diff --git a/.golangci.reference.yml b/.golangci.reference.yml
index be547461a2b0..fef51fd52dcf 100644
--- a/.golangci.reference.yml
+++ b/.golangci.reference.yml
@@ -1435,9 +1435,12 @@ linters-settings:
     # Optimizes `fmt.Errorf`.
     # Default: true
     errorf: false
-    # Optimizes `fmt.Sprintf` with only one argument
+    # Optimizes `fmt.Sprintf` with only one argument.
     # Default: true
     sprintf1: false
+    # Optimizes into strings concatenation.
+    # Default: true
+    strconcat: false
 
   prealloc:
     # IMPORTANT: we don't recommend using this linter before doing performance profiling.
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 6406566b1891..648426ff89a7 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/breml/errchkjson v0.3.6
 	github.com/butuzov/ireturn v0.3.0
 	github.com/butuzov/mirror v1.1.0
-	github.com/catenacyber/perfsprint v0.6.0
+	github.com/catenacyber/perfsprint v0.7.0
 	github.com/charithe/durationcheck v0.0.10
 	github.com/curioswitch/go-reassign v0.2.0
 	github.com/daixiang0/gci v0.12.1
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 7f2c82f945c6..b6caea8249d7 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -100,8 +100,8 @@ github.com/butuzov/ireturn v0.3.0 h1:hTjMqWw3y5JC3kpnC5vXmFJAWI/m31jaCYQqzkS6PL0
 github.com/butuzov/ireturn v0.3.0/go.mod h1:A09nIiwiqzN/IoVo9ogpa0Hzi9fex1kd9PSD6edP5ZA=
 github.com/butuzov/mirror v1.1.0 h1:ZqX54gBVMXu78QLoiqdwpl2mgmoOJTk7s4p4o+0avZI=
 github.com/butuzov/mirror v1.1.0/go.mod h1:8Q0BdQU6rC6WILDiBM60DBfvV78OLJmMmixe7GF45AE=
-github.com/catenacyber/perfsprint v0.6.0 h1:VSv95RRkk5+BxrU/YTPcnxuMEWar1iMK5Vyh3fWcBfs=
-github.com/catenacyber/perfsprint v0.6.0/go.mod h1:/wclWYompEyjUD2FuIIDVKNkqz7IgBIWXIH3V0Zol50=
+github.com/catenacyber/perfsprint v0.7.0 h1:rKQKns5tJLHtB52z/1KZ4V2NlYnyJa7MAthhoM3I3Zk=
+github.com/catenacyber/perfsprint v0.7.0/go.mod h1:/wclWYompEyjUD2FuIIDVKNkqz7IgBIWXIH3V0Zol50=
 github.com/ccojocar/zxcvbn-go v1.0.2 h1:na/czXU8RrhXO4EZme6eQJLR4PzcGsahsBOAwU6I3Vg=
 github.com/ccojocar/zxcvbn-go v1.0.2/go.mod h1:g1qkXtUSvHP8lhHp5GrSmTz6uWALGRMQdw6Qnz/hi60=
 github.com/census-instrumentation/opencensus-proto v0.2.1/go.mod h1:f6KPmirojxKA12rnyqOA5BBL4O983OfeGPqjHWSTneU=
diff --git a/pkg/config/linters_settings.go b/pkg/config/linters_settings.go
index a3206f597824..b950cb9b7b4e 100644
--- a/pkg/config/linters_settings.go
+++ b/pkg/config/linters_settings.go
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ var defaultLintersSettings = LintersSettings{
 		ErrError:      false,
 		ErrorF:        true,
 		SprintF1:      true,
+		StrConcat:     true,
 	},
 	Prealloc: PreallocSettings{
 		Simple:     true,
@@ -711,6 +712,7 @@ type PerfSprintSettings struct {
 	ErrError      bool `mapstructure:"err-error"`
 	ErrorF        bool `mapstructure:"errorf"`
 	SprintF1      bool `mapstructure:"sprintf1"`
+	StrConcat     bool `mapstructure:"strconcat"`
 }
 
 type PreallocSettings struct {
diff --git a/pkg/golinters/perfsprint.go b/pkg/golinters/perfsprint.go
index acaa3a522547..6fe315fdea4d 100644
--- a/pkg/golinters/perfsprint.go
+++ b/pkg/golinters/perfsprint.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ func NewPerfSprint(settings *config.PerfSprintSettings) *goanalysis.Linter {
 		cfg[a.Name]["err-error"] = settings.ErrError
 		cfg[a.Name]["errorf"] = settings.ErrorF
 		cfg[a.Name]["sprintf1"] = settings.SprintF1
+		cfg[a.Name]["strconcat"] = settings.StrConcat
 	}
 
 	return goanalysis.NewLinter(
diff --git a/test/testdata/perfsprint.go b/test/testdata/perfsprint.go
index 8799f8f1da89..ca2ae1db3124 100644
--- a/test/testdata/perfsprint.go
+++ b/test/testdata/perfsprint.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ func TestPerfsprint() {
 	fmt.Sprint(ui)                 // want "fmt.Sprint can be replaced with faster strconv.FormatUint"
 	fmt.Sprintf("%x", []byte{'a'}) // want "fmt.Sprintf can be replaced with faster hex.EncodeToString"
 	fmt.Errorf("hello")            // want "fmt.Errorf can be replaced with errors.New"
-	fmt.Sprintf("Hello %s", s)     // want "fmt.Sprintf can be replaced with string addition"
+	fmt.Sprintf("Hello %s", s)     // want "fmt.Sprintf can be replaced with string concatenation"
 
 	fmt.Sprint("test", 42)
 	fmt.Sprint(42, 42)
diff --git a/test/testdata/perfsprint_custom.go b/test/testdata/perfsprint_custom.go
index cf4e5ca9d15b..04de585b7eff 100644
--- a/test/testdata/perfsprint_custom.go
+++ b/test/testdata/perfsprint_custom.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ func TestPerfsprint2() {
 	fmt.Sprint(ui)
 	fmt.Sprintf("%x", []byte{'a'}) // want "fmt.Sprintf can be replaced with faster hex.EncodeToString"
 	fmt.Errorf("hello")
-	fmt.Sprintf("Hello %s", s) // want "fmt.Sprintf can be replaced with string addition"
+	fmt.Sprintf("Hello %s", s) // want "fmt.Sprintf can be replaced with string concatenation"
 
 	fmt.Sprint("test", 42)
 	fmt.Sprint(42, 42)