diff --git a/libs/sqf/src/compiler/optimizer/mod.rs b/libs/sqf/src/compiler/optimizer/mod.rs
index 4f50dd191..637f82659 100644
--- a/libs/sqf/src/compiler/optimizer/mod.rs
+++ b/libs/sqf/src/compiler/optimizer/mod.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 //! `ToDo`: what commands consume arrays
 //!
 use crate::{BinaryCommand, Expression, Statement, Statements, UnaryCommand};
-use std::ops::Range;
+use std::{ops::Range, sync::Arc};
 #[allow(unused_imports)]
 use tracing::{trace, warn};
 
@@ -104,6 +104,12 @@ impl Expression {
                                 right_o = consumable;
                             }
                         }
+                        "tostring" => {
+                            if let Some(eval) = self.op_uni_tostring_code(op_type, range, &right_o)
+                            {
+                                return eval;
+                            }
+                        }
                         _ => {}
                     },
                     _ => {}
@@ -496,4 +502,29 @@ impl Expression {
             _ => None,
         }
     }
+
+    /// Boilerplate for unary string operations
+    #[must_use]
+    fn op_uni_tostring_code(
+        &self,
+        #[allow(unused_variables)] op_type: &UnaryCommand,
+        range: &Range<usize>,
+        right: &Self,
+    ) -> Option<Self> {
+        if let Self::Code(statements) = right {
+            #[cfg(debug_assertions)]
+            trace!(
+                "optimizing [U:{}] ({}) => {}",
+                op_type.as_str(),
+                self.source(false),
+                statements.source()
+            );
+            return Some(Self::String(
+                Arc::from(statements.source().to_owned()),
+                range.clone(),
+                crate::StringWrapper::DoubleQuote,
+            ));
+        }
+        None
+    }
 }
diff --git a/libs/sqf/tests/optimizer.rs b/libs/sqf/tests/optimizer.rs
index c7810b006..6ffb630f3 100644
--- a/libs/sqf/tests/optimizer.rs
+++ b/libs/sqf/tests/optimizer.rs
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ optimize!(static_math);
 optimize!(scalar);
 optimize!(string_case);
 optimize!(chain);
+optimize!(to_string);
 
 const ROOT: &str = "tests/optimizer/";
 
diff --git a/libs/sqf/tests/optimizer/to_string.sqf b/libs/sqf/tests/optimizer/to_string.sqf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..565dc2321
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/sqf/tests/optimizer/to_string.sqf
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#define GVAR(x) GEE_##x
+#define QUOTE(x) #x
+
+// b = {"double q"};
+// b1 = toString b;
+b2 = toString {"double q"};
+
+// c = {'single q'};
+// c1 = toString c;
+c2 = toString {'single q'};
+
+// d = { " hello 'you there' " };
+// d1 = toString d;
+d2 = toString { " hello 'you there' " };
+
+// e = { ' hello "you there" ' };
+// e1 = toString e;
+e2 = toString { ' hello "you there" ' };
+
+_f ctrlSetEventHandler ["ButtonClick", toString {
+    x = "clicked";
+}];
+
+g = toString {123} + toString {456};
diff --git a/libs/sqf/tests/snapshots/optimizer__simple_to_string.snap b/libs/sqf/tests/snapshots/optimizer__simple_to_string.snap
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3577c3d7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/sqf/tests/snapshots/optimizer__simple_to_string.snap
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+---
+source: libs/sqf/tests/optimizer.rs
+expression: optimize(stringify! (to_string))
+---
+Statements {
+    content: [
+        AssignGlobal(
+            "b2",
+            String(
+                "\"double q\"",
+                8..16,
+                DoubleQuote,
+            ),
+            3..29,
+        ),
+        AssignGlobal(
+            "c2",
+            String(
+                "'single q'",
+                39..47,
+                DoubleQuote,
+            ),
+            34..60,
+        ),
+        AssignGlobal(
+            "d2",
+            String(
+                "\" hello 'you there' \"",
+                70..78,
+                DoubleQuote,
+            ),
+            65..104,
+        ),
+        AssignGlobal(
+            "e2",
+            String(
+                "' hello \"you there\" '",
+                114..122,
+                DoubleQuote,
+            ),
+            109..148,
+        ),
+        Expression(
+            BinaryCommand(
+                Named(
+                    "ctrlSetEventHandler",
+                ),
+                Variable(
+                    "_f",
+                    151..153,
+                ),
+                Array(
+                    [
+                        String(
+                            "ButtonClick",
+                            175..188,
+                            DoubleQuote,
+                        ),
+                        String(
+                            "x = \"clicked\";",
+                            190..198,
+                            DoubleQuote,
+                        ),
+                    ],
+                    175..221,
+                ),
+                154..173,
+            ),
+            151..222,
+        ),
+        AssignGlobal(
+            "g",
+            String(
+                "123456",
+                244..245,
+                DoubleQuote,
+            ),
+            225..260,
+        ),
+    ],
+    source: "\n\n\nb2 = toString {\"double q\"};\n\n\n\nc2 = toString {'single q'};\n\n\n\nd2 = toString { \" hello 'you there' \" };\n\n\n\ne2 = toString { ' hello \"you there\" ' };\n\n_f ctrlSetEventHandler [\"ButtonClick\", toString {\n    x = \"clicked\";\n}];\n\ng = toString {123} + toString {456};\n",
+    span: 3..261,
+    issues: [],
+}