diff --git a/rules-tests/Php81/Rector/FuncCall/NullToStrictStringFuncCallArgRector/Fixture/skip_string_casted.php.inc b/rules-tests/Php81/Rector/FuncCall/NullToStrictStringFuncCallArgRector/Fixture/skip_string_casted.php.inc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4b4ab63caa2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rules-tests/Php81/Rector/FuncCall/NullToStrictStringFuncCallArgRector/Fixture/skip_string_casted.php.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Rector\Tests\Php81\Rector\FuncCall\NullToStrictStringFuncCallArgRector\Fixture;
+
+final class SkipStringCasted
+{
+    public function run($value)
+    {
+        explode(
+            ',',
+            (string) $value ? $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'] : $_SERVER['HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR'] ?? ''
+        );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/rules-tests/Php81/Rector/FuncCall/NullToStrictStringFuncCallArgRector/Fixture/ternary_with_ints.php.inc b/rules-tests/Php81/Rector/FuncCall/NullToStrictStringFuncCallArgRector/Fixture/ternary_with_ints.php.inc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fa9ae6738ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rules-tests/Php81/Rector/FuncCall/NullToStrictStringFuncCallArgRector/Fixture/ternary_with_ints.php.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Rector\Tests\Php81\Rector\FuncCall\NullToStrictStringFuncCallArgRector\Fixture;
+
+final class TernaryWithInts
+{
+    public function run($value)
+    {
+        explode(
+            ',',
+            (string) $value ? 100 : 500
+        );
+    }
+}
+
+?>
+-----
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Rector\Tests\Php81\Rector\FuncCall\NullToStrictStringFuncCallArgRector\Fixture;
+
+final class TernaryWithInts
+{
+    public function run($value)
+    {
+        explode(
+            ',',
+            (string) ((string) $value ? 100 : 500)
+        );
+    }
+}
+
+?>
diff --git a/rules/Php81/NodeManipulator/NullToStrictStringIntConverter.php b/rules/Php81/NodeManipulator/NullToStrictStringIntConverter.php
index f58ebeadf61..fcdd417d65f 100644
--- a/rules/Php81/NodeManipulator/NullToStrictStringIntConverter.php
+++ b/rules/Php81/NodeManipulator/NullToStrictStringIntConverter.php
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 use PHPStan\Type\Type;
 use PHPStan\Type\UnionType;
 use Rector\NodeAnalyzer\PropertyFetchAnalyzer;
+use Rector\NodeTypeResolver\Node\AttributeKey;
 use Rector\NodeTypeResolver\NodeTypeResolver;
 use Rector\PhpParser\Node\Value\ValueResolver;
 
@@ -53,12 +54,18 @@ public function convertIfNull(
         }
 
         $argValue = $args[$position]->value;
+
         if ($this->valueResolver->isNull($argValue)) {
             $args[$position]->value = $targetType === 'string' ? new String_('') : new Int_(0);
             $funcCall->args = $args;
             return $funcCall;
         }
 
+        // skip (string) ternary conditions with both values
+        if ($this->isStringCastedTernaryOfMixedTypes($argValue, $scope)) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
         if ($this->shouldSkipValue($argValue, $scope, $isTrait, $targetType)) {
             return null;
         }
@@ -72,6 +79,7 @@ public function convertIfNull(
         }
 
         if ($argValue instanceof Ternary && ! $this->shouldSkipValue($argValue->else, $scope, $isTrait, $targetType)) {
+
             if ($this->valueResolver->isNull($argValue->else)) {
                 $argValue->else = $targetType === 'string' ? new String_('') : new Int_(0);
             } else {
@@ -81,12 +89,27 @@ public function convertIfNull(
             }
 
             $args[$position]->value = $argValue;
-            $funcCall->args = $args;
+
             return $funcCall;
         }
 
-        $args[$position]->value = $targetType === 'string' ? new CastString_($argValue) : new CastInt_($argValue);
-        $funcCall->args = $args;
+        $wrapInParentheses = false;
+        if ($argValue instanceof Ternary && $argValue->cond instanceof CastString_) {
+            $wrapInParentheses = true;
+        }
+
+        if ($targetType === 'string') {
+            $castedType = new CastString_($argValue);
+        } else {
+            $castedType = new CastInt_($argValue);
+        }
+
+        if ($wrapInParentheses) {
+            $argValue->setAttribute(AttributeKey::WRAPPED_IN_PARENTHESES, true);
+        }
+
+        $args[$position]->value = $castedType;
+
         return $funcCall;
     }
 
@@ -221,4 +244,23 @@ private function isPossibleArrayVariableName(Type $passedType, Type $reflectionP
 
         return false;
     }
+
+    private function isStringCastedTernaryOfMixedTypes(Expr $expr, Scope $scope): bool
+    {
+        if (! $expr instanceof Ternary) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        if (! $expr->cond instanceof CastString_) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        if (! $expr->if instanceof Expr) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        $ifType = $scope->getType($expr->if);
+        $elseType = $scope->getType($expr->else);
+        return $ifType instanceof MixedType || $elseType instanceof MixedType;
+    }
 }