diff --git a/src/query/query_parser/query_parser.rs b/src/query/query_parser/query_parser.rs
index ef7d0f392c..597dca07c4 100644
--- a/src/query/query_parser/query_parser.rs
+++ b/src/query/query_parser/query_parser.rs
@@ -810,6 +810,8 @@ mod test {
         schema_builder.add_bytes_field("bytes_not_indexed", STORED);
         schema_builder.add_json_field("json", TEXT);
         schema_builder.add_json_field("json_not_indexed", STORED);
+        schema_builder.add_bool_field("bool", INDEXED);
+        schema_builder.add_bool_field("notindexed_bool", STORED);
         schema_builder.build()
     }
 
@@ -925,6 +927,10 @@ mod test {
             is_not_indexed_err("notindexed_i64:-234324"),
             Some(String::from("notindexed_i64"))
         );
+        assert_eq!(
+            is_not_indexed_err("notindexed_bool:true"),
+            Some(String::from("notindexed_bool"))
+        );
     }
 
     #[test]
@@ -1006,6 +1012,18 @@ mod test {
         );
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn test_parse_bool() {
+        test_parse_query_to_logical_ast_helper(
+            "bool:true",
+            &format!(
+                "{:?}",
+                Term::from_field_bool(Field::from_field_id(16u32), true),
+            ),
+            false,
+        );
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn test_parse_bytes_not_indexed() {
         let error = parse_query_to_logical_ast("bytes_not_indexed:aaa", false).unwrap_err();
@@ -1050,6 +1068,15 @@ mod test {
         );
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn test_json_field_possibly_a_bool() {
+        test_parse_query_to_logical_ast_helper(
+            "json.titi:true",
+            r#"(Term(type=Json, field=14, path=titi, vtype=Bool, true) Term(type=Json, field=14, path=titi, vtype=Str, "true"))"#,
+            true,
+        );
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn test_json_field_not_indexed() {
         let error = parse_query_to_logical_ast("json_not_indexed.titi:hello", false).unwrap_err();
@@ -1299,6 +1326,17 @@ mod test {
         );
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    pub fn test_query_parser_expected_bool() {
+        let query_parser = make_query_parser();
+        assert_matches!(
+            query_parser.parse_query("bool:brie"),
+            Err(QueryParserError::ExpectedBool(_))
+        );
+        assert!(query_parser.parse_query("bool:\"true\"").is_ok());
+        assert!(query_parser.parse_query("bool:\"false\"").is_ok());
+    }
+
     #[test]
     pub fn test_query_parser_expected_date() {
         let query_parser = make_query_parser();
diff --git a/src/schema/schema.rs b/src/schema/schema.rs
index a950eecd87..03e0f879d2 100644
--- a/src/schema/schema.rs
+++ b/src/schema/schema.rs
@@ -466,6 +466,9 @@ mod tests {
             .set_indexed()
             .set_fieldnorm()
             .set_fast(Cardinality::SingleValue);
+        let is_read_options = NumericOptions::default()
+            .set_stored()
+            .set_fast(Cardinality::SingleValue);
         schema_builder.add_text_field("title", TEXT);
         schema_builder.add_text_field(
             "author",
@@ -478,6 +481,7 @@ mod tests {
         schema_builder.add_u64_field("count", count_options);
         schema_builder.add_i64_field("popularity", popularity_options);
         schema_builder.add_f64_field("score", score_options);
+        schema_builder.add_bool_field("is_read", is_read_options);
         let schema = schema_builder.build();
         let schema_json = serde_json::to_string_pretty(&schema).unwrap();
         let expected = r#"[
@@ -536,6 +540,16 @@ mod tests {
       "fast": "single",
       "stored": false
     }
+  },
+  {
+    "name": "is_read",
+    "type": "bool",
+    "options": {
+      "indexed": false,
+      "fieldnorms": false,
+      "fast": "single",
+      "stored": true
+    }
   }
 ]"#;
         assert_eq!(schema_json, expected);
@@ -568,6 +582,11 @@ mod tests {
             assert_eq!("score", field_entry.name());
             assert_eq!(4, field.field_id());
         }
+        {
+            let (field, field_entry) = fields.next().unwrap();
+            assert_eq!("is_read", field_entry.name());
+            assert_eq!(5, field.field_id());
+        }
         assert!(fields.next().is_none());
     }
 
@@ -577,14 +596,19 @@ mod tests {
         let count_options = NumericOptions::default()
             .set_stored()
             .set_fast(Cardinality::SingleValue);
+        let is_read_options = NumericOptions::default()
+            .set_stored()
+            .set_fast(Cardinality::SingleValue);
         schema_builder.add_text_field("title", TEXT);
         schema_builder.add_text_field("author", STRING);
         schema_builder.add_u64_field("count", count_options);
+        schema_builder.add_bool_field("is_read", is_read_options);
         let schema = schema_builder.build();
         let doc_json = r#"{
                 "title": "my title",
                 "author": "fulmicoton",
-                "count": 4
+                "count": 4,
+                "is_read": true
         }"#;
         let doc = schema.parse_document(doc_json).unwrap();
 
diff --git a/src/schema/term.rs b/src/schema/term.rs
index 5837bb1e5d..a485ef8960 100644
--- a/src/schema/term.rs
+++ b/src/schema/term.rs
@@ -458,4 +458,15 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(term.as_slice().len(), super::FAST_VALUE_TERM_LEN);
         assert_eq!(term.as_u64(), Some(983u64))
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    pub fn test_term_bool() {
+        let mut schema_builder = Schema::builder();
+        let bool_field = schema_builder.add_bool_field("bool", INDEXED);
+        let term = Term::from_field_bool(bool_field, true);
+        assert_eq!(term.field(), bool_field);
+        assert_eq!(term.typ(), Type::Bool);
+        assert_eq!(term.as_slice().len(), super::FAST_VALUE_TERM_LEN);
+        assert_eq!(term.as_bool(), Some(true))
+    }
 }