diff --git a/src/compile/render-dom/wrappers/IfBlock.ts b/src/compile/render-dom/wrappers/IfBlock.ts
index e45b17bcfd..284cd241de 100644
--- a/src/compile/render-dom/wrappers/IfBlock.ts
+++ b/src/compile/render-dom/wrappers/IfBlock.ts
@@ -221,7 +221,6 @@ export default class IfBlockWrapper extends Wrapper {
 				${this.branches
 					.map(({ condition, block }) => `${condition ? `if (${condition}) ` : ''}return ${block.name};`)
 					.join('\n')}
-				${!hasElse && `return -1;`}
 			}
 		`);
 
@@ -297,7 +296,7 @@ export default class IfBlockWrapper extends Wrapper {
 
 			function ${select_block_type}(ctx) {
 				${this.branches
-					.map(({ condition, block }, i) => `${condition ? `if (${condition}) ` : ''}return ${block ? i : -1};`)
+					.map(({ condition }, i) => `${condition ? `if (${condition}) ` : ''}return ${i};`)
 					.join('\n')}
 				${!hasElse && `return -1;`}
 			}
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/if-block-elseif-no-else/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/if-block-elseif-no-else/_config.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a9b3b9c6ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/if-block-elseif-no-else/_config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+export default {
+	data: {
+		x: 11
+	},
+
+	html: `
+		<p>x is greater than 10</p>
+	`,
+
+	test(assert, component, target) {
+		component.set({ x: 4 });
+		assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, `
+			<p>x is less than 5</p>
+		`);
+
+		component.set({ x: 6 });
+		assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, ``);
+
+		component.destroy();
+	}
+};
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/if-block-elseif-no-else/main.html b/test/runtime/samples/if-block-elseif-no-else/main.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a3bd474af7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/if-block-elseif-no-else/main.html
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{#if x > 10}
+	<p>x is greater than 10</p>
+{:elseif x < 5}
+	<p>x is less than 5</p>
+{/if}