diff --git a/crates/nu-cmd-lang/src/core_commands/if_.rs b/crates/nu-cmd-lang/src/core_commands/if_.rs
index 43c97bbe7b..407afafbab 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cmd-lang/src/core_commands/if_.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cmd-lang/src/core_commands/if_.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use nu_engine::{eval_block, eval_expression, eval_expression_with_input, CallExt};
 use nu_protocol::ast::Call;
-use nu_protocol::engine::{Block, Command, EngineState, Stack};
+use nu_protocol::engine::{Block, Command, EngineState, Stack, StateWorkingSet};
+use nu_protocol::eval_const::{eval_const_subexpression, eval_constant, eval_constant_with_input};
 use nu_protocol::{
     Category, Example, PipelineData, ShellError, Signature, SyntaxShape, Type, Value,
 };
@@ -40,6 +41,60 @@ impl Command for If {
             .category(Category::Core)
     }
 
+    fn is_const(&self) -> bool {
+        true
+    }
+
+    fn run_const(
+        &self,
+        working_set: &StateWorkingSet,
+        call: &Call,
+        input: PipelineData,
+    ) -> Result<PipelineData, ShellError> {
+        let cond = call.positional_nth(0).expect("checked through parser");
+        let then_block: Block = call.req_const(working_set, 1)?;
+        let else_case = call.positional_nth(2);
+
+        let result = eval_constant(working_set, cond)?;
+        match &result {
+            Value::Bool { val, .. } => {
+                if *val {
+                    let block = working_set.get_block(then_block.block_id);
+                    eval_const_subexpression(
+                        working_set,
+                        block,
+                        input,
+                        block.span.unwrap_or(call.head),
+                    )
+                } else if let Some(else_case) = else_case {
+                    if let Some(else_expr) = else_case.as_keyword() {
+                        if let Some(block_id) = else_expr.as_block() {
+                            let block = working_set.get_block(block_id);
+                            eval_const_subexpression(
+                                working_set,
+                                block,
+                                input,
+                                block.span.unwrap_or(call.head),
+                            )
+                        } else {
+                            eval_constant_with_input(working_set, else_expr, input)
+                        }
+                    } else {
+                        eval_constant_with_input(working_set, else_case, input)
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    Ok(PipelineData::empty())
+                }
+            }
+            x => Err(ShellError::CantConvert {
+                to_type: "bool".into(),
+                from_type: x.get_type().to_string(),
+                span: result.span(),
+                help: None,
+            }),
+        }
+    }
+
     fn run(
         &self,
         engine_state: &EngineState,
diff --git a/crates/nu-protocol/src/eval_const.rs b/crates/nu-protocol/src/eval_const.rs
index 10a70e003a..4ca2129e4e 100644
--- a/crates/nu-protocol/src/eval_const.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-protocol/src/eval_const.rs
@@ -207,16 +207,16 @@ fn eval_const_call(
     decl.run_const(working_set, call, input)
 }
 
-fn eval_const_subexpression(
+pub fn eval_const_subexpression(
     working_set: &StateWorkingSet,
-    expr: &Expression,
     block: &Block,
     mut input: PipelineData,
+    span: Span,
 ) -> Result<PipelineData, ShellError> {
     for pipeline in block.pipelines.iter() {
         for element in pipeline.elements.iter() {
             let PipelineElement::Expression(_, expr) = element else {
-                return Err(ShellError::NotAConstant(expr.span));
+                return Err(ShellError::NotAConstant(span));
             };
 
             input = eval_constant_with_input(working_set, expr, input)?
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ fn eval_const_subexpression(
     Ok(input)
 }
 
-fn eval_constant_with_input(
+pub fn eval_constant_with_input(
     working_set: &StateWorkingSet,
     expr: &Expression,
     input: PipelineData,
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ fn eval_constant_with_input(
         Expr::Call(call) => eval_const_call(working_set, call, input),
         Expr::Subexpression(block_id) => {
             let block = working_set.get_block(*block_id);
-            eval_const_subexpression(working_set, expr, block, input)
+            eval_const_subexpression(working_set, block, input, expr.span)
         }
         _ => eval_constant(working_set, expr).map(|v| PipelineData::Value(v, None)),
     }
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ pub fn eval_constant(
         Expr::Subexpression(block_id) => {
             let block = working_set.get_block(*block_id);
             Ok(
-                eval_const_subexpression(working_set, expr, block, PipelineData::empty())?
+                eval_const_subexpression(working_set, block, PipelineData::empty(), expr.span)?
                     .into_value(expr.span),
             )
         }
@@ -471,6 +471,7 @@ pub fn eval_constant(
                 Operator::Assignment(_) => Err(ShellError::NotAConstant(expr.span)),
             }
         }
+        Expr::Block(block_id) => Ok(Value::block(*block_id, expr.span)),
         _ => Err(ShellError::NotAConstant(expr.span)),
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/const_/mod.rs b/tests/const_/mod.rs
index 7e033d6412..cc35d5f6f4 100644
--- a/tests/const_/mod.rs
+++ b/tests/const_/mod.rs
@@ -342,3 +342,16 @@ fn version_const() {
     let actual = nu!("const x = (version); $x");
     assert!(actual.err.is_empty());
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn if_const() {
+    let actual = nu!("const x = (if 2 < 3 { 'yes!' }); $x");
+    assert_eq!(actual.out, "yes!");
+
+    let actual = nu!("const x = (if 5 < 3 { 'yes!' } else { 'no!' }); $x");
+    assert_eq!(actual.out, "no!");
+
+    let actual =
+        nu!("const x = (if 5 < 3 { 'yes!' } else if 4 < 5 { 'no!' } else { 'okay!' }); $x");
+    assert_eq!(actual.out, "no!");
+}