diff --git a/src/rules/if_else.rs b/src/rules/if_else.rs
index 1dd15d7..37f0c75 100644
--- a/src/rules/if_else.rs
+++ b/src/rules/if_else.rs
@@ -41,6 +41,13 @@ pub fn rule(
                 steps.push_back(crate::builder::Step::FormatWider(
                     child.element,
                 ));
+            } else if branch == "else"
+                && child.element.kind() == rnix::SyntaxKind::NODE_IF_ELSE
+            {
+                steps.push_back(crate::builder::Step::Whitespace);
+                steps.push_back(crate::builder::Step::FormatWider(
+                    child.element,
+                ));
             } else {
                 steps.push_back(crate::builder::Step::Indent);
                 steps.push_back(crate::builder::Step::NewLine);
diff --git a/tests/cases/if_else/in b/tests/cases/if_else/in
index aa1bd21..db177d0 100644
--- a/tests/cases/if_else/in
+++ b/tests/cases/if_else/in
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 [
   (if ./a then b else c)
   (if /**/ a /**/ then /**/ b /**/ else /**/ c)
+  (if if a then b else c then b else if a then b else if a then b else c)
+  (if if a then b else c then b else if a then b else /*x*/ if a then b else c)
   (if
     (if
       (if
diff --git a/tests/cases/if_else/out b/tests/cases/if_else/out
index 0408ec0..f72ccfc 100644
--- a/tests/cases/if_else/out
+++ b/tests/cases/if_else/out
@@ -17,6 +17,34 @@
       /**/
       c
   )
+  (
+    if
+      if a
+      then b
+      else c
+    then b
+    else if a
+    then b
+    else if a
+    then b
+    else c
+  )
+  (
+    if
+      if a
+      then b
+      else c
+    then b
+    else if a
+    then b
+    else
+      /*
+       x
+       */
+      if a
+      then b
+      else c
+  )
   (
     if
       (