diff --git a/lib/rules/no-constant-condition.js b/lib/rules/no-constant-condition.js
index d6d04174298..a88fefeadba 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-constant-condition.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-constant-condition.js
@@ -90,14 +90,25 @@ module.exports = {
          * @private
          */
         function isConstant(node, inBooleanPosition) {
+
+            // node.elements can return null values in the case of sparse arrays ex. [,]
+            if (!node) {
+                return true;
+            }
             switch (node.type) {
                 case "Literal":
                 case "ArrowFunctionExpression":
                 case "FunctionExpression":
                 case "ObjectExpression":
-                case "ArrayExpression":
                     return true;
 
+                case "ArrayExpression": {
+                    if (node.parent.type === "BinaryExpression" && node.parent.operator === "+") {
+                        return node.elements.every(element => isConstant(element, false));
+                    }
+                    return true;
+                }
+
                 case "UnaryExpression":
                     if (node.operator === "void") {
                         return true;
diff --git a/tests/lib/rules/no-constant-condition.js b/tests/lib/rules/no-constant-condition.js
index a5ede35cc8e..2315853735d 100644
--- a/tests/lib/rules/no-constant-condition.js
+++ b/tests/lib/rules/no-constant-condition.js
@@ -73,6 +73,15 @@ ruleTester.run("no-constant-condition", rule, {
         "if ((key || 'k') in obj) {}",
         "if ((foo || {}) instanceof obj) {}",
 
+        // #12225
+        "if ('' + [y] === '' + [ty]) {}",
+        "if ('a' === '' + [ty]) {}",
+        "if ('' + [y, m, d] === 'a') {}",
+        "if ('' + [y, 'm'] === '' + [ty, 'tm']) {}",
+        "if ('' + [y, 'm'] === '' + ['ty']) {}",
+        "if ([,] in\n\n($2))\n ;\nelse\n ;",
+        "if ([...x]+'' === 'y'){}",
+
         // { checkLoops: false }
         { code: "while(true);", options: [{ checkLoops: false }] },
         { code: "for(;true;);", options: [{ checkLoops: false }] },
@@ -183,6 +192,40 @@ ruleTester.run("no-constant-condition", rule, {
         {
             code: "function* foo() { for (let foo = 1 + 2 + 3 + (yield); true; baz) {}}",
             errors: [{ messageId: "unexpected", type: "Literal" }]
+        },
+
+        // #12225
+        {
+            code: "if([a]) {}",
+            errors: [{ messageId: "unexpected", type: "ArrayExpression" }]
+        },
+        {
+            code: "if([]) {}",
+            errors: [{ messageId: "unexpected", type: "ArrayExpression" }]
+        },
+        {
+            code: "if(''+['a']) {}",
+            errors: [{ messageId: "unexpected", type: "BinaryExpression" }]
+        },
+        {
+            code: "if(''+[]) {}",
+            errors: [{ messageId: "unexpected", type: "BinaryExpression" }]
+        },
+        {
+            code: "if([a]==[a]) {}",
+            errors: [{ messageId: "unexpected", type: "BinaryExpression" }]
+        },
+        {
+            code: "if([a] - '') {}",
+            errors: [{ messageId: "unexpected", type: "BinaryExpression" }]
+        },
+        {
+            code: "if(+1) {}",
+            errors: [{ messageId: "unexpected", type: "UnaryExpression" }]
+        },
+        {
+            code: "if ([,] + ''){}",
+            errors: [{ messageId: "unexpected", type: "BinaryExpression" }]
         }
     ]
 });