diff --git a/include/cyclone/runtime.h b/include/cyclone/runtime.h
index 880f6ec7..08771e88 100644
--- a/include/cyclone/runtime.h
+++ b/include/cyclone/runtime.h
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ object Cyc_sub(void *data, object cont, int argc, object n, ...);
 object Cyc_mul(void *data, object cont, int argc, object n, ...);
 object Cyc_div(void *data, object cont, int argc, object n, ...);
 // Future idea, there may be uses for this in addition to if statements:
-// #define Cyc_if(c,t,e) ((boolean_f != c) ? t : e)
+#define Cyc_if(c,t,e) ((boolean_f != c) ? t : e)
 object Cyc_fast_sum(void *data, object ptr, object x, object y);
 object Cyc_fast_sub(void *data, object ptr, object x, object y);
 object Cyc_fast_mul(void *data, object ptr, object x, object y);
diff --git a/scheme/cyclone/cps-optimizations.sld b/scheme/cyclone/cps-optimizations.sld
index 0913dd7c..07d739c0 100644
--- a/scheme/cyclone/cps-optimizations.sld
+++ b/scheme/cyclone/cps-optimizations.sld
@@ -843,17 +843,28 @@
                   (= 1 (length (ast:lambda-formals->list (car exp))))
                   (= 1 (length (ast:lambda-formals->list (cadr exp))))
                   (if? (car (ast:lambda-body (car exp))))
+                  ;; Simplification, for now only allow then/else that call a cont
+                  ;; immediately, to prevent having to scan/rewrite those expressions
+                  (let ((if-exp (car (ast:lambda-body (car exp))))
+                        (kont (car (ast:lambda-formals->list (car exp)))))
+                    (and 
+                      (app? (if->then if-exp))
+                      (app? (if->else if-exp))
+                      (equal? kont (car (if->then if-exp)))
+                      (equal? kont (car (if->else if-exp)))))
+                  ;;
                   (not
                     (with-fnc (ast:lambda-id (car exp)) (lambda (fnc)
                       (adbf:side-effects fnc))))
                   )
-;(trace:error `(DEBUG2 ,(car (ast:lambda-body (car exp)))))
+(trace:error `(DEBUG2 ,exp))
              (let* ((new-exp (car (ast:lambda-body (cadr exp))))
-                    (new-if (car (ast:lambda-body (car exp))))
-; TODO: No, just replace K with values
-                    ;(new-if `(if ,(if->condition old-if)
-                    ;             ,(cadr (if->then old-if))
-                    ;             ,(cadr (if->else old-if))))
+                    (old-if (car (ast:lambda-body (car exp))))
+; TODO: what about nested if's? may need another pass above to make sure
+;; the if is simple enough to inline
+                    (new-if `(Cyc-if ,(if->condition old-if)
+                                     ,(cadr (if->then old-if))
+                                     ,(cadr (if->else old-if))))
                     (old-k (car (ast:lambda-formals->list (car exp))))
                     (old-arg (car (ast:lambda-formals->list (cadr exp))))
                     )
@@ -867,17 +878,19 @@
                                ,new-if
                                new-exp:
                                ,new-exp
-                               )))
+                               ))
 
+               (hash-table-set! refs old-k 'values) ;; TODO: only a temporary solution, requires (scheme base) which is not guaranteed to be imported
+               (hash-table-set! refs old-arg new-if)
              ;; TODO: behavior would be:
              ;; - simplify calling lambda's if to remove cont
              ;; - replace arg to other lambda with simplified expression
              ;; - replace exp with body of other lambda, 
              ;; - and call opt:inline-prims on it
-
+               (opt:inline-prims new-exp refs)
              ;; Same behavior for now, just seeing if this is possible first
-             (map (lambda (e) (opt:inline-prims e refs)) exp))
-             ;;
+             ;(map (lambda (e) (opt:inline-prims e refs)) exp)
+            )) ;;
             (else
               (map (lambda (e) (opt:inline-prims e refs)) exp))))
           (else 
diff --git a/scheme/cyclone/primitives.sld b/scheme/cyclone/primitives.sld
index d4db074f..6c4a49e9 100644
--- a/scheme/cyclone/primitives.sld
+++ b/scheme/cyclone/primitives.sld
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@
          Cyc-stdin
          Cyc-stderr
          Cyc-list
+         Cyc-if
          Cyc-fast-plus
          Cyc-fast-sub
          Cyc-fast-mul
@@ -216,6 +217,7 @@
          (Cyc-stdout 0 0)
          (Cyc-stdin 0 0)
          (Cyc-stderr 0 0)
+         (Cyc-if 3 3)
          (Cyc-fast-plus 2 2)
          (Cyc-fast-sub 2 2)
          (Cyc-fast-mul 2 2)
@@ -459,6 +461,7 @@
          ((eq? p 'Cyc-stdin)             "Cyc_stdin")
          ((eq? p 'Cyc-stderr)            "Cyc_stderr")
          ((eq? p 'Cyc-list)              "Cyc_list")
+         ((eq? p 'Cyc-if)                "Cyc_if")
          ((eq? p 'Cyc-fast-plus)         "Cyc_fast_sum")
          ((eq? p 'Cyc-fast-sub)          "Cyc_fast_sub")
          ((eq? p 'Cyc-fast-mul)          "Cyc_fast_mul")