diff --git a/docs/src/cloudformation.rst b/docs/src/cloudformation.rst
index 70556fd1a0ad4..688adc4e0ed64 100644
--- a/docs/src/cloudformation.rst
+++ b/docs/src/cloudformation.rst
@@ -149,18 +149,29 @@ Outputs
 Conditions
 ----------
 
-.. NEEDS SOME INTRO TEXT
+`cdk.Condition` can be used to define CloudFormation "Condition" elements in the template.
+The `cdk.Fn.conditionXx()` static methods can be used to produce "condition expressions".
 
 .. code-block:: js
 
     import sqs = require('@aws-cdk/aws-sqs');
     import cdk = require('@aws-cdk/cdk');
+
+    const param = new cdk.Parameter(this, 'Param1', { type: 'String' });
+    const cond1 = new cdk.Condition(this, 'Condition1', { expression: cdk.Fn.conditionEquals("a", "b") });
+    const cond2 = new cdk.Condition(this, 'Condition2', { expression: cdk.Fn.conditionContains([ "a", "b", "c" ], "c") });
+    const cond3 = new cdk.Condition(this, 'Condition3', { expression: cdk.Fn.conditionEquals(param, "hello") });
+
+    const cond4 = new cdk.Condition(this, 'Condition4', {
+      expression: cdk.Fn.conditionOr(cond1, cond2, cdk.Fn.conditionNot(cond3))
+    });
+
     const cond = new cdk.Condition(this, 'MyCondition', {
         expression: new cdk.FnIf(...)
     });
 
     const queue = new sqs.CfnQueue(this, 'MyQueue');
-    queue.options.condition = cond;
+    queue.options.condition = cond4;
 
 .. _intrinsic_functions:
 
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/cdk/lib/cloudformation/condition.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/cdk/lib/cloudformation/condition.ts
index 706b352c90d86..465836420c200 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/cdk/lib/cloudformation/condition.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/cdk/lib/cloudformation/condition.ts
@@ -1,20 +1,19 @@
 import { Construct } from '../core/construct';
-import { CloudFormationToken } from './cloudformation-token';
 import { Referenceable } from './stack';
 
 export interface ConditionProps {
-  expression?: FnCondition;
+  expression?: IConditionExpression;
 }
 
 /**
  * Represents a CloudFormation condition, for resources which must be conditionally created and
  * the determination must be made at deploy time.
  */
-export class Condition extends Referenceable {
+export class Condition extends Referenceable implements IConditionExpression {
   /**
    * The condition statement.
    */
-  public expression?: FnCondition;
+  public expression?: IConditionExpression;
 
   /**
    * Build a new condition. The condition must be constructed with a condition token,
@@ -26,35 +25,52 @@ export class Condition extends Referenceable {
   }
 
   public toCloudFormation(): object {
+    if (!this.expression) {
+      return { };
+    }
+
     return {
       Conditions: {
         [this.logicalId]: this.expression
       }
     };
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Synthesizes the condition.
+   */
+  public resolve(): any {
+    return { Condition: this.logicalId };
+  }
 }
 
 /**
- * You can use intrinsic functions, such as ``Fn::If``, ``Fn::Equals``, and ``Fn::Not``, to conditionally
- * create stack resources. These conditions are evaluated based on input parameters that you
- * declare when you create or update a stack. After you define all your conditions, you can
- * associate them with resources or resource properties in the Resources and Outputs sections
- * of a template.
+ * Represents a CloudFormation element that can be used within a Condition.
  *
- * You define all conditions in the Conditions section of a template except for ``Fn::If`` conditions.
- * You can use the ``Fn::If`` condition in the metadata attribute, update policy attribute, and property
- * values in the Resources section and Outputs sections of a template.
+ * You can use intrinsic functions, such as ``Fn.conditionIf``,
+ * ``Fn.conditionEquals``, and ``Fn.conditionNot``, to conditionally create
+ * stack resources. These conditions are evaluated based on input parameters
+ * that you declare when you create or update a stack. After you define all your
+ * conditions, you can associate them with resources or resource properties in
+ * the Resources and Outputs sections of a template.
  *
- * You might use conditions when you want to reuse a template that can create resources in different
- * contexts, such as a test environment versus a production environment. In your template, you can
- * add an EnvironmentType input parameter, which accepts either prod or test as inputs. For the
- * production environment, you might include Amazon EC2 instances with certain capabilities;
- * however, for the test environment, you want to use less capabilities to save costs. With
- * conditions, you can define which resources are created and how they're configured for each
- * environment type.
+ * You define all conditions in the Conditions section of a template except for
+ * ``Fn.conditionIf`` conditions. You can use the ``Fn.conditionIf`` condition
+ * in the metadata attribute, update policy attribute, and property values in
+ * the Resources section and Outputs sections of a template.
+ *
+ * You might use conditions when you want to reuse a template that can create
+ * resources in different contexts, such as a test environment versus a
+ * production environment. In your template, you can add an EnvironmentType
+ * input parameter, which accepts either prod or test as inputs. For the
+ * production environment, you might include Amazon EC2 instances with certain
+ * capabilities; however, for the test environment, you want to use less
+ * capabilities to save costs. With conditions, you can define which resources
+ * are created and how they're configured for each environment type.
  */
-export class FnCondition extends CloudFormationToken {
-  constructor(type: string, value: any) {
-    super({ [type]: value });
-  }
-}
+export interface IConditionExpression {
+  /**
+   * Returns a JSON node that represents this condition expression
+   */
+  resolve(): any;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/cdk/lib/cloudformation/fn.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/cdk/lib/cloudformation/fn.ts
index 44b0f440da057..fd0f38d6f217a 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/cdk/lib/cloudformation/fn.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/cdk/lib/cloudformation/fn.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { CloudFormationToken, FnJoin } from './cloudformation-token';
-import { FnCondition } from './condition';
+import { IConditionExpression } from './condition';
 
 // tslint:disable:max-line-length
 
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ export class Fn {
    * @param conditions conditions to AND
    * @returns an FnCondition token
    */
-  public static conditionAnd(...conditions: FnCondition[]): FnCondition {
+  public static conditionAnd(...conditions: IConditionExpression[]): IConditionExpression {
     return new FnAnd(...conditions);
   }
 
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ export class Fn {
    * @param rhs A value of any type that you want to compare.
    * @returns an FnCondition token
    */
-  public static conditionEquals(lhs: any, rhs: any): FnCondition {
+  public static conditionEquals(lhs: any, rhs: any): IConditionExpression {
     return new FnEquals(lhs, rhs);
   }
 
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ export class Fn {
    * evaluates to false.
    * @returns an FnCondition token
    */
-  public static conditionIf(conditionId: string, valueIfTrue: any, valueIfFalse: any): FnCondition {
+  public static conditionIf(conditionId: string, valueIfTrue: any, valueIfFalse: any): IConditionExpression {
     return new FnIf(conditionId, valueIfTrue, valueIfFalse);
   }
 
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ export class Fn {
    * or false.
    * @returns an FnCondition token
    */
-  public static conditionNot(condition: FnCondition): FnCondition {
+  public static conditionNot(condition: IConditionExpression): IConditionExpression {
     return new FnNot(condition);
   }
 
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ export class Fn {
    * @param conditions conditions that evaluates to true or false.
    * @returns an FnCondition token
    */
-  public static conditionOr(...conditions: FnCondition[]): FnCondition {
+  public static conditionOr(...conditions: IConditionExpression[]): IConditionExpression {
     return new FnOr(...conditions);
   }
 
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ export class Fn {
    * @param value A string, such as "A", that you want to compare against a list of strings.
    * @returns an FnCondition token
    */
-  public static conditionContains(listOfStrings: string[], value: string): FnCondition {
+  public static conditionContains(listOfStrings: string[], value: string): IConditionExpression {
     return new FnContains(listOfStrings, value);
   }
 
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ export class Fn {
    * of strings.
    * @returns an FnCondition token
    */
-  public conditionEachMemberEquals(listOfStrings: string[], value: string): FnCondition {
+  public conditionEachMemberEquals(listOfStrings: string[], value: string): IConditionExpression {
     return new FnEachMemberEquals(listOfStrings, value);
   }
 
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ export class Fn {
    * strings_to_check parameter.
    * @returns an FnCondition token
    */
-  public conditionEachMemberIn(stringsToCheck: string[], stringsToMatch: string): FnCondition {
+  public conditionEachMemberIn(stringsToCheck: string[], stringsToMatch: string): IConditionExpression {
     return new FnEachMemberIn(stringsToCheck, stringsToMatch);
   }
 
@@ -442,13 +442,23 @@ class FnCidr extends FnBase {
   }
 }
 
+class FnConditionBase extends CloudFormationToken implements IConditionExpression {
+  constructor(type: string, value: any) {
+    super({ [type]: value });
+  }
+
+  public toConditionJson() {
+    return this.resolve();
+  }
+}
+
 /**
  * Returns true if all the specified conditions evaluate to true, or returns false if any one
  *  of the conditions evaluates to false. ``Fn::And`` acts as an AND operator. The minimum number of
  * conditions that you can include is 2, and the maximum is 10.
  */
-class FnAnd extends FnCondition {
-  constructor(...condition: FnCondition[]) {
+class FnAnd extends FnConditionBase {
+  constructor(...condition: IConditionExpression[]) {
     super('Fn::And', condition);
   }
 }
@@ -457,7 +467,7 @@ class FnAnd extends FnCondition {
  * Compares if two values are equal. Returns true if the two values are equal or false
  * if they aren't.
  */
-class FnEquals extends FnCondition {
+class FnEquals extends FnConditionBase {
   /**
    * Creates an ``Fn::Equals`` condition function.
    * @param lhs A value of any type that you want to compare.
@@ -475,7 +485,7 @@ class FnEquals extends FnCondition {
  * in the Resources section and Outputs sections of a template. You can use the AWS::NoValue
  * pseudo parameter as a return value to remove the corresponding property.
  */
-class FnIf extends FnCondition {
+class FnIf extends FnConditionBase {
   /**
    * Creates an ``Fn::If`` condition function.
    * @param condition A reference to a condition in the Conditions section. Use the condition's name to reference it.
@@ -491,12 +501,12 @@ class FnIf extends FnCondition {
  * Returns true for a condition that evaluates to false or returns false for a condition that evaluates to true.
  * ``Fn::Not`` acts as a NOT operator.
  */
-class FnNot extends FnCondition {
+class FnNot extends FnConditionBase {
   /**
    * Creates an ``Fn::Not`` condition function.
    * @param condition A condition such as ``Fn::Equals`` that evaluates to true or false.
    */
-  constructor(condition: FnCondition) {
+  constructor(condition: IConditionExpression) {
     super('Fn::Not', [ condition ]);
   }
 }
@@ -506,12 +516,12 @@ class FnNot extends FnCondition {
  * all of the conditions evaluates to false. ``Fn::Or`` acts as an OR operator. The minimum number
  * of conditions that you can include is 2, and the maximum is 10.
  */
-class FnOr extends FnCondition {
+class FnOr extends FnConditionBase {
   /**
    * Creates an ``Fn::Or`` condition function.
    * @param condition A condition that evaluates to true or false.
    */
-  constructor(...condition: FnCondition[]) {
+  constructor(...condition: IConditionExpression[]) {
     super('Fn::Or', condition);
   }
 }
@@ -519,7 +529,7 @@ class FnOr extends FnCondition {
 /**
  * Returns true if a specified string matches at least one value in a list of strings.
  */
-class FnContains extends FnCondition {
+class FnContains extends FnConditionBase {
   /**
    * Creates an ``Fn::Contains`` function.
    * @param listOfStrings A list of strings, such as "A", "B", "C".
@@ -533,7 +543,7 @@ class FnContains extends FnCondition {
 /**
  * Returns true if a specified string matches all values in a list.
  */
-class FnEachMemberEquals extends FnCondition {
+class FnEachMemberEquals extends FnConditionBase {
   /**
    * Creates an ``Fn::EachMemberEquals`` function.
    * @param listOfStrings A list of strings, such as "A", "B", "C".
@@ -548,7 +558,7 @@ class FnEachMemberEquals extends FnCondition {
  * Returns true if each member in a list of strings matches at least one value in a second
  * list of strings.
  */
-class FnEachMemberIn extends FnCondition {
+class FnEachMemberIn extends FnConditionBase {
   /**
    * Creates an ``Fn::EachMemberIn`` function.
    * @param stringsToCheck A list of strings, such as "A", "B", "C". AWS CloudFormation checks whether each member in the strings_to_check parameter is in the strings_to_match parameter.
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/cdk/lib/cloudformation/rule.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/cdk/lib/cloudformation/rule.ts
index 85ff566366897..ecfbbbf200867 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/cdk/lib/cloudformation/rule.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/cdk/lib/cloudformation/rule.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { Construct } from '../core/construct';
 import { capitalizePropertyNames } from '../core/util';
-import { FnCondition } from './condition';
+import { IConditionExpression } from './condition';
 import { Referenceable } from './stack';
 
 /**
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ export interface RuleProps {
    * If the rule condition evaluates to false, the rule doesn't take effect.
    * If the function in the rule condition evaluates to true, expressions in each assert are evaluated and applied.
    */
-  ruleCondition?: FnCondition;
+  ruleCondition?: IConditionExpression;
 
   /**
    * Assertions which define the rule.
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ export class Rule extends Referenceable {
    * If the rule condition evaluates to false, the rule doesn't take effect.
    * If the function in the rule condition evaluates to true, expressions in each assert are evaluated and applied.
    */
-  public ruleCondition?: FnCondition;
+  public ruleCondition?: IConditionExpression;
 
   /**
    * Assertions which define the rule.
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ export class Rule extends Referenceable {
    * @param condition The expression to evaluation.
    * @param description The description of the assertion.
    */
-  public addAssertion(condition: FnCondition, description: string) {
+  public addAssertion(condition: IConditionExpression, description: string) {
     if (!this.assertions) {
       this.assertions = [];
     }
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ export interface RuleAssertion {
   /**
    * The assertion.
    */
-  assert: FnCondition;
+  assert: IConditionExpression;
 
   /**
    * The assertion description.
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/cdk/test/cloudformation/test.condition.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/cdk/test/cloudformation/test.condition.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..4ca8300bf25e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/cdk/test/cloudformation/test.condition.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import { Test } from 'nodeunit';
+import cdk = require('../../lib');
+
+export = {
+  'chain conditions'(test: Test) {
+    // GIVEN
+    const stack = new cdk.Stack();
+    const param = new cdk.Parameter(stack, 'Param1', { type: 'String' });
+    const cond1 = new cdk.Condition(stack, 'Condition1', { expression: cdk.Fn.conditionEquals("a", "b") });
+    const cond2 = new cdk.Condition(stack, 'Condition2', { expression: cdk.Fn.conditionContains([ "a", "b", "c" ], "c") });
+    const cond3 = new cdk.Condition(stack, 'Condition3', { expression: cdk.Fn.conditionEquals(param, "hello") });
+
+    // WHEN
+    new cdk.Condition(stack, 'Condition4', {
+      expression: cdk.Fn.conditionOr(cond1, cond2, cdk.Fn.conditionNot(cond3))
+    });
+
+    // THEN
+    test.deepEqual(stack.toCloudFormation(), {
+      Parameters: { Param1: { Type: 'String' } },
+      Conditions: {
+        Condition1: { 'Fn::Equals': [ 'a', 'b' ] },
+        Condition2: { 'Fn::Contains': [ [ 'a', 'b', 'c' ], 'c' ] },
+        Condition3: { 'Fn::Equals': [ { Ref: 'Param1' }, 'hello' ] },
+        Condition4: { 'Fn::Or': [
+          { Condition: 'Condition1' },
+          { Condition: 'Condition2' },
+          { 'Fn::Not': [ { Condition: 'Condition3' } ] } ] } } });
+
+    test.done();
+  }
+};