diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d7e5af83..24779ed9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ Breaking changes:
 
 New features:
 
+- Add lazily evaluated versions of the conditional functions for applicatives
+  and monads ifM', when', whenM', unless' and unlessM' (#313)
+
 Bugfixes:
 
 Other improvements:
diff --git a/src/Control/Applicative.purs b/src/Control/Applicative.purs
index 6d444460..22ccec27 100644
--- a/src/Control/Applicative.purs
+++ b/src/Control/Applicative.purs
@@ -3,14 +3,18 @@ module Control.Applicative
   , pure
   , liftA1
   , unless
+  , unless'
   , when
+  , when'
   , module Control.Apply
   , module Data.Functor
   ) where
 
 import Control.Apply (class Apply, apply, (*>), (<*), (<*>))
+import Control.Category ((<<<))
 
 import Data.Functor (class Functor, map, void, ($>), (<#>), (<$), (<$>))
+import Data.HeytingAlgebra (not)
 import Data.Unit (Unit, unit)
 import Type.Proxy (Proxy(..))
 
@@ -64,7 +68,14 @@ when :: forall m. Applicative m => Boolean -> m Unit -> m Unit
 when true m = m
 when false _ = pure unit
 
+-- | Construct an applicative action when a condition is true.
+when' :: forall m a. Applicative m => (a -> Boolean) -> (a -> m Unit) -> a -> m Unit
+when' f m a = if f a then m a else pure unit
+
 -- | Perform an applicative action unless a condition is true.
 unless :: forall m. Applicative m => Boolean -> m Unit -> m Unit
-unless false m = m
-unless true _ = pure unit
+unless = when <<< not
+
+-- | Construct an applicative action unless a condition is true.
+unless' :: forall m a. Applicative m => (a -> Boolean) -> (a -> m Unit) -> a -> m Unit
+unless' = when' <<< not
diff --git a/src/Control/Bind.purs b/src/Control/Bind.purs
index c6d8a6ae..b5574c9d 100644
--- a/src/Control/Bind.purs
+++ b/src/Control/Bind.purs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ module Control.Bind
   , composeKleisliFlipped
   , (<=<)
   , ifM
+  , ifM'
   , module Data.Functor
   , module Control.Apply
   , module Control.Applicative
@@ -148,3 +149,20 @@ infixr 1 composeKleisliFlipped as <=<
 -- | ```
 ifM :: forall a m. Bind m => m Boolean -> m a -> m a -> m a
 ifM cond t f = cond >>= \cond' -> if cond' then t else f
+
+-- | Similar to `ifM` but for use in cases where one of the monadic actions may
+-- | be expensive to construct.
+-- |
+-- | ```purescript
+-- | main :: Effect Unit
+-- | main = do
+-- |   response <- ifM' exists update create user
+-- |   log response
+-- |
+-- |   where
+-- |     create :: User -> Effect String
+-- |     update :: User -> Effect String
+-- |     exists :: User -> Effect Boolean
+-- | ```
+ifM' :: forall a b m. Bind m => (a -> m Boolean) -> (a -> m b) -> (a -> m b) -> a -> m b
+ifM' cond t f a = cond a >>= \cond' -> if cond' then t a else f a
diff --git a/src/Control/Monad.purs b/src/Control/Monad.purs
index 3d8400ae..f1b67773 100644
--- a/src/Control/Monad.purs
+++ b/src/Control/Monad.purs
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ module Control.Monad
   ( class Monad
   , liftM1
   , whenM
+  , whenM'
   , unlessM
+  , unlessM'
   , ap
   , module Data.Functor
   , module Control.Apply
@@ -12,10 +14,13 @@ module Control.Monad
 
 import Control.Applicative (class Applicative, liftA1, pure, unless, when)
 import Control.Apply (class Apply, apply, (*>), (<*), (<*>))
-import Control.Bind (class Bind, bind, ifM, join, (<=<), (=<<), (>=>), (>>=))
+import Control.Bind (class Bind, bind, join, (<=<), (=<<), (>=>), (>>=), ifM, ifM')
+import Control.Category ((>>>))
 
+import Data.HeytingAlgebra (not)
+import Data.Function (($))
 import Data.Functor (class Functor, map, void, ($>), (<#>), (<$), (<$>))
-import Data.Unit (Unit)
+import Data.Unit (Unit, unit)
 import Type.Proxy (Proxy)
 
 -- | The `Monad` type class combines the operations of the `Bind` and
@@ -55,16 +60,22 @@ liftM1 f a = do
 -- | Perform a monadic action when a condition is true, where the conditional
 -- | value is also in a monadic context.
 whenM :: forall m. Monad m => m Boolean -> m Unit -> m Unit
-whenM mb m = do
-  b <- mb
-  when b m
+whenM mb m = ifM mb m $ pure unit
+
+-- | Perform a monadic action when a condition is true, without constructing it
+-- | otherwise, where the conditional value is also in a monadic context.
+whenM' :: forall m a. Monad m => (a -> m Boolean) -> (a -> m Unit) -> a -> m Unit
+whenM' mb m = ifM' mb m \_ -> pure unit
 
 -- | Perform a monadic action unless a condition is true, where the conditional
 -- | value is also in a monadic context.
 unlessM :: forall m. Monad m => m Boolean -> m Unit -> m Unit
-unlessM mb m = do
-  b <- mb
-  unless b m
+unlessM mb = whenM $ not <$> mb
+
+-- | Perform a monadic action unless a condition is true, without constructing
+-- | it otherwise, where the conditional value is also in a monadic context.
+unlessM' :: forall m a. Monad m => (a -> m Boolean) -> (a -> m Unit) -> a -> m Unit
+unlessM' mb = whenM' \x -> mb x >>= not >>> pure
 
 -- | `ap` provides a default implementation of `(<*>)` for any `Monad`, without
 -- | using `(<*>)` as provided by the `Apply`-`Monad` superclass relationship.
diff --git a/src/Prelude.purs b/src/Prelude.purs
index 6f42076b..9a82f4fc 100644
--- a/src/Prelude.purs
+++ b/src/Prelude.purs
@@ -40,11 +40,11 @@ module Prelude
   , module Data.Void
   ) where
 
-import Control.Applicative (class Applicative, pure, liftA1, unless, when)
+import Control.Applicative (class Applicative, liftA1, pure, unless, unless', when, when')
 import Control.Apply (class Apply, apply, (*>), (<*), (<*>))
-import Control.Bind (class Bind, bind, class Discard, discard, ifM, join, (<=<), (=<<), (>=>), (>>=))
+import Control.Bind (class Bind, bind, class Discard, discard, ifM, ifM', join, (<=<), (=<<), (>=>), (>>=))
 import Control.Category (class Category, identity)
-import Control.Monad (class Monad, liftM1, unlessM, whenM, ap)
+import Control.Monad (class Monad, ap, liftM1, unlessM, unlessM', whenM, whenM')
 import Control.Semigroupoid (class Semigroupoid, compose, (<<<), (>>>))
 
 import Data.Boolean (otherwise)