diff --git a/src/org/jetbrains/java/decompiler/modules/decompiler/SimplifyExprentsHelper.java b/src/org/jetbrains/java/decompiler/modules/decompiler/SimplifyExprentsHelper.java
index 28b76e9..0be7d59 100644
--- a/src/org/jetbrains/java/decompiler/modules/decompiler/SimplifyExprentsHelper.java
+++ b/src/org/jetbrains/java/decompiler/modules/decompiler/SimplifyExprentsHelper.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2000-2015 JetBrains s.r.o.
+ * Copyright 2000-2017 JetBrains s.r.o.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -854,6 +854,11 @@ public class SimplifyExprentsHelper {
                 return false;
               }
 
+              // avoid flattening to 'iff' if any of the branches is an 'iff' already
+              if (isIff(ifex.getValue()) || isIff(elseex.getValue())) {
+                return false;
+              }
+
               List<Exprent> data = new ArrayList<>();
               data.addAll(stif.getFirst().getExprents());
 
@@ -880,6 +885,10 @@ public class SimplifyExprentsHelper {
     return false;
   }
 
+  private static boolean isIff(Exprent exp) {
+    return exp.type == Exprent.EXPRENT_FUNCTION && ((FunctionExprent) exp).getFuncType() == FunctionExprent.FUNCTION_IIF;
+  }
+
   static {
     class14Builder.parse(
           "statement type:if iftype:if exprsize:-1\n" +
diff --git a/test/org/jetbrains/java/decompiler/SingleClassesTest.java b/test/org/jetbrains/java/decompiler/SingleClassesTest.java
index 2388d8d..1c2779c 100644
--- a/test/org/jetbrains/java/decompiler/SingleClassesTest.java
+++ b/test/org/jetbrains/java/decompiler/SingleClassesTest.java
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ public class SingleClassesTest {
   @Test public void testExtendingSubclass() { doTest("pkg/TestExtendingSubclass"); }
   @Test public void testSyntheticAccess() { doTest("pkg/TestSyntheticAccess"); }
   @Test public void testIllegalVarName() { doTest("pkg/TestIllegalVarName"); }
+  @Test public void testIffSimplification() { doTest("pkg/TestIffSimplification"); }
   @Test public void testKotlinConstructor() { doTest("pkg/TestKotlinConstructorKt"); }
   @Test public void testAsserts() { doTest("pkg/TestAsserts"); }
   @Test public void testLocalsNames() { doTest("pkg/TestLocalsNames"); }
diff --git a/testData/classes/pkg/TestIffSimplification.class b/testData/classes/pkg/TestIffSimplification.class
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6dcb9b1
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diff --git a/testData/results/TestIffSimplification.dec b/testData/results/TestIffSimplification.dec
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..26940dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testData/results/TestIffSimplification.dec
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+package pkg;
+
+public class TestIffSimplification {
+   public int simpleIff(boolean status, int[] values) {
+      return status?values[0]:values[1];// 7
+   }
+
+   public int simpleIf(boolean status, int[] values) {
+      return status?values[0]:values[1];// 11 12 15
+   }
+
+   public int nestedIf(boolean status, boolean condition, int[] values) {
+      if(status) {// 20
+         return condition?values[2]:values[0];// 21 22 25
+      } else {
+         return values[1];// 29
+      }
+   }
+
+   public int compareTo(int mc1, int mc2, byte csg1, byte csg2, double score1, double score2, int doc1, int doc2) {
+      if(mc1 != mc2) {// 34
+         return mc1 < mc2?1:-1;// 35
+      } else if(csg1 != csg2) {// 38
+         return csg1 < csg2?1:-1;// 39
+      } else if(Math.abs(score1 - score2) < 1.0E-6D) {// 42
+         return doc1 < doc2?-1:1;// 43
+      } else {
+         return score1 < score2?1:-1;// 46
+      }
+   }
+}
+
+class 'pkg/TestIffSimplification' {
+   method 'simpleIff (Z[I)I' {
+      1      4
+      5      4
+      6      4
+      b      4
+      c      4
+      d      4
+   }
+
+   method 'simpleIf (Z[I)I' {
+      1      8
+      5      8
+      6      8
+      9      8
+      a      8
+   }
+
+   method 'nestedIf (ZZ[I)I' {
+      1      12
+      5      13
+      9      13
+      a      13
+      d      13
+      e      13
+      11      15
+      12      15
+      13      15
+   }
+
+   method 'compareTo (IIBBDDII)I' {
+      2      20
+      7      21
+      a      21
+      e      21
+      f      21
+      13      22
+      19      23
+      1c      23
+      20      23
+      21      23
+      26      24
+      27      24
+      2a      24
+      2d      24
+      2e      24
+      35      25
+      38      25
+      3c      25
+      3d      25
+      42      27
+      43      27
+      46      27
+      4a      27
+      4b      27
+   }
+}
+
+Lines mapping:
+7 <-> 5
+11 <-> 9
+12 <-> 9
+15 <-> 9
+20 <-> 13
+21 <-> 14
+22 <-> 14
+25 <-> 14
+29 <-> 16
+34 <-> 21
+35 <-> 22
+38 <-> 23
+39 <-> 24
+42 <-> 25
+43 <-> 26
+46 <-> 28
diff --git a/testData/src/pkg/TestIffSimplification.java b/testData/src/pkg/TestIffSimplification.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5b87363
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testData/src/pkg/TestIffSimplification.java
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+package pkg;
+
+import java.lang.Math;
+
+public class TestIffSimplification {
+    public int simpleIff(boolean status, int[] values) {
+        return status ? values[0] : values[1];
+    }
+
+    public int simpleIf(boolean status, int[] values) {
+        if (status) {
+            return values[0];
+        }
+        else {
+            return values[1];
+        }
+    }
+
+    public int nestedIf(boolean status, boolean condition, int[] values) {
+        if (status) {
+            if (condition) {
+                return values[2];
+            }
+            else {
+                return values[0];
+            }
+        }
+        else {
+            return values[1];
+        }
+    }
+
+    public int compareTo(int mc1, int mc2, byte csg1, byte csg2, double score1, double score2, int doc1, int doc2) {
+        if (mc1 != mc2) {
+            return mc1 < mc2 ? 1 : -1;
+        }
+
+        if (csg1 != csg2) {
+            return csg1 < csg2 ? 1 : -1;
+        }
+
+        if (Math.abs(score1 - score2) < 1e-6) {
+            return doc1 < doc2 ? -1 : 1;
+        }
+
+        return score1 < score2 ? 1 : -1;
+    }
+}
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