diff --git a/packages/svelte2tsx/src/htmlxtojsx/utils/node-utils.ts b/packages/svelte2tsx/src/htmlxtojsx/utils/node-utils.ts
index 26751ab3e..bc9303a7f 100644
--- a/packages/svelte2tsx/src/htmlxtojsx/utils/node-utils.ts
+++ b/packages/svelte2tsx/src/htmlxtojsx/utils/node-utils.ts
@@ -129,7 +129,9 @@ function getNameValuePairsFromAttributes(
                         return { name, value: valueStr, identifier: valueStr };
                     }
                     if (val.expression.type === 'Literal') {
-                        return { name, value: val.expression.value };
+                        const value =
+                            typeof val.expression.value === 'string' ? '""' : val.expression.value;
+                        return { name, value };
                     }
                     return { name, value: valueStr, complexExpression: true };
                 }
diff --git a/packages/svelte2tsx/test/htmlx2jsx/samples/component-slot-infer-props/expected.jsx b/packages/svelte2tsx/test/htmlx2jsx/samples/component-slot-infer-props/expected.jsx
index 42d72d9ff..78ecaf646 100644
--- a/packages/svelte2tsx/test/htmlx2jsx/samples/component-slot-infer-props/expected.jsx
+++ b/packages/svelte2tsx/test/htmlx2jsx/samples/component-slot-infer-props/expected.jsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-<><Parent bare shorthand={shorthand} text1="val1" text2="val2" text3={`a${a}b${b}`} textEmpty="" literal={true} complex={{a}} a-dashed-complex={{a}} >{() => {/*Ωignore_startΩ*/const Ψcomplex={a},Ψa_dashed_complex={a};/*Ωignore_endΩ*/() => { let {foo} = /*Ωignore_startΩ*/new Parent({target: __sveltets_any(''), props: {'bare':true, 'shorthand':shorthand, 'text1':"", 'text2':"", 'text3':"", 'textEmpty':"", 'literal':true, 'complex':Ψcomplex, 'a-dashed-complex':Ψa_dashed_complex}})/*Ωignore_endΩ*/.$$slot_def['default'];<>
-    {() => { let {bar} = /*Ωignore_startΩ*/new Parent({target: __sveltets_any(''), props: {'bare':true, 'shorthand':shorthand, 'text1':"", 'text2':"", 'text3':"", 'textEmpty':"", 'literal':true, 'complex':Ψcomplex, 'a-dashed-complex':Ψa_dashed_complex}})/*Ωignore_endΩ*/.$$slot_def['named'];<><Component  >
+<><Parent bare shorthand={shorthand} text1="val1" text2="val2" text3={`a${a}b${b}`} textEmpty="" literal={true} strLiteral={'foo'} complex={{a}} a-dashed-complex={{a}} >{() => {/*Ωignore_startΩ*/const Ψcomplex={a},Ψa_dashed_complex={a};/*Ωignore_endΩ*/() => { let {foo} = /*Ωignore_startΩ*/new Parent({target: __sveltets_any(''), props: {'bare':true, 'shorthand':shorthand, 'text1':"", 'text2':"", 'text3':"", 'textEmpty':"", 'literal':true, 'strLiteral':"", 'complex':Ψcomplex, 'a-dashed-complex':Ψa_dashed_complex}})/*Ωignore_endΩ*/.$$slot_def['default'];<>
+    {() => { let {bar} = /*Ωignore_startΩ*/new Parent({target: __sveltets_any(''), props: {'bare':true, 'shorthand':shorthand, 'text1':"", 'text2':"", 'text3':"", 'textEmpty':"", 'literal':true, 'strLiteral':"", 'complex':Ψcomplex, 'a-dashed-complex':Ψa_dashed_complex}})/*Ωignore_endΩ*/.$$slot_def['named'];<><Component  >
         {foo} {bar}
     </Component></>}}
     <div>
diff --git a/packages/svelte2tsx/test/htmlx2jsx/samples/component-slot-infer-props/input.svelte b/packages/svelte2tsx/test/htmlx2jsx/samples/component-slot-infer-props/input.svelte
index 310d50fd8..bd71e0b3e 100644
--- a/packages/svelte2tsx/test/htmlx2jsx/samples/component-slot-infer-props/input.svelte
+++ b/packages/svelte2tsx/test/htmlx2jsx/samples/component-slot-infer-props/input.svelte
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<Parent bare {shorthand} text1=val1 text2="val2" text3="a{a}b{b}" textEmpty="" literal={true} complex={{a}} a-dashed-complex={{a}} let:foo>
+<Parent bare {shorthand} text1=val1 text2="val2" text3="a{a}b{b}" textEmpty="" literal={true} strLiteral={'foo'} complex={{a}} a-dashed-complex={{a}} let:foo>
     <Component slot="named" let:bar>
         {foo} {bar}
     </Component>
diff --git a/packages/svelte2tsx/test/htmlx2jsx/samples/event-handler-component-infer-props/expected.jsx b/packages/svelte2tsx/test/htmlx2jsx/samples/event-handler-component-infer-props/expected.jsx
index 18f05d970..f66f68b72 100644
--- a/packages/svelte2tsx/test/htmlx2jsx/samples/event-handler-component-infer-props/expected.jsx
+++ b/packages/svelte2tsx/test/htmlx2jsx/samples/event-handler-component-infer-props/expected.jsx
@@ -1 +1 @@
-<><Component  bare shorthand={shorthand} text1="val1" text2="val2" text3={`a${a}b${b}`} textEmpty="" literal={true} complex={{a}} a-dashed-complex={{a}}  />{/*Ωignore_startΩ*/new Component({target: __sveltets_any(''), props: {'bare':true, 'shorthand':shorthand, 'text1':"", 'text2':"", 'text3':"", 'textEmpty':"", 'literal':true, 'complex':{a}, 'a-dashed-complex':{a}}})/*Ωignore_endΩ*/.$on('click', e => e)}</>
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+<><Component bare shorthand={shorthand} text1="val1" text2="val2" text3={`a${a}b${b}`} textEmpty="" literal={true} strLiteral={'foo'} complex={{a}} a-dashed-complex={{a}}  />{/*Ωignore_startΩ*/new Component({target: __sveltets_any(''), props: {'bare':true, 'shorthand':shorthand, 'text1':"", 'text2':"", 'text3':"", 'textEmpty':"", 'literal':true, 'strLiteral':"", 'complex':{a}, 'a-dashed-complex':{a}}})/*Ωignore_endΩ*/.$on('click', e => e)}</>
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diff --git a/packages/svelte2tsx/test/htmlx2jsx/samples/event-handler-component-infer-props/input.svelte b/packages/svelte2tsx/test/htmlx2jsx/samples/event-handler-component-infer-props/input.svelte
index e666ae094..5ddbd664e 100644
--- a/packages/svelte2tsx/test/htmlx2jsx/samples/event-handler-component-infer-props/input.svelte
+++ b/packages/svelte2tsx/test/htmlx2jsx/samples/event-handler-component-infer-props/input.svelte
@@ -1 +1 @@
-<Component  bare {shorthand} text1=val1 text2="val2" text3="a{a}b{b}" textEmpty="" literal={true} complex={{a}} a-dashed-complex={{a}} on:click={e => e} />
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+<Component bare {shorthand} text1=val1 text2="val2" text3="a{a}b{b}" textEmpty="" literal={true} strLiteral={'foo'} complex={{a}} a-dashed-complex={{a}} on:click={e => e} />
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