diff --git a/crates/ruff_python_formatter/resources/test/fixtures/ruff/expression/join_implicit_concatenated_string.py b/crates/ruff_python_formatter/resources/test/fixtures/ruff/expression/join_implicit_concatenated_string.py
index 6711e84be66817..89451cad1a59ba 100644
--- a/crates/ruff_python_formatter/resources/test/fixtures/ruff/expression/join_implicit_concatenated_string.py
+++ b/crates/ruff_python_formatter/resources/test/fixtures/ruff/expression/join_implicit_concatenated_string.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
     "aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa" "bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb"
 ) # too long to join
 
+
 "diffent '" 'quote "are fine"' # join
 
 
@@ -23,6 +24,22 @@
     b"aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa" b"bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb"
 ) # too long to join
 
+
+# Skip joining if there is a trailing comment
+(
+    "fffffffffffff"
+    "bbbbbbbbbbbbb" # comment
+    "cccccccccccccc"
+)
+
+# Skip joining if there is a leading comment
+(
+    "fffffffffffff"
+    # comment
+    "bbbbbbbbbbbbb"
+    "cccccccccccccc"
+)
+
 ##############################################################################
 # F-strings
 ##############################################################################
diff --git a/crates/ruff_python_formatter/src/string/implicit.rs b/crates/ruff_python_formatter/src/string/implicit.rs
index da48fe59a93a18..257147c5744370 100644
--- a/crates/ruff_python_formatter/src/string/implicit.rs
+++ b/crates/ruff_python_formatter/src/string/implicit.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use std::borrow::Cow;
 
+use ruff_formatter::{format_args, write};
 use ruff_python_ast::str::Quote;
 use ruff_python_ast::str_prefix::{
     AnyStringPrefix, ByteStringPrefix, FStringPrefix, StringLiteralPrefix,
@@ -37,13 +38,9 @@ impl Format<PyFormatContext<'_>> for FormatImplicitConcatenatedString<'_> {
         // if it fits on the line. Otherwise, parenthesize the string parts and format each part on its
         // own line.
         if let Some(flat) = FormatImplicitConcatenatedStringFlat::new(self.string, f.context()) {
-            ruff_formatter::write!(
+            write!(
                 f,
-                [
-                    // TODO: strings in expression statements aren't joined correctly because they aren't wrap in a group :(
-                    if_group_fits_on_line(&flat),
-                    if_group_breaks(&expanded)
-                ]
+                [if_group_fits_on_line(&flat), if_group_breaks(&expanded)]
             )
         } else {
             expanded.fmt(f)
@@ -87,7 +84,7 @@ impl Format<PyFormatContext<'_>> for FormatImplicitConcatenatedStringExpanded<'_
             });
 
             let part_comments = comments.leading_dangling_trailing(&part);
-            joiner.entry(&ruff_formatter::format_args![
+            joiner.entry(&format_args![
                 line_suffix_boundary(),
                 leading_comments(part_comments.leading),
                 format_part,
@@ -190,7 +187,7 @@ impl Format<PyFormatContext<'_>> for FormatImplicitConcatenatedStringFlat<'_> {
         // Merges all string parts into a single string.
         let quotes = StringQuotes::from(self.flags);
 
-        ruff_formatter::write!(f, [self.flags.prefix(), quotes])?;
+        write!(f, [self.flags.prefix(), quotes])?;
 
         // TODO: FStrings when the f-string preview style is enabled???
 
diff --git a/crates/ruff_python_formatter/tests/snapshots/format@expression__join_implicit_concatenated_string.py.snap b/crates/ruff_python_formatter/tests/snapshots/format@expression__join_implicit_concatenated_string.py.snap
index 54b87aefd0a342..c46805e07930a0 100644
--- a/crates/ruff_python_formatter/tests/snapshots/format@expression__join_implicit_concatenated_string.py.snap
+++ b/crates/ruff_python_formatter/tests/snapshots/format@expression__join_implicit_concatenated_string.py.snap
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ input_file: crates/ruff_python_formatter/resources/test/fixtures/ruff/expression
     "aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa" "bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb"
 ) # too long to join
 
+
 "diffent '" 'quote "are fine"' # join
 
 
@@ -29,6 +30,22 @@ b"aaaaaaaaa" b"bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb" # Join
     b"aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa" b"bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb"
 ) # too long to join
 
+
+# Skip joining if there is a trailing comment
+(
+    "fffffffffffff"
+    "bbbbbbbbbbbbb" # comment
+    "cccccccccccccc"
+)
+
+# Skip joining if there is a leading comment
+(
+    "fffffffffffff"
+    # comment
+    "bbbbbbbbbbbbb"
+    "cccccccccccccc"
+)
+
 ##############################################################################
 # F-strings
 ##############################################################################
@@ -218,6 +235,7 @@ source_type                = Python
     "bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb"
 )  # too long to join
 
+
 'diffent \'quote "are fine"'  # join
 
 
@@ -231,6 +249,22 @@ b"aaaaaaaaabbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb"  # Join
     b"bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb"
 )  # too long to join
 
+
+# Skip joining if there is a trailing comment
+(
+    "fffffffffffff"
+    "bbbbbbbbbbbbb"  # comment
+    "cccccccccccccc"
+)
+
+# Skip joining if there is a leading comment
+(
+    "fffffffffffff"
+    # comment
+    "bbbbbbbbbbbbb"
+    "cccccccccccccc"
+)
+
 ##############################################################################
 # F-strings
 ##############################################################################