diff --git a/packages/core/src/query/flux.ts b/packages/core/src/query/flux.ts
index 841dc84f5..ac5dca3fd 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/query/flux.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/query/flux.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,15 @@ class FluxParameter implements FluxParameterLike, ParameterizedQuery {
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Checks if the supplied object is FluxParameterLike
+ * @param value - any value
+ * @returns true if it is
+ */
+function isFluxParameterLike(value: any): boolean {
+  return typeof value === 'object' && typeof value[FLUX_VALUE] === 'function'
+}
+
 /**
  * Escapes content of the supplied string so it can be wrapped into double qoutes
  * to become a [flux string literal](https://docs.influxdata.com/flux/v0.65/language/lexical-elements/#string-literals).
@@ -243,9 +252,12 @@ export function flux(
       } else {
         sanitized = toFluxValue(val)
         if (sanitized === '') {
-          throw new Error(
-            `Unsupported parameter literal '${val}' at index: ${i}, type: ${typeof val}`
-          )
+          // do not allow to insert empty strings, unless it is FluxParameterLike
+          if (!isFluxParameterLike(val)) {
+            throw new Error(
+              `Unsupported parameter literal '${val}' at index: ${i}, type: ${typeof val}`
+            )
+          }
         }
       }
       parts[partIndex++] = sanitized
diff --git a/packages/core/test/unit/query/flux.test.ts b/packages/core/test/unit/query/flux.test.ts
index 851819efc..cf42ddebe 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/unit/query/flux.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/unit/query/flux.test.ts
@@ -148,6 +148,11 @@ describe('Flux Tagged Template', () => {
       'from(bucket:"my-bucket") |> range(start: 0) |> filter(fn: (r) => r._measurement == "temperature")'
     )
   })
+  it('interpolates a wrapped string', () => {
+    expect(flux`from(bucket:"${'my-bucket'}")`.toString()).equals(
+      'from(bucket:"my-bucket")'
+    )
+  })
   it('fails on undefined', () => {
     try {
       flux`${undefined}`
@@ -156,6 +161,19 @@ describe('Flux Tagged Template', () => {
       // ok expected, undefined is not supported
     }
   })
+  it('fails on empty toString', () => {
+    try {
+      const x = {
+        toString(): string {
+          return ''
+        },
+      }
+      flux`${x}`
+      expect.fail()
+    } catch (_e) {
+      // ok expected, undefined is not supported
+    }
+  })
   it('fails on wrong usage of template', () => {
     try {
       flux((['1', '2'] as any) as TemplateStringsArray)
@@ -166,17 +184,21 @@ describe('Flux Tagged Template', () => {
   })
 
   it('processes a simple nested flux template', () => {
-    // nested flux templates
     const flux1 = flux`from(bucket:"my-bucket")`
     expect(flux`${flux1} |> range(start: ${0})")`.toString()).equals(
       'from(bucket:"my-bucket") |> range(start: 0)")'
     )
   })
-  it('processes a simple nested flux template', () => {
-    // nested flux templates
+  it('processes a parameterized nested flux template', () => {
     const flux1 = flux`from(bucket:${'my-bucket'})`
     expect(flux`${flux1} |> range(start: ${0})")`.toString()).equals(
       'from(bucket:"my-bucket") |> range(start: 0)")'
     )
   })
+  it('processes an empty nested flux template', () => {
+    const empty = flux``
+    expect(flux`from(bucket:"my-bucket")${empty}`.toString()).equals(
+      'from(bucket:"my-bucket")'
+    )
+  })
 })