diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5ad40f445e..6cabcbdbb7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ For a list of breaking changes, check [here](#breaking-changes).
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+- [#2272](https://github.com/clj-kondo/clj-kondo/issues/2272): Report var usage in `if-let` etc condition as always truthy
 - [#2272](https://github.com/clj-kondo/clj-kondo/issues/2272): Report var usage in `if-not` condition as always truthy
 - [#2433](https://github.com/clj-kondo/clj-kondo/issues/2433): false positive redundant ignore with hook
 - Document `:cljc` config option. ([@NoahTheDuke](https://github.com/NoahTheDuke))
diff --git a/src/clj_kondo/impl/analyzer.clj b/src/clj_kondo/impl/analyzer.clj
index cc3acc133d..557c6b2d8f 100644
--- a/src/clj_kondo/impl/analyzer.clj
+++ b/src/clj_kondo/impl/analyzer.clj
@@ -958,7 +958,8 @@
                                                         :analyzed))]
         (lint-two-forms-binding-vector! ctx call bv)
         (concat (:analyzed bindings)
-                (analyze-expression** (update ctx :callstack conj [:vector]) condition)
+                (analyze-expression** (update ctx :callstack conj [:vector])
+                                      (assoc condition :condition true))
                 (if if?
                   ;; in the case of if, the binding is only valid in the first expression
                   (concat
diff --git a/test/clj_kondo/condition_always_true_test.clj b/test/clj_kondo/condition_always_true_test.clj
index ce5f08fcdd..108a768a61 100644
--- a/test/clj_kondo/condition_always_true_test.clj
+++ b/test/clj_kondo/condition_always_true_test.clj
@@ -32,4 +32,12 @@
      :level :warning,
      :message "Condition always true"}]
    (lint! "(if-not odd? 1 2)"
+          '{:linters {:condition-always-true {:level :warning}}}))
+  (assert-submaps2
+   [{:file "<stdin>",
+     :row 1,
+     :col 12,
+     :level :warning,
+     :message "Condition always true"}]
+   (lint! "(if-let [a odd?] 1 2)"
           '{:linters {:condition-always-true {:level :warning}}})))