diff --git a/src/convert-bash.test.ts b/src/convert-bash.test.ts
index c034bf0..c0ad52f 100644
--- a/src/convert-bash.test.ts
+++ b/src/convert-bash.test.ts
@@ -22,13 +22,30 @@ describe('convert-bash', () => {
         });
 
         test('should handle "&&"', () => {
-          expect(convertBashToWin('echo "hi 1" && echo "there 2"'))
-              .toEqual('@echo off\n\necho "hi 1" && echo "there 2"');
+            expect(convertBashToWin('echo "hi 1" && echo "there 2"'))
+                .toEqual('@echo off\n\necho "hi 1" && echo "there 2"');
         });
 
         test('should handle "||"', () => {
-          expect(convertBashToWin('echo "hi 1" || echo "there 2"'))
-              .toEqual('@echo off\n\necho "hi 1" || echo "there 2"');
+            expect(convertBashToWin('echo "hi 1" || echo "there 2"'))
+                .toEqual('@echo off\n\necho "hi 1" || echo "there 2"');
+        });
+
+        test('should handle simple if', () => {
+            expect(convertBashToWin('if [ "$my_var" == "" ]; then\n' +
+                '  echo "my_var is empty"\n' +
+                '  echo "second line"\n' +
+                'fi'))
+                .toEqual('@echo off\n\nIF "%my_var%" == "" (\n  echo "my_var is empty"\n  echo "second line"\n)');
+        });
+
+        test('should handle if-else', () => {
+            expect(convertBashToWin('if [ "$my_var" == "" ]; then\n' +
+                '  echo "my_var is empty"\n' +
+                'else\n' +
+                '  echo "my_var is not empty"\n' +
+                'fi'))
+                .toEqual('@echo off\n\nIF "%my_var%" == "" (\n  echo "my_var is empty"\n) ELSE (\n  echo "my_var is not empty"\n)');
         });
 
         test('should transform complete example', () => {
@@ -62,4 +79,4 @@ EXIT /B 0
 `);
         });
     });
-});
\ No newline at end of file
+});
diff --git a/src/convert-bash.ts b/src/convert-bash.ts
index cf5e983..ec883e1 100644
--- a/src/convert-bash.ts
+++ b/src/convert-bash.ts
@@ -82,6 +82,9 @@ class ConvertBash {
                 this.userDefinedFunctions.push(command);
                 return '';
             case 'Word':
+                if (text === '') {
+                    return '""';
+                }
                 if (text && text.indexOf(' ') >= 0 && !text.startsWith('"')) {
                     return `"${text}"`;
                 }
@@ -98,6 +101,13 @@ class ConvertBash {
                     default:
                         return `REM UNKNOWN operand "${command.op}" in: ${JSON.stringify(command)}`;
                 }
+            case 'CompoundList':
+                return command.commands.map(c => this.convertCommand(c)).join('\n');
+            case 'If':
+                // note: AND/OR is not supported with batch IF (https://stackoverflow.com/a/2143203/2544163)
+                const condition = this.convertCommand(command.clause.commands[0]).replace(/^\[ | ]$/g, '');
+                const elseBranch = command.else ? ` ELSE (\n${this.indent(this.convertCommand(command.else))}\n)` : '';
+                return `IF ${condition} (\n${this.indent(this.convertCommand(command.then))}\n)${elseBranch}`;
         }
         return 'REM UNKNOWN: ' + JSON.stringify(command);
     }
@@ -113,6 +123,9 @@ class ConvertBash {
         }).join('\n')}`
     }
 
+    private indent(s: string): string {
+        return s.split('\n').map(line => `  ${line}`).join('\n');
+    }
 }
 
 
diff --git a/ui/src/app/app.component.ts b/ui/src/app/app.component.ts
index 0dc453c..5efa431 100644
--- a/ui/src/app/app.component.ts
+++ b/ui/src/app/app.component.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,12 @@ SOME_VAR="/c/cygwin/path"
 rm -rf $SOME_VAR || echo "file not found"
 cp /c/some/file /to/another/file
 
+if [ $SOME_VAR == "" ]; then
+  echo "SOME_VAR is empty"
+else
+  echo "SOME_VAR not empty"
+fi
+
 my_function () {
   echo "hello from my_function: $1"
 }