diff --git a/src/smvlang/expr2smv.cpp b/src/smvlang/expr2smv.cpp
index dd131b4a2..02476ce1b 100644
--- a/src/smvlang/expr2smv.cpp
+++ b/src/smvlang/expr2smv.cpp
@@ -88,6 +88,58 @@ Function: expr2smvt::convert_binary
 \*******************************************************************/
 
 expr2smvt::resultt expr2smvt::convert_binary(
+  const binary_exprt &src,
+  const std::string &symbol,
+  precedencet precedence)
+{
+  std::string dest;
+
+  {
+    // lhs
+    auto lhs_rec = convert_rec(src.lhs());
+
+    if(precedence >= lhs_rec.p)
+      dest += '(';
+
+    dest += lhs_rec.s;
+
+    if(precedence >= lhs_rec.p)
+      dest += ')';
+  }
+
+  dest += ' ';
+  dest += symbol;
+  dest += ' ';
+
+  {
+    // rhs
+    auto rhs_rec = convert_rec(src.rhs());
+
+    if(precedence >= rhs_rec.p)
+      dest += '(';
+
+    dest += rhs_rec.s;
+
+    if(precedence >= rhs_rec.p)
+      dest += ')';
+  }
+
+  return {precedence, std::move(dest)};
+}
+
+/*******************************************************************\
+
+Function: expr2smvt::convert_binary_associative
+
+  Inputs:
+
+ Outputs:
+
+ Purpose:
+
+\*******************************************************************/
+
+expr2smvt::resultt expr2smvt::convert_binary_associative(
   const exprt &src,
   const std::string &symbol,
   precedencet precedence)
@@ -112,10 +164,18 @@ expr2smvt::resultt expr2smvt::convert_binary(
 
     auto op_rec = convert_rec(*it);
 
-    if(precedence > op_rec.p)
+    // clang-format off
+    bool use_parentheses =
+        src.id() == it->id() ? false
+      : precedence >= op_rec.p;
+    // clang-format on
+
+    if(use_parentheses)
       dest += '(';
+
     dest += op_rec.s;
-    if(precedence > op_rec.p)
+
+    if(use_parentheses)
       dest += ')';
   }
 
@@ -449,15 +509,10 @@ Function: expr2smvt::convert_rec
 expr2smvt::resultt expr2smvt::convert_rec(const exprt &src)
 {
   if(src.id()==ID_plus)
-    return convert_binary(src, "+", precedencet::PLUS);
+    return convert_binary_associative(src, "+", precedencet::PLUS);
 
   else if(src.id()==ID_minus)
-  {
-    if(src.operands().size()<2)
-      return convert_norep(src);
-    else
-      return convert_binary(src, "-", precedencet::PLUS);
-  }
+    return convert_binary_associative(src, "-", precedencet::PLUS);
 
   else if(src.id()==ID_unary_minus)
   {
@@ -470,57 +525,65 @@ expr2smvt::resultt expr2smvt::convert_rec(const exprt &src)
   else if(src.id()==ID_index)
     return convert_index(to_index_expr(src), precedencet::INDEX);
 
-  else if(src.id()==ID_mult || src.id()==ID_div)
-    return convert_binary(src, src.id_string(), precedencet::MULT);
+  else if(src.id() == ID_mult)
+    return convert_binary_associative(src, src.id_string(), precedencet::MULT);
+
+  else if(src.id() == ID_div)
+    return convert_binary(to_div_expr(src), src.id_string(), precedencet::MULT);
 
   else if(src.id() == ID_mod)
-    return convert_binary(src, src.id_string(), precedencet::MULT);
+    return convert_binary(to_mod_expr(src), src.id_string(), precedencet::MULT);
 
   else if(src.id() == ID_smv_setin)
-    return convert_binary(src, "in", precedencet::IN);
+    return convert_binary(to_binary_expr(src), "in", precedencet::IN);
 
   else if(src.id() == ID_smv_setnotin)
-    return convert_binary(src, "notin", precedencet::IN);
+    return convert_binary(to_binary_expr(src), "notin", precedencet::IN);
 
   else if(src.id() == ID_smv_union)
-    return convert_binary(src, "union", precedencet::UNION);
+    return convert_binary(to_binary_expr(src), "union", precedencet::UNION);
 
   else if(src.id()==ID_lt || src.id()==ID_gt ||
           src.id()==ID_le || src.id()==ID_ge)
-    return convert_binary(src, src.id_string(), precedencet::REL);
+    return convert_binary(
+      to_binary_expr(src), src.id_string(), precedencet::REL);
 
   else if(src.id()==ID_equal)
   {
-    if(src.get_bool(ID_C_smv_iff))
-      return convert_binary(src, "<->", precedencet::IFF);
+    auto &equal_expr = to_equal_expr(src);
+
+    if(equal_expr.get_bool(ID_C_smv_iff))
+      return convert_binary(equal_expr, "<->", precedencet::IFF);
     else
-      return convert_binary(src, "=", precedencet::REL);
+      return convert_binary(equal_expr, "=", precedencet::REL);
   }
 
   else if(src.id()==ID_notequal)
-    return convert_binary(src, "!=", precedencet::REL);
+    return convert_binary(to_notequal_expr(src), "!=", precedencet::REL);
 
   else if(src.id()==ID_not)
     return convert_unary(to_not_expr(src), "!", precedencet::NOT);
 
   else if(src.id() == ID_and || src.id() == ID_bitand)
-    return convert_binary(src, "&", precedencet::AND);
+    return convert_binary_associative(src, "&", precedencet::AND);
 
   else if(src.id() == ID_or || src.id() == ID_bitor)
-    return convert_binary(src, "|", precedencet::OR);
+    return convert_binary_associative(src, "|", precedencet::OR);
 
   else if(src.id() == ID_implies || src.id() == ID_smv_bitimplies)
-    return convert_binary(src, "->", precedencet::IMPLIES);
+    return convert_binary(to_binary_expr(src), "->", precedencet::IMPLIES);
 
   else if(src.id() == ID_xor || src.id() == ID_bitxor)
-    return convert_binary(src, "xor", precedencet::OR);
+    return convert_binary_associative(src, "xor", precedencet::OR);
 
   else if(src.id() == ID_xnor || src.id() == ID_bitxnor)
   {
+    auto &binary_expr = to_binary_expr(src);
+
     if(src.get_bool(ID_C_smv_iff))
-      return convert_binary(src, "<->", precedencet::IFF);
+      return convert_binary(binary_expr, "<->", precedencet::IFF);
     else
-      return convert_binary(src, "xnor", precedencet::OR);
+      return convert_binary(binary_expr, "xnor", precedencet::OR);
   }
 
   else if(
@@ -623,7 +686,8 @@ expr2smvt::resultt expr2smvt::convert_rec(const exprt &src)
 
   else if(src.id() == ID_concatenation)
   {
-    return convert_binary(to_binary_expr(src), "::", precedencet::CONCAT);
+    return convert_binary_associative(
+      to_binary_expr(src), "::", precedencet::CONCAT);
   }
 
   else if(src.id() == ID_shl)
diff --git a/src/smvlang/expr2smv_class.h b/src/smvlang/expr2smv_class.h
index 9fe1b7442..35b84c083 100644
--- a/src/smvlang/expr2smv_class.h
+++ b/src/smvlang/expr2smv_class.h
@@ -87,8 +87,15 @@ class expr2smvt
 
   resultt convert_nondet_choice(const exprt &);
 
-  resultt
-  convert_binary(const exprt &src, const std::string &symbol, precedencet);
+  resultt convert_binary(
+    const binary_exprt &src,
+    const std::string &symbol,
+    precedencet);
+
+  resultt convert_binary_associative(
+    const exprt &src,
+    const std::string &symbol,
+    precedencet);
 
   resultt convert_rtctl(
     const ternary_exprt &src,
diff --git a/unit/Makefile b/unit/Makefile
index 2bf1d4c79..3eb891767 100644
--- a/unit/Makefile
+++ b/unit/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
 SRC = unit_tests.cpp
 
 # Test source files
-SRC += temporal-logic/nnf.cpp \
+SRC += smvlang/expr2smv.cpp \
+       temporal-logic/nnf.cpp \
        # Empty last line
 
 INCLUDES= -I ../src/ -I . -I $(CPROVER_DIR)/unit -I $(CPROVER_DIR)/src
@@ -16,7 +17,8 @@ include $(CPROVER_DIR)/src/common
 
 CXXFLAGS += -D'LOCAL_IREP_IDS=<hw_cbmc_irep_ids.h>'
 
-OBJ += ../src/temporal-logic/temporal-logic$(LIBEXT)
+OBJ += ../src/smvlang/smvlang$(LIBEXT) \
+       ../src/temporal-logic/temporal-logic$(LIBEXT)
 
 cprover.dir:
 	$(MAKE) $(MAKEARGS) -C ../src
diff --git a/unit/smvlang/expr2smv.cpp b/unit/smvlang/expr2smv.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1ea322255
--- /dev/null
+++ b/unit/smvlang/expr2smv.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+/*******************************************************************\
+
+Module: expr2smv Unit Tests
+
+Author: Daniel Kroening, Amazon, dkr@amazon.com
+
+\*******************************************************************/
+
+#include <util/arith_tools.h>
+#include <util/mathematical_types.h>
+#include <util/namespace.h>
+#include <util/std_expr.h>
+#include <util/symbol_table.h>
+
+#include <smvlang/expr2smv.h>
+#include <testing-utils/use_catch.h>
+
+SCENARIO("Generating SMV expression strings")
+{
+  const symbol_tablet symbol_table;
+  const namespacet empty_ns{symbol_table};
+
+  GIVEN("An expression with non-associative operators")
+  {
+    auto t = integer_typet{};
+    auto n = [t](mp_integer i) { return from_integer(i, t); };
+    auto expr = div_exprt{n(3), div_exprt{n(4), n(2)}};
+    REQUIRE(expr2smv(expr, empty_ns) == "3 / (4 / 2)");
+  }
+
+  GIVEN("An expression with associative operators")
+  {
+    auto t = integer_typet{};
+    auto n = [t](mp_integer i) { return from_integer(i, t); };
+    auto expr = plus_exprt{n(3), plus_exprt{n(4), n(2)}};
+    REQUIRE(expr2smv(expr, empty_ns) == "3 + 4 + 2");
+  }
+}