diff --git a/mk2rbc/expr.go b/mk2rbc/expr.go
index ec0b279..81b31c7 100644
--- a/mk2rbc/expr.go
+++ b/mk2rbc/expr.go
@@ -85,6 +85,31 @@
 	s.emit(gctx)
 }
 
+// Boolean literal
+type boolLiteralExpr struct {
+	literal bool
+}
+
+func (b *boolLiteralExpr) eval(_ map[string]starlarkExpr) (res starlarkExpr, same bool) {
+	return b, true
+}
+
+func (b *boolLiteralExpr) emit(gctx *generationContext) {
+	if b.literal {
+		gctx.write("True")
+	} else {
+		gctx.write("False")
+	}
+}
+
+func (_ *boolLiteralExpr) typ() starlarkType {
+	return starlarkTypeBool
+}
+
+func (b *boolLiteralExpr) emitListVarCopy(gctx *generationContext) {
+	b.emit(gctx)
+}
+
 // interpolateExpr represents Starlark's interpolation operator <string> % list
 // we break <string> into a list of chunks, i.e., "first%second%third" % (X, Y)
 // will have chunks = ["first", "second", "third"] and args = [X, Y]
@@ -617,6 +642,55 @@
 	cx.emit(gctx)
 }
 
+type ifExpr struct {
+	condition starlarkExpr
+	ifTrue    starlarkExpr
+	ifFalse   starlarkExpr
+}
+
+func (i *ifExpr) eval(valueMap map[string]starlarkExpr) (res starlarkExpr, same bool) {
+	cond, condSame := i.condition.eval(valueMap)
+	t, tSame := i.ifTrue.eval(valueMap)
+	f, fSame := i.ifFalse.eval(valueMap)
+	same = condSame && tSame && fSame
+	if same {
+		return i, same
+	} else {
+		return &ifExpr{
+			condition: cond,
+			ifTrue:    t,
+			ifFalse:   f,
+		}, same
+	}
+}
+
+func (i *ifExpr) emit(gctx *generationContext) {
+	gctx.write("(")
+	i.ifTrue.emit(gctx)
+	gctx.write(" if ")
+	i.condition.emit(gctx)
+	gctx.write(" else ")
+	i.ifFalse.emit(gctx)
+	gctx.write(")")
+}
+
+func (i *ifExpr) typ() starlarkType {
+	tType := i.ifTrue.typ()
+	fType := i.ifFalse.typ()
+	if tType != fType && tType != starlarkTypeUnknown && fType != starlarkTypeUnknown {
+		panic("Conflicting types in if expression")
+	}
+	if tType != starlarkTypeUnknown {
+		return tType
+	} else {
+		return fType
+	}
+}
+
+func (i *ifExpr) emitListVarCopy(gctx *generationContext) {
+	i.emit(gctx)
+}
+
 type badExpr struct {
 	errorLocation ErrorLocation
 	message       string
diff --git a/mk2rbc/mk2rbc.go b/mk2rbc/mk2rbc.go
index cade4d2..d1140fa 100644
--- a/mk2rbc/mk2rbc.go
+++ b/mk2rbc/mk2rbc.go
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@
 	"filter-out":                          {baseName + ".filter_out", starlarkTypeList, hiddenArgNone},
 	"firstword":                           {"!firstword", starlarkTypeString, hiddenArgNone},
 	"get-vendor-board-platforms":          {"!get-vendor-board-platforms", starlarkTypeList, hiddenArgNone}, // internal macro, used by is-board-platform, etc.
+	"if":                                  {"!if", starlarkTypeUnknown, hiddenArgNone},
 	"info":                                {baseName + ".mkinfo", starlarkTypeVoid, hiddenArgNone},
 	"is-android-codename":                 {"!is-android-codename", starlarkTypeBool, hiddenArgNone},         // unused by product config
 	"is-android-codename-in-list":         {"!is-android-codename-in-list", starlarkTypeBool, hiddenArgNone}, // unused by product config
@@ -1368,6 +1369,8 @@
 		return ctx.newBadExpr(node, "cannot handle invoking %s", expr.name)
 	}
 	switch expr.name {
+	case "if":
+		return ctx.parseIfFunc(node, args)
 	case "word":
 		return ctx.parseWordFunc(node, args)
 	case "firstword", "lastword":
@@ -1423,6 +1426,35 @@
 	}
 }
 
+func (ctx *parseContext) parseIfFunc(node mkparser.Node, args *mkparser.MakeString) starlarkExpr {
+	words := args.Split(",")
+	if len(words) != 2 && len(words) != 3 {
+		return ctx.newBadExpr(node, "if function should have 2 or 3 arguments, found "+strconv.Itoa(len(words)))
+	}
+	condition := ctx.parseMakeString(node, words[0])
+	ifTrue := ctx.parseMakeString(node, words[1])
+	var ifFalse starlarkExpr
+	if len(words) == 3 {
+		ifFalse = ctx.parseMakeString(node, words[2])
+	} else {
+		switch ifTrue.typ() {
+		case starlarkTypeList:
+			ifFalse = &listExpr{items: []starlarkExpr{}}
+		case starlarkTypeInt:
+			ifFalse = &intLiteralExpr{literal: 0}
+		case starlarkTypeBool:
+			ifFalse = &boolLiteralExpr{literal: false}
+		default:
+			ifFalse = &stringLiteralExpr{literal: ""}
+		}
+	}
+	return &ifExpr{
+		condition,
+		ifTrue,
+		ifFalse,
+	}
+}
+
 func (ctx *parseContext) parseWordFunc(node mkparser.Node, args *mkparser.MakeString) starlarkExpr {
 	words := args.Split(",")
 	if len(words) != 2 {
diff --git a/mk2rbc/mk2rbc_test.go b/mk2rbc/mk2rbc_test.go
index fa33e75..0048ad1 100644
--- a/mk2rbc/mk2rbc_test.go
+++ b/mk2rbc/mk2rbc_test.go
@@ -1091,6 +1091,29 @@
     pass
 `,
 	},
+	{
+		desc:   "if expression",
+		mkname: "product.mk",
+		in: `
+TEST_VAR := foo
+TEST_VAR_LIST := foo
+TEST_VAR_LIST += bar
+TEST_VAR_2 := $(if $(TEST_VAR),bar)
+TEST_VAR_3 := $(if $(TEST_VAR),bar,baz)
+TEST_VAR_3 := $(if $(TEST_VAR),$(TEST_VAR_LIST))
+`,
+		expected: `load("//build/make/core:product_config.rbc", "rblf")
+
+def init(g, handle):
+  cfg = rblf.cfg(handle)
+  g["TEST_VAR"] = "foo"
+  g["TEST_VAR_LIST"] = ["foo"]
+  g["TEST_VAR_LIST"] += ["bar"]
+  g["TEST_VAR_2"] = ("bar" if g["TEST_VAR"] else "")
+  g["TEST_VAR_3"] = ("bar" if g["TEST_VAR"] else "baz")
+  g["TEST_VAR_3"] = (g["TEST_VAR_LIST"] if g["TEST_VAR"] else [])
+`,
+	},
 }
 
 var known_variables = []struct {