diff --git a/dlls/msxml3/node.c b/dlls/msxml3/node.c
index 0f515c47622..f29315459a3 100644
--- a/dlls/msxml3/node.c
+++ b/dlls/msxml3/node.c
@@ -966,6 +966,8 @@ inline HRESULT VARIANT_from_xmlChar(xmlChar *str, VARIANT *v, BSTR type)
             V_VT(v) = VT_I4;
         else if(!lstrcmpiW(type, szFixed))
             V_VT(v) = VT_CY;
+        else if(!lstrcmpiW(type, szBoolean))
+            V_VT(v) = VT_BOOL;
         else
         {
             FIXME("Type handling not yet implemented\n");
diff --git a/dlls/msxml3/tests/domdoc.c b/dlls/msxml3/tests/domdoc.c
index cb8aa4e2fb3..8efbddd54f3 100644
--- a/dlls/msxml3/tests/domdoc.c
+++ b/dlls/msxml3/tests/domdoc.c
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ static const CHAR szTypeValueXML[] =
 "   <number2 dt:dt=\"NUMbEr\">-3.71e3</number2>\n"
 "   <int dt:dt=\"int\">-13</int>\n"
 "   <fixed dt:dt=\"fixed.14.4\">7322.9371</fixed>\n"
+"   <bool dt:dt=\"boolean\">1</bool>\n"
 "</root>";
 
 static const CHAR szBasicTransformSSXMLPart1[] =
@@ -4073,6 +4074,19 @@ static void test_NodeTypeValue(void)
 
             IXMLDOMNode_Release(pNode);
         }
+
+        hr = IXMLDOMDocument2_selectSingleNode(doc, _bstr_("root/bool"), &pNode);
+        ok(hr == S_OK, "ret %08x\n", hr );
+        if(hr == S_OK)
+        {
+            hr = IXMLDOMNode_get_nodeTypedValue(pNode, &v);
+            ok(hr == S_OK, "ret %08x\n", hr );
+            ok(V_VT(&v) == VT_BOOL, "incorrect type\n");
+            ok(V_BOOL(&v) == VARIANT_TRUE, "incorrect value\n");
+            VariantClear( &v );
+
+            IXMLDOMNode_Release(pNode);
+        }
     }
 
     IXMLDOMDocument2_Release(doc);