diff --git a/src/ast/rewriter/seq_rewriter.cpp b/src/ast/rewriter/seq_rewriter.cpp
index 3f82e489b..29c9b4a16 100644
--- a/src/ast/rewriter/seq_rewriter.cpp
+++ b/src/ast/rewriter/seq_rewriter.cpp
@@ -409,7 +409,91 @@ void seq_rewriter::get_param_descrs(param_descrs & r) {
     seq_rewriter_params::collect_param_descrs(r);
 }
 
+br_status seq_rewriter::mk_bool_app(func_decl* f, unsigned n, expr* const* args, expr_ref& result) {
+	switch (f->get_decl_kind()) {
+	case OP_AND:
+		return mk_bool_app_helper(true, n, args, result);
+	case OP_OR:
+		return mk_bool_app_helper(false, n, args, result);
+	default:
+		return BR_FAILED;
+	}
+}
 
+br_status seq_rewriter::mk_bool_app_helper(bool is_and, unsigned n, expr* const* args, expr_ref& result) {
+	bool found = false;
+	expr* arg = nullptr;
+
+	for (unsigned i = 0; i < n && !found; ++i) {        
+		found = m_util.str.is_in_re(args[i]) || (m().is_not(args[i], arg) && m_util.str.is_in_re(arg));
+	}
+	if (!found) return BR_FAILED;
+
+	obj_map<expr, expr*> in_re, not_in_re;
+	bool found_pair = false;
+
+	for (unsigned i = 0; i < n; ++i) {
+		expr* args_i = args[i];
+		expr* x = nullptr;
+		expr* y = nullptr;
+		expr* z = nullptr;
+		if (m_util.str.is_in_re(args_i, x, y)) {
+			if (in_re.find(x, z)) {				
+				in_re[x] = is_and ? m_util.re.mk_inter(z, y) : m_util.re.mk_union(z, y);
+				found_pair = true;
+			}
+			else {
+				in_re.insert(x, y);
+			}
+			found_pair |= not_in_re.contains(x);
+		}
+		else if (m().is_not(args_i, arg) && m_util.str.is_in_re(arg, x, y)) {
+            if (not_in_re.find(x, z)) {
+                not_in_re[x] = is_and ? m_util.re.mk_union(z, y) : m_util.re.mk_inter(z, y);
+                found_pair = true;
+            }
+            else {
+                not_in_re.insert(x, y);
+            }
+			found_pair |= in_re.contains(x);
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (!found_pair) {
+		return BR_FAILED;
+	}
+
+	ptr_buffer<expr> new_args;
+	for (auto const & kv : in_re) {
+		expr* x = kv.m_key;
+		expr* y = kv.m_value;
+		expr* z = nullptr;
+		if (not_in_re.find(x, z)) {
+            expr* z_c = m_util.re.mk_complement(z);
+            expr* w = is_and ? m_util.re.mk_inter(y, z_c) : m_util.re.mk_union(y, z_c);
+			new_args.push_back(m_util.re.mk_in_re(x, w));
+		}
+		else {
+            new_args.push_back(m_util.re.mk_in_re(x, y));
+		}
+	}
+    for (auto const& kv : not_in_re) {
+        expr* x = kv.m_key;
+        expr* y = kv.m_value;
+        if (!in_re.contains(x)) {
+            new_args.push_back(m_util.re.mk_in_re(x, m_util.re.mk_complement(y)));
+        }
+    }
+    for (unsigned i = 0; i < n; ++i) {
+        expr* arg = args[i], * x;
+        if (!m_util.str.is_in_re(arg) && !(m().is_not(arg, x) && m_util.str.is_in_re(x))) {
+            new_args.push_back(arg);
+        }
+    }
+
+    result = is_and ? m().mk_and(new_args.size(), new_args.c_ptr()) : m().mk_or(new_args.size(), new_args.c_ptr());
+	return BR_REWRITE_FULL;
+}
 
 br_status seq_rewriter::mk_app_core(func_decl * f, unsigned num_args, expr * const * args, expr_ref & result) {
     SASSERT(f->get_family_id() == get_fid());
diff --git a/src/ast/rewriter/seq_rewriter.h b/src/ast/rewriter/seq_rewriter.h
index daff907cb..ab8f3563d 100644
--- a/src/ast/rewriter/seq_rewriter.h
+++ b/src/ast/rewriter/seq_rewriter.h
@@ -179,6 +179,9 @@ class seq_rewriter {
     br_status mk_re_range(expr* lo, expr* hi, expr_ref& result);
     br_status lift_ite(func_decl* f, unsigned n, expr* const* args, expr_ref& result);
 
+
+	br_status mk_bool_app_helper(bool is_and, unsigned n, expr* const* args, expr_ref& result);
+
     bool cannot_contain_prefix(expr* a, expr* b);
     bool cannot_contain_suffix(expr* a, expr* b);
     expr_ref zero() { return expr_ref(m_autil.mk_int(0), m()); }
@@ -233,6 +236,8 @@ public:
 
     void add_seqs(expr_ref_vector const& ls, expr_ref_vector const& rs, expr_ref_pair_vector& new_eqs);
 
+    br_status mk_bool_app(func_decl* f, unsigned n, expr* const* args, expr_ref& result);
+
 
 };
 
diff --git a/src/ast/rewriter/th_rewriter.cpp b/src/ast/rewriter/th_rewriter.cpp
index 040412894..4e48a81cd 100644
--- a/src/ast/rewriter/th_rewriter.cpp
+++ b/src/ast/rewriter/th_rewriter.cpp
@@ -203,6 +203,11 @@ struct th_rewriter_cfg : public default_rewriter_cfg {
                 if (st != BR_FAILED)
                     return st;
             }
+            if (k == OP_AND || k == OP_OR) {
+                st = m_seq_rw.mk_bool_app(f, num, args, result); 
+                if (st != BR_FAILED)
+                    return st;
+            }
             return m_b_rw.mk_app_core(f, num, args, result);
         }
         if (fid == m_a_rw.get_fid())