinedValue,
 				Comment: e.Name,
 			}}
 		}