diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-iotevents/README.md b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-iotevents/README.md
index 9089fdec07cbd..db12291df9f12 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-iotevents/README.md
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-iotevents/README.md
@@ -81,20 +81,20 @@ const coldState = new iotevents.State({
   stateName: 'cold',
 });
 
-// transit to coldState when temperature is 10
+// transit to coldState when temperature is less than 15
 warmState.transitionTo(coldState, {
   eventName: 'to_coldState', // optional property, default by combining the names of the States
-  when: iotevents.Expression.eq(
+  when: iotevents.Expression.lt(
     iotevents.Expression.inputAttribute(input, 'payload.temperature'),
-    iotevents.Expression.fromString('10'),
+    iotevents.Expression.fromString('15'),
   ),
   executing: [new actions.LambdaInvokeAction(func)], // optional
 });
-// transit to warmState when temperature is 20
+// transit to warmState when temperature is greater than or equal to 15
 coldState.transitionTo(warmState, {
-  when: iotevents.Expression.eq(
+  when: iotevents.Expression.gte(
     iotevents.Expression.inputAttribute(input, 'payload.temperature'),
-    iotevents.Expression.fromString('20'),
+    iotevents.Expression.fromString('15'),
   ),
 });
 
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-iotevents/lib/expression.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-iotevents/lib/expression.ts
index fd686e9761802..bf4400c877206 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-iotevents/lib/expression.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-iotevents/lib/expression.ts
@@ -31,14 +31,56 @@ export abstract class Expression {
    * Create a expression for the Equal operator.
    */
   public static eq(left: Expression, right: Expression): Expression {
-    return new BinaryOperationExpression(left, '==', right);
+    return new BinaryOperationExpression(left, '==', right, 9);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Create a expression for the Not Equal operator.
+   */
+  public static neq(left: Expression, right: Expression): Expression {
+    return new BinaryOperationExpression(left, '!=', right, 9);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Create a expression for the Less Than operator.
+   */
+  public static lt(left: Expression, right: Expression): Expression {
+    return new BinaryOperationExpression(left, '<', right, 10);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Create a expression for the Less Than Or Equal operator.
+   */
+  public static lte(left: Expression, right: Expression): Expression {
+    return new BinaryOperationExpression(left, '<=', right, 10);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Create a expression for the Greater Than operator.
+   */
+  public static gt(left: Expression, right: Expression): Expression {
+    return new BinaryOperationExpression(left, '>', right, 10);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Create a expression for the Greater Than Or Equal operator.
+   */
+  public static gte(left: Expression, right: Expression): Expression {
+    return new BinaryOperationExpression(left, '>=', right, 10);
   }
 
   /**
    * Create a expression for the AND operator.
    */
   public static and(left: Expression, right: Expression): Expression {
-    return new BinaryOperationExpression(left, '&&', right);
+    return new BinaryOperationExpression(left, '&&', right, 5);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Create a expression for the OR operator.
+   */
+  public static or(left: Expression, right: Expression): Expression {
+    return new BinaryOperationExpression(left, '||', right, 4);
   }
 
   constructor() {
@@ -46,8 +88,14 @@ export abstract class Expression {
 
   /**
    * This is called to evaluate the expression.
+   *
+   * @param parentPriority priority of the parent of this expression,
+   *   used for determining whether or not to add parenthesis around the expression.
+   *   This is intended to be set according to MDN rules, see
+   *   https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Operators/Operator_Precedence#table
+   *   for details
    */
-  public abstract evaluate(): string;
+  public abstract evaluate(parentPriority?: number): string;
 }
 
 class StringExpression extends Expression {
@@ -65,11 +113,20 @@ class BinaryOperationExpression extends Expression {
     private readonly left: Expression,
     private readonly operator: string,
     private readonly right: Expression,
+    /**
+     * Indicates the priority of the operator.
+     * This is intended to be set according to MDN rules.
+     * @see https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Operators/Operator_Precedence#table
+     */
+    private readonly priority: number,
   ) {
     super();
   }
 
-  public evaluate() {
-    return `${this.left.evaluate()} ${this.operator} ${this.right.evaluate()}`;
+  public evaluate(parentPriority?: number) {
+    const expression = `${this.left.evaluate(this.priority)} ${this.operator} ${this.right.evaluate(this.priority)}`;
+    return parentPriority === undefined || parentPriority <= this.priority
+      ? expression
+      : `(${expression})`;
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-iotevents/test/detector-model.test.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-iotevents/test/detector-model.test.ts
index e3844ce7915ba..4f52e157c9356 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-iotevents/test/detector-model.test.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-iotevents/test/detector-model.test.ts
@@ -498,14 +498,30 @@ test('cannot create transitions that transit to duprecated target state', () =>
 });
 
 describe('Expression', () => {
-  test('currentInput', () => {
+  const E = iotevents.Expression;
+  test.each([
+    ['currentInput', (testInput: iotevents.IInput) => E.currentInput(testInput), 'currentInput("test-input")'],
+    ['inputAttribute', (testInput: iotevents.IInput) => E.inputAttribute(testInput, 'json.path'), '$input.test-input.json.path'],
+    ['eq', () => E.eq(E.fromString('"aaa"'), E.fromString('"bbb"')), '"aaa" == "bbb"'],
+    ['neq', () => E.neq(E.fromString('"aaa"'), E.fromString('"bbb"')), '"aaa" != "bbb"'],
+    ['lt', () => E.lt(E.fromString('5'), E.fromString('2')), '5 < 2'],
+    ['lte', () => E.lte(E.fromString('5'), E.fromString('2')), '5 <= 2'],
+    ['gt', () => E.gt(E.fromString('5'), E.fromString('2')), '5 > 2'],
+    ['gte', () => E.gte(E.fromString('5'), E.fromString('2')), '5 >= 2'],
+    ['and', () => E.and(E.fromString('true'), E.fromString('false')), 'true && false'],
+    ['or', () => E.or(E.fromString('true'), E.fromString('false')), 'true || false'],
+    ['operator priority', () => E.and(
+      E.and(E.fromString('false'), E.fromString('false')),
+      E.or(E.fromString('true'), E.fromString('true')),
+    ), 'false && false && (true || true)'],
+  ])('%s', (_, getExpression, expectedCondition) => {
     // WHEN
     new iotevents.DetectorModel(stack, 'MyDetectorModel', {
       initialState: new iotevents.State({
         stateName: 'test-state',
         onEnter: [{
           eventName: 'test-eventName',
-          condition: iotevents.Expression.currentInput(input),
+          condition: getExpression(input),
         }],
       }),
     });
@@ -517,97 +533,7 @@ describe('Expression', () => {
           Match.objectLike({
             OnEnter: {
               Events: [Match.objectLike({
-                Condition: 'currentInput("test-input")',
-              })],
-            },
-          }),
-        ],
-      },
-    });
-  });
-
-  test('inputAttribute', () => {
-    // WHEN
-    new iotevents.DetectorModel(stack, 'MyDetectorModel', {
-      initialState: new iotevents.State({
-        stateName: 'test-state',
-        onEnter: [{
-          eventName: 'test-eventName',
-          condition: iotevents.Expression.inputAttribute(input, 'json.path'),
-        }],
-      }),
-    });
-
-    // THEN
-    Template.fromStack(stack).hasResourceProperties('AWS::IoTEvents::DetectorModel', {
-      DetectorModelDefinition: {
-        States: [
-          Match.objectLike({
-            OnEnter: {
-              Events: [Match.objectLike({
-                Condition: '$input.test-input.json.path',
-              })],
-            },
-          }),
-        ],
-      },
-    });
-  });
-
-  test('eq', () => {
-    // WHEN
-    new iotevents.DetectorModel(stack, 'MyDetectorModel', {
-      initialState: new iotevents.State({
-        stateName: 'test-state',
-        onEnter: [{
-          eventName: 'test-eventName',
-          condition: iotevents.Expression.eq(
-            iotevents.Expression.fromString('"aaa"'),
-            iotevents.Expression.fromString('"bbb"'),
-          ),
-        }],
-      }),
-    });
-
-    // THEN
-    Template.fromStack(stack).hasResourceProperties('AWS::IoTEvents::DetectorModel', {
-      DetectorModelDefinition: {
-        States: [
-          Match.objectLike({
-            OnEnter: {
-              Events: [Match.objectLike({
-                Condition: '"aaa" == "bbb"',
-              })],
-            },
-          }),
-        ],
-      },
-    });
-  });
-
-  test('eq', () => {
-    // WHEN
-    new iotevents.DetectorModel(stack, 'MyDetectorModel', {
-      initialState: new iotevents.State({
-        stateName: 'test-state',
-        onEnter: [{
-          eventName: 'test-eventName',
-          condition: iotevents.Expression.and(
-            iotevents.Expression.fromString('true'),
-            iotevents.Expression.fromString('false'),
-          ),
-        }],
-      }),
-    });
-
-    // THEN
-    Template.fromStack(stack).hasResourceProperties('AWS::IoTEvents::DetectorModel', {
-      DetectorModelDefinition: {
-        States: [
-          Match.objectLike({
-            OnEnter: {
-              Events: [Match.objectLike({
-                Condition: 'true && false',
+                Condition: expectedCondition,
               })],
             },
           }),