diff --git a/proto/text_parser.go b/proto/text_parser.go
index 7e6f145..4fd0531 100644
--- a/proto/text_parser.go
+++ b/proto/text_parser.go
@@ -792,12 +792,12 @@
 		fv.Set(reflect.Append(fv, reflect.New(at.Elem()).Elem()))
 		return p.readAny(fv.Index(fv.Len()-1), props)
 	case reflect.Bool:
-		// Either "true", "false", 1 or 0.
+		// true/1/t/True or false/f/0/False.
 		switch tok.value {
-		case "true", "1":
+		case "true", "1", "t", "True":
 			fv.SetBool(true)
 			return nil
-		case "false", "0":
+		case "false", "0", "f", "False":
 			fv.SetBool(false)
 			return nil
 		}
diff --git a/proto/text_parser_test.go b/proto/text_parser_test.go
index f25d5b0..b26500b 100644
--- a/proto/text_parser_test.go
+++ b/proto/text_parser_test.go
@@ -380,6 +380,95 @@
 		},
 	},
 
+	// Boolean false
+	{
+		in: `count:42 inner { host: "example.com" connected: false }`,
+		out: &MyMessage{
+			Count: Int32(42),
+			Inner: &InnerMessage{
+				Host:      String("example.com"),
+				Connected: Bool(false),
+			},
+		},
+	},
+	// Boolean true
+	{
+		in: `count:42 inner { host: "example.com" connected: true }`,
+		out: &MyMessage{
+			Count: Int32(42),
+			Inner: &InnerMessage{
+				Host:      String("example.com"),
+				Connected: Bool(true),
+			},
+		},
+	},
+	// Boolean 0
+	{
+		in: `count:42 inner { host: "example.com" connected: 0 }`,
+		out: &MyMessage{
+			Count: Int32(42),
+			Inner: &InnerMessage{
+				Host:      String("example.com"),
+				Connected: Bool(false),
+			},
+		},
+	},
+	// Boolean 1
+	{
+		in: `count:42 inner { host: "example.com" connected: 1 }`,
+		out: &MyMessage{
+			Count: Int32(42),
+			Inner: &InnerMessage{
+				Host:      String("example.com"),
+				Connected: Bool(true),
+			},
+		},
+	},
+	// Boolean f
+	{
+		in: `count:42 inner { host: "example.com" connected: f }`,
+		out: &MyMessage{
+			Count: Int32(42),
+			Inner: &InnerMessage{
+				Host:      String("example.com"),
+				Connected: Bool(false),
+			},
+		},
+	},
+	// Boolean t
+	{
+		in: `count:42 inner { host: "example.com" connected: t }`,
+		out: &MyMessage{
+			Count: Int32(42),
+			Inner: &InnerMessage{
+				Host:      String("example.com"),
+				Connected: Bool(true),
+			},
+		},
+	},
+	// Boolean False
+	{
+		in: `count:42 inner { host: "example.com" connected: False }`,
+		out: &MyMessage{
+			Count: Int32(42),
+			Inner: &InnerMessage{
+				Host:      String("example.com"),
+				Connected: Bool(false),
+			},
+		},
+	},
+	// Boolean True
+	{
+		in: `count:42 inner { host: "example.com" connected: True }`,
+		out: &MyMessage{
+			Count: Int32(42),
+			Inner: &InnerMessage{
+				Host:      String("example.com"),
+				Connected: Bool(true),
+			},
+		},
+	},
+
 	// Extension
 	buildExtStructTest(`count: 42 [testdata.Ext.more]:<data:"Hello, world!" >`),
 	buildExtStructTest(`count: 42 [testdata.Ext.more] {data:"Hello, world!"}`),