diff --git a/components/compiler/controlparser.cpp b/components/compiler/controlparser.cpp
index 58542bd73..aefe6d16d 100644
--- a/components/compiler/controlparser.cpp
+++ b/components/compiler/controlparser.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include "scanner.hpp"
 #include "generator.hpp"
 #include "errorhandler.hpp"
+#include "skipparser.hpp"
 
 namespace Compiler
 {
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ namespace Compiler
             }
             else if (keyword==Scanner::K_else)
             {
-                mState = IfElseBodyState; /// \todo should be IfElseEndState; add an option for that
+                mState = IfElseJunkState; /// \todo should be IfElseEndState; add an option for that
             }
 
             return true;
@@ -207,7 +208,8 @@ namespace Compiler
                 return true;
             }
         }
-        else if (mState==IfBodyState || mState==IfElseifBodyState || mState==IfElseBodyState)
+        else if (mState==IfBodyState || mState==IfElseifBodyState || mState==IfElseBodyState ||
+            mState==IfElseJunkState)
         {
             if (parseIfBody (keyword, loc, scanner))
                 return true;
@@ -230,6 +232,7 @@ namespace Compiler
                 case IfEndState: mState = IfBodyState; return true;
                 case IfElseifEndState: mState = IfElseifBodyState; return true;
                 case IfElseEndState: mState = IfElseBodyState; return true;
+                case IfElseJunkState: mState = IfElseBodyState; return true;
 
                 case WhileEndState: mState = WhileBodyState; return true;
 
@@ -247,7 +250,13 @@ namespace Compiler
 
                 default: ;
             }
-
+        }
+        else if (code==Scanner::S_open && mState==IfElseJunkState)
+        {
+            SkipParser skip (getErrorHandler(), getContext());
+            scanner.scan (skip);
+            mState = IfElseBodyState;
+            return true;
         }
 
         return Parser::parseSpecial (code, loc, scanner);
diff --git a/components/compiler/controlparser.hpp b/components/compiler/controlparser.hpp
index 24bc7bec7..1175a0ed5 100644
--- a/components/compiler/controlparser.hpp
+++ b/components/compiler/controlparser.hpp
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ namespace Compiler
                 IfElseEndState, IfElseBodyState,
                 IfEndifState,
                 WhileEndState, WhileBodyState,
-                WhileEndwhileState
+                WhileEndwhileState,
+                IfElseJunkState
             };
 
             typedef std::vector<Interpreter::Type_Code> Codes;