diff --git a/src/EFCore/Query/QueryRootProcessor.cs b/src/EFCore/Query/QueryRootProcessor.cs
index ec87a57f35d..9a4c5c38202 100644
--- a/src/EFCore/Query/QueryRootProcessor.cs
+++ b/src/EFCore/Query/QueryRootProcessor.cs
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ protected override Expression VisitMethodCall(MethodCallExpression methodCallExp
 
     private Expression VisitQueryRootCandidate(Expression expression, Type elementClrType)
     {
-        switch (expression)
+        switch (RemoveConvert(expression))
         {
             // An array containing only constants is represented as a ConstantExpression with the array as the value.
             // Convert that into a NewArrayExpression for use with InlineQueryRootExpression
@@ -122,6 +122,11 @@ when listInitExpression.Type.TryGetElementType(typeof(IList<>)) is not null
             default:
                 return Visit(expression);
         }
+
+        static Expression RemoveConvert(Expression e)
+            => e is UnaryExpression { NodeType: ExpressionType.Convert or ExpressionType.ConvertChecked } unary
+                ? RemoveConvert(unary.Operand)
+                : e;
     }
 
     /// <summary>
diff --git a/test/EFCore.Cosmos.FunctionalTests/Query/NorthwindAggregateOperatorsQueryCosmosTest.cs b/test/EFCore.Cosmos.FunctionalTests/Query/NorthwindAggregateOperatorsQueryCosmosTest.cs
index c5a415fb1b9..25172963a42 100644
--- a/test/EFCore.Cosmos.FunctionalTests/Query/NorthwindAggregateOperatorsQueryCosmosTest.cs
+++ b/test/EFCore.Cosmos.FunctionalTests/Query/NorthwindAggregateOperatorsQueryCosmosTest.cs
@@ -2068,6 +2068,14 @@ public override async Task Contains_with_local_anonymous_type_array_closure(bool
         AssertSql();
     }
 
+    public override async Task Contains_with_static_IList(bool async)
+    {
+        // Contains over subquery. Issue #17246.
+        await AssertTranslationFailed(() => base.Contains_with_static_IList(async));
+
+        AssertSql();
+    }
+
     public override async Task OfType_Select(bool async)
     {
         // Contains over subquery. Issue #17246.
diff --git a/test/EFCore.Specification.Tests/Query/NorthwindAggregateOperatorsQueryTestBase.cs b/test/EFCore.Specification.Tests/Query/NorthwindAggregateOperatorsQueryTestBase.cs
index 71e06a15bee..b5ff257f0d3 100644
--- a/test/EFCore.Specification.Tests/Query/NorthwindAggregateOperatorsQueryTestBase.cs
+++ b/test/EFCore.Specification.Tests/Query/NorthwindAggregateOperatorsQueryTestBase.cs
@@ -1361,6 +1361,15 @@ public virtual Task Contains_with_local_anonymous_type_array_closure(bool async)
             ss => ss.Set<OrderDetail>().Where(o => ids.Contains(new { Id1 = o.OrderID, Id2 = o.ProductID })));
     }
 
+    private static readonly IList<string> StaticIds = new List<string> { "ALFKI", "ANATR" };
+
+    [ConditionalTheory]
+    [MemberData(nameof(IsAsyncData))]
+    public virtual Task Contains_with_static_IList(bool async)
+        => AssertQuery(
+            async,
+            ss => ss.Set<Customer>().Where(c => StaticIds.Contains(c.CustomerID)));
+
     [ConditionalTheory]
     [MemberData(nameof(IsAsyncData))]
     public virtual Task OfType_Select(bool async)
diff --git a/test/EFCore.SqlServer.FunctionalTests/Query/NorthwindAggregateOperatorsQuerySqlServerTest.cs b/test/EFCore.SqlServer.FunctionalTests/Query/NorthwindAggregateOperatorsQuerySqlServerTest.cs
index a34a4630461..7f05fa6817b 100644
--- a/test/EFCore.SqlServer.FunctionalTests/Query/NorthwindAggregateOperatorsQuerySqlServerTest.cs
+++ b/test/EFCore.SqlServer.FunctionalTests/Query/NorthwindAggregateOperatorsQuerySqlServerTest.cs
@@ -2303,6 +2303,18 @@ public override async Task Contains_with_local_anonymous_type_array_closure(bool
         AssertSql();
     }
 
+    public override async Task Contains_with_static_IList(bool async)
+    {
+        await base.Contains_with_static_IList(async);
+
+        AssertSql(
+            """
+SELECT [c].[CustomerID], [c].[Address], [c].[City], [c].[CompanyName], [c].[ContactName], [c].[ContactTitle], [c].[Country], [c].[Fax], [c].[Phone], [c].[PostalCode], [c].[Region]
+FROM [Customers] AS [c]
+WHERE [c].[CustomerID] IN (N'ALFKI', N'ANATR')
+""");
+    }
+
     public override async Task OfType_Select(bool async)
     {
         await base.OfType_Select(async);
diff --git a/test/EFCore.Sqlite.FunctionalTests/Query/NorthwindAggregateOperatorsQuerySqliteTest.cs b/test/EFCore.Sqlite.FunctionalTests/Query/NorthwindAggregateOperatorsQuerySqliteTest.cs
index 4f5c029aa42..301a48f3f73 100644
--- a/test/EFCore.Sqlite.FunctionalTests/Query/NorthwindAggregateOperatorsQuerySqliteTest.cs
+++ b/test/EFCore.Sqlite.FunctionalTests/Query/NorthwindAggregateOperatorsQuerySqliteTest.cs
@@ -123,6 +123,18 @@ public override async Task Contains_with_local_anonymous_type_array_closure(bool
     public override async Task Contains_with_local_tuple_array_closure(bool async)
         => await AssertTranslationFailed(() => base.Contains_with_local_tuple_array_closure(async));
 
+    public override async Task Contains_with_static_IList(bool async)
+    {
+        await base.Contains_with_static_IList(async);
+
+        AssertSql(
+            """
+SELECT "c"."CustomerID", "c"."Address", "c"."City", "c"."CompanyName", "c"."ContactName", "c"."ContactTitle", "c"."Country", "c"."Fax", "c"."Phone", "c"."PostalCode", "c"."Region"
+FROM "Customers" AS "c"
+WHERE "c"."CustomerID" IN ('ALFKI', 'ANATR')
+""");
+    }
+
     public override async Task Contains_inside_aggregate_function_with_GroupBy(bool async)
     {
         await base.Contains_inside_aggregate_function_with_GroupBy(async);