diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e0003a47..6f9c78ae 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -190,6 +190,18 @@ fn main() {
 }
 ```
 
+To return a `Dynamic` value, simply `Box` it and return it.
+
+```rust
+fn decide(yes_no: bool) -> Dynamic {
+    if yes_no {
+        Box::new(42_i64)
+    } else {
+        Box::new("hello world!".to_string())    // remember &str is not supported
+    }
+}
+```
+
 # Working with generic functions
 
 Generic functions can be used in Rhai, but you'll need to register separate instances for each concrete type:
@@ -217,7 +229,7 @@ You can also see in this example how you can register multiple functions (or in
 
 # Override built-in functions
 
-Any similarly-named function defined in a script with the correct argument types overrides any built-in function.
+Any similarly-named function defined in a script overrides any built-in function.
 
 ```rust
 // Override the built-in function 'to_int'
@@ -445,9 +457,10 @@ this() & that();    // both this() and that() are evaluated
 
 ```rust
 if true {
-    print("it's true!");
-}
-else {
+    print("It's true!");
+} else if true {
+    print("It's true again!");
+} else {
     print("It's false!");
 }
 ```
@@ -456,11 +469,10 @@ else {
 
 ```rust
 let x = 10;
+
 while x > 0 {
     print(x);
-    if x == 5 {
-        break;
-    }
+    if x == 5 { break; }
     x = x - 1;
 }
 ```
@@ -499,18 +511,6 @@ fn add(x, y) {
 print(add(2, 3))
 ```
 
-To return a `Dynamic` value, simply `Box` it and return it.
-
-```rust
-fn decide(yes_no: bool) -> Dynamic {
-    if yes_no {
-        Box::new(42_i64)
-    } else {
-        Box::new("hello world!".to_string())    // remember &str is not supported
-    }
-}
-```
-
 ## Arrays
 
 You can create arrays of values, and then access them with numeric indices.
diff --git a/src/engine.rs b/src/engine.rs
index ef466481..156fa342 100644
--- a/src/engine.rs
+++ b/src/engine.rs
@@ -818,18 +818,6 @@ impl Engine {
                 last_result
             }
 
-            Stmt::If(guard, body) => self
-                .eval_expr(scope, guard)?
-                .downcast::<bool>()
-                .map_err(|_| EvalAltResult::ErrorIfGuard)
-                .and_then(|guard_val| {
-                    if *guard_val {
-                        self.eval_stmt(scope, body)
-                    } else {
-                        Ok(Box::new(()))
-                    }
-                }),
-
             Stmt::IfElse(guard, body, else_body) => self
                 .eval_expr(scope, guard)?
                 .downcast::<bool>()
@@ -837,8 +825,10 @@ impl Engine {
                 .and_then(|guard_val| {
                     if *guard_val {
                         self.eval_stmt(scope, body)
+                    } else if else_body.is_some() {
+                        self.eval_stmt(scope, else_body.as_ref().unwrap())
                     } else {
-                        self.eval_stmt(scope, else_body)
+                        Ok(Box::new(()))
                     }
                 }),
 
diff --git a/src/parser.rs b/src/parser.rs
index 8f9db5f0..001252d3 100644
--- a/src/parser.rs
+++ b/src/parser.rs
@@ -155,8 +155,7 @@ pub struct FnDef {
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub enum Stmt {
-    If(Box<Expr>, Box<Stmt>),
-    IfElse(Box<Expr>, Box<Stmt>, Box<Stmt>),
+    IfElse(Box<Expr>, Box<Stmt>, Option<Box<Stmt>>),
     While(Box<Expr>, Box<Stmt>),
     Loop(Box<Stmt>),
     For(String, Box<Expr>, Box<Stmt>),
@@ -1308,14 +1307,19 @@ fn parse_if<'a>(input: &mut Peekable<TokenIterator<'a>>) -> Result<Stmt, ParseEr
     match input.peek() {
         Some(&(Token::Else, _)) => {
             input.next();
-            let else_body = parse_block(input)?;
+
+            let else_body = match input.peek() {
+                Some(&(Token::If, _)) => parse_if(input)?,
+                _ => parse_block(input)?,
+            };
+
             Ok(Stmt::IfElse(
                 Box::new(guard),
                 Box::new(body),
-                Box::new(else_body),
+                Some(Box::new(else_body)),
             ))
         }
-        _ => Ok(Stmt::If(Box::new(guard), Box::new(body))),
+        _ => Ok(Stmt::IfElse(Box::new(guard), Box::new(body), None)),
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/if_block.rs b/tests/if_block.rs
index 94775618..7440e448 100644
--- a/tests/if_block.rs
+++ b/tests/if_block.rs
@@ -7,4 +7,21 @@ fn test_if() {
     assert_eq!(engine.eval::<i64>("if true { 55 }"), Ok(55));
     assert_eq!(engine.eval::<i64>("if false { 55 } else { 44 }"), Ok(44));
     assert_eq!(engine.eval::<i64>("if true { 55 } else { 44 }"), Ok(55));
+    assert_eq!(
+        engine.eval::<i64>("if false { 55 } else if true { 33 } else { 44 }"),
+        Ok(33)
+    );
+    assert_eq!(
+        engine.eval::<i64>(
+            r"
+                if false { 55 }
+                else if false { 33 }
+                else if false { 66 }
+                else if false { 77 }
+                else if false { 88 }
+                else { 44 }
+        "
+        ),
+        Ok(44)
+    );
 }