diff --git a/examples/try_me.pl b/examples/try_me.pl
index a936464..aedf3ce 100644
--- a/examples/try_me.pl
+++ b/examples/try_me.pl
@@ -30,12 +30,14 @@ package main;
     baz => 789,
   },
   readonly => \2,
+  boolean => [1 == 1, 1 == 2],
   regexp => qr/foo.*bar/i,
   glob   => \*STDOUT,
   code   => sub { return 42 },
   class  => $obj,
 };
 
+
 $sample->{weakref} = $sample;
 weaken $sample->{weakref};
 
diff --git a/lib/Data/Printer/Filter/SCALAR.pm b/lib/Data/Printer/Filter/SCALAR.pm
index b96c5d4..419d427 100644
--- a/lib/Data/Printer/Filter/SCALAR.pm
+++ b/lib/Data/Printer/Filter/SCALAR.pm
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ use warnings;
 use Data::Printer::Filter;
 use Scalar::Util;
 
+my $HAS_BOOLEAN = $] ge '5.036000' && eval 'use builtin; 1';
+
 filter 'SCALAR' => \&parse;
 filter 'LVALUE' => sub {
     my ($scalar_ref, $ddp) = @_;
@@ -23,6 +25,13 @@ sub parse {
     if (not defined $value) {
         $ret = $ddp->maybe_colorize('undef', 'undef');
     }
+    elsif ($HAS_BOOLEAN && _is_bool($value)) {
+        if ($value) {
+            $ret = $ddp->maybe_colorize('true', 'true');
+        } else {
+            $ret = $ddp->maybe_colorize('false', 'false');
+        }
+    }
     elsif ( $ddp->show_dualvar ne 'off' ) {
         my $numified;
         $numified = do { no warnings 'numeric'; 0+ $value } if defined $value;
@@ -122,4 +131,10 @@ sub _is_number {
     return $is_number;
 }
 
+sub _is_bool {
+    no warnings 'experimental::builtin';
+    return builtin::is_bool($_[0]);
+}
+
+
 1;
diff --git a/lib/Data/Printer/Theme.pm b/lib/Data/Printer/Theme.pm
index 73bf230..22a76b5 100644
--- a/lib/Data/Printer/Theme.pm
+++ b/lib/Data/Printer/Theme.pm
@@ -228,6 +228,8 @@ Data::Printer::Theme - create your own color themes for DDP!
             vstring     => '#aabbcc', # version strings (v5.30.1, etc)
             lvalue      => '#aabbcc', # lvalue label
             format      => '#aabbcc', # format type
+            true        => '#aabbcc', # boolean type (true)
+            false       => '#aabbcc', # boolean type (false)
             repeated    => '#aabbcc', # references to seen values
             caller_info => '#aabbcc', # details on what's being printed
             weak        => '#aabbcc', # weak references flag
diff --git a/lib/Data/Printer/Theme/Classic.pm b/lib/Data/Printer/Theme/Classic.pm
index f21cf81..0ef91a3 100644
--- a/lib/Data/Printer/Theme/Classic.pm
+++ b/lib/Data/Printer/Theme/Classic.pm
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ sub colors {
         vstring     => 'bright_blue',   # version strings (v5.16.0, etc)
         lvalue      => '',              # lvalue label
         format      => '',              # format type
+        true        => 'bright_cyan',   # boolean type (true)
+        false       => 'bright_cyan',   # boolean type (false)
         repeated    => 'white on_red',  # references to seen values
         caller_info => 'bright_cyan',   # details on what's being printed
         weak        => 'cyan',          # weak references
diff --git a/lib/Data/Printer/Theme/Material.pm b/lib/Data/Printer/Theme/Material.pm
index 57a6e0a..8abb6bf 100644
--- a/lib/Data/Printer/Theme/Material.pm
+++ b/lib/Data/Printer/Theme/Material.pm
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 package Data::Printer::Theme::Material;
 # inspired by Mattia Astorino's Material theme:
-# https://github.com/equinusocio/vsc-material-theme
+# https://github.com/material-theme/vsc-material-theme
 use strict;
 use warnings;
 
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ sub colors {
         vstring     => $code_for{strong_orange},  # version strings (v5.16.0, etc)
         lvalue      => $code_for{strong_orange},  # lvalue label
         format      => $code_for{strong_orange},  # format type
+        true        => $code_for{blue},           # boolean type (true)
+        false       => $code_for{blue},           # boolean type (false)
         repeated    => $code_for{red},  # references to seen values
         caller_info => $code_for{gray},  # details on what's being printed
         weak        => $code_for{green},  # weak references flag
diff --git a/lib/Data/Printer/Theme/Monokai.pm b/lib/Data/Printer/Theme/Monokai.pm
index cc9b973..282a3d3 100644
--- a/lib/Data/Printer/Theme/Monokai.pm
+++ b/lib/Data/Printer/Theme/Monokai.pm
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ sub colors {
         vstring     => $code_for{cyan},  # version strings (v5.16.0, etc)
         lvalue      => $code_for{green},  # lvalue label
         format      => $code_for{violet},  # format type
+        true        => $code_for{violet},  # boolean type (true)
+        false       => $code_for{violet},  # boolean type (false)
         repeated    => $code_for{pink},  # references to seen values
         caller_info => $code_for{grey},  # details on what's being printed
         weak        => $code_for{green},  # weak references flag
diff --git a/lib/Data/Printer/Theme/Solarized.pm b/lib/Data/Printer/Theme/Solarized.pm
index fa8a864..0902327 100644
--- a/lib/Data/Printer/Theme/Solarized.pm
+++ b/lib/Data/Printer/Theme/Solarized.pm
@@ -38,8 +38,10 @@ sub colors {
         vstring     => $code_for{base1},  # version strings (v5.16.0, etc)
         lvalue      => $code_for{green},  # lvalue label
         format      => $code_for{green},  # format type
-        repeated    => $code_for{red},  # references to seen values
-        caller_info => $code_for{cyan},  # details on what's being printed
+        true        => $code_for{blue},   # boolean type (true)
+        false       => $code_for{blue},   # boolean type (false)
+        repeated    => $code_for{red},    # references to seen values
+        caller_info => $code_for{cyan},   # details on what's being printed
         weak        => $code_for{violet},  # weak references flag
         tainted     => $code_for{violet},  # tainted flag
         unicode     => $code_for{magenta},  # utf8 flag
diff --git a/t/002-scalar.t b/t/002-scalar.t
index 6f1ab3f..ac761b5 100644
--- a/t/002-scalar.t
+++ b/t/002-scalar.t
@@ -2,11 +2,12 @@
 # ^^ taint mode must be on for taint checking.
 use strict;
 use warnings;
-use Test::More tests => 67;
+use Test::More tests => 72;
 use Data::Printer::Object;
 use Scalar::Util;
 
 test_basic_values();
+test_boolean_values();
 test_tainted_values();
 test_unicode_string();
 test_escape_chars();
@@ -57,6 +58,23 @@ sub test_basic_values {
     is $object->parse(\$var), '123', 'integer 123 in variable';
 }
 
+sub test_boolean_values {
+    SKIP: {
+        skip 'booleans only exist after 5.36', 5 unless $] ge '5.036000';
+        my $object = Data::Printer::Object->new( colored => 0 );
+        my $var = 1 == 1;
+        is $object->parse(\$var), 'true', 'boolean true is "true"';
+        $var = 1 == 2;
+        is $object->parse(\$var), 'false', 'boolean false is "false"';
+        $var = 1;
+        is $object->parse(\$var), '1', '1 is 1, not "true"';
+        $var = '';
+        is $object->parse(\$var), '""', 'empty string is "", not "false"';
+        $var = 0;
+        is $object->parse(\$var), '0', '0 is 0, not "false"';
+    };
+}
+
 sub test_tainted_values {
     SKIP: {
         # only use 1 char substring to avoid leaking