diff --git a/src/gt4py/next/program_processors/runners/dace_fieldview/gtir_python_codegen.py b/src/gt4py/next/program_processors/runners/dace_fieldview/gtir_python_codegen.py
index fcb71e4e6d..37df68b022 100644
--- a/src/gt4py/next/program_processors/runners/dace_fieldview/gtir_python_codegen.py
+++ b/src/gt4py/next/program_processors/runners/dace_fieldview/gtir_python_codegen.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from typing import Any
+from typing import Any, Callable
 
 import numpy as np
 
@@ -79,12 +79,25 @@
 }
 
 
-def format_builtin(bultin: str, *args: Any) -> str:
-    if bultin in MATH_BUILTINS_MAPPING:
-        fmt = MATH_BUILTINS_MAPPING[bultin]
+def builtin_if(*args: Any) -> str:
+    cond, true_val, false_val = args
+    return f"{true_val} if {cond} else {false_val}"
+
+
+GENERAL_BUILTIN_MAPPING: dict[str, Callable[[Any], str]] = {
+    "if_": builtin_if,
+}
+
+
+def format_builtin(builtin: str, *args: Any) -> str:
+    if builtin in MATH_BUILTINS_MAPPING:
+        fmt = MATH_BUILTINS_MAPPING[builtin]
+        return fmt.format(*args)
+    elif builtin in GENERAL_BUILTIN_MAPPING:
+        expr_func = GENERAL_BUILTIN_MAPPING[builtin]
+        return expr_func(*args)
     else:
-        raise NotImplementedError(f"'{bultin}' not implemented.")
-    return fmt.format(*args)
+        raise NotImplementedError(f"'{builtin}' not implemented.")
 
 
 class PythonCodegen(codegen.TemplatedGenerator):
@@ -103,12 +116,6 @@ def _visit_deref(self, node: gtir.FunCall) -> str:
             return self.visit(node.args[0])
         raise NotImplementedError(f"Unexpected deref with arg type '{type(node.args[0])}'.")
 
-    def _visit_numeric_builtin(self, node: gtir.FunCall) -> str:
-        assert isinstance(node.fun, gtir.SymRef)
-        fmt = MATH_BUILTINS_MAPPING[str(node.fun.id)]
-        args = self.visit(node.args)
-        return fmt.format(*args)
-
     def visit_FunCall(self, node: gtir.FunCall) -> str:
         if cpm.is_call_to(node, "deref"):
             return self._visit_deref(node)
diff --git a/tests/next_tests/unit_tests/program_processor_tests/runners_tests/test_dace_fieldview.py b/tests/next_tests/unit_tests/program_processor_tests/runners_tests/test_dace_fieldview.py
index a4d04511fa..9fadb6ada4 100644
--- a/tests/next_tests/unit_tests/program_processor_tests/runners_tests/test_dace_fieldview.py
+++ b/tests/next_tests/unit_tests/program_processor_tests/runners_tests/test_dace_fieldview.py
@@ -1312,3 +1312,38 @@ def test_gtir_let_lambda_with_cond():
         b = np.empty_like(a)
         sdfg(pred=np.bool_(s), x=a, y=b, **FSYMBOLS)
         assert np.allclose(b, a if s else a * 2)
+
+
+def test_gtir_if_values():
+    domain = im.call("cartesian_domain")(
+        im.call("named_range")(gtir.AxisLiteral(value=IDim.value), 0, "size")
+    )
+    testee = gtir.Program(
+        id="if_values",
+        function_definitions=[],
+        params=[
+            gtir.Sym(id="x", type=IFTYPE),
+            gtir.Sym(id="y", type=IFTYPE),
+            gtir.Sym(id="z", type=IFTYPE),
+            gtir.Sym(id="size", type=SIZE_TYPE),
+        ],
+        declarations=[],
+        body=[
+            gtir.SetAt(
+                expr=im.op_as_fieldop("if_", domain)(
+                    im.op_as_fieldop("less", domain)("x", "y"), "x", "y"
+                ),
+                domain=domain,
+                target=gtir.SymRef(id="z"),
+            )
+        ],
+    )
+
+    a = np.random.rand(N)
+    b = np.random.rand(N)
+    c = np.empty_like(a)
+
+    sdfg = dace_backend.build_sdfg_from_gtir(testee, CARTESIAN_OFFSETS)
+
+    sdfg(x=a, y=b, z=c, **FSYMBOLS)
+    assert np.allclose(c, np.where(a < b, a, b))