diff --git a/lib/compress.js b/lib/compress.js
index 60cabf3467d..1fa0cf86299 100644
--- a/lib/compress.js
+++ b/lib/compress.js
@@ -3632,7 +3632,8 @@ Compressor.prototype.compress = function(node) {
                     var value = stat.body.value;
                     var in_bool = stat.body.in_bool || next instanceof AST_Return && next.in_bool;
                     // if (foo()) return x; return y; ---> return foo() ? x : y;
-                    if (!stat.alternative && next instanceof AST_Return) {
+                    if (!stat.alternative && next instanceof AST_Return
+                        && (!value == !next.value || !in_async_generator(in_lambda))) {
                         changed = true;
                         stat = stat.clone();
                         stat.alternative = make_node(AST_BlockStatement, next, {
@@ -9677,16 +9678,25 @@ Compressor.prototype.compress = function(node) {
             alternative: null,
         });
         if (self.alternative instanceof AST_Exit && self.body.TYPE == self.alternative.TYPE) {
-            var exit = make_node(self.body.CTOR, self, {
-                value: make_node(AST_Conditional, self, {
-                    condition: self.condition,
-                    consequent: self.body.value || make_node(AST_Undefined, self.body).transform(compressor),
-                    alternative: self.alternative.value
-                        || make_node(AST_Undefined, self.alternative).transform(compressor),
-                }),
-            });
-            if (exit instanceof AST_Return) exit.in_bool = self.body.in_bool || self.alternative.in_bool;
-            return exit;
+            var cons_value = self.body.value;
+            var alt_value = self.alternative.value;
+            if (!cons_value && !alt_value) return make_node(AST_BlockStatement, self, {
+                body: [
+                    make_node(AST_SimpleStatement, self, { body: self.condition }),
+                    self.body,
+                ],
+            }).optimize(compressor);
+            if (cons_value && alt_value || !in_async_generator(compressor.find_parent(AST_Scope))) {
+                var exit = make_node(self.body.CTOR, self, {
+                    value: make_node(AST_Conditional, self, {
+                        condition: self.condition,
+                        consequent: cons_value || make_node(AST_Undefined, self.body).transform(compressor),
+                        alternative: alt_value || make_node(AST_Undefined, self.alternative).transform(compressor),
+                    }),
+                });
+                if (exit instanceof AST_Return) exit.in_bool = self.body.in_bool || self.alternative.in_bool;
+                return exit;
+            }
         }
         if (self.body instanceof AST_If && !self.body.alternative && !self.alternative) {
             self = make_node(AST_If, self, {
diff --git a/test/compress/yields.js b/test/compress/yields.js
index 989a9fa70e0..f2bb9b295f0 100644
--- a/test/compress/yields.js
+++ b/test/compress/yields.js
@@ -1769,3 +1769,223 @@ issue_5663: {
     ]
     node_version: ">=6"
 }
+
+issue_5679_1: {
+    options = {
+        conditionals: true,
+    }
+    input: {
+        var a = "FAIL";
+        async function* f(b) {
+            try {
+                if (b)
+                    return;
+                else
+                    return;
+            } finally {
+                a = "PASS";
+            }
+        }
+        f().next();
+        console.log(a);
+    }
+    expect: {
+        var a = "FAIL";
+        async function* f(b) {
+            try {
+                b;
+                return;
+            } finally {
+                a = "PASS";
+            }
+        }
+        f().next();
+        console.log(a);
+    }
+    expect_stdout: "PASS"
+    node_version: ">=10"
+}
+
+issue_5679_2: {
+    options = {
+        conditionals: true,
+    }
+    input: {
+        var a = "FAIL";
+        async function* f(b) {
+            try {
+                if (b)
+                    return undefined;
+                else
+                    return;
+            } finally {
+                a = "PASS";
+            }
+        }
+        f().next();
+        console.log(a);
+    }
+    expect: {
+        var a = "FAIL";
+        async function* f(b) {
+            try {
+                if (b)
+                    return void 0;
+                return;
+            } finally {
+                a = "PASS";
+            }
+        }
+        f().next();
+        console.log(a);
+    }
+    expect_stdout: "PASS"
+    node_version: ">=10"
+}
+
+issue_5679_3: {
+    options = {
+        conditionals: true,
+    }
+    input: {
+        var a = "FAIL";
+        async function* f(b) {
+            try {
+                if (b)
+                    return;
+                else
+                    return undefined;
+            } finally {
+                a = "PASS";
+            }
+        }
+        f(42).next();
+        console.log(a);
+    }
+    expect: {
+        var a = "FAIL";
+        async function* f(b) {
+            try {
+                if (b)
+                    return;
+                return void 0;
+            } finally {
+                a = "PASS";
+            }
+        }
+        f(42).next();
+        console.log(a);
+    }
+    expect_stdout: "PASS"
+    node_version: ">=10"
+}
+
+issue_5679_4: {
+    options = {
+        conditionals: true,
+    }
+    input: {
+        var a = "PASS";
+        async function* f(b) {
+            try {
+                if (b)
+                    return undefined;
+                else
+                    return undefined;
+            } finally {
+                a = "FAIL";
+            }
+        }
+        f(null).next();
+        console.log(a);
+    }
+    expect: {
+        var a = "PASS";
+        async function* f(b) {
+            try {
+                return b, void 0;
+            } finally {
+                a = "FAIL";
+            }
+        }
+        f(null).next();
+        console.log(a);
+    }
+    expect_stdout: "PASS"
+    node_version: ">=10"
+}
+
+issue_5679_5: {
+    options = {
+        conditionals: true,
+        if_return: true,
+    }
+    input: {
+        var a = "FAIL";
+        async function* f(b) {
+            try {
+                if (b)
+                    return console;
+                else
+                    return;
+            } finally {
+                a = "PASS";
+            }
+        }
+        f().next();
+        console.log(a);
+    }
+    expect: {
+        var a = "FAIL";
+        async function* f(b) {
+            try {
+                if (b)
+                    return console;
+                return;
+            } finally {
+                a = "PASS";
+            }
+        }
+        f().next();
+        console.log(a);
+    }
+    expect_stdout: "PASS"
+    node_version: ">=10"
+}
+
+issue_5679_6: {
+    options = {
+        conditionals: true,
+        if_return: true,
+    }
+    input: {
+        var a = "PASS";
+        async function* f(b) {
+            try {
+                if (b)
+                    return;
+                else
+                    return console;
+            } finally {
+                a = "FAIL";
+            }
+        }
+        f().next();
+        console.log(a);
+    }
+    expect: {
+        var a = "PASS";
+        async function* f(b) {
+            try {
+                if (!b)
+                    return console;
+            } finally {
+                a = "FAIL";
+            }
+        }
+        f().next();
+        console.log(a);
+    }
+    expect_stdout: "PASS"
+    node_version: ">=10"
+}