diff --git a/src/Functions/if.cpp b/src/Functions/if.cpp
index a955230f3d38..eba1733c683f 100644
--- a/src/Functions/if.cpp
+++ b/src/Functions/if.cpp
@@ -1096,22 +1096,25 @@ class FunctionIf : public FunctionIfBase
             return res != nullptr;
         };
 
-        TypeIndex left_id = arg_then.type->getTypeId();
-        TypeIndex right_id = arg_else.type->getTypeId();
+        DataTypePtr left_type = arg_then.type;
+        DataTypePtr right_type = arg_else.type;
 
         if (const auto * left_array = checkAndGetDataType<DataTypeArray>(arg_then.type.get()))
-            left_id = left_array->getNestedType()->getTypeId();
+            left_type = left_array->getNestedType();
 
         if (const auto * right_array = checkAndGetDataType<DataTypeArray>(arg_else.type.get()))
-            right_id = right_array->getNestedType()->getTypeId();
+            right_type = right_array->getNestedType();
 
         /// Special case when one column is Integer and another is UInt64 that can be actually Int64.
         /// The result type for this case is Int64 and we need to change UInt64 type to Int64
         /// so the NumberTraits::ResultOfIf will return Int64 instead if Int128.
-        if (isNativeInteger(arg_then.type) && isUInt64ThatCanBeInt64(arg_else.type))
-            right_id = TypeIndex::Int64;
-        else if (isNativeInteger(arg_else.type) && isUInt64ThatCanBeInt64(arg_then.type))
-            left_id = TypeIndex::Int64;
+        if (isNativeInteger(left_type) && isUInt64ThatCanBeInt64(right_type))
+            right_type = std::make_shared<DataTypeInt64>();
+        else if (isNativeInteger(right_type) && isUInt64ThatCanBeInt64(left_type))
+            left_type = std::make_shared<DataTypeInt64>();
+
+        TypeIndex left_id = left_type->getTypeId();
+        TypeIndex right_id = right_type->getTypeId();
 
         if (!(callOnBasicTypes<true, true, true, false>(left_id, right_id, call)
             || (res = executeTyped<UUID, UUID>(cond_col, arguments, result_type, input_rows_count))
diff --git a/tests/queries/0_stateless/02888_integer_type_inference_in_if_function.reference b/tests/queries/0_stateless/02888_integer_type_inference_in_if_function.reference
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b5909a82df3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/queries/0_stateless/02888_integer_type_inference_in_if_function.reference
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+-9223372036854775808
+9223372036854775806
+-9223372036854775808
+9223372036854775806
+-9223372036854775808
+9223372036854775806
+-9223372036854775808
+9223372036854775806
+[2,65537,-9223372036854775808]
+[9223372036854775806]
+[2,65537,-9223372036854775808]
+[9223372036854775806]
+[2,65537,-9223372036854775808]
+[9223372036854775806]
+[2,65537,-9223372036854775808]
+[9223372036854775806]
+[[2,65537,-9223372036854775808]]
+[[9223372036854775806]]
+[[2,65537,-9223372036854775808]]
+[[9223372036854775806]]
+[[2,65537,-9223372036854775808]]
+[[9223372036854775806]]
+[[2,65537,-9223372036854775808]]
+[[9223372036854775806]]
diff --git a/tests/queries/0_stateless/02888_integer_type_inference_in_if_function.sql b/tests/queries/0_stateless/02888_integer_type_inference_in_if_function.sql
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..065536e0e6f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/queries/0_stateless/02888_integer_type_inference_in_if_function.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+SELECT if(number % 2, 9223372036854775806, -9223372036854775808) AS res FROM numbers(2);
+SELECT if(number % 2, materialize(9223372036854775806), -9223372036854775808) AS res FROM numbers(2);
+SELECT if(number % 2, 9223372036854775806, materialize(-9223372036854775808)) AS res FROM numbers(2);
+SELECT if(number % 2, materialize(9223372036854775806), materialize(-9223372036854775808)) AS res FROM numbers(2);
+SELECT if(number % 2, [9223372036854775806], [2, 65537, -9223372036854775808]) AS res FROM numbers(2);
+SELECT if(number % 2, materialize([9223372036854775806]), [2, 65537, -9223372036854775808]) AS res FROM numbers(2);
+SELECT if(number % 2, [9223372036854775806], materialize([2, 65537, -9223372036854775808])) AS res FROM numbers(2);
+SELECT if(number % 2, materialize([9223372036854775806]), materialize([2, 65537, -9223372036854775808])) AS res FROM numbers(2);
+SELECT if(number % 2, [[9223372036854775806]], [[2, 65537, -9223372036854775808]]) AS res FROM numbers(2);
+SELECT if(number % 2, materialize([[9223372036854775806]]), [[2, 65537, -9223372036854775808]]) AS res FROM numbers(2);
+SELECT if(number % 2, [[9223372036854775806]], materialize([[2, 65537, -9223372036854775808]])) AS res FROM numbers(2);
+SELECT if(number % 2, materialize([[9223372036854775806]]), materialize([[2, 65537, -9223372036854775808]])) AS res FROM numbers(2);
+