diff --git a/rlp.nim b/rlp.nim
index 499b6b2..54b627b 100644
--- a/rlp.nim
+++ b/rlp.nim
@@ -293,6 +293,10 @@ proc readImpl(rlp: var Rlp, T: typedesc[enum]): T =
   result = type(result)(rlp.toInt(int))
   rlp.skipElem
 
+proc readImpl(rlp: var Rlp, T: typedesc[bool]): T =
+  result = rlp.toInt(int) != 0
+  rlp.skipElem
+
 proc readImpl[R, E](rlp: var Rlp, T: type array[R, E]): T =
   mixin read
 
diff --git a/rlp/writer.nim b/rlp/writer.nim
index a7cd2ed..9935dc2 100644
--- a/rlp/writer.nim
+++ b/rlp/writer.nim
@@ -191,6 +191,9 @@ template appendImpl(self; i: Integer) =
 template appendImpl(self; e: enum) =
   appendImpl(self, int(e))
 
+template appendImpl(self; b: bool) =
+  appendImpl(self, int(b))
+
 proc appendImpl[T](self; listOrBlob: openarray[T]) =
   mixin append