diff --git a/src/component/directive.ts b/src/component/directive.ts
index 032ad9e0..d37adbcf 100644
--- a/src/component/directive.ts
+++ b/src/component/directive.ts
@@ -511,10 +511,6 @@ QWeb.addDirective({
       ctx.addLine(`extra.promises.push(def${defID});`);
     }
 
-    if (node.hasAttribute("t-if") || node.hasAttribute("t-else") || node.hasAttribute("t-elif")) {
-      ctx.closeIf();
-    }
-
     return true;
   }
 });
diff --git a/src/qweb/base_directives.ts b/src/qweb/base_directives.ts
index c0e0b773..a44e6e32 100644
--- a/src/qweb/base_directives.ts
+++ b/src/qweb/base_directives.ts
@@ -258,10 +258,6 @@ QWeb.addDirective({
       ctx.addLine("}");
     }
 
-    if (node.hasAttribute("t-if") || node.hasAttribute("t-else") || node.hasAttribute("t-elif")) {
-      ctx.closeIf();
-    }
-
     return true;
   }
 });
diff --git a/src/qweb/qweb.ts b/src/qweb/qweb.ts
index 40ea36e4..b638bada 100644
--- a/src/qweb/qweb.ts
+++ b/src/qweb/qweb.ts
@@ -452,6 +452,8 @@ export class QWeb extends EventBus {
       fullName: string;
     }[] = [];
 
+    const finalizers: typeof validDirectives = [];
+
     // maybe this is not optimal: we iterate on all attributes here, and again
     // just after for each directive.
     for (let i = 0; i < attributes.length; i++) {
@@ -496,7 +498,11 @@ export class QWeb extends EventBus {
         }
       }
     }
+
     for (let { directive, value, fullName } of validDirectives) {
+      if (directive.finalize) {
+        finalizers.push({ directive, value, fullName });
+      }
       if (directive.atNodeEncounter) {
         const isDone = directive.atNodeEncounter({
           node,
@@ -506,6 +512,9 @@ export class QWeb extends EventBus {
           value
         });
         if (isDone) {
+          for (let { directive, value, fullName } of finalizers) {
+            directive.finalize!({ node, qweb: this, ctx, fullName, value });
+          }
           return;
         }
       }
@@ -564,10 +573,8 @@ export class QWeb extends EventBus {
       ctx.addLine(`utils.addNameSpace(vn${ctx.parentNode});`);
     }
 
-    for (let { directive, value, fullName } of validDirectives) {
-      if (directive.finalize) {
-        directive.finalize({ node, qweb: this, ctx, fullName, value });
-      }
+    for (let { directive, value, fullName } of finalizers) {
+      directive.finalize!({ node, qweb: this, ctx, fullName, value });
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/tests/qweb/__snapshots__/qweb.test.ts.snap b/tests/qweb/__snapshots__/qweb.test.ts.snap
index 67d1be36..b7767f3d 100644
--- a/tests/qweb/__snapshots__/qweb.test.ts.snap
+++ b/tests/qweb/__snapshots__/qweb.test.ts.snap
@@ -1467,6 +1467,41 @@ exports[`t-if can use some boolean operators in expressions 1`] = `
 }"
 `;
 
+exports[`t-if t-esc with t-elif 1`] = `
+"function anonymous(context,extra
+) {
+    var h = this.h;
+    let c1 = [], p1 = {key:1};
+    var vn1 = h('div', p1, c1);
+    if (false) {
+        c1.push({text: \`abc\`});
+    }
+    else {
+        var _2 = 'x';
+        if (_2 || _2 === 0) {
+            c1.push({text: _2});
+        }
+    }
+    return vn1;
+}"
+`;
+
+exports[`t-if t-esc with t-if 1`] = `
+"function anonymous(context,extra
+) {
+    var h = this.h;
+    let c1 = [], p1 = {key:1};
+    var vn1 = h('div', p1, c1);
+    if (true) {
+        var _2 = 'x';
+        if (_2 || _2 === 0) {
+            c1.push({text: _2});
+        }
+    }
+    return vn1;
+}"
+`;
+
 exports[`t-key can use t-key directive on a node 1`] = `
 "function anonymous(context,extra
 ) {
diff --git a/tests/qweb/qweb.test.ts b/tests/qweb/qweb.test.ts
index cbc5daaf..e3e62969 100644
--- a/tests/qweb/qweb.test.ts
+++ b/tests/qweb/qweb.test.ts
@@ -328,6 +328,16 @@ describe("t-if", () => {
     };
     expect(normalize(renderToString(qweb, "test", context))).toBe("<div>andormgtnlt</div>");
   });
+
+  test("t-esc with t-if", () => {
+    qweb.addTemplate("test", `<div><t t-if="true" t-esc="'x'"/></div>`);
+    expect(renderToString(qweb, "test")).toBe("<div>x</div>");
+  });
+
+  test("t-esc with t-elif", () => {
+    qweb.addTemplate("test", `<div><t t-if="false">abc</t><t t-else="1" t-esc="'x'"/></div>`);
+    expect(renderToString(qweb, "test")).toBe("<div>x</div>");
+  });
 });
 
 describe("attributes", () => {