diff --git a/rules-tests/DeadCode/Rector/If_/RemoveAlwaysTrueIfConditionRector/Fixture/skip_with_html.php.inc b/rules-tests/DeadCode/Rector/If_/RemoveAlwaysTrueIfConditionRector/Fixture/skip_with_html.php.inc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..685f9ffd037
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rules-tests/DeadCode/Rector/If_/RemoveAlwaysTrueIfConditionRector/Fixture/skip_with_html.php.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+$alwaysTrue = true;
+
+if ($alwaysTrue): ?>
+    <span>Always visible</span>
+<?php endif;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/rules/DeadCode/Rector/If_/RemoveAlwaysTrueIfConditionRector.php b/rules/DeadCode/Rector/If_/RemoveAlwaysTrueIfConditionRector.php
index 01cdd4ff7d8..cf0f8c737a8 100644
--- a/rules/DeadCode/Rector/If_/RemoveAlwaysTrueIfConditionRector.php
+++ b/rules/DeadCode/Rector/If_/RemoveAlwaysTrueIfConditionRector.php
@@ -109,19 +109,23 @@ public function getNodeTypes(): array
      */
     public function refactor(Node $node): int|null|array|If_
     {
-        if ($node->cond instanceof BooleanAnd) {
-            return $this->refactorIfWithBooleanAnd($node);
-        }
-
         if ($node->else instanceof Else_) {
             return null;
         }
 
-        // just one if
+        // not just one if
         if ($node->elseifs !== []) {
             return null;
         }
 
+        if ($this->getFile()->containsHTML()) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        if ($node->cond instanceof BooleanAnd) {
+            return $this->refactorIfWithBooleanAnd($node);
+        }
+
         if ($this->shouldSkipExpr($node->cond)) {
             return null;
         }