diff --git a/rules/prefer-spread.js b/rules/prefer-spread.js
index e00d63ab11..54758292de 100644
--- a/rules/prefer-spread.js
+++ b/rules/prefer-spread.js
@@ -13,6 +13,17 @@ const selector = [
 	'[arguments.0.type!="ObjectExpression"]'
 ].join('');
 
+// https://github.com/eslint/espree/blob/6b7d0b8100537dcd5c84a7fb17bbe28edcabe05d/lib/token-translator.js#L20
+const tokenTypesCantFollowOpenBracket = new Set([
+	'String',
+	'Null',
+	'Boolean',
+	'Numeric',
+	'Template',
+	'RegularExpression',
+	'Identifier'
+]);
+
 const create = context => {
 	const sourceCode = context.getSourceCode();
 	const getSource = node => sourceCode.getText(node);
@@ -32,6 +43,10 @@ const create = context => {
 				}
 			}
 
+			if (tokenTypesCantFollowOpenBracket.has(type)) {
+				return true;
+			}
+
 			const lastBlockNode = sourceCode.getNodeByRangeIndex(tokenBefore.range[0]);
 			if (lastBlockNode && lastBlockNode.type === 'ObjectExpression') {
 				return true;
diff --git a/test/prefer-spread.js b/test/prefer-spread.js
index 2c8b05ffa5..44fb4c5f72 100644
--- a/test/prefer-spread.js
+++ b/test/prefer-spread.js
@@ -124,6 +124,8 @@ ruleTester.run('prefer-spread', rule, {
 			],
 			output: '[...document.querySelectorAll("*")].map(() => {});'
 		},
+
+		// Semicolon
 		// #254
 		{
 			code: `
@@ -140,6 +142,130 @@ ruleTester.run('prefer-spread', rule, {
 				;[...arrayLike].forEach(doSomething)
 			`
 		},
+		{
+			code: `
+				const foo = "1"
+				Array.from(arrayLike).forEach(doSomething)
+			`,
+			errors: [{}],
+			output: `
+				const foo = "1"
+				;[...arrayLike].forEach(doSomething)
+			`
+		},
+		{
+			code: `
+				const foo = null
+				Array.from(arrayLike).forEach(doSomething)
+			`,
+			errors: [{}],
+			output: `
+				const foo = null
+				;[...arrayLike].forEach(doSomething)
+			`
+		},
+		{
+			code: `
+				const foo = true
+				Array.from(arrayLike).forEach(doSomething)
+			`,
+			errors: [{}],
+			output: `
+				const foo = true
+				;[...arrayLike].forEach(doSomething)
+			`
+		},
+		{
+			code: `
+				const foo = 1
+				Array.from(arrayLike).forEach(doSomething)
+			`,
+			errors: [{}],
+			output: `
+				const foo = 1
+				;[...arrayLike].forEach(doSomething)
+			`
+		},
+		{
+			code: `
+				const foo = /./
+				Array.from(arrayLike).forEach(doSomething)
+			`,
+			errors: [{}],
+			output: `
+				const foo = /./
+				;[...arrayLike].forEach(doSomething)
+			`
+		},
+		{
+			code: `
+				const foo = /./g
+				Array.from(arrayLike).forEach(doSomething)
+			`,
+			errors: [{}],
+			output: `
+				const foo = /./g
+				;[...arrayLike].forEach(doSomething)
+			`
+		},
+		{
+			code: `
+				const foo = bar
+				Array.from(arrayLike).forEach(doSomething)
+			`,
+			errors: [{}],
+			output: `
+				const foo = bar
+				;[...arrayLike].forEach(doSomething)
+			`
+		},
+		{
+			code: `
+				const foo = bar.baz
+				Array.from(arrayLike).forEach(doSomething)
+			`,
+			errors: [{}],
+			output: `
+				const foo = bar.baz
+				;[...arrayLike].forEach(doSomething)
+			`
+		},
+		{
+			code: `
+				function* foo() {
+					yield Array.from(arrayLike).forEach(doSomething)
+				}
+			`,
+			errors: [{}],
+			output: `
+				function* foo() {
+					yield [...arrayLike].forEach(doSomething)
+				}
+			`
+		},
+		{
+			code: `
+				const foo = \`bar\`
+				Array.from(arrayLike).forEach(doSomething)
+			`,
+			errors: [{}],
+			output: `
+				const foo = \`bar\`
+				;[...arrayLike].forEach(doSomething)
+			`
+		},
+		{
+			code: `
+				const foo = [];
+				Array.from(arrayLike).forEach(doSomething)
+			`,
+			errors: [{}],
+			output: `
+				const foo = [];
+				[...arrayLike].forEach(doSomething)
+			`
+		},
+
 		// https://github.com/gatsbyjs/gatsby/blob/e720d8efe58eba0f6fae9f26ec8879128967d0b5/packages/gatsby/src/bootstrap/page-hot-reloader.js#L30
 		{
 			code: `