diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2953cfd..b32e63f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "regor",
-  "version": "1.7.6",
+  "version": "1.7.7",
   "description": "A reactive UI library for TypeScript and JavaScript. Connect state to HTML and SVG with direct DOM updates.",
   "author": "Ahmed Yasin Koculu",
   "license": "MIT",
diff --git a/src/bind/IfBinder.ts b/src/bind/IfBinder.ts
index 28e08b8..420d815 100644
--- a/src/bind/IfBinder.ts
+++ b/src/bind/IfBinder.ts
@@ -236,6 +236,12 @@ export class IfBinder {
     const capturedContext = parser.__capture()
 
     const refresh = (): void => {
+      // Removal detaches the region before deferred unbind stops this observer.
+      if (
+        commentBegin.parentNode !== parent ||
+        commentEnd.parentNode !== parent
+      )
+        return
       parser.__scoped(capturedContext, () => {
         if (toBoolean(value()[0])) {
           if (!isIfMounted) {
diff --git a/tests/bind/if-lifecycle.spec.ts b/tests/bind/if-lifecycle.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e85020c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/bind/if-lifecycle.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,134 @@
+import { expect, test } from 'vitest'
+
+import { createApp, drainUnbind, html, observerCount, ref } from '../../src'
+
+test.each([false, true])(
+  'a removed template ignores nested r-if updates (drain cleanup first: %s)',
+  async (drainFirst) => {
+    const root = document.createElement('div')
+    const visible = ref(true)
+    const warning = ref(false)
+    const app = createApp(
+      { visible, warning },
+      {
+        element: root,
+        template: html`<template r-if="visible">
+          <p r-if="warning">Older version</p>
+          <span>Results</span>
+        </template>`,
+      },
+    )
+
+    try {
+      expect(root.querySelector('span')?.textContent).toBe('Results')
+      expect(observerCount(warning)).toBe(1)
+      visible(false)
+      if (drainFirst) await drainUnbind()
+      // Cached results can update nested state in the same turn as removal.
+      warning(true)
+      expect(root.querySelector('p')).toBeNull()
+      expect(root.querySelector('span')).toBeNull()
+      if (drainFirst) expect(observerCount(warning)).toBe(0)
+
+      visible(true)
+      expect(root.querySelectorAll('p')).toHaveLength(1)
+      expect(root.querySelector('p')?.textContent).toBe('Older version')
+      await drainUnbind()
+      expect(observerCount(warning)).toBe(1)
+      warning(false)
+      expect(root.querySelector('p')).toBeNull()
+      warning(true)
+      expect(root.querySelectorAll('p')).toHaveLength(1)
+    } finally {
+      app.unbind()
+      await drainUnbind()
+      expect(observerCount(visible)).toBe(0)
+      expect(observerCount(warning)).toBe(0)
+    }
+  },
+)
+
+test.each([
+  ['elseif', 'if'],
+  ['if', 'elseif'],
+  ['if', 'else'],
+  ['elseif', 'else'],
+  ['else', 'if'],
+  ['else', 'elseif'],
+])(
+  'a removed template ignores nested branch changes from %s to %s',
+  async (initialBranch, nextBranch) => {
+    const root = document.createElement('div')
+    const visible = ref(true)
+    const branch = ref(initialBranch)
+    const app = createApp(
+      { visible, branch },
+      {
+        element: root,
+        template: html`<template r-if="visible">
+            <p r-if="branch === 'if'">if</p>
+            <p r-else-if="branch === 'elseif'">elseif</p>
+            <p r-else>else</p>
+          </template>
+          <strong>Outside</strong>`,
+      },
+    )
+
+    try {
+      expect(root.querySelector('p')?.textContent).toBe(initialBranch)
+      visible(false)
+      branch(nextBranch)
+      expect(root.querySelector('p')).toBeNull()
+      expect(root.querySelector('strong')?.textContent).toBe('Outside')
+
+      visible(true)
+      expect(root.querySelectorAll('p')).toHaveLength(1)
+      expect(root.querySelector('p')?.textContent).toBe(nextBranch)
+      await drainUnbind()
+      expect(root.querySelector('p')?.textContent).toBe(nextBranch)
+    } finally {
+      app.unbind()
+      await drainUnbind()
+    }
+  },
+)
+
+test('a removed template ignores an independent nested r-else-if observer', async () => {
+  const root = document.createElement('div')
+  const visible = ref(true)
+  const warning = ref(false)
+  const app = createApp(
+    { visible, warning },
+    {
+      element: root,
+      template: html`<template r-if="visible">
+        <p r-if="false">if</p>
+        <p r-else-if="warning">Older version</p>
+        <p r-else>Results</p>
+      </template>`,
+    },
+  )
+
+  try {
+    expect(root.querySelector('p')?.textContent).toBe('Results')
+    visible(false)
+    warning(true)
+    expect(root.querySelector('p')).toBeNull()
+    warning(false)
+    expect(root.querySelector('p')).toBeNull()
+    warning(true)
+    await drainUnbind()
+    expect(observerCount(warning)).toBe(0)
+
+    visible(true)
+    expect(root.querySelectorAll('p')).toHaveLength(1)
+    expect(root.querySelector('p')?.textContent).toBe('Older version')
+    warning(false)
+    expect(root.querySelectorAll('p')).toHaveLength(1)
+    expect(root.querySelector('p')?.textContent).toBe('Results')
+  } finally {
+    app.unbind()
+    await drainUnbind()
+    expect(observerCount(warning)).toBe(0)
+  }
+})