diff --git a/packages/squiggle-lang/__tests__/Reducer/Reducer_MathJs/Reducer_MathJsParse_test.res b/packages/squiggle-lang/__tests__/Reducer/Reducer_MathJs/Reducer_MathJsParse_test.res
index b085eeb3..b6c8c290 100644
--- a/packages/squiggle-lang/__tests__/Reducer/Reducer_MathJs/Reducer_MathJsParse_test.res
+++ b/packages/squiggle-lang/__tests__/Reducer/Reducer_MathJs/Reducer_MathJsParse_test.res
@@ -66,4 +66,9 @@ describe("MathJs parse", () => {
   describe("comments", () => {
     testDescriptionParse("define", "1 # This is a comment", "1")
   })
+
+  describe("ternary operator", () => {
+    testParse("1 ? 2 : 3", "ternary(1, 2, 3)")
+    testParse("1 ? 2 : 3 ? 4 : 5", "ternary(1, 2, ternary(3, 4, 5))")
+  })
 })
diff --git a/packages/squiggle-lang/src/rescript/Reducer/Reducer_MathJs/Reducer_MathJs_Parse.res b/packages/squiggle-lang/src/rescript/Reducer/Reducer_MathJs/Reducer_MathJs_Parse.res
index 1f5df97d..704d1d38 100644
--- a/packages/squiggle-lang/src/rescript/Reducer/Reducer_MathJs/Reducer_MathJs_Parse.res
+++ b/packages/squiggle-lang/src/rescript/Reducer/Reducer_MathJs/Reducer_MathJs_Parse.res
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ type node = {"type": string, "isNode": bool, "comment": string}
 type arrayNode = {...node, "items": array<node>}
 type block = {"node": node}
 type blockNode = {...node, "blocks": array<block>}
-//conditionalNode
+type conditionalNode = {...node, "condition": node, "trueExpr": node, "falseExpr": node}
 type constantNode = {...node, "value": unit}
 type functionAssignmentNode = {...node, "name": string, "params": array<string>, "expr": node}
 type indexNode = {...node, "dimensions": array<node>}
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ external castAssignmentNode: node => assignmentNode = "%identity"
 external castAssignmentNodeWAccessor: node => assignmentNodeWAccessor = "%identity"
 external castAssignmentNodeWIndex: node => assignmentNodeWIndex = "%identity"
 external castBlockNode: node => blockNode = "%identity"
+external castConditionalNode: node => conditionalNode = "%identity"
 external castConstantNode: node => constantNode = "%identity"
 external castFunctionAssignmentNode: node => functionAssignmentNode = "%identity"
 external castFunctionNode: node => functionNode = "%identity"
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@ type mathJsNode =
   | MjArrayNode(arrayNode)
   | MjAssignmentNode(assignmentNode)
   | MjBlockNode(blockNode)
+  | MjConditionalNode(conditionalNode)
   | MjConstantNode(constantNode)
   | MjFunctionAssignmentNode(functionAssignmentNode)
   | MjFunctionNode(functionNode)
@@ -82,6 +84,7 @@ let castNodeType = (node: node) => {
   | "ArrayNode" => node->castArrayNode->MjArrayNode->Ok
   | "AssignmentNode" => node->decideAssignmentNode
   | "BlockNode" => node->castBlockNode->MjBlockNode->Ok
+  | "ConditionalNode" => node->castConditionalNode->MjConditionalNode->Ok
   | "ConstantNode" => node->castConstantNode->MjConstantNode->Ok
   | "FunctionAssignmentNode" => node->castFunctionAssignmentNode->MjFunctionAssignmentNode->Ok
   | "FunctionNode" => node->castFunctionNode->MjFunctionNode->Ok
@@ -157,6 +160,10 @@ let rec toString = (mathJsNode: mathJsNode): string => {
   | MjAssignmentNode(aNode) =>
     `${aNode["object"]->toStringSymbolNode} = ${aNode["value"]->toStringMathJsNode}`
   | MjBlockNode(bNode) => `{${bNode["blocks"]->toStringBlocks}}`
+  | MjConditionalNode(cNode) =>
+    `ternary(${toStringMathJsNode(cNode["condition"])}, ${toStringMathJsNode(
+        cNode["trueExpr"],
+      )}, ${toStringMathJsNode(cNode["falseExpr"])})`
   | MjConstantNode(cNode) => cNode["value"]->toStringValue
   | MjFunctionAssignmentNode(faNode) => faNode->toStringFunctionAssignmentNode
   | MjFunctionNode(fNode) => fNode->toStringFunctionNode
diff --git a/packages/squiggle-lang/src/rescript/Reducer/Reducer_MathJs/Reducer_MathJs_ToExpression.res b/packages/squiggle-lang/src/rescript/Reducer/Reducer_MathJs/Reducer_MathJs_ToExpression.res
index ca040190..6355de88 100644
--- a/packages/squiggle-lang/src/rescript/Reducer/Reducer_MathJs/Reducer_MathJs_ToExpression.res
+++ b/packages/squiggle-lang/src/rescript/Reducer/Reducer_MathJs/Reducer_MathJs_ToExpression.res
@@ -113,6 +113,20 @@ let rec fromInnerNode = (mathJsNode: Parse.node): result<expression, errorValue>
       aNode["items"]->Belt.List.fromArray->fromNodeList->Result.map(list => ExpressionT.EList(list))
     }
 
+    let caseConditionalNode = cndNode => {
+      let rCondition = fromInnerNode(cndNode["condition"])
+      let rTrueExpr = fromInnerNode(cndNode["trueExpr"])
+      let rFalse = fromInnerNode(cndNode["falseExpr"])
+
+      rCondition->Result.flatMap(condition =>
+        rTrueExpr->Result.flatMap(trueExpr =>
+          rFalse->Result.flatMap(falseExpr =>
+            ExpressionBuilder.eFunction("$$ternary", list{condition, trueExpr, falseExpr})->Ok
+          )
+        )
+      )
+    }
+
     let rFinalExpression: result<expression, errorValue> = switch typedMathJsNode {
     | MjAccessorNode(aNode) => caseAccessorNode(aNode["object"], aNode["index"])
     | MjArrayNode(aNode) => caseArrayNode(aNode)
@@ -123,6 +137,7 @@ let rec fromInnerNode = (mathJsNode: Parse.node): result<expression, errorValue>
         rExpr
       }
     | MjBlockNode(bNode) => bNode["blocks"]->Js.Array2.map(blockToNode)->caseBlock
+    | MjConditionalNode(cndNode) => caseConditionalNode(cndNode)
     | MjConstantNode(cNode) =>
       cNode["value"]->JavaScript.Gate.jsToEv->Result.flatMap(v => v->ExpressionT.EValue->Ok)
     | MjFunctionAssignmentNode(faNode) => caseFunctionAssignmentNode(faNode)