diff --git a/baselines/packages/mimir/test/no-inferred-empty-object/default/test.ts.lint b/baselines/packages/mimir/test/no-inferred-empty-object/default/test.ts.lint
index c233c5961..be05fc8b0 100644
--- a/baselines/packages/mimir/test/no-inferred-empty-object/default/test.ts.lint
+++ b/baselines/packages/mimir/test/no-inferred-empty-object/default/test.ts.lint
@@ -244,3 +244,18 @@ new Promise<object>((resolve, reject) => {
         }
     });
 });
+
+declare function myTagFn<T>(parts: TemplateStringsArray, ...values: T[]): string;
+declare function myOtherTag<T>(parts: TemplateStringsArray): T;
+
+myTagFn``;
+~~~~~~~~~  [error no-inferred-empty-object: TypeParameter 'T' is inferred as '{}'. Consider adding type arguments to the call.]
+myTagFn`${''}`;
+myTagFn`${1}`;
+myTagFn`${1}${''}`;
+myTagFn<string | number>`${1}${''}`;
+
+myOtherTag``;
+~~~~~~~~~~~~  [error no-inferred-empty-object: TypeParameter 'T' is inferred as '{}'. Consider adding type arguments to the call.]
+myOtherTag`${''}`;
+myOtherTag<string>``;
diff --git a/baselines/packages/mimir/test/no-inferred-empty-object/pre290/test.ts.lint b/baselines/packages/mimir/test/no-inferred-empty-object/pre290/test.ts.lint
index 059a8141f..5a2a5b046 100644
--- a/baselines/packages/mimir/test/no-inferred-empty-object/pre290/test.ts.lint
+++ b/baselines/packages/mimir/test/no-inferred-empty-object/pre290/test.ts.lint
@@ -243,3 +243,16 @@ new Promise<object>((resolve, reject) => {
         }
     });
 });
+
+declare function myTagFn<T>(parts: TemplateStringsArray, ...values: T[]): string;
+declare function myOtherTag<T>(parts: TemplateStringsArray): T;
+
+myTagFn``;
+myTagFn`${''}`;
+myTagFn`${1}`;
+myTagFn`${1}${''}`;
+myTagFn<string | number>`${1}${''}`;
+
+myOtherTag``;
+myOtherTag`${''}`;
+myOtherTag<string>``;
diff --git a/packages/mimir/src/rules/no-inferred-empty-object.ts b/packages/mimir/src/rules/no-inferred-empty-object.ts
index 5bb60d0bd..83aa7bce3 100644
--- a/packages/mimir/src/rules/no-inferred-empty-object.ts
+++ b/packages/mimir/src/rules/no-inferred-empty-object.ts
@@ -18,8 +18,12 @@ export class Rule extends TypedRule {
             } else if (node.kind === ts.SyntaxKind.NewExpression) {
                 if ((<ts.NewExpression>node).typeArguments === undefined)
                     this.checkNewExpression(<ts.NewExpression>node);
-            } else if (!typescriptPre290 && // passing type arguments to JSX elements is only possible starting from typescript@2.9.0
-                       (node.kind === ts.SyntaxKind.JsxOpeningElement || node.kind === ts.SyntaxKind.JsxSelfClosingElement) &&
+            } else if (!typescriptPre290 && // type arguments on JSX elements and tagged templates was introduced in typescript@2.9.0
+                       (
+                           node.kind === ts.SyntaxKind.JsxOpeningElement ||
+                           node.kind === ts.SyntaxKind.JsxSelfClosingElement ||
+                           node.kind === ts.SyntaxKind.TaggedTemplateExpression
+                        ) &&
                         // TODO fix assertion on upgrade to typescript@2.9
                        (<any>node).typeArguments === undefined) {
                 this.checkCallExpression(<ts.JsxOpeningLikeElement>node);
@@ -27,7 +31,7 @@ export class Rule extends TypedRule {
         }
     }
 
-    private checkCallExpression(node: ts.CallExpression | ts.JsxOpeningLikeElement) {
+    private checkCallExpression(node: ts.CallExpression | ts.JsxOpeningLikeElement | ts.TaggedTemplateExpression) {
         const signature = this.checker.getResolvedSignature(node);
         // wotan-disable-next-line no-useless-predicate
         if (signature.declaration !== undefined) {
diff --git a/packages/mimir/test/no-inferred-empty-object/test.ts b/packages/mimir/test/no-inferred-empty-object/test.ts
index e73e6e579..3124d8305 100644
--- a/packages/mimir/test/no-inferred-empty-object/test.ts
+++ b/packages/mimir/test/no-inferred-empty-object/test.ts
@@ -212,3 +212,16 @@ new Promise<object>((resolve, reject) => {
         }
     });
 });
+
+declare function myTagFn<T>(parts: TemplateStringsArray, ...values: T[]): string;
+declare function myOtherTag<T>(parts: TemplateStringsArray): T;
+
+myTagFn``;
+myTagFn`${''}`;
+myTagFn`${1}`;
+myTagFn`${1}${''}`;
+myTagFn<string | number>`${1}${''}`;
+
+myOtherTag``;
+myOtherTag`${''}`;
+myOtherTag<string>``;