diff --git a/src/frontend/inp.c b/src/frontend/inp.c
index 4514ff826..2982a68ce 100644
--- a/src/frontend/inp.c
+++ b/src/frontend/inp.c
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ static struct card *mc_deck = NULL;
 static struct card *recent_deck = NULL;
 static void cktislinear(CKTcircuit *ckt, struct card *deck);
 static void dotifeval(struct card *deck);
+static void recifeval(struct card *pdeck);
 
 static wordlist *inp_savecurrents(struct card *deck, struct card *options, wordlist *wl, wordlist *controls);
 
@@ -1665,47 +1666,42 @@ com_circbyline(wordlist *wl)
     create_circbyline(newline);
 }
 
-
 /* handle .if('expr') ... .elseif('expr') ... .else ... .endif statements.
    numparam has evaluated .if('boolean expression') to
-   .if (   1.000000000e+000  ) or .elseif (   0.000000000e+000  ) */
+   .if (   1.000000000e+000  ) or .elseif (   0.000000000e+000  ).
+   Evaluation is done recursively, starting with .IF, ending with .ENDIF*/
 static void
-dotifeval(struct card *deck)
+recifeval(struct card *pdeck)
 {
+    struct card *nd;
     int iftrue = 0, elseiftrue = 0, elsetrue = 0, iffound = 0, elseiffound = 0, elsefound = 0;
-    struct card *dd;
-    char *dottoken;
-    char *s, *t;
-
-    /* skip the first line (title line) */
-    for (dd = deck->nextcard; dd; dd = dd->nextcard) {
-
-        s = t = dd->line;
-
-        if (*s == '*')
-            continue;
-
-        dottoken = gettok(&t);
-        /* find '.if' and read its parameter */
-        if (cieq(dottoken, ".if")) {
-            elsefound = 0;
-            elseiffound = 0;
-            iffound = 1;
-            *s = '*';
-            s = dd->line + 3;
-            iftrue = atoi(s);
-        }
-        else if (cieq(dottoken, ".elseif")) {
+    char *t;
+    char *s = t = pdeck->line;
+    /* get parameter to .if */
+    s = nexttok(s);
+    elsefound = 0;
+    elseiffound = 0;
+    iffound = 1;
+    *t = '*';
+    s = pdeck->line + 3;
+    iftrue = atoi(s);
+    nd = pdeck->nextcard;
+
+    while(nd) {
+        s = nd->line;
+        if (ciprefix(".if", nd->line))
+            recifeval(nd);
+        else if (ciprefix(".elseif", nd->line)) {
             elsefound = 0;
             elseiffound = 1;
             iffound = 0;
             *s = '*';
             if (!iftrue) {
-                s = dd->line + 7;
+                s = pdeck->line + 7;
                 elseiftrue = atoi(s);
             }
         }
-        else if (cieq(dottoken, ".else")) {
+        else if (ciprefix(".else", nd->line)) {
             elsefound = 1;
             elseiffound = 0;
             iffound = 0;
@@ -1713,23 +1709,49 @@ dotifeval(struct card *deck)
                 elsetrue = 1;
             *s = '*';
         }
-        else if (cieq(dottoken, ".endif")) {
+        else if (ciprefix(".endif", nd->line)) {
             elsefound = elseiffound = iffound = 0;
             elsetrue = elseiftrue = iftrue = 0;
             *s = '*';
-//          inp_subcktexpand(dd);
+            return;
         }
         else {
             if (iffound && !iftrue) {
                 *s = '*';
             }
-            else if (elseiffound && !elseiftrue)  {
+            else if (elseiffound && !elseiftrue) {
                 *s = '*';
             }
-            else if (elsefound && !elsetrue)  {
+            else if (elsefound && !elsetrue) {
                 *s = '*';
             }
         }
+        nd = nd->nextcard;
+    }
+}
+
+/* Scan through all lines of the deck */
+static void
+dotifeval(struct card *deck)
+{
+    struct card *dd;
+    char *dottoken;
+    char *s, *t;
+
+    /* skip the first line (title line) */
+    for (dd = deck->nextcard; dd; dd = dd->nextcard) {
+
+        s = t = dd->line;
+
+        if (*s == '*')
+            continue;
+
+        dottoken = gettok(&t);
+        /* find '.if', the starter of any .if --- .endif clause, and call the recursive evaluation.
+           recifeval() returns when .endif is found */
+        if (cieq(dottoken, ".if")) {
+            recifeval(dd);
+        }
         tfree(dottoken);
     }
 }