diff --git a/hugolib/page.go b/hugolib/page.go
index 45fa9ad52..3cb831f86 100644
--- a/hugolib/page.go
+++ b/hugolib/page.go
@@ -412,6 +412,8 @@ func (page *Page) update(f interface{}) error {
         default:
             // If not one of the explicit values, store in Params
             switch vv := v.(type) {
+            case bool:
+                page.Params[loki] = vv
             case string:
                 page.Params[loki] = vv
             case int64, int32, int16, int8, int:
@@ -444,6 +446,8 @@ func (page *Page) GetParam(key string) interface{} {
     }
 
     switch v.(type) {
+    case bool:
+        return interfaceToBool(v)
     case string:
         return interfaceToString(v)
     case int64, int32, int16, int8, int:
diff --git a/hugolib/page_test.go b/hugolib/page_test.go
index aef303a77..83bef158c 100644
--- a/hugolib/page_test.go
+++ b/hugolib/page_test.go
@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@ var PAGE_WITH_VARIOUS_FRONTMATTER_TYPES = `+++
 a_string = "bar"
 an_integer = 1
 a_float = 1.3
+a_bool = false
 a_date = 1979-05-27T07:32:00Z
 +++
 Front Matter with various frontmatter types`
@@ -458,6 +459,9 @@ func TestDifferentFrontMatterVarTypes(t *testing.T) {
     if page.GetParam("a_float") != 1.3 {
         t.Errorf("frontmatter not handling floats correctly should be %s, got: %s", 1.3, page.GetParam("a_float"))
     }
+    if page.GetParam("a_bool") != false {
+        t.Errorf("frontmatter not handling bools correctly should be %s, got: %s", false, page.GetParam("a_bool"))
+    }
     if page.GetParam("a_date") != dateval {
         t.Errorf("frontmatter not handling dates correctly should be %s, got: %s", dateval, page.GetParam("a_date"))
     }