diff --git a/Source/cmIfCommand.cxx b/Source/cmIfCommand.cxx
index 2806dd402..e82a8fb11 100644
--- a/Source/cmIfCommand.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmIfCommand.cxx
@@ -408,6 +408,13 @@ namespace
           makefile->GetPolicies()->GetPolicyID((argP1)->c_str(), pid),
           reducible, arg, newArgs, argP1, argP2);
         }
+      // does a target exist
+      if (*arg == "TARGET" && argP1 != newArgs.end())
+        {
+        HandlePredicate(
+          makefile->FindTargetToUse((argP1)->c_str())? true:false,
+          reducible, arg, newArgs, argP1, argP2);
+        }
       // is a variable defined
       if (*arg == "DEFINED" && argP1  != newArgs.end())
         {
diff --git a/Source/cmIfCommand.h b/Source/cmIfCommand.h
index cc83919b3..6c23aa0f5 100644
--- a/Source/cmIfCommand.h
+++ b/Source/cmIfCommand.h
@@ -142,6 +142,8 @@ public:
       "  if(POLICY policy-id)\n"
       "True if the given name is an existing policy "
       "(of the form CMP<NNNN>).\n"
+      "  if(TARGET target-name)\n"
+      "True if the given name is an existing target, built or imported.\n"
       "  if(EXISTS file-name)\n"
       "  if(EXISTS directory-name)\n"
       "True if the named file or directory exists.  "
diff --git a/Tests/Complex/Executable/CMakeLists.txt b/Tests/Complex/Executable/CMakeLists.txt
index 1c406b90e..9f64cbb15 100644
--- a/Tests/Complex/Executable/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Tests/Complex/Executable/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,6 +16,23 @@ IF(COMPLEX_TEST_CMAKELIB)
   LINK_DIRECTORIES(${Complex_BINARY_DIR}/../../Utilities/cmtar)
 ENDIF(COMPLEX_TEST_CMAKELIB)
 
+# Create an imported target for if(TARGET) test below.
+ADD_LIBRARY(ExeImportedTarget UNKNOWN IMPORTED)
+
+# Test if(TARGET) command.
+IF(NOT TARGET CMakeTestLibrary)
+  MESSAGE(FATAL_ERROR "IF(NOT TARGET CMakeTestLibrary) returned true!")
+ENDIF(NOT TARGET CMakeTestLibrary)
+IF(NOT TARGET ExeImportedTarget)
+  MESSAGE(FATAL_ERROR "IF(NOT TARGET ExeImportedTarget) returned true!")
+ENDIF(NOT TARGET ExeImportedTarget)
+IF(TARGET LibImportedTarget)
+  MESSAGE(FATAL_ERROR "IF(TARGET LibImportedTarget) returned true!")
+ENDIF(TARGET LibImportedTarget)
+IF(TARGET NotATarget)
+  MESSAGE(FATAL_ERROR "IF(TARGET NotATarget) returned true!")
+ENDIF(TARGET NotATarget)
+
   # Use LINK_LIBRARIES instead of TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES to 
 SET(COMPLEX_LIBS CMakeTestLibrary;CMakeTestLibraryShared;CMakeTestCLibraryShared)
 LINK_LIBRARIES(${COMPLEX_LIBS})
diff --git a/Tests/Complex/Library/CMakeLists.txt b/Tests/Complex/Library/CMakeLists.txt
index 0fae1ec1e..4f2e5a4ae 100644
--- a/Tests/Complex/Library/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Tests/Complex/Library/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -114,6 +114,10 @@ INSTALL_FILES(/tmp .cxx ${Complex_BINARY_DIR}/cmTestConfigure.h)
 # Test creating a library that is not built by default.
 ADD_LIBRARY(notInAllLib EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL notInAllLib.cxx)
 
+# Create an imported target for if(TARGET) test in Executable dir.
+# That test should not see this target.
+ADD_LIBRARY(LibImportedTarget UNKNOWN IMPORTED)
+
 # Test generation of preprocessed sources.
 IF("${CMAKE_GENERATOR}" MATCHES "Makefile" AND CMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM)
   IF(CMAKE_CXX_CREATE_PREPROCESSED_SOURCE)
diff --git a/Tests/ComplexOneConfig/Executable/CMakeLists.txt b/Tests/ComplexOneConfig/Executable/CMakeLists.txt
index 1c406b90e..9f64cbb15 100644
--- a/Tests/ComplexOneConfig/Executable/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Tests/ComplexOneConfig/Executable/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,6 +16,23 @@ IF(COMPLEX_TEST_CMAKELIB)
   LINK_DIRECTORIES(${Complex_BINARY_DIR}/../../Utilities/cmtar)
 ENDIF(COMPLEX_TEST_CMAKELIB)
 
+# Create an imported target for if(TARGET) test below.
+ADD_LIBRARY(ExeImportedTarget UNKNOWN IMPORTED)
+
+# Test if(TARGET) command.
+IF(NOT TARGET CMakeTestLibrary)
+  MESSAGE(FATAL_ERROR "IF(NOT TARGET CMakeTestLibrary) returned true!")
+ENDIF(NOT TARGET CMakeTestLibrary)
+IF(NOT TARGET ExeImportedTarget)
+  MESSAGE(FATAL_ERROR "IF(NOT TARGET ExeImportedTarget) returned true!")
+ENDIF(NOT TARGET ExeImportedTarget)
+IF(TARGET LibImportedTarget)
+  MESSAGE(FATAL_ERROR "IF(TARGET LibImportedTarget) returned true!")
+ENDIF(TARGET LibImportedTarget)
+IF(TARGET NotATarget)
+  MESSAGE(FATAL_ERROR "IF(TARGET NotATarget) returned true!")
+ENDIF(TARGET NotATarget)
+
   # Use LINK_LIBRARIES instead of TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES to 
 SET(COMPLEX_LIBS CMakeTestLibrary;CMakeTestLibraryShared;CMakeTestCLibraryShared)
 LINK_LIBRARIES(${COMPLEX_LIBS})
diff --git a/Tests/ComplexOneConfig/Library/CMakeLists.txt b/Tests/ComplexOneConfig/Library/CMakeLists.txt
index 0fae1ec1e..4f2e5a4ae 100644
--- a/Tests/ComplexOneConfig/Library/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Tests/ComplexOneConfig/Library/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -114,6 +114,10 @@ INSTALL_FILES(/tmp .cxx ${Complex_BINARY_DIR}/cmTestConfigure.h)
 # Test creating a library that is not built by default.
 ADD_LIBRARY(notInAllLib EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL notInAllLib.cxx)
 
+# Create an imported target for if(TARGET) test in Executable dir.
+# That test should not see this target.
+ADD_LIBRARY(LibImportedTarget UNKNOWN IMPORTED)
+
 # Test generation of preprocessed sources.
 IF("${CMAKE_GENERATOR}" MATCHES "Makefile" AND CMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM)
   IF(CMAKE_CXX_CREATE_PREPROCESSED_SOURCE)
diff --git a/Tests/ComplexRelativePaths/Executable/CMakeLists.txt b/Tests/ComplexRelativePaths/Executable/CMakeLists.txt
index 1c406b90e..9f64cbb15 100644
--- a/Tests/ComplexRelativePaths/Executable/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Tests/ComplexRelativePaths/Executable/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,6 +16,23 @@ IF(COMPLEX_TEST_CMAKELIB)
   LINK_DIRECTORIES(${Complex_BINARY_DIR}/../../Utilities/cmtar)
 ENDIF(COMPLEX_TEST_CMAKELIB)
 
+# Create an imported target for if(TARGET) test below.
+ADD_LIBRARY(ExeImportedTarget UNKNOWN IMPORTED)
+
+# Test if(TARGET) command.
+IF(NOT TARGET CMakeTestLibrary)
+  MESSAGE(FATAL_ERROR "IF(NOT TARGET CMakeTestLibrary) returned true!")
+ENDIF(NOT TARGET CMakeTestLibrary)
+IF(NOT TARGET ExeImportedTarget)
+  MESSAGE(FATAL_ERROR "IF(NOT TARGET ExeImportedTarget) returned true!")
+ENDIF(NOT TARGET ExeImportedTarget)
+IF(TARGET LibImportedTarget)
+  MESSAGE(FATAL_ERROR "IF(TARGET LibImportedTarget) returned true!")
+ENDIF(TARGET LibImportedTarget)
+IF(TARGET NotATarget)
+  MESSAGE(FATAL_ERROR "IF(TARGET NotATarget) returned true!")
+ENDIF(TARGET NotATarget)
+
   # Use LINK_LIBRARIES instead of TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES to 
 SET(COMPLEX_LIBS CMakeTestLibrary;CMakeTestLibraryShared;CMakeTestCLibraryShared)
 LINK_LIBRARIES(${COMPLEX_LIBS})
diff --git a/Tests/ComplexRelativePaths/Library/CMakeLists.txt b/Tests/ComplexRelativePaths/Library/CMakeLists.txt
index 0fae1ec1e..4f2e5a4ae 100644
--- a/Tests/ComplexRelativePaths/Library/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Tests/ComplexRelativePaths/Library/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -114,6 +114,10 @@ INSTALL_FILES(/tmp .cxx ${Complex_BINARY_DIR}/cmTestConfigure.h)
 # Test creating a library that is not built by default.
 ADD_LIBRARY(notInAllLib EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL notInAllLib.cxx)
 
+# Create an imported target for if(TARGET) test in Executable dir.
+# That test should not see this target.
+ADD_LIBRARY(LibImportedTarget UNKNOWN IMPORTED)
+
 # Test generation of preprocessed sources.
 IF("${CMAKE_GENERATOR}" MATCHES "Makefile" AND CMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM)
   IF(CMAKE_CXX_CREATE_PREPROCESSED_SOURCE)