diff --git a/src/app/shared/components/template/services/instance/template-action.service.spec.ts b/src/app/shared/components/template/services/instance/template-action.service.spec.ts
index 9398bf0d4..42f948cbb 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/components/template/services/instance/template-action.service.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/components/template/services/instance/template-action.service.spec.ts
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ describe("TemplateActionService", () => {
     expect(service.container.templateRowMap.mock_row_1.value).toEqual("updated");
   });
 
-  it("Uses updated args when successive actions change same variable", async () => {
+  it("Uses latest value for `this.value` arg", async () => {
     const _triggeredBy = { _nested_name: "mock_row_1", name: "mock_row_1", type: "" };
     await service.handleActions(
       [
@@ -98,9 +98,21 @@ describe("TemplateActionService", () => {
       _triggeredBy
     );
     expect(service.container.templateRowMap.mock_row_2.value).toEqual("updated");
+    // also include test case of concatenated expression
+    await service.handleActions(
+      [
+        {
+          trigger: "click",
+          action_id: "set_local",
+          args: ["mock_row_2", "prefix_{this.value}"],
+        },
+      ],
+      _triggeredBy
+    );
+    expect(service.container.templateRowMap.mock_row_2.value).toEqual("prefix_updated");
   });
 
-  it("Uses updated params when successive actions change same variable", async () => {
+  it("Uses latest value for `this.value` param", async () => {
     const _triggeredBy = { _nested_name: "mock_row_1", name: "mock_row_1", type: "" };
     await service.handleActions(
       [
diff --git a/src/app/shared/components/template/services/instance/template-action.service.ts b/src/app/shared/components/template/services/instance/template-action.service.ts
index 8c31cd84f..d9b28f3e2 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/components/template/services/instance/template-action.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/components/template/services/instance/template-action.service.ts
@@ -337,19 +337,25 @@ export class TemplateActionService extends SyncServiceBase {
   ): FlowTypes.TemplateRowAction {
     // Update action.args and action.params
     const currentValue = this.container?.templateRowMap?.[action._triggeredBy?._nested_name]?.value;
-    if (action.args) {
-      action.args = action.args.map((arg) => {
-        if (arg === "this.value") {
+    // define a replacer that preserves type if `this.value` specified, replacing as string for
+    // other expressions `@local.some_field_{this.value}`
+    function replaceReference(v: any) {
+      if (typeof v === "string") {
+        if (v === "this.value") {
           return currentValue;
         }
-        return arg;
-      });
+        if (v.includes("{this.value}")) {
+          return v.replace("{this.value}", currentValue);
+        }
+      }
+      return v;
+    }
+    if (action.args) {
+      action.args = action.args.map((arg) => replaceReference(arg));
     }
     if (action.params) {
       for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(action.params)) {
-        if (value === "this.value") {
-          action.params[key] = currentValue;
-        }
+        action.params[key] = replaceReference(value);
       }
     }
     return action;