--- a/tests/test-command-template.t	Thu Nov 21 11:49:31 2013 -0600
+++ b/tests/test-command-template.t	Thu Nov 21 15:08:30 2013 -0600
@@ -1621,3 +1621,8 @@
   {rev}
   $ hg log -r 0 --template '{if(rev, "{author} {rev}")}\n'
   test 0
+
+Test branches inside if statement:
+
+  $ hg log -r 0 --template '{if(branches, "yes", "no")}\n'
+  no