diff --git a/packages/compiler-core/__tests__/transforms/transformElement.spec.ts b/packages/compiler-core/__tests__/transforms/transformElement.spec.ts
index 811e56013c9..d2780f35fa7 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-core/__tests__/transforms/transformElement.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-core/__tests__/transforms/transformElement.spec.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ import {
   transform,
   ErrorCodes,
   BindingTypes,
-  NodeTransform
+  NodeTransform,
+  transformExpression
 } from '../../src'
 import {
   RESOLVE_COMPONENT,
@@ -773,6 +774,37 @@ describe('compiler: element transform', () => {
     })
   })
 
+  test(`props merging: style w/ transformExpression`, () => {
+    const { node, root } = parseWithElementTransform(
+      `<div style="color: green" :style="{ color: 'red' }" />`,
+      {
+        nodeTransforms: [transformExpression, transformStyle, transformElement],
+        directiveTransforms: {
+          bind: transformBind
+        },
+        prefixIdentifiers: true
+      }
+    )
+    expect(root.helpers).toContain(NORMALIZE_STYLE)
+    expect(node.props).toMatchObject({
+      type: NodeTypes.JS_OBJECT_EXPRESSION,
+      properties: [
+        {
+          type: NodeTypes.JS_PROPERTY,
+          key: {
+            type: NodeTypes.SIMPLE_EXPRESSION,
+            content: `style`,
+            isStatic: true
+          },
+          value: {
+            type: NodeTypes.JS_CALL_EXPRESSION,
+            callee: NORMALIZE_STYLE
+          }
+        }
+      ]
+    })
+  })
+
   test(`props merging: class`, () => {
     const { node, root } = parseWithElementTransform(
       `<div class="foo" :class="{ bar: isBar }" />`,
diff --git a/packages/compiler-core/src/transforms/transformElement.ts b/packages/compiler-core/src/transforms/transformElement.ts
index 90d33aa8b1f..4b142564f0a 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-core/src/transforms/transformElement.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-core/src/transforms/transformElement.ts
@@ -738,7 +738,10 @@ export function buildProps(
             !isStaticExp(styleProp.value) &&
             // the static style is compiled into an object,
             // so use `hasStyleBinding` to ensure that it is a dynamic style binding
-            hasStyleBinding
+            (hasStyleBinding ||
+              // v-bind:style and style both exist,
+              // v-bind:style with static literal object
+              styleProp.value.type === NodeTypes.JS_ARRAY_EXPRESSION)
           ) {
             styleProp.value = createCallExpression(
               context.helper(NORMALIZE_STYLE),