diff --git a/gixy/directives/block.py b/gixy/directives/block.py
index b7549b4..b2c8006 100644
--- a/gixy/directives/block.py
+++ b/gixy/directives/block.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     from functools import cached_property
 
 from gixy.directives.directive import Directive, MapDirective
-from gixy.core.variable import Variable
+from gixy.core.variable import Variable, compile_script
 from gixy.core.regexp import Regexp
 
 
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ def needs_anchor(self):
 class IfBlock(Block):
     nginx_name = "if"
     self_context = False
+    provide_variables = True
 
     def __init__(self, name, args):
         super(IfBlock, self).__init__(name, args)
@@ -184,6 +185,28 @@ def __init__(self, name, args):
         else:
             raise Exception('Unknown "if" definition, args: {0!r}'.format(args))
 
+    @property
+    def is_regex(self):
+        return self.operand and self.operand in {"~", "~*", "!~", "!~*"}
+
+    @cached_property
+    def variables(self):
+        if not self.is_regex:
+            return []
+
+        boundary = None
+        compiled_script = compile_script(self.variable)
+        if len(compiled_script) == 1:
+            boundary = compiled_script[0].regexp
+
+        regexp = Regexp(self.value, case_sensitive=self.operand in {"~", '!~'})
+        result = []
+        for name, group in regexp.groups.items():
+            result.append(
+                Variable(name=name, value=group, boundary=boundary, provider=self)
+            )
+        return result
+
     def __str__(self):
         return "{name} ({args}) {{".format(name=self.name, args=" ".join(self.args))
 
diff --git a/tests/directives/test_block.py b/tests/directives/test_block.py
index b4ff4bb..1187cb7 100644
--- a/tests/directives/test_block.py
+++ b/tests/directives/test_block.py
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ def test_if():
     assert isinstance(directive, IfBlock)
     assert directive.is_block
     assert not directive.self_context
-    assert not directive.provide_variables
+    assert directive.provide_variables
     assert directive.variable == '$some'
     assert directive.operand is None
     assert directive.value is None
diff --git a/tests/plugins/simply/http_splitting/if_block.conf b/tests/plugins/simply/http_splitting/if_block.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..413615d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/plugins/simply/http_splitting/if_block.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+server {
+	server_name example.com;
+
+	if ($uri ~* ^/echo/(.*)$) {
+		return 301 $1;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/tests/plugins/simply/http_splitting/if_block_fp.conf b/tests/plugins/simply/http_splitting/if_block_fp.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..469eca8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/plugins/simply/http_splitting/if_block_fp.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+server {
+	server_name example.com;
+
+	if ($request_uri ~* ^/echo/(.*)$) {
+		return 301 $1;
+	}
+}