diff --git a/crates/ruff_linter/resources/test/fixtures/pylint/unnecessary_dunder_call.py b/crates/ruff_linter/resources/test/fixtures/pylint/unnecessary_dunder_call.py
index 342f69609f865..d8971714befe8 100644
--- a/crates/ruff_linter/resources/test/fixtures/pylint/unnecessary_dunder_call.py
+++ b/crates/ruff_linter/resources/test/fixtures/pylint/unnecessary_dunder_call.py
@@ -102,3 +102,6 @@ def use_descriptor(self, item):
 blah = dict[{"a": 1}.__delitem__("a")]  # OK
 
 "abc".__contains__("a")
+
+# https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff/issues/14597
+assert "abc".__str__() == "abc"
diff --git a/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/pylint/rules/unnecessary_dunder_call.rs b/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/pylint/rules/unnecessary_dunder_call.rs
index b854407bfb2de..12a4a6fa5dd1f 100644
--- a/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/pylint/rules/unnecessary_dunder_call.rs
+++ b/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/pylint/rules/unnecessary_dunder_call.rs
@@ -166,15 +166,21 @@ pub(crate) fn unnecessary_dunder_call(checker: &mut Checker, call: &ast::ExprCal
     );
 
     if let Some(mut fixed) = fixed {
-        // by the looks of it, we don't need to wrap the expression in parens if
-        // it's the only argument to a call expression.
-        // being in any other kind of expression though, we *will* add parens.
-        // e.g. `print(a.__add__(3))` -> `print(a + 3)` instead of `print((a + 3))`
-        // a multiplication expression example: `x = 2 * a.__add__(3)` -> `x = 2 * (a + 3)`
-        let wrap_in_paren = checker
-            .semantic()
-            .current_expression_parent()
-            .is_some_and(|parent| !can_be_represented_without_parentheses(parent));
+        let dunder = DunderReplacement::from_method(attr);
+
+        // We never need to wrap builtin functions in extra parens
+        // since function calls have high precedence
+        let wrap_in_paren = (!matches!(dunder, Some(DunderReplacement::Builtin(_,_))))
+        // By the looks of it, we don't need to wrap the expression in 
+        // parens if it's the only argument to a call expression.
+        // Being in any other kind of expression though, we *will* 
+        // add parens. e.g. `print(a.__add__(3))` -> `print(a + 3)`
+        //  instead of `print((a + 3))`
+        // and  `x = 2 * a.__add__(3)` -> `x = 2 * (a + 3)`
+            && checker
+                .semantic()
+                .current_expression_parent()
+                .is_some_and(|parent| !can_be_represented_without_parentheses(parent));
 
         if wrap_in_paren {
             fixed = format!("({fixed})");
diff --git a/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/pylint/snapshots/ruff_linter__rules__pylint__tests__PLC2801_unnecessary_dunder_call.py.snap b/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/pylint/snapshots/ruff_linter__rules__pylint__tests__PLC2801_unnecessary_dunder_call.py.snap
index 40632facb3b4b..bc41c2974d8a4 100644
--- a/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/pylint/snapshots/ruff_linter__rules__pylint__tests__PLC2801_unnecessary_dunder_call.py.snap
+++ b/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/pylint/snapshots/ruff_linter__rules__pylint__tests__PLC2801_unnecessary_dunder_call.py.snap
@@ -1088,6 +1088,8 @@ unnecessary_dunder_call.py:104:1: PLC2801 [*] Unnecessary dunder call to `__cont
 103 | 
 104 | "abc".__contains__("a")
     | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ PLC2801
+105 | 
+106 | # https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff/issues/14597
     |
     = help: Use `in` operator
 
@@ -1097,3 +1099,21 @@ unnecessary_dunder_call.py:104:1: PLC2801 [*] Unnecessary dunder call to `__cont
 103 103 | 
 104     |-"abc".__contains__("a")
     104 |+"a" in "abc"
+105 105 | 
+106 106 | # https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff/issues/14597
+107 107 | assert "abc".__str__() == "abc"
+
+unnecessary_dunder_call.py:107:8: PLC2801 [*] Unnecessary dunder call to `__str__`. Use `str()` builtin.
+    |
+106 | # https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff/issues/14597
+107 | assert "abc".__str__() == "abc"
+    |        ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ PLC2801
+    |
+    = help: Use `str()` builtin
+
+ℹ Unsafe fix
+104 104 | "abc".__contains__("a")
+105 105 | 
+106 106 | # https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff/issues/14597
+107     |-assert "abc".__str__() == "abc"
+    107 |+assert str("abc") == "abc"