@@ -299,9 +299,15 @@ module.exports = {
 				return null;
 			}
 
+			const prefix =
+				astUtils.isStartOfExpressionStatement(topBinaryExpr) &&
+				astUtils.needsPrecedingSemicolon(sourceCode, topBinaryExpr)
+					? ";"
+					: "";
+
 			return fixer.replaceText(
 				topBinaryExpr,
-				getTemplateLiteral(topBinaryExpr, null, null),
+				`${prefix}${getTemplateLiteral(topBinaryExpr, null, null)}`,
 			);
 		}
 
 
@@ -419,5 +419,54 @@ ruleTester.run("prefer-template", rule, {
 			output: `\`${"\\".repeat(1_000_000)}\${  test}\``,
 			errors,
 		},
+
+		// preceding semicolon needed
+		{
+			code: "foo\n'bar' + baz",
+			output: "foo\n;`bar${  baz}`",
+			errors,
+		},
+		{
+			code: "foo()\n'bar' + baz",
+			output: "foo()\n;`bar${  baz}`",
+			errors,
+		},
+		{
+			code: "foo[0]\n'bar' + baz",
+			output: "foo[0]\n;`bar${  baz}`",
+			errors,
+		},
+		{
+			code: "`template`\n'bar' + baz",
+			output: "`template`\n;`bar${  baz}`",
+			errors,
+		},
+		{
+			code: "'qux'\n'bar' + baz",
+			output: "'qux'\n;`bar${  baz}`",
+			errors,
+		},
+
+		// preceding semicolon not needed
+		{
+			code: "foo;\n'bar' + baz",
+			output: "foo;\n`bar${  baz}`",
+			errors,
+		},
+		{
+			code: "if (foo) {}\n'bar' + baz",
+			output: "if (foo) {}\n`bar${  baz}`",
+			errors,
+		},
+		{
+			code: "'bar' + baz",
+			output: "`bar${  baz}`",
+			errors,
+		},
+		{
+			code: "foo\nconsole.log('bar' + baz)", // not at the start of an expression statement
+			output: "foo\nconsole.log(`bar${  baz}`)",
+			errors,
+		},
 	],
 });