diff --git a/src/V3Randomize.cpp b/src/V3Randomize.cpp
index a42397298..9a0c5e0ce 100644
--- a/src/V3Randomize.cpp
+++ b/src/V3Randomize.cpp
@@ -3739,6 +3739,14 @@ class RandomizeVisitor final : public VNVisitor {
     void lowerDistConstraints(AstTask* taskp, AstNode* constrItemsp) {
         for (AstNode *nextip, *itemp = constrItemsp; itemp; itemp = nextip) {
             nextip = itemp->nextp();
+
+            // Recursively handle ConstraintIf nodes (dist can be inside if/else)
+            if (AstConstraintIf* const cifp = VN_CAST(itemp, ConstraintIf)) {
+                if (cifp->thensp()) lowerDistConstraints(taskp, cifp->thensp());
+                if (cifp->elsesp()) lowerDistConstraints(taskp, cifp->elsesp());
+                continue;
+            }
+
             AstConstraintExpr* const constrExprp = VN_CAST(itemp, ConstraintExpr);
             if (!constrExprp) continue;
             AstDist* const distp = VN_CAST(constrExprp->exprp(), Dist);
diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_randomize_dist_conditional.py b/test_regress/t/t_randomize_dist_conditional.py
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..8862c2c31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_randomize_dist_conditional.py
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# DESCRIPTION: Verilator: Verilog Test driver/expect definition
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+# under the terms of either the GNU Lesser General Public License Version 3
+# or the Perl Artistic License Version 2.0.
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 Wilson Snyder
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-3.0-only OR Artistic-2.0
+
+import vltest_bootstrap
+
+test.scenarios('simulator')
+
+if not test.have_solver:
+    test.skip("No constraint solver installed")
+
+test.compile()
+
+test.execute()
+
+test.passes()
diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_randomize_dist_conditional.v b/test_regress/t/t_randomize_dist_conditional.v
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2a9773970
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_randomize_dist_conditional.v
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+// DESCRIPTION: Verilator: Verilog Test module
+//
+// This file ONLY is placed under the Creative Commons Public Domain
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2026
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC0-1.0
+
+`define stop $stop
+`define checkd(gotv,expv) do if ((gotv) !== (expv)) begin $write("%%Error: %s:%0d:  got=%0d exp=%0d\n", `__FILE__,`__LINE__, (gotv), (expv)); `stop; end while(0);
+// Test constraint with conditional dist operator
+
+class DistScalar;
+  rand bit [7:0] x;
+  rand bit mode;  // 0: favor zeros (weight 3:1), 1: favor max (weight 1:3)
+  constraint c {
+    if (mode) {
+      x dist { 8'd0 := 1, 8'd255 := 3 };  // Favor 255
+    } else {
+      x dist { 8'd0 := 3, 8'd255 := 1 };  // Favor 0
+    }
+  }
+
+  function void display(int trial);
+    $display("Trial %0d: mode=%b, x=%0d (0x%02x)", trial, mode, x, x);
+  endfunction
+endclass
+
+module t;
+  DistScalar obj;
+  int mode1_zeros = 0;      // Count of zeros when mode=1 (favor 255)
+  int mode1_maxes = 0;      // Count of 255s when mode=1 (favor 255)
+  int mode0_zeros = 0;      // Count of zeros when mode=0 (favor 0)
+  int mode0_maxes = 0;      // Count of 255s when mode=0 (favor 0)
+  int mode1_trials = 0;     // Total trials with mode=1
+  int mode0_trials = 0;     // Total trials with mode=0
+
+  // Verify distribution ratio matches expected range
+  function void check_distribution(int trials, int match_count, string match_name,
+                                    int expected_pct, string mode_name);
+    int actual_pct;
+    int lower_bound;
+    int upper_bound;
+
+    if (trials <= 0) return;
+
+    actual_pct = (match_count * 100) / trials;
+    $display("  %s %s ratio: %0d/%0d = %0d%% (expected ~%0d%%)",
+             mode_name, match_name, match_count, trials, actual_pct, expected_pct);
+
+    // Allow +/-15% deviation from expected ratio
+    lower_bound = expected_pct - 15;
+    upper_bound = expected_pct + 15;
+
+    if (actual_pct >= lower_bound && actual_pct <= upper_bound) begin
+      $display("Distribution OK");
+    end else begin
+      $display("WARNING: Distribution appears off (expected %0d+/-15%%)", expected_pct);
+      $stop;
+    end
+  endfunction
+
+  initial begin
+    int p;
+    obj = new;
+
+    // Run multiple trials to verify distribution
+    for (int i = 0; i < 1000; i++) begin
+      p = obj.randomize();
+      `checkd(p, 1);
+
+      if (i < 10) obj.display(i);
+
+      // Track distribution based on mode value
+      if (obj.mode) begin
+        mode1_trials++;
+        if (obj.x == 8'd0) mode1_zeros++;
+        else if (obj.x == 8'd255) mode1_maxes++;
+      end else begin
+        mode0_trials++;
+        if (obj.x == 8'd0) mode0_zeros++;
+        else if (obj.x == 8'd255) mode0_maxes++;
+      end
+    end
+
+    $display("");
+    $display("Statistics after 1000 trials:");
+    $display("  Mode 1 (favor 255): trials=%0d, zeros=%0d, maxes=%0d",
+             mode1_trials, mode1_zeros, mode1_maxes);
+    $display("  Mode 0 (favor 0):   trials=%0d, zeros=%0d, maxes=%0d",
+             mode0_trials, mode0_zeros, mode0_maxes);
+
+    $display("");
+    $display("Distribution Verification:");
+    // Mode 1: x dist { 0 := 1, 255 := 3 } means 25% for 0, 75% for 255
+    check_distribution(mode1_trials, mode1_maxes, "maxes", 75, "Mode 1");
+
+    // Mode 0: x dist { 0 := 3, 255 := 1 } means 75% for 0, 25% for 255
+    check_distribution(mode0_trials, mode0_zeros, "zeros", 75, "Mode 0");
+
+    $display("");
+    $display("PASSED: Conditional dist constraint test");
+    $write("*-* All Finished *-*\n");
+    $finish;
+  end
+endmodule