diff --git a/rules/005_microflows/005_0005_nested_if_statements.rego b/rules/005_microflows/005_0005_nested_if_statements.rego
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+# METADATA
+# scope: package
+# title: Nested if-statements
+# description: Microflow actions with nested if-statements hide complexity and are harder to maintain.
+# authors:
+# - Bart Zantingh <bart.zantingh@nl.abnamro.com>
+# custom:
+#  category: Complexity
+#  rulename: NestedIfStatements
+#  severity: MEDIUM
+#  rulenumber: "005_0005"
+#  remediation: Simplify the expression or use exclusive splits.
+#  input: "**/*$Microflow.yaml"
+package app.mendix.microflows.nested_if_statements
+
+import rego.v1
+
+annotation := rego.metadata.chain()[1].annotations
+
+default allow := false
+
+allow if count(errors) == 0
+
+regex_to_match := `^[\S\s]*(then|else)[\S\s]*(if)[\S\s]*$`
+
+errors contains error if {
+	some ex_split in input.ObjectCollection.Objects
+	ex_split["$Type"] == "Microflows$ExclusiveSplit"
+
+	regex.match(regex_to_match, ex_split.SplitCondition.Expression)
+
+	error := sprintf(
+		"[%v, %v, %v] Exclusive split with caption '%v' has nested if-statements in its expression",
+		[
+			annotation.custom.severity,
+			annotation.custom.category,
+			annotation.custom.rulenumber,
+			ex_split.Caption,
+		],
+	)
+}
diff --git a/rules/005_microflows/005_0005_nested_if_statements_test.rego b/rules/005_microflows/005_0005_nested_if_statements_test.rego
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+package app.mendix.microflows.nested_if_statements_test
+
+import data.app.mendix.microflows.nested_if_statements
+import rego.v1
+
+# Test data
+one_exclusive_split_with_no_nested_ifs := {"ObjectCollection": {
+	"$Type": "Microflows$MicroflowObjectCollection",
+	"Objects": [{
+		"$Type": "Microflows$ExpressionSplitCondition",
+		"Caption": "no nested ifs",
+		"SplitCondition": {"Expression": "if $Variable then a else b"},
+	}],
+}}
+
+multiple_exclusive_splits_with_no_nested_ifs := {"ObjectCollection": {
+	"$Type": "Microflows$MicroflowObjectCollection",
+	"Objects": [
+		{
+			"$Type": "Microflows$ExpressionSplitCondition",
+			"Caption": "ex spit 1 with no nested ifs",
+			"SplitCondition": {"Expression": "if $Variable then a else b"},
+		},
+		{
+			"$Type": "Microflows$ExpressionSplitCondition",
+			"Caption": "ex split 2 with no nested ifs",
+			"SplitCondition": {"Expression": "if $Variable then c else d"},
+		},
+	],
+}}
+
+one_exclusive_split_with_else_if := {"ObjectCollection": {
+	"$Type": "Microflows$MicroflowObjectCollection",
+	"Objects": [{
+		"$Type": "Microflows$ExclusiveSplit",
+		"Caption": "ex split with else-if",
+		"SplitCondition": {"Expression": "if true then\n\tfalse\nelse if false then\n\ttrue\nelse false"},
+	}],
+}}
+
+one_exclusive_split_with_then_if := {"ObjectCollection": {
+	"$Type": "Microflows$MicroflowObjectCollection",
+	"Objects": [{
+		"$Type": "Microflows$ExclusiveSplit",
+		"Caption": "ex split with then-if",
+		"SplitCondition": {"Expression": "if a then if b then c else d else e"},
+	}],
+}}
+
+multiple_exclusive_splits_with_one_nested_if := {"ObjectCollection": {
+	"$Type": "Microflows$MicroflowObjectCollection",
+	"Objects": [
+		{
+			"$Type": "Microflows$ExclusiveSplit",
+			"Caption": "no nested ifs",
+			"SplitCondition": {"Expression": "if $Variable then a else b"},
+		},
+		{
+			"$Type": "Microflows$ExclusiveSplit",
+			"Caption": "ex split with then-if",
+			"SplitCondition": {"Expression": "if a then b else if c then d else e"},
+		},
+	],
+}}
+
+# Test cases
+test_should_allow_when_no_exclusive_splits_with_nested_ifs if {
+	nested_if_statements.allow with input as one_exclusive_split_with_no_nested_ifs
+	nested_if_statements.allow with input as multiple_exclusive_splits_with_no_nested_ifs
+}
+
+test_should_deny_when_exclusive_splits_with_nested_ifs if {
+	not nested_if_statements.allow with input as one_exclusive_split_with_else_if
+	not nested_if_statements.allow with input as one_exclusive_split_with_then_if
+	not nested_if_statements.allow with input as multiple_exclusive_splits_with_one_nested_if
+}