diff --git a/src/Cache/PropertyResolver/AssociationResolver.php b/src/Cache/PropertyResolver/AssociationResolver.php
index e59644a2..7034fb83 100644
--- a/src/Cache/PropertyResolver/AssociationResolver.php
+++ b/src/Cache/PropertyResolver/AssociationResolver.php
@@ -73,7 +73,9 @@ public function resolveSubscription(
 
         if (null !== $if = $routeMetadata->purgeOn->if) {
             $expression = (string) $if;
-            $if = new Expression(str_replace('obj', 'obj.'.$this->createGetter($associationClass, $associationTarget), $expression));
+            $getter = $this->createGetter($associationClass, $associationTarget);
+            $inverseIf = str_replace('obj', 'obj.'.$this->createGetter($associationClass, $associationTarget), $expression);
+            $if = new Expression("obj.$getter !== null && ($inverseIf)");
         }
 
         yield new PurgeSubscription(
diff --git a/tests/Application/ConfigurationTest.php b/tests/Application/ConfigurationTest.php
index 6d484922..82491300 100644
--- a/tests/Application/ConfigurationTest.php
+++ b/tests/Application/ConfigurationTest.php
@@ -243,6 +243,23 @@ public static function configurationWithoutTargetProvider(): iterable
                 ],
             ],
         ];
+
+        /* @see PersonController::personCarsList */
+        yield [
+            'entity' => Car::class,
+            'subscription' => [
+                'routeName' => 'person_cars_list',
+                'routeParams' => [
+                    'id' => [
+                        'type' => PropertyValues::type(),
+                        'values' => [
+                            Kernel::MAJOR_VERSION > 5 ? 'owner?.id' : 'owner.id',
+                        ],
+                    ],
+                ],
+                'if' => "obj.owner !== null && (obj.owner.firstName === 'John')",
+            ],
+        ];
     }
 
     public static function configurationWithTargetProvider(): iterable
diff --git a/tests/Cache/PropertyResolver/AssociationResolverTestCase.php b/tests/Cache/PropertyResolver/AssociationResolverTestCase.php
index adc8e93f..4534339e 100644
--- a/tests/Cache/PropertyResolver/AssociationResolverTestCase.php
+++ b/tests/Cache/PropertyResolver/AssociationResolverTestCase.php
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ classMetadata: $classMetadata,
             $subscription[0]->routeParams['param1'],
         );
         self::assertEquals(new RawValues('const'), $subscription[0]->routeParams['param2']);
-        self::assertSame('obj.getFoo().isActive() === true', (string) $subscription[0]->if);
+        self::assertSame('obj.getFoo() !== null && (obj.getFoo().isActive() === true)', (string) $subscription[0]->if);
     }
 
     abstract public static function associationProvider(): iterable;
diff --git a/tests/Functional/TestApplication/Controller/PersonController.php b/tests/Functional/TestApplication/Controller/PersonController.php
index 30eac8e3..30d740c7 100644
--- a/tests/Functional/TestApplication/Controller/PersonController.php
+++ b/tests/Functional/TestApplication/Controller/PersonController.php
@@ -122,6 +122,10 @@ public function personListForCountryAction(?Country $country = null)
     #[Route('/{id}/cars', 'person_cars_list')]
     #[AnnotationRoute('/{id}/cars', name: 'person_cars_list')]
     #[PurgeOn(Person::class, target: 'cars')]
+    #[PurgeOn(Person::class,
+        target: 'cars',
+        if: "obj.firstName === 'John'",
+    )]
     public function personCarsList(Person $person)
     {
     }