diff --git a/.github/workflows/blink_parity_mautic.yaml b/.github/workflows/blink_parity_mautic.yaml
index 0620383f8f..fa63c01bf1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/blink_parity_mautic.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/blink_parity_mautic.yaml
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ jobs:
             - name: Compare the two trees
               run: |
                   # ratchet gate: fail once the differing share crosses this; lower it as parity improves
-                  MAX_DIFF_PERCENT=0.1
+                  MAX_DIFF_PERCENT=0.07
                   total=0
                   differ=0
                   differing_files=""
diff --git a/blink/internal/fixer/rules/explicit_string_variable.go b/blink/internal/fixer/rules/explicit_string_variable.go
index 5b86446d24..26e34c24d9 100644
--- a/blink/internal/fixer/rules/explicit_string_variable.go
+++ b/blink/internal/fixer/rules/explicit_string_variable.go
@@ -36,7 +36,10 @@ func (ExplicitStringVariable) Fix(s *tokens.Stream) bool {
 		if end < start {
 			continue
 		}
-		body, hit := wrapInterpolations(v[start:end])
+		// a chunk of a split interpolated string begins with "}" (right after a
+		// "{$...}" close), so a variable adjacent to it is a continuation PHP leaves
+		// alone
+		body, hit := wrapInterpolations(v[start:end], v[0] == '}')
 		if hit {
 			s.SetValue(i, v[:start]+body+v[end:])
 			changed = true
@@ -52,6 +55,11 @@ func interpolatedBody(v string) (int, bool) {
 	if len(v) > 0 && v[0] == '"' {
 		return 1, true
 	}
+	// a continuation chunk of a split interpolated string starts just after the
+	// "}" that closed the previous "{$...}"
+	if len(v) > 0 && v[0] == '}' {
+		return 1, true
+	}
 	if len(v) >= 3 && v[0] == '<' && v[1] == '<' && v[2] == '<' {
 		p := 3
 		for p < len(v) && (v[p] == ' ' || v[p] == '\t') {
@@ -74,7 +82,9 @@ func interpolatedBody(v string) (int, bool) {
 // suffixLen is the length of the trailing delimiter after the body: 1 for the
 // closing quote of a double-quoted string, or the closing heredoc label line.
 func suffixLen(v string, bodyStart int) int {
-	if v[0] == '"' {
+	// a double-quoted string ends with the quote; a split-string chunk ends with
+	// the closing quote or with the "{" that opens the next "{$...}" - all length 1
+	if v[0] == '"' || v[0] == '}' {
 		return 1
 	}
 	// heredoc: the closing label sits on the last line; the body ends at the
@@ -91,11 +101,11 @@ func suffixLen(v string, bodyStart int) int {
 	return len(v) - last // include the newline and the closing label
 }
 
-func wrapInterpolations(b string) (string, bool) {
+func wrapInterpolations(b string, initialAfterCurly bool) (string, bool) {
 	out := make([]byte, 0, len(b)+8)
 	changed := false
 	i := 0
-	afterCurly := false
+	afterCurly := initialAfterCurly
 	for i < len(b) {
 		c := b[i]
 		// A variable directly following a "{...}" interpolation is skipped by
diff --git a/blink/internal/lexer/lexer.go b/blink/internal/lexer/lexer.go
index bcc294fa18..46fd0693a1 100644
--- a/blink/internal/lexer/lexer.go
+++ b/blink/internal/lexer/lexer.go
@@ -238,6 +238,14 @@ func (l *lexer) lexBlockComment(start int) {
 }
 
 func (l *lexer) lexString(start int, quote byte) {
+	// double-quoted strings may carry a complex "{$...}" interpolation whose inner
+	// expression is split out as real tokens (so array fixers can reflow it); the
+	// literal chunks keep the quote, the "{" and the "}" so Render stays lossless.
+	if quote == '"' {
+		if l.lexInterpolatedString(start) {
+			return
+		}
+	}
 	l.pos++ // opening quote
 	for l.pos < len(l.src) {
 		c := l.src[l.pos]
@@ -254,6 +262,81 @@ func (l *lexer) lexString(start int, quote byte) {
 	l.emit(token.String, start)
 }
 
+// lexInterpolatedString splits a double-quoted string that contains a complex
+// "{$...}" interpolation into: a literal chunk ending with "{", the inner
+// expression's real tokens, then a chunk starting with "}", repeated, then the
+// closing chunk. It returns false (emitting nothing) when the string has no "{$"
+// so the caller lexes it as one opaque token.
+func (l *lexer) lexInterpolatedString(start int) bool {
+	// first pass: does the string contain a top-level "{$" before its close?
+	p := l.pos + 1
+	hasInterp := false
+	for p < len(l.src) {
+		c := l.src[p]
+		if c == '\\' && p+1 < len(l.src) {
+			p += 2
+			continue
+		}
+		if c == '"' {
+			break
+		}
+		if c == '{' && p+1 < len(l.src) && l.src[p+1] == '$' {
+			hasInterp = true
+			break
+		}
+		p++
+	}
+	if !hasInterp {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	l.pos++ // opening quote
+	chunkStart := start
+	for l.pos < len(l.src) {
+		c := l.src[l.pos]
+		if c == '\\' && l.pos+1 < len(l.src) {
+			l.pos += 2
+			continue
+		}
+		if c == '"' {
+			l.pos++ // closing quote
+			break
+		}
+		if c == '{' && l.pos+1 < len(l.src) && l.src[l.pos+1] == '$' {
+			l.pos++ // consume "{", keeping it in this chunk
+			l.emit(token.String, chunkStart)
+			// lex the inner expression as real tokens up to the matching "}"
+			depth := 1
+			for l.pos < len(l.src) {
+				if l.src[l.pos] == '}' && depth == 1 {
+					break // interpolation close; starts the next chunk
+				}
+				before := len(l.toks)
+				l.lexPHP()
+				if len(l.toks) == before {
+					break // defensive: no progress
+				}
+				tk := l.toks[len(l.toks)-1]
+				if tk.Kind == token.Punct {
+					switch tk.Value {
+					case "{":
+						depth++
+					case "}":
+						depth--
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			chunkStart = l.pos // the "}" begins the next literal chunk
+			continue
+		}
+		l.pos++
+	}
+	if l.pos > chunkStart {
+		l.emit(token.String, chunkStart)
+	}
+	return true
+}
+
 func (l *lexer) hasPrefix(s string) bool {
 	return strings.HasPrefix(l.src[l.pos:], s)
 }