diff --git a/src/testdir/test_vim9_expr.vim b/src/testdir/test_vim9_expr.vim
index e8e7668..a7d8d87 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_vim9_expr.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_vim9_expr.vim
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@
   var = 0
   assert_equal('two', var ? 'one' : 'two')
 
+  # with constant condition expression is not evaluated 
+  assert_equal('one', 1 ? 'one' : xxx)
+
   let Some: func = function('len')
   let Other: func = function('winnr')
   let Res: func = g:atrue ? Some : Other
@@ -139,7 +142,6 @@
 
 func Test_expr1_fails()
   call CheckDefFailure(["let x = 1 ? 'one'"], "Missing ':' after '?'", 1)
-  call CheckDefFailure(["let x = 1 ? 'one' : xxx"], "E1001:", 1)
 
   let msg = "white space required before and after '?'"
   call CheckDefFailure(["let x = 1? 'one' : 'two'"], msg, 1)
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index fed8f14..fcc8a46 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -755,6 +755,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    1529,
+/**/
     1528,
 /**/
     1527,
diff --git a/src/vim9compile.c b/src/vim9compile.c
index 3e9b42c..11a75c1 100644
--- a/src/vim9compile.c
+++ b/src/vim9compile.c
@@ -5519,6 +5519,7 @@
     isn_T	*isn;
     scope_T	*scope = cctx->ctx_scope;
     ppconst_T	ppconst;
+    skip_T	save_skip = cctx->ctx_skip;
 
     if (scope == NULL || scope->se_type != IF_SCOPE)
     {
@@ -5541,11 +5542,14 @@
 
     // compile "expr"; if we know it evaluates to FALSE skip the block
     CLEAR_FIELD(ppconst);
+    if (cctx->ctx_skip == SKIP_YES)
+	cctx->ctx_skip = SKIP_UNKNOWN;
     if (compile_expr1(&p, cctx, &ppconst) == FAIL)
     {
 	clear_ppconst(&ppconst);
 	return NULL;
     }
+    cctx->ctx_skip = save_skip;
     if (scope->se_skip_save == SKIP_YES)
 	clear_ppconst(&ppconst);
     else if (instr->ga_len == instr_count && ppconst.pp_used == 1)