diff --git a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/parsing/StatementParsing.java b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/parsing/StatementParsing.java
index 87c0b7d750a3..cd741c68a2d7 100644
--- a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/parsing/StatementParsing.java
+++ b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/parsing/StatementParsing.java
@@ -598,13 +598,17 @@ public class StatementParsing extends Parsing implements ITokenTypeRemapper {
     final PsiBuilder.Marker ifStatement = myBuilder.mark();
     final PsiBuilder.Marker ifPart = myBuilder.mark();
     myBuilder.advanceLexer();
-    getExpressionParser().parseExpression();
+    if (!getExpressionParser().parseSingleExpression(false)) {
+      myBuilder.error("expression expected");
+    }
     parseColonAndSuite(scope);
     ifPart.done(PyElementTypes.IF_PART_IF);
     PsiBuilder.Marker elifPart = myBuilder.mark();
     while (myBuilder.getTokenType() == elifKeyword) {
       myBuilder.advanceLexer();
-      getExpressionParser().parseExpression();
+      if (!getExpressionParser().parseSingleExpression(false)) {
+        myBuilder.error("expression expected");
+      }
       parseColonAndSuite(scope);
       elifPart.done(PyElementTypes.IF_PART_ELIF);
       elifPart = myBuilder.mark();
@@ -628,11 +632,15 @@ public class StatementParsing extends Parsing implements ITokenTypeRemapper {
       return true;
     }
     final PsiBuilder.Marker marker = myBuilder.mark();
-    if (myBuilder.getTokenType() == PyTokenTypes.STATEMENT_BREAK) {
+    while (!atAnyOfTokens(null, PyTokenTypes.DEDENT, PyTokenTypes.STATEMENT_BREAK, PyTokenTypes.COLON)) {
+      myBuilder.advanceLexer();
+    }
+    boolean result =  matchToken(PyTokenTypes.COLON);
+    if (!result && atToken(PyTokenTypes.STATEMENT_BREAK)) {
       myBuilder.advanceLexer();
     }
     marker.error("Colon expected");
-    return false;
+    return result;
   }
 
   private void parseForStatement(ParsingScope scope) {
diff --git a/python/testData/psi/IfInList.py b/python/testData/psi/IfInList.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ddf663c4144f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/testData/psi/IfInList.py
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+if "string" in "string", "string2":
+    pass
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/python/testData/psi/IfInList.txt b/python/testData/psi/IfInList.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a1c3cf5abb55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/testData/psi/IfInList.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+PyFile:IfInList.py
+  PyIfStatement
+    PyIfPartIf
+      PsiElement(Py:IF_KEYWORD)('if')
+      PsiWhiteSpace(' ')
+      PyBinaryExpression
+        PyStringLiteralExpression: string
+          PsiElement(Py:SINGLE_QUOTED_STRING)('"string"')
+        PsiWhiteSpace(' ')
+        PsiElement(Py:IN_KEYWORD)('in')
+        PsiWhiteSpace(' ')
+        PyStringLiteralExpression: string
+          PsiElement(Py:SINGLE_QUOTED_STRING)('"string"')
+      PsiErrorElement:Colon expected
+        PsiElement(Py:COMMA)(',')
+        PsiWhiteSpace(' ')
+        PsiElement(Py:SINGLE_QUOTED_STRING)('"string2"')
+        PsiElement(Py:COLON)(':')
+      PsiWhiteSpace('\n    ')
+      PyStatementList
+        PyPassStatement
+          PsiElement(Py:PASS_KEYWORD)('pass')
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/python/testData/psi/WithStatement2.txt b/python/testData/psi/WithStatement2.txt
index b5a8e6236750..eb9c941de5c3 100644
--- a/python/testData/psi/WithStatement2.txt
+++ b/python/testData/psi/WithStatement2.txt
@@ -73,13 +73,8 @@ PyFile:WithStatement2.py
       PsiErrorElement:expression expected
         <empty list>
     PsiErrorElement:Colon expected
-      <empty list>
+      PsiElement(Py:EQ)('=')
+      PsiWhiteSpace(' ')
+      PsiElement(Py:INTEGER_LITERAL)('1')
     PyStatementList
-      <empty list>
-  PsiElement(Py:EQ)('=')
-  PsiErrorElement:Statement expected, found Py:EQ
-    <empty list>
-  PsiWhiteSpace(' ')
-  PyExpressionStatement
-    PyNumericLiteralExpression
-      PsiElement(Py:INTEGER_LITERAL)('1')
\ No newline at end of file
+      <empty list>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/python/PythonParsingTest.java b/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/python/PythonParsingTest.java
index 9bd47d4b3065..967cfa13bfc9 100644
--- a/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/python/PythonParsingTest.java
+++ b/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/python/PythonParsingTest.java
@@ -418,6 +418,10 @@ public class PythonParsingTest extends ParsingTestCase {
     doTest();
   }
 
+  public void testIfInList() {  // PY-9561
+    doTest();
+  }
+
   public void doTest(LanguageLevel languageLevel) {
     LanguageLevel prev = myLanguageLevel;
     myLanguageLevel = languageLevel;