diff --git a/src/Riok.Mapperly/Descriptors/Mappings/ExistingTarget/NullDelegateExistingTargetMapping.cs b/src/Riok.Mapperly/Descriptors/Mappings/ExistingTarget/NullDelegateExistingTargetMapping.cs
index 329c6bad31..56b33dde65 100644
--- a/src/Riok.Mapperly/Descriptors/Mappings/ExistingTarget/NullDelegateExistingTargetMapping.cs
+++ b/src/Riok.Mapperly/Descriptors/Mappings/ExistingTarget/NullDelegateExistingTargetMapping.cs
@@ -33,8 +33,15 @@ public override IEnumerable<StatementSyntax> Build(TypeMappingBuildContext ctx,
         if (!SourceType.IsNullable() && !TargetType.IsNullable())
             return body;
 
+        var enumerated = body.ToArray();
+
+        // if body is empty don't generate an if statement
+        if (!enumerated.Any())
+        {
+            return Enumerable.Empty<StatementSyntax>();
+        }
+
         // if (source != null && target != null) { body }
-        return new[] { IfStatement(IfNoneNull((SourceType, ctx.Source), (TargetType, target)), Block(body)), };
-        ;
+        return new[] { IfStatement(IfNoneNull((SourceType, ctx.Source), (TargetType, target)), Block(enumerated)), };
     }
 }
diff --git a/test/Riok.Mapperly.IntegrationTests/_snapshots/NET_48/MapperTest.SnapshotGeneratedSource.verified.cs b/test/Riok.Mapperly.IntegrationTests/_snapshots/NET_48/MapperTest.SnapshotGeneratedSource.verified.cs
index 69c860dde3..1571a1b5f2 100644
--- a/test/Riok.Mapperly.IntegrationTests/_snapshots/NET_48/MapperTest.SnapshotGeneratedSource.verified.cs
+++ b/test/Riok.Mapperly.IntegrationTests/_snapshots/NET_48/MapperTest.SnapshotGeneratedSource.verified.cs
@@ -178,10 +178,6 @@ public partial int ParseableInt(string value)
             target.NestedNullableTargetNotNullable = MapToTestObjectNested(dto.NestedNullableTargetNotNullable);
             target.StringNullableTargetNotNullable = dto.StringNullableTargetNotNullable;
             target.SourceTargetSameObjectType = dto.SourceTargetSameObjectType;
-            if (dto.SpanValue != null)
-            {
-            }
-
             target.MemoryValue = MapToStringArray(dto.MemoryValue.Span);
             target.StackValue = new global::System.Collections.Generic.Stack<string>(global::System.Linq.Enumerable.Select(dto.StackValue, x => x.ToString()));
             target.QueueValue = new global::System.Collections.Generic.Queue<string>(global::System.Linq.Enumerable.Select(dto.QueueValue, x => x.ToString()));
diff --git a/test/Riok.Mapperly.IntegrationTests/_snapshots/NET_48/StaticMapperTest.SnapshotGeneratedSource.verified.cs b/test/Riok.Mapperly.IntegrationTests/_snapshots/NET_48/StaticMapperTest.SnapshotGeneratedSource.verified.cs
index 6321bdf662..9472fa3826 100644
--- a/test/Riok.Mapperly.IntegrationTests/_snapshots/NET_48/StaticMapperTest.SnapshotGeneratedSource.verified.cs
+++ b/test/Riok.Mapperly.IntegrationTests/_snapshots/NET_48/StaticMapperTest.SnapshotGeneratedSource.verified.cs
@@ -271,10 +271,6 @@ public static partial int ParseableInt(string value)
             target.NestedNullableTargetNotNullable = MapToTestObjectNested(dto.NestedNullableTargetNotNullable);
             target.StringNullableTargetNotNullable = dto.StringNullableTargetNotNullable;
             target.SourceTargetSameObjectType = dto.SourceTargetSameObjectType;
-            if (dto.SpanValue != null)
-            {
-            }
-
             target.MemoryValue = MapToStringArray(dto.MemoryValue.Span);
             target.StackValue = new global::System.Collections.Generic.Stack<string>(global::System.Linq.Enumerable.Select(dto.StackValue, x => x.ToString()));
             target.QueueValue = new global::System.Collections.Generic.Queue<string>(global::System.Linq.Enumerable.Select(dto.QueueValue, x => x.ToString()));
diff --git a/test/Riok.Mapperly.IntegrationTests/_snapshots/Roslyn_4_4_OR_LOWER/MapperTest.SnapshotGeneratedSource.verified.cs b/test/Riok.Mapperly.IntegrationTests/_snapshots/Roslyn_4_4_OR_LOWER/MapperTest.SnapshotGeneratedSource.verified.cs
index 63583c5592..a6c1ff0f3f 100644
--- a/test/Riok.Mapperly.IntegrationTests/_snapshots/Roslyn_4_4_OR_LOWER/MapperTest.SnapshotGeneratedSource.verified.cs
+++ b/test/Riok.Mapperly.IntegrationTests/_snapshots/Roslyn_4_4_OR_LOWER/MapperTest.SnapshotGeneratedSource.verified.cs
@@ -174,10 +174,6 @@ public partial int ParseableInt(string value)
             target.NestedNullableTargetNotNullable = MapToTestObjectNested(dto.NestedNullableTargetNotNullable);
             target.StringNullableTargetNotNullable = dto.StringNullableTargetNotNullable;
             target.SourceTargetSameObjectType = dto.SourceTargetSameObjectType;
-            if (dto.SpanValue != null)
-            {
-            }
-
             target.MemoryValue = MapToStringArray(dto.MemoryValue.Span);
             target.StackValue = new global::System.Collections.Generic.Stack<string>(global::System.Linq.Enumerable.Select(dto.StackValue, x => x.ToString()));
             target.QueueValue = new global::System.Collections.Generic.Queue<string>(global::System.Linq.Enumerable.Select(dto.QueueValue, x => x.ToString()));
diff --git a/test/Riok.Mapperly.IntegrationTests/_snapshots/Roslyn_4_4_OR_LOWER/StaticMapperTest.SnapshotGeneratedSource.verified.cs b/test/Riok.Mapperly.IntegrationTests/_snapshots/Roslyn_4_4_OR_LOWER/StaticMapperTest.SnapshotGeneratedSource.verified.cs
index ab6f019a34..a9079eae69 100644
--- a/test/Riok.Mapperly.IntegrationTests/_snapshots/Roslyn_4_4_OR_LOWER/StaticMapperTest.SnapshotGeneratedSource.verified.cs
+++ b/test/Riok.Mapperly.IntegrationTests/_snapshots/Roslyn_4_4_OR_LOWER/StaticMapperTest.SnapshotGeneratedSource.verified.cs
@@ -266,10 +266,6 @@ public static partial int ParseableInt(string value)
             target.NestedNullableTargetNotNullable = MapToTestObjectNested(dto.NestedNullableTargetNotNullable);
             target.StringNullableTargetNotNullable = dto.StringNullableTargetNotNullable;
             target.SourceTargetSameObjectType = dto.SourceTargetSameObjectType;
-            if (dto.SpanValue != null)
-            {
-            }
-
             target.MemoryValue = MapToStringArray(dto.MemoryValue.Span);
             target.StackValue = new global::System.Collections.Generic.Stack<string>(global::System.Linq.Enumerable.Select(dto.StackValue, x => x.ToString()));
             target.QueueValue = new global::System.Collections.Generic.Queue<string>(global::System.Linq.Enumerable.Select(dto.QueueValue, x => x.ToString()));
diff --git a/test/Riok.Mapperly.IntegrationTests/_snapshots/Roslyn_4_5/MapperTest.SnapshotGeneratedSource.verified.cs b/test/Riok.Mapperly.IntegrationTests/_snapshots/Roslyn_4_5/MapperTest.SnapshotGeneratedSource.verified.cs
index 6045c2198d..71c0f5cb6e 100644
--- a/test/Riok.Mapperly.IntegrationTests/_snapshots/Roslyn_4_5/MapperTest.SnapshotGeneratedSource.verified.cs
+++ b/test/Riok.Mapperly.IntegrationTests/_snapshots/Roslyn_4_5/MapperTest.SnapshotGeneratedSource.verified.cs
@@ -180,10 +180,6 @@ public partial int ParseableInt(string value)
             target.NestedNullableTargetNotNullable = MapToTestObjectNested(dto.NestedNullableTargetNotNullable);
             target.StringNullableTargetNotNullable = dto.StringNullableTargetNotNullable;
             target.SourceTargetSameObjectType = dto.SourceTargetSameObjectType;
-            if (dto.SpanValue != null)
-            {
-            }
-
             target.MemoryValue = MapToStringArray(dto.MemoryValue.Span);
             target.StackValue = new global::System.Collections.Generic.Stack<string>(global::System.Linq.Enumerable.Select(dto.StackValue, x => x.ToString()));
             target.QueueValue = new global::System.Collections.Generic.Queue<string>(global::System.Linq.Enumerable.Select(dto.QueueValue, x => x.ToString()));
@@ -444,4 +440,4 @@ private string MapToString1(global::Riok.Mapperly.IntegrationTests.Dto.TestEnumD
             return target;
         }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/test/Riok.Mapperly.IntegrationTests/_snapshots/Roslyn_4_5/StaticMapperTest.SnapshotGeneratedSource.verified.cs b/test/Riok.Mapperly.IntegrationTests/_snapshots/Roslyn_4_5/StaticMapperTest.SnapshotGeneratedSource.verified.cs
index 699997e00c..dc7814fef4 100644
--- a/test/Riok.Mapperly.IntegrationTests/_snapshots/Roslyn_4_5/StaticMapperTest.SnapshotGeneratedSource.verified.cs
+++ b/test/Riok.Mapperly.IntegrationTests/_snapshots/Roslyn_4_5/StaticMapperTest.SnapshotGeneratedSource.verified.cs
@@ -275,10 +275,6 @@ public static partial int ParseableInt(string value)
             target.NestedNullableTargetNotNullable = MapToTestObjectNested(dto.NestedNullableTargetNotNullable);
             target.StringNullableTargetNotNullable = dto.StringNullableTargetNotNullable;
             target.SourceTargetSameObjectType = dto.SourceTargetSameObjectType;
-            if (dto.SpanValue != null)
-            {
-            }
-
             target.MemoryValue = MapToStringArray(dto.MemoryValue.Span);
             target.StackValue = new global::System.Collections.Generic.Stack<string>(global::System.Linq.Enumerable.Select(dto.StackValue, x => x.ToString()));
             target.QueueValue = new global::System.Collections.Generic.Queue<string>(global::System.Linq.Enumerable.Select(dto.QueueValue, x => x.ToString()));
diff --git a/test/Riok.Mapperly.Tests/Mapping/NullableTest.cs b/test/Riok.Mapperly.Tests/Mapping/NullableTest.cs
index feacc1bf0a..5369fb4bce 100644
--- a/test/Riok.Mapperly.Tests/Mapping/NullableTest.cs
+++ b/test/Riok.Mapperly.Tests/Mapping/NullableTest.cs
@@ -165,6 +165,42 @@ public void WithExistingInstanceNullableSource()
             );
     }
 
+    [Fact]
+    public void ToTargetShouldNotGenerateEmptyIfStatement()
+    {
+        var source = TestSourceBuilder.MapperWithBodyAndTypes(
+            "partial B Map(A source)",
+            "class A { public C Value { get; set; } }",
+            "class B { public D? Value { get; } }",
+            "class C { public int Id { get; set; } }",
+            "class D { public int Id { get;  } }"
+        );
+
+        TestHelper
+            .GenerateMapper(source, TestHelperOptions.AllowDiagnostics)
+            .Should()
+            .HaveSingleMethodBody(
+                """
+                var target = new global::B();
+                return target;
+                """
+            );
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void ExistingTargetShouldNotGenerateEmptyIfStatement()
+    {
+        var source = TestSourceBuilder.MapperWithBodyAndTypes(
+            "partial void Map(A source, B destination)",
+            "class A { public C Value { get; set; } }",
+            "class B { public D? Value { get; } }",
+            "class C { public int Id { get; set; } }",
+            "class D { public int Id { get;  } }"
+        );
+
+        TestHelper.GenerateMapper(source, TestHelperOptions.AllowDiagnostics).Should().HaveSingleMethodBody("");
+    }
+
     [Fact]
     public Task ShouldUpgradeNullabilityInDisabledNullableContext()
     {