diff --git a/crates/swc_ecma_minifier/src/compress/optimize/conditionals.rs b/crates/swc_ecma_minifier/src/compress/optimize/conditionals.rs
index 39eaa67ab73e..e6c9f935361c 100644
--- a/crates/swc_ecma_minifier/src/compress/optimize/conditionals.rs
+++ b/crates/swc_ecma_minifier/src/compress/optimize/conditionals.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use std::mem::swap;
+use std::mem::{swap, take};
 
 use swc_common::{util::take::Take, EqIgnoreSpan, Spanned, SyntaxContext, DUMMY_SP};
 use swc_ecma_ast::*;
@@ -184,6 +184,49 @@ impl Optimizer<'_> {
         *stmts = new;
     }
 
+    pub(super) fn expand_if_stmt_from_cond(&mut self, s: &mut Stmt) {
+        // let mut changed = false;
+        if self.options.conditionals {
+            if let Stmt::Return(r) = s {
+                if let Some(Expr::Cond(c)) = r.arg.as_deref_mut() {
+                    // changed = true;
+                    *s = Stmt::If(IfStmt {
+                        span: c.span,
+                        test: take(&mut c.test),
+                        cons: Box::new(Stmt::Return(ReturnStmt {
+                            span: r.span,
+                            arg: Some(take(&mut c.cons)),
+                        })),
+                        alt: Some(Box::new(Stmt::Return(ReturnStmt {
+                            span: r.span,
+                            arg: Some(take(&mut c.alt)),
+                        }))),
+                    });
+                    // continue;
+                }
+            }
+            if let Stmt::Expr(e) = s {
+                if let Expr::Cond(c) = &mut *e.expr {
+                    // changed = true;
+                    *s = Stmt::If(IfStmt {
+                        span: c.span,
+                        test: take(&mut c.test),
+                        cons: Box::new(Stmt::Expr(ExprStmt {
+                            span: e.span,
+                            expr: take(&mut c.cons),
+                        })),
+                        alt: Some(Box::new(Stmt::Expr(ExprStmt {
+                            span: e.span,
+                            expr: take(&mut c.alt),
+                        }))),
+                    });
+                    // continue;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        // changed
+    }
+
     ///
     /// # Examples
     ///
@@ -364,6 +407,7 @@ impl Optimizer<'_> {
         cons: &mut Expr,
         alt: &mut Expr,
         is_for_if_stmt: bool,
+        // change: bool,
     ) -> Option<Expr> {
         debug_assert_valid(cons);
         debug_assert_valid(alt);
diff --git a/crates/swc_ecma_minifier/src/compress/optimize/mod.rs b/crates/swc_ecma_minifier/src/compress/optimize/mod.rs
index 05b280a00be9..96ed2e3514f1 100644
--- a/crates/swc_ecma_minifier/src/compress/optimize/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/swc_ecma_minifier/src/compress/optimize/mod.rs
@@ -2401,6 +2401,8 @@ impl VisitMut for Optimizer<'_> {
             }
         };
 
+        self.expand_if_stmt_from_cond(s);
+
         let ctx = self
             .ctx
             .clone()
diff --git a/crates/swc_ecma_minifier/tests/fixture/simple/if/unfolding-refolding/input.js b/crates/swc_ecma_minifier/tests/fixture/simple/if/unfolding-refolding/input.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..606d2d5ae088
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/swc_ecma_minifier/tests/fixture/simple/if/unfolding-refolding/input.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+return a ? b : (d => d)(c)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/crates/swc_ecma_minifier/tests/fixture/simple/if/unfolding-refolding/output.js b/crates/swc_ecma_minifier/tests/fixture/simple/if/unfolding-refolding/output.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9a201af4fd5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/swc_ecma_minifier/tests/fixture/simple/if/unfolding-refolding/output.js
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+if (a) return b;
+return c;