diff --git a/docs/SYNTAX.md b/docs/SYNTAX.md
index 4233f85..d9dbb87 100644
--- a/docs/SYNTAX.md
+++ b/docs/SYNTAX.md
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ The `conditionN` can be:
 | `variable [not] operation value`               | check the variable against a value          |
 | `variable [not] operation (value1,value2,...)` | check the variable against a list of values |
 
-For a simple value the allowed operations are `eq`, `ne`, `gt`, `lt`, `ge`, `le`, `contains` and the value can be a quoted string or an integer. For a list of values the allowed operations are `contains`, `in` and the value of the variable is checked against all the elements of the list until one matches. The operation can be preceded by `not` for readability, instead of using it in the front.
+For a simple value the allowed operations are `eq`, `ne`, `gt`, `lt`, `ge`, `le`, `contains` and the value can be a quoted string, an integer, or another variable name (e.g., `<ppp:if var1 contains var2>`). When the value is a variable name, it is resolved to the variable's current value before comparison. For a list of values the allowed operations are `contains`, `in` and the value of the variable is checked against all the elements of the list until one matches. The operation can be preceded by `not` for readability, instead of using it in the front.
 
 When a variable used in an integer comparison is undefined or cannot be converted to an integer (e.g. it contains non-numeric text or is an empty string), the behavior depends on the `on_warning` setting: in `warn` mode the comparison evaluates to false, and in `stop` mode an error is raised.
 
diff --git a/grammar.lark b/grammar.lark
index 7ae47a2..f6d8e13 100644
--- a/grammar.lark
+++ b/grammar.lark
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ operation_and: condition _WHITESPACE "and" _WHITESPACE condition
 operation_or: condition _WHITESPACE "or" _WHITESPACE condition
 operation_not: "not" ( ( _WHITESPACE ungrouped_condition ) | ( _WHITESPACE? grouped_condition ) )
 truthy_operand: IDENTIFIER
-comparison_simple_value: IDENTIFIER _WHITESPACE ( /not/ _WHITESPACE )? /eq|ne|gt|lt|ge|le|contains/ _WHITESPACE SIMPLEVALUE
+comparison_simple_value: IDENTIFIER _WHITESPACE ( /not/ _WHITESPACE )? /eq|ne|gt|lt|ge|le|contains/ _WHITESPACE ( SIMPLEVALUE | IDENTIFIER )
 comparison_list_value: IDENTIFIER _WHITESPACE ( /not/ _WHITESPACE )? /contains|in/ _WHITESPACE listvalue
 listvalue.9: "(" _WHITESPACE? SIMPLEVALUE ( _WHITESPACE? "," _WHITESPACE? SIMPLEVALUE )* _WHITESPACE? ")"
 
diff --git a/ppp.py b/ppp.py
index 7b1e144..80d8558 100644
--- a/ppp.py
+++ b/ppp.py
@@ -1082,6 +1082,24 @@ class PromptPostProcessor:  # pylint: disable=too-few-public-methods,too-many-in
                     )
                 )
 
+        def __resolve_cond_value(self, c: str):
+            """Resolve a condition value: try int first, fall back to variable lookup."""
+            try:
+                return int(c)
+            except ValueError:
+                # Bare identifier — resolve as variable reference
+                if c.startswith("_"):
+                    val = self.__ppp.system_variables.get(c, None)
+                    if val is None:
+                        val = ""
+                        self.warn_or_stop(f"Unknown system variable {c}")
+                else:
+                    val = self.__get_user_variable_value(c)
+                    if val is None:
+                        val = ""
+                        self.warn_or_stop(f"Unknown user variable {c}")
+                return val.lower() if isinstance(val, str) else val
+
         def __eval_basiccondition(self, cond_var: str, cond_comp: str, cond_value: str | list[str]) -> bool:
             """
             Evaluate a condition based on the given variable, comparison, and value.
@@ -1133,7 +1151,7 @@ class PromptPostProcessor:  # pylint: disable=too-few-public-methods,too-many-in
                 (
                     c[1:-1].lower()
                     if c.startswith('"') or c.startswith("'")
-                    else True if c.lower() == "true" else False if c.lower() == "false" or c == "" else int(c)
+                    else True if c.lower() == "true" else False if c.lower() == "false" or c == "" else self.__resolve_cond_value(c)
                 )
                 for c in cond_value
             )
diff --git a/tests/tests.py b/tests/tests.py
index c037fef..05506ff 100644
--- a/tests/tests.py
+++ b/tests/tests.py
@@ -1328,6 +1328,44 @@ class TestPromptPostProcessor(TestPromptPostProcessorBase):
             ppp=self.nocupppp,
         )
 
+    # Variable-vs-variable comparison tests
+
+    def test_cmd_if_var_vs_var_eq(self):  # var eq var: both set to same value, if-branch taken
+        self.process(
+            PromptPair(
+                "<ppp:set v1>hello<ppp:/set><ppp:set v2>hello<ppp:/set><ppp:if v1 eq v2>YES<ppp:else>NO<ppp:/if>",
+                "",
+            ),
+            PromptPair("YES", ""),
+        )
+
+    def test_cmd_if_var_vs_var_ne(self):  # var ne var: different values, ne condition true
+        self.process(
+            PromptPair(
+                "<ppp:set v1>apple<ppp:/set><ppp:set v2>orange<ppp:/set><ppp:if v1 ne v2>YES<ppp:else>NO<ppp:/if>",
+                "",
+            ),
+            PromptPair("YES", ""),
+        )
+
+    def test_cmd_if_var_vs_var_contains(self):  # var contains var: var1 contains var2's value
+        self.process(
+            PromptPair(
+                "<ppp:set v1>hello world<ppp:/set><ppp:set v2>hello<ppp:/set><ppp:if v1 contains v2>YES<ppp:else>NO<ppp:/if>",
+                "",
+            ),
+            PromptPair("YES", ""),
+        )
+
+    def test_cmd_if_var_vs_var_not_contains(self):  # var not contains var: var1 does not contain var2's value
+        self.process(
+            PromptPair(
+                "<ppp:set v1>hello world<ppp:/set><ppp:set v2>goodbye<ppp:/set><ppp:if v1 not contains v2>YES<ppp:else>NO<ppp:/if>",
+                "",
+            ),
+            PromptPair("YES", ""),
+        )
+    
     # NaN/undefined variable integer comparison tests
 
     def test_cmd_if_undefined_var_int_compare_warn(self):  # undefined var integer compare with on_warning=warn