diff --git a/decoder.go b/decoder.go
index bed9ebb..dc9d45a 100644
--- a/decoder.go
+++ b/decoder.go
@@ -117,10 +117,17 @@ func (d *decoder) decode(name string, node ast.Node, result reflect.Value) error
 func (d *decoder) decodeBool(name string, node ast.Node, result reflect.Value) error {
 	switch n := node.(type) {
 	case *ast.LiteralType:
-		if n.Token.Type == token.BOOL {
-			v, err := strconv.ParseBool(n.Token.Text)
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
+		switch n.Token.Type {
+		case token.BOOL, token.STRING, token.NUMBER:
+			var v bool
+			s := strings.ToLower(strings.Replace(n.Token.Text, "\"", "", -1))
+			switch s {
+			case "1", "true":
+				v = true
+			case "0", "false":
+				v = false
+			default:
+				return fmt.Errorf("decodeBool: Unknown value for boolean: %s", n.Token.Text)
 			}
 
 			result.Set(reflect.ValueOf(v))
diff --git a/decoder_test.go b/decoder_test.go
index 8682f47..3ffdcfd 100644
--- a/decoder_test.go
+++ b/decoder_test.go
@@ -794,6 +794,51 @@ func TestDecode_interfaceNonPointer(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestDecode_boolString(t *testing.T) {
+	var value struct {
+		Boolean bool
+	}
+
+	err := Decode(&value, testReadFile(t, "basic_bool_string.hcl"))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("err: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	if value.Boolean != true {
+		t.Fatalf("bad: %#v", value.Boolean)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDecode_boolInt(t *testing.T) {
+	var value struct {
+		Boolean bool
+	}
+
+	err := Decode(&value, testReadFile(t, "basic_bool_int.hcl"))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("err: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	if value.Boolean != true {
+		t.Fatalf("bad: %#v", value.Boolean)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDecode_bool(t *testing.T) {
+	var value struct {
+		Boolean bool
+	}
+
+	err := Decode(&value, testReadFile(t, "basic_bool.hcl"))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("err: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	if value.Boolean != true {
+		t.Fatalf("bad: %#v", value.Boolean)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestDecode_intString(t *testing.T) {
 	var value struct {
 		Count int
diff --git a/test-fixtures/basic_bool.hcl b/test-fixtures/basic_bool.hcl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..024c06c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test-fixtures/basic_bool.hcl
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+boolean = true
diff --git a/test-fixtures/basic_bool_int.hcl b/test-fixtures/basic_bool_int.hcl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9e1b45e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test-fixtures/basic_bool_int.hcl
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+boolean = 1
diff --git a/test-fixtures/basic_bool_string.hcl b/test-fixtures/basic_bool_string.hcl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4b805de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test-fixtures/basic_bool_string.hcl
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+boolean = "trUe"